Dynamic Bulk Systems
Dynamic Bulk Systems is a Midwest USA manufacturer's representative firm, founded 1992, that exclusively represents 21+ industrial equipment manufacturers across two territories (St. Louis and Chicago), earning commission revenue by providing technical application expertise and sales of dry bulk material handling, processing, and air movement equipment to enterprise customers in cement, chemical, food, grain, and related industries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1992
- HeadquartersFenton, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Dynamic Bulk Systems does
Dynamic Bulk Systems, Inc. (DBS) is a private industrial equipment manufacturer's representative founded on May 6, 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri, and headquartered at 1111-B Horan Drive in Fenton, MO with a second office in Joliet, IL covering the Chicago territory. The company operates as an exclusive territorial sales agent for 21+ industrial equipment manufacturers — including Coperion, Eriez, DCL, Vortex, Hapman, CST, Aumund Group, Carrier Vibrating Equipment, and Buflovak — representing them across the Midwest USA region in defined non-overlapping territories. DBS earns commission revenue by providing application engineering, specification support, and local demonstration capabilities for industrial customers across nine primary verticals: Cement & Lime, Chemical Processing, Energy, Food & Sanitary, Grain, Metals & Recycling, Plastics & Rubber, Petfood, and Beverage & Brewing. The company's product portfolio spans the full dry bulk material handling value chain — from raw material unloading, conveying (screw, belt, pneumatic, vibratory, drag), storage (silos, bins, hoppers), processing (crushers, dryers, screeners), process protection (explosion suppression, magnets, metal detection, weighing), dust collection and air movement, through to bagging, packaging, and loadout. Notable enterprise customers referenced include Jack Daniels (grain tanks), Franklin Industrial Minerals (limestone silos), Basic American Foods (pneumatic conveyors), Berryhill Foods (metal detection), and Werner G. Smith (bulk bag unloading systems). The company is co-owned by Bob Baker (President), Matt Heimerdinger (Vice-President), with John Heineken, PE in the partnership process; it operates with 11-50 employees (9 professionals identified across sales engineering and inside sales) and is affiliated with TriCor Equipment Company, LLC, a parallel rep firm covering liquid-side industrial equipment under the same ownership umbrella.
Dynamic Bulk Systems firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Dynamic Bulk Systems
- Legal name
- Dynamic Bulk Systems, Inc.
- Website
- https://dynamicbulk.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1992
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Dynamic Bulk Systems is a Midwest USA manufacturer's representative firm, founded 1992, that exclusively represents 21+ industrial equipment manufacturers across two territories (St. Louis and Chicago), earning commission revenue by providing technical application expertise and sales of dry bulk material handling, processing, and air movement equipment to enterprise customers in cement, chemical, food, grain, and related industries.
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- akta.pro rank
Dynamic Bulk Systems industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Material Handling Equipment Distribution
- NAICS
- Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392), Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922)
- SIC
- Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG), Loading/Unloading & Transfer Equipment (Telescopic Conveyors, Loaders, Tipplers) (IMAHABAI)
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Where Dynamic Bulk Systems is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Fenton
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Dynamic Bulk Systems business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Manufacturer Representative / Commission Revenue: DBS earns revenue as a manufacturers' representative by representing equipment manufacturers exclusively in defined territories. They earn commissions on equipment sales to customers in their coverage areas. The company provides application expertise and sales of industrial material handling, process, and air movement equipment from their manufacturer partners.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Dynamic Bulk Systems product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Dynamic Bulk Systems is a manufacturers' representative firm that provides application engineering and sales of industrial material handling, processing, and air movement equipment across the Midwest United States. The company represents 21+ equipment manufacturers exclusively in defined territories, offering equipment across eight categories (air movement, dust collection, storage, bag/container handling, conveyors, process protection and control, processing, and material flow control). DBS provides local equipment demonstrations at its Fenton, MO facility and technical sales engineering for dry bulk material handling applications.
