Overland Conveyor Company

What Overland Conveyor Company does

Overland Conveyor Company (OCC), founded in 1993 by William G. Zimmermann and Mark Alspaugh and headquartered in Colorado (with legal domicile in Iowa), is a specialized consulting and software development firm serving the global belt conveyor industry. The company develops and maintains three proprietary engineering software products — Belt Analyst™ (the core conveyor design platform supporting CEMA, DIN, and ISO methodologies), Dynamic Analyst™ (a dynamic analysis add-on for starting/stopping simulation), and Bulk Flow Analyst™ (a Discrete Element Method tool for transfer chute design, offered in Basic, Premium, and Unlimited tiers with cloud-based DEMcloud® HPC). OCC pioneered the application of DEM to belt conveyor transfer design and has contributed to projects described as the world's longest conventional conveyor (19.3 km, ALCOA Rockdale, 2005).

OCC's customer base is concentrated in large-scale mining (BHP, Rio Tinto, Barrick Gold, Chinalco, ArcelorMittal, Sirius Minerals, Dead Sea Works), cement (Lehigh Cement, Heidelberg Cement), and aggregates operations across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) software licensing via annual subscriptions with required Maintenance, Enhancement, and Support (MES) plans, plus floating and single license options; (2) fee-based engineering consulting for conveyor system design, audits, feasibility studies, forensics, horizontal curve analysis, and pipe conveyor design; and (3) training delivered in-person at the 7,000 sq-ft Colorado training facility or on-site at client locations, plus online via TalentLMS, at $2,400 per attendee for 3-day instructor-led courses.

The company has undergone several ownership transitions — merging with Martin Consultants Inc in 2002 and thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions in 2016, being acquired by FLSmidth in September 2022, and returning to private ownership under President Paul Ormsbee on February 12, 2026. Approximately 15 specialized engineers comprise the current team, with backgrounds at major conveyor and component manufacturers including Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Continental Conveyor, and Precision Pulley & Idler.

Name

Overland Conveyor Company

Legal name

Overland Conveyor Company, LLC

Website

https://overlandconveyor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Overland Conveyor Company is a US-based consulting and software firm that develops Belt Analyst™, Dynamic Analyst™, and Bulk Flow Analyst™ for belt conveyor design and analysis, serving global mining, cement, and aggregates enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conveyor Engineering Software

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Loading/Unloading & Transfer Equipment (Telescopic Conveyors, Loaders, Tipplers) (IMAHABAI)

Keywords

• Belt conveyor design software
• Conveyor consulting services
• Transfer chute analysis
• Dynamic conveyor simulation
• Bulk material handling engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Belt Analyst, Dynamic Analyst, and Bulk Flow Analyst software sold through fixed/single licenses, floating licenses, and add-ons. Includes Maintenance, Enhancement, and Support (MES) plans for ongoing updates and support.
2. Consulting Services: Engineering consulting for conveyor system design, analysis, audits, feasibility studies, and custom engineering software tools. Services include conveyor design, dynamic analysis, horizontal curve design, transfer chute design, pipe conveyor design, forensics, and budget studies.
3. Training Services: In-person training at Greenwood Village, Colorado office or on-site client locations. Online training available through their TalentLMS platform. Three-day instructor-led courses priced at $2,400 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Overland Conveyor Company develops and sells engineering software for belt conveyor design and analysis (Belt Analyst, Dynamic Analyst, Bulk Flow Analyst) and provides specialized engineering consulting services for bulk material handling systems including long-distance overland conveyors, horizontally curved conveyors, pipe conveyors, and DEM-based transfer chute design. Their software is used by mining engineers, consultants, manufacturers, and service providers worldwide to design thousands of kilometers of conveyor belt and thousands of transfer chutes.

Product overview

Overland Conveyor Company is a consulting and software development firm specializing in belt conveyor technology. The product portfolio consists of a software suite built around Belt Analyst™ as the core conveyor design platform, with Dynamic Analyst™ as an add-on module for dynamic simulation and analysis. Bulk Flow Analyst™ serves as a parallel core product for transfer chute DEM simulation. Additional offerings include Conveyor Digital Twin services for health monitoring, Data Driven Analyst add-on, and professional consulting services encompassing conveyor design, forensics, audits, and feasibility studies. The company also provides training services for conveyor engineering and software usage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Belt Analyst: World's most popular engineering software tool for belt conveyor design and analysis. Easy to use, yet powerful enough for any conveyor belt application.
• Dynamic Analyst
• Bulk Flow Analyst

