System Engineering Automation for OEMs & Machinery Builders
We Don’t Sell Equipment
We Engineer Outcomes
The difference between a conveyor system that performs and one that merely runs comes down to engineering — the rigor applied before a single component is specified, the discipline used to model performance before installation begins, and the experience to anticipate the problems that only show up under real production conditions.
Bleichert takes a systems-first approach to every project. That means understanding your operation before proposing a solution, validating performance through analysis before committing to design, and staying engaged through commissioning and beyond to ensure the system delivers on every target it was built to meet.
How We Work
No two facilities are alike. Floor space, throughput requirements, workforce considerations, existing equipment, and future growth plans all shape what the right solution looks like. Our engineering process is structured to account for all of it — and to surface the tradeoffs early, when decisions are still easy to make.
Concept Development
Before layouts or equipment lists, we start with questions. What does your operation look like today, and where is it falling short? What does success look like in three years? Where are the constraints — dock positions, column grids, ceiling heights, budget, schedule?
The answers shape a concept that’s grounded in your reality, not adapted from a template. We evaluate multiple approaches, walk through the tradeoffs with your team, and align on a direction before moving into detailed design.
System Design
With a validated concept in hand, our engineering team develops the full system design — material flow routing, equipment selection, structural integration, and detailed layout — optimized for your throughput targets, product mix, and operational workflow.
Every design decision is traceable back to a performance requirement. Zone lengths, accumulation capacity, transfer spacing, drive sizing — nothing is arbitrary. The result is a design your team can build to, maintain, and expand with confidence.
Controls & Integration
A material handling system operates within a larger technology ecosystem — WMS, MES, ERP, robotics controllers, vision systems, safety PLCs. Getting the conveyance right is only part of the job. Getting it to communicate reliably with everything around it is what determines whether the system actually performs in production.
Bleichert’s controls engineers handle PLC programming, HMI development, system-level integration, and end-to-end commissioning testing. We work directly with your IT and OT teams to ensure interfaces are properly specified, tested, and documented before go-live.
Project Management
Material handling projects are complex — multiple vendors, long-lead equipment, facility coordination, installation sequencing, and a go-live date that doesn’t move. Bleichert’s project managers own the schedule from kickoff through commissioning, maintaining clear communication with your team at every phase and driving accountability across all parties.
We use structured project controls — schedule tracking, RFI and submittal management, change order documentation, and formal milestone reviews — so there are no surprises and no ambiguity about where the project stands.
Simulation & Analysis
Complex systems behave in ways that aren’t always obvious on paper. Before we finalize a design, we model it — running the system through your actual demand profiles, including peak conditions, shift transitions, and exception scenarios — to validate throughput, identify bottlenecks, and stress-test the logic before a single component is ordered.
This step routinely surfaces improvements that would have been expensive to fix after installation. It’s one of the most important investments we make in a project, and it’s built into our standard process.
Continuous Improvement
The relationship doesn’t end at commissioning. As your operation evolves — new products, new volumes, new customers — your system may need to evolve with it. Bleichert partners with customers after go-live to monitor performance, identify enhancement opportunities, and execute improvements that protect and extend the value of the original investment.
Engineering Capabilities
System Design & Analysis
Controls & Technology Integration
Project Execution
Industries We Serve
Our systems engineering team has delivered integrated material handling solutions across a broad range of industries and operating environments:
The Bleichert Engineering Difference
Depth of Experience
Integrated Discipline
Honest Engineering
Our engineers have designed and commissioned systems in some of the most demanding production and distribution environments. That experience — knowing what works under real operating pressure, not just in theory — informs every decision we make on your project.
Mechanical, electrical, controls, and software engineering under one roof means fewer handoffs, faster resolution of cross-discipline issues, and a single accountable team from concept to commissioning.
We tell you what a system will do, not what you want to hear. If a target isn’t achievable within a given budget or footprint, we say so early — and we work with you to find a path forward that is. That transparency is what makes long-term partnerships possible.
Let’s Start With Your Challenges
The best time to engage our engineering team is before requirements are locked — when there’s still room to shape the solution around what your operation actually needs.
Contact us to schedule a discovery conversation and find out what a systems engineering partnership with Bleichert looks like in practice.