Product overview
Dynamic Bulk Systems is a manufacturer's representative organization specializing in the application and sales of industrial material handling, process, and air movement equipment. The company operates as an equipment distributor and sales representative serving the Midwest region, offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into eight equipment categories: Air Movement Equipment (fans, blowers, expansion joints), Dust Collection and Filtration (collectors, cyclones, airlocks), Storage (silos, bins, hoppers), Bag & Container Handling (loading/unloading, packaging), Conveyors (airslides, belt, screw, vibratory, pneumatic), Process Protection & Control (explosion suppression, weighing systems), Processing Equipment (crushers, dryers, coolers), and Material Flow Control (feeders, gates, spouts). The company represents over 20 manufacturer brands including DCL, Eriez, Vortex, Hapman, New York Blower Company, Coperion, Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Rotex, Sentry, Heyl-Patterson, Aumund Group, CST, Buflovak, Machine & Process Design, BS&B, Bachmann Dampjoint, Americraft, Conveyance Solutions by Continental, Anderson-Crane, Payper, Material Transfer and Storage, and Auburn FilterSense. Dynamic Bulk Systems provides equipment from raw material unloading through bulk material handling, processing, process safety, packaging, and loadout for industries including cement, lime, chemical processing, energy, food, grain, metals, recycling, plastics, rubber, petfood, and beverage.
Differentiator
Problem solved
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Products and services
- Air Movement Equipment Industrial air movement solutions including centrifugal and axial fans, blowers, expansion joints, louvers, dampers, and silencers for ventilation and process air applications, sourced through manufacturer partners such as New York Blower Company, Americraft, and Bachmann Dampjoint.
- Dust Collection and Filtration Dust collection systems including dust collectors, bin vents, cyclones, airlocks, dust detection equipment, explosion isolation and suppression, central vacuum systems, ductwork, and replacement filter media, sourced through manufacturer partners such as DCL, Coperion, and Auburn FilterSense.
- Storage Equipment Bulk storage solutions including bolted and welded silos, custom bins and hoppers, reclaim systems, and storage domes for dry bulk materials, sourced through manufacturer partners such as CST and Aumund Group.
- Bag & Container Handling Equipment Packaging and material handling equipment including bag dump stations, bulk bag loading and unloading systems, packaging equipment, palletizing solutions, and custom container handling systems, sourced through manufacturer partners such as Hapman, Material Transfer and Storage, and Payper.
- Conveyors Material conveying equipment including airslides, belt conveyors, pneumatic conveying systems, screw conveyors, vibratory conveyors, drag conveyors, bucket elevators, and tubular drag conveyors for transporting dry bulk materials, sourced through manufacturer partners such as Anderson-Crane, Conveyance Solutions by Continental, Coperion, and Hapman.
- Process Protection & Control Equipment Process safety and monitoring equipment including explosion suppression systems, load cells, magnets, samplers, screeners, scalpers, metal detection, and weighing systems, sourced through manufacturer partners such as BS&B, Eriez, Sentry, and Rotex.
- Processing Equipment Material processing equipment including crushers, pulverizers, dryers, coolers, heat exchangers, screening and scalping equipment, calciners, and shakeouts for various industrial applications, sourced through manufacturer partners such as Heyl-Patterson Thermal Processing, Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Buflovak, and Machine & Process Design.
- Material Flow Control Equipment Material flow management equipment including aggregate gates, loadout spouts for truck/rail/barge applications, slide gates, diverters, vibratory feeders, volumetric and gravimetric feeders, and weigh belt feeders, sourced through manufacturer partners such as DCL, Vortex, and Eriez.
- Extruders & Compounding Machines Plastic processing and material extrusion equipment for polymer and compound manufacturing applications, sourced through manufacturer partners such as Coperion.
Companies that use Dynamic Bulk Systems
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments9 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Dynamic Bulk Systems technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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Dynamic Bulk Systems partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
24 partnerships are on record, tiered standard and core.
