OUR COMPANY
The Schaffer Engineering Company is a privately owned firm providing structural engineering services to manufacturing and engineering companies, as well as clients requiring expertise in forensic engineering, industrial, commercial, and residential construction. Mr. Bernard Schaffer, the principal of Schaffer Engineering Co., established this structural engineering practice in 1990.




WHAT WE DO
Schaffer Engineering Co. provides its clients with a complete range of engineering consulting services including: structural analysis and design, plans and specifications preparation, quantity estimates, forensic engineering, field inspection, investigation, and evaluation of distressed structures. On any given day, the work in our office might consist of designing an industrial building, support structures for process equipment, air pollution control equipment, or bulk materials handling equipment, including belt conveyors and other mobile equipment; forensic engineering of failed structures; bridge analysis; support for a 150 year old church baptismal tank; modifications to a horse barn; or design of a unique framing system for residential construction.

Mr. Bernard Schaffer heads Schaffer Engineering Co. He personally designs or directly supervises all engineering aspects of the company's work, augmenting his skills as required by engineers, designers and draftsmen, each with their own specialized abilities.



HOW WE DO IT
Keeping pace with changing technology, we utilize state of the art computer engineering software such as STAAD for structural analysis and design, and AutoCAD for preparation of drawings. As required, we still know how to do it longhand.



EXPERIENCE
Particularly skilled in meeting the engineering needs of the air pollution control and bulk materials handling industries, we have substantial expertise in the following areas:
  • Power plants
  • Pulp and paper plants
  • Steel mills
  • Mining industries
  • Chemical industries
  • Port loading and unloading utilizing mobile equipment
  • Overland conveyors
  • Commercial construction
  • Residential construction
  • Forensic engineering
  • Bridge analysis




SERVICES PROVIDED
  • Preliminary analysis
  • Selection of structural scheme - Cost and feasibility comparison among alternative materials and framing methods.
  • Preliminary drawings - Size and placing of major structural elements and schematic foundation design, including loading tables.
  • Working drawings - Complete design and delineation of structural members, materials, and construction methods, including general and specific details necessary to produce a safe as well as cost effective design.
  • Bidding - Professional advice in answering bidders' questions and evaluating bids.
  • Shop drawings - Review of shop detail drawings for structural steel and concrete re-bars.
  • Construction assistance - Site visits to evaluate field problems, inspect for conformity with contract documents, and assist in specific construction phases.
  • Evaluation of existing structures for new loadings.



  • CLIENTS
    Schaffer Engineering Co. and the principal, Mr. Bernard Schaffer, have over 45 years of experience and wide array of clients. Our partial client list includes:

    Bulk Materials Handling
    Structural and mechanical design of conveyors, overland conveyors, shiftable belt conveyors, galleries, transfer towers, crushing and screening stations, bents, silos, bins, chutes, telescoping chutes, gates, trippers, stackers, reclaimers, barge unloaders, and shiploaders

    · American Cyanamid   · Fuller Company
    · Curtiss-Wright Company   · Johnson Mathey
    · Dow Chemical   · Robins Engineers and Constructors
    · Dravo-Wellman   · Stone and Webster
    · Exxon    


    Air Pollution Industries
    Structural design of air pollution control equipment and related structural steel supports and towers for electrostatic precipitators, scrubbers, fabric filter baghouses, ducting, stacks, re-therms and Nox control systems.

    · AirPol   · Hamon Research-Cottrell
    · Chevron Chemical Company   · Mikropul Corp
    · Ford Bacon & Davis  


    Forensic Engineering
    Anlaysis and reports of structural failures and fire damaged structures. Review and comments to expert testimony.

    · Law Offices of William W. Lanigan   · Robson Lapina, Forensic Engineers


    Structural Design
    General structural analysis and steel design utilizing latest techniques in computer applications for various types of structures. Review and approval of structural designs of other engineers.

    · Atlas Systems   · Bethlehem Steel
    · Bechtel   · Conrail
    · Krupp Industries   · Trojan Steel
    · Standard Oil   · Willis & Paul


    Industrial and Residential Construction
    Analysis and design of structures for various industries including residential construction.

    · Boro of New Providence, NJ   · Kikuchi Chemical
    · City Of Perth Amboy, NJ   · Lurgi Corp
    · CM Furnace   · Process Machinery
    · General Electric   · Stone and Webster
    · Gibbs & Hill   · Watkins Engineers
    · Joye and Associates  


    OUR COMMITTMENT
    Schaffer Engineering Co. is focused on the practice of structural engineering. We provide an imaginative and responsible approach to engineering designs while seeking reasonable compensation for our services.

    We invite your inquiries and look forward to assisting you in your work.
     
    Bernard Schaffer, PE
    President
     
    Georgia
    Support Tower for Scrubber System
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    Support System for Absorber, Stack & Ducts
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    Support Structure for Electrostatic Precipitator
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    Support Structure & Ducts for Bag House
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    Traveling Coal Shiploader
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    Traveling Limestone Stacker
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    Coal Silos
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    Stockpile Reclaimer & Conveyors
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    Belt Conveyors
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    Barge Unloader
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