Products and services

• Belt Analyst Professional conveyor design and analysis software tool for belt conveyors supporting CEMA, DIN, and ISO design methodologies with comprehensive component selection including drives, pulleys, idlers, belts, and take-ups.
• Dynamic Analyst Add-on module to Belt Analyst providing true flexible body dynamic analysis of conveyor belts for accurate visualization and simulation of starting and stopping conditions.
• Bulk Flow Analyst Transfer chute design software using Discrete Element Method (DEM) to simulate and visualize bulk material flow through transfer chutes, allowing engineers to test and optimize material flow before fabrication.
• Conveyor Digital Twin Digital representation service of conveyor mechanical components and operations, including one-time conveyor health check assessments and active (live) digital twin conveyor monitoring through FLSmidth partnership.
• Conveyor Consulting Services Engineering consulting services including conveyor system design, dynamic analysis, design audits, horizontal curve analysis, transfer chute design, pipe conveyor design, forensics and failure analysis, budgetary and feasibility studies, and survey assessments.
• Conveyor Engineering Training Three-day instructor-led training courses on belt conveyor design and software usage offered in-person at the Greenwood Village, Colorado office, on-site at client locations, and online through TalentLMS platform, priced at $2,400 per person.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in conveyor capital cost through unique mid-drive solution (Chinalco Toromocho project)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• thyssenkrupp Industrial SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016OCC merged with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions in 2016, giving OCC opportunity to work on difficult conveyor projects worldwide. Partnership provided global reach and involvement in major projects including thyssenkrupp Robins conveyor applications.
• Precision Pulley and IdlerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Allen V. Reicks, former Chief Engineer for Precision Pulley and Idler, joined OCC bringing component design expertise and manufacturing knowledge that enhanced OCC's R&D innovation capabilities.
• FLSmidthcoreTechnology or IntegrationOCC's Conveyor Digital Twin tool is offered in partnership with FLSmidth as an active conveyor health monitoring tool to identify problems before failures occur and ensure consistent health throughout conveyor lifecycle.
• Component ManufacturersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliances with component manufacturers who rely on belt conveyor users for majority of sales. These industry leaders look to add value to components through OCC's technical expertise and integration capabilities.
• Research Organizations and UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinks established with research organizations and universities with active research or academic programs complimenting OCC's goals, providing access to latest mathematical modeling algorithms and theoretical problem solving expertise.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Metso: Metso is a leading global supplier of crushers, screens, conveyors, and bulk-material handling systems for mining and aggregates. It competes in the same enterprise-mining system integrator space and has its own in-house conveyor design expertise.
• Tsubaki Group: Tsubaki is a global manufacturer of industrial chains, power transmission, and bulk-material conveyor systems. It is a direct equipment-side competitor to OCC's consulting customers and overlaps in long-distance overland conveyors and chain-driven systems.
• FLSmidth: FLSmidth is a global minerals processing and bulk-material handling OEM with a ConveyorIQ monitoring solution co-developed with OCC, of which it was the corporate parent from Sept 2022 through Feb 2026. It targets the same mining majors with full equipment, services, and now digital monitoring.
• Continental ContiTech: Continental ContiTech is one of the world's largest manufacturers of conveyor belts and heavy-duty rubber products for mining and bulk handling. OCC's founders came from Continental Conveyor & Equipment Co., and belt OEMs are a closely adjacent category for conveyor engineering buyers.
• thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions: thyssenkrupp's industrial solutions business is a major EPC and equipment supplier for overland conveyors in mining and cement. It was OCC's parent from 2016 to 2022, so it shares conveyor-design DNA and serves the same enterprise mining customers.

Direct peers

• EDEM (Cadence Design Systems): EDEM is the leading commercial Discrete Element Method (DEM) bulk-material simulation software, now owned by Cadence. It directly competes with OCC's Bulk Flow Analyst for transfer chute and bulk-material flow simulation in mining and processing, serving the same mining-engineering buyer.
• Rocky DEM (ESSS): Rocky DEM is an enterprise DEM simulation platform widely used in mining and bulk handling for transfer chute and stockpile analysis, directly overlapping with Bulk Flow Analyst's core use case and buyer profile.
• Beumer Group: Beumer is a global manufacturer and engineering contractor of bulk-material conveyor systems (including curved and pipe conveyors) for mining, cement, and power. It offers in-house design and consulting capability that competes head-to-head with OCC for large overland conveyor projects.

Emerging players

• Martin Engineering: Martin Engineering is a niche industrial firm specializing in conveyor belt cleaning, transfer point sealing, and bulk-material handling optimization. It overlaps with OCC in transfer chute design and consultancy, targeting the same mining and aggregate operators.
• FlexSim: FlexSim is a 3D industrial simulation platform used for material handling, logistics, and process modeling. While broader than conveyors, it overlaps with OCC's Bulk Flow Analyst in bulk-material flow simulation and competes for the same mining/manufacturing engineering software budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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