- AmericraftstandardManufacturer partner for tube axial duct fans, wall exhaust fans, roof ventilators, direct drive blowers, and man/product coolers. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Anderson-CranestandardManufacturer partner for screw conveyors, feeders, live bottoms, plug screw feeders, and custom hoppers and gates. Includes online Screw Conveyor Configurator tool. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Auburn FilterSensestandardManufacturer partner for broken bag detectors, triboelectric continuous emissions monitors, baghouse controls and monitoring, and ambient air monitors. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Aumund GroupstandardManufacturer partner for apron feeders, pan conveyors, high capacity bucket elevators, silo/stockpile reclaimer systems, and barge/railcar loading/unloading systems. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Bachmann Dampjoint Inc.standardManufacturer partner for metallic expansion joints, high temp non-metallic expansion joints, 100% shutoff dampers, gas flow dampers, and custom louver dampers. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- BS&BstandardManufacturer partner for explosion vents, chemical suppression and isolation equipment, mechanical isolation equipment, and flameless venting. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- BuflovakstandardManufacturer partner for evaporators, crystallizers, distillation columns, drum dryers, vacuum dryers, and cooling drum flakers. Part of CPEG Company. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Inc.standardManufacturer partner for fluid bed dryers and coolers, vibratory feeding/screening/conveying, spiral elevators, shakeouts, and bulk flow heat exchangers. Part of CPEG Company. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Conveyance Solutions by ContinentalstandardManufacturer partner for stainless steel screw conveyors, specialty screw feeders, bucket elevators, drag conveyors, and belt conveying systems. Represented exclusively in Chicago territory.
- CoperioncoreManufacturer partner including former Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials group. Products include dilute and dense phase pneumatic conveying systems, dust collection filters, rotary airdocks, mixers, sifters, K-Tron feeders, extruders, and full plant/system design. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- CSTstandardManufacturer partner for bolted flat/chime panel silos, welded tanks and silos, aluminum bulk storage domes, Direct Flow Channel blending, and silo installation/servicing. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- DCLcoreManufacturer partner for truck/rail/barge loading spouts, airslides, aeration conveyors, dust collection equipment, slide gates, lump traps, and dust-free bag filling stations. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- EriezcoreManufacturer partner for plate/grate magnets, metal detection, electromagnetic/electromechanical vibratory feeders, suspended electromagnets, and permanent magnetic separators. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- HapmancoreManufacturer partner for helix flexible screw conveyors, tubular drag conveyors, vacuum conveyors, bulk bag filling/unloading equipment, bag dump stations, volumetric/gravimetric feeders, and lump breakers. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Heyl-Patterson Thermal ProcessingstandardManufacturer partner for rotary and fluid bed dryers/coolers, flash dryers, calciners, multidisc thermal processors, and agglomerator granulators. Part of CPEG Company. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Machine & Process DesignstandardManufacturer partner for storeveyor surge/storage/tempering bins, sanitary lump breakers/crushers/mills, industrial lump breakers/crushers, coating/enrobing/tumbling drums, and cement airslide/loadout crushers. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Material Transfer and StoragestandardManufacturer partner for bulk bag conditioners, drum/container dischargers, drum/container fillers, and box/drum/tote elevators and tippers. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- New York Blower CompanystandardManufacturer partner for centrifugal/axial/radial fans/blowers, corrosion resistant FRP fans, mining/tunnel ventilation fans, high-temp plug fans, and heavy industrial fans exceeding 500,000 CFM. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- PayperstandardManufacturer partner for full service packaging systems, open mouth/valve bag/tubular form/fill/seal bagging equipment, dosing/weighing equipment, infeed/robotic palletizers, and end of line packaging equipment. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Rotex / BM&MstandardManufacturer partner for industrial screeners and sifters, sanitary screeners, minerals separators, round vibratory screeners, and particle size analyzers. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- Schenck ProcessstandardNow operating under Coperion brand (effective 8/1/24). Manufacturer partner for process feeding technology, weighing systems, and material handling solutions. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- SentrystandardManufacturer partner for bulk solids samplers, pneumatic line/gravity chute/bin samplers, hygienic samplers, and automatic sample inventory systems. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- VortexcoreManufacturer partner for slide gates, diverter valves, iris valves, pneumatic conveying valves, and sanitary/easy to clean valves. Represented exclusively in St. Louis territory.
- TriCor Equipment Company, LLCcoreAffiliate company founded October 2011 with separate salesforce offering industrial equipment for specialty pumping, heat transfer, liquid mixing, filtration, measurement, and storage. Represents a separate but related business unit under the same ownership group.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves11 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Dynamic Bulk Systems competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Eriez: Global manufacturer of magnetic separation, metal detection, and vibratory feeding equipment. Listed as a primary DBS manufacturer partner; comparable in that both sell bulk-material-handling equipment into similar verticals.
- Continental Screw Conveyor: Manufacturer of screw conveyors and conveying equipment that DBS represents in the Chicago territory. Listed because it is a direct OEM partner and illustrates a comparable product category at the manufacturing level.
- Schenck Process (now Coperion): Global manufacturer of process feeding, weighing, pneumatic conveying, and material handling solutions. A core OEM partner of DBS; relevant as a large incumbent whose product line shapes DBS's revenue mix.
Direct peers
- Process Equipment Company (PEC): Rep firm specializing in dry bulk material handling, pneumatic conveying, dust collection, and air pollution control equipment for industrial customers. Directly comparable in product mix, application engineering approach, and vertical focus.
- Custom Equipment Company: Industrial manufacturers' representative firm serving the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic with bulk material handling, conveying, and process equipment lines. Closest comparable as a multi-line rep firm operating on a similar commission model with exclusive manufacturer territory rights.
- Industrial Equipment Company (IEC): Midwest-based industrial rep firm representing multiple equipment manufacturers for bulk material handling, processing, and air movement applications. Similar in size, scale, and exclusive-territory structure to DBS.
Regional players
- Engineered Equipment & Systems (EES): Industrial sales engineering and rep firm serving process industries with bulk material handling, screening, and conveying equipment. Comparable in technical sales model but operates in a different geographic territory.
- A.H. Emery Company: Industrial manufacturer's representative serving New England and Upstate New York with material handling, processing, and packaging equipment lines. Comparable in multi-line rep structure and territory-exclusive model, though geographically separate.
Emerging players
- Roura Material Handling: Specialty bulk material handling and self-dumping hoppers manufacturer/sales organization. Partial overlap on bulk handling equipment; smaller scale and more product-focused than a pure rep firm like DBS.
- Bulk Pro Systems: Provider of bulk bag handling, conveying, and material processing equipment with both manufacturing and rep elements. Adjacent competitor in bulk material handling with overlap in bag/container handling lines.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Profiles9 records
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Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Dynamic Bulk Systems
What does Dynamic Bulk Systems do?
Dynamic Bulk Systems is a manufacturers' representative firm that provides application engineering and sales of industrial material handling, processing, and air movement equipment across the Midwest United States. The company represents 21+ equipment manufacturers exclusively in defined territories, offering equipment across eight categories (air movement, dust collection, storage, bag/container handling, conveyors, process protection and control, processing, and material flow control). DBS provides local equipment demonstrations at its Fenton, MO facility and technical sales engineering for dry bulk material handling applications.
Is Dynamic Bulk Systems a public or private company?
Dynamic Bulk Systems is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Dynamic Bulk Systems founded?
Dynamic Bulk Systems was founded in 1992. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Dynamic Bulk Systems based?
Dynamic Bulk Systems is headquartered in Fenton, United States, in the North America region.
How does Dynamic Bulk Systems make money?
One revenue line is on record: manufacturer Representative / Commission Revenue.
Who are Dynamic Bulk Systems's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Eriez, Continental Screw Conveyor and Schenck Process (now Coperion). Direct peers are Process Equipment Company (PEC), Custom Equipment Company and Industrial Equipment Company (IEC). Regional players are Engineered Equipment & Systems (EES) and A.H. Emery Company. Emerging players are Roura Material Handling and Bulk Pro Systems.
Does Dynamic Bulk Systems have an API?
No public API is recorded for Dynamic Bulk Systems.
What industry is Dynamic Bulk Systems in?
Dynamic Bulk Systems's product category is Industrial Material Handling Equipment Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHABAH, Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers), with a secondary code of IMAHAEAG, Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders). Its NAICS code is 33392 and its SIC code is 3590.