Will Become FLOW ENGINEERING & SALES on May 1, 2026!

We provide customized solutions for your material handling challenges.

Will Become FLOW ENGINEERING & SALES on May 1, 2026!

We provide customized solutions for your material handling challenges.

About the Company

Our Team

Jim Ketcham served the dry bulk material handling industry since 1995, having worked for both a manufacturer and as a manufacturers' representative/owner.

Upon Jim's retirement on May 1, 2026, his associate, Justin Schmidt, will take over the day-to-day operation of the business as Flow Engineering & Sales. Justin is an industrial engineer with 20+ years of experience solving companies' process and equipment challenges, managing distribution, and working for manufacturers.

Examples of dry bulk materials Cement, Sand, Carbon Black, Roofing Granules, Pebble Lime

Our Expertise

Continuously in operation since the 1960s under various owners, we have the knowledge and expertise to help you find the right solution for your application. We understand the unique challenges that our customers face and we are dedicated to helping them succeed.

Our Manufacturers

We offer custom solutions for a wide range of dry bulk material handling applications. All of the manufacturers we represent are well-respected, top-tier companies in their respective areas of expertise.

Our Territory

We proudly serve customers in the Northwest U.S. Our territory of operation includes the States of Washington and Oregon, as well as N. Idaho, W. Montana, and Alaska for some of our manufacturers.

Our Manufacturers' Capabilities

Built from a solid foundation in world-class measurement equipment, AccuBin™ Inventory Management is a silo-level monitoring system brought to you by the makers of Bindicator and Kistler-Morse. Our comprehensive solution as a service joins forces of industry leaders in weight and bulk level measurement. Whether you are trying to minimize costs or reconcile your inventory, the AccuBin smart inventory management system allows you to be proactively track, save costs and build confidence in your inventory data.

Bindicator® offers a full range of point and continuous-level measurement products. Our point-level products are on/off devices with relay or switch outputs. Point-level sensors indicate when material in a vessel is present or absent at a specific point. These durable, simple devices require little to no maintenance and are easy to install and set up. Our continuous-level measurement products monitor the level of material in a vessel continuously as it rises and falls. Bindicator® has a variety of products available.

We know you have choices when it comes to materials conveyance providers. Instead of choosing a supplier, choose a true partner. Cyclonaire will work with you to produce a solution that precisely matches your specifications and materials for dense, semi-dense and dilute phase pneumatic conveying applications. We are known for our best-in-class systems that are safe, clean, efficient and productive.

Since 1981 DCL has been recognized as the industry standard for Dust Control and Bulk Loading Systems. We are an innovative company with in-house research and development, creative designers, experienced engineers, and a state-of-the-art 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. DCL has built equipment to handle standard products, like cement, ash, and flour, and other innovative systems to handle more unusual things: rocket fuel, gunpowder, dried slaughterhouse blood, peanuts, cocoa beans, and chili peppers.

Kistler-Morse® designs and manufactures total weighing systems for bulk and in-process applications. Our weighing sensors have the ability to turn vessels into scales and are ideal for conditions ranging from sanitary to rugged outdoor environments. Our offering includes bolt-on sensors, load stands and load cells, single and multi-vessel weighing controllers so that our customers can monitor and provide stable and accurate readings, and dry-bulk inventory management solutions that can gather and transmit real-time inventory data via the Internet. Our products can be found at work throughout industrial and food industries, in virtually every type of vessel.

Prater offers a wide range of particle size reduction, feeding, and separation equipment, such as lump breakers, hammer mills, fine grinders, air classifying mills, rotary sifters, air classifiers, rotary airlock valve feeders, and more. All Prater equipment, parts, and systems are designed and built to provide years of low-maintenance, reliable service. Prater also offers highly skilled and experienced technical services on-site for start-up, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance.

Tank Connection is the leading bolted tank manufacturer for factory coated bolted storage tanks and aluminum geodesic dome covers for dry bulk and liquid storage applications. We are a vertically integrated company assuring the best products available while maintaining competitive pricing. Tank Connection is an employee-owned company manufacturing American-made products in multiple ISO 9001:2015 Certified QMS facilities in the U.S. We have built a reputation of success with a passion for safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Our Manufacturers' Capabilities

Thayer Scale is the pioneering developer of continuous weighing and feeding equipment for the dry solids conveying and processing industries. Our equipment provides that rare combination of precision measurement and extreme reliability in a wide variety of industries and markets.

Thomas Conveyor Company is a premier conveyor manufacturer, doing business in various and diverse markets, including Power generation, Pulp and paper, Solid waste handling, Food and beverage, Chemicals and pharmaceuticals, Feed and grain, Cement, Aggregate, Rendering, Waste water treatment, Air and climate – air pollution treatment, Energy – energy utilities, Mining, Waste and recycling – material recycling, and others.

Thomas Conveyor offers CEMA-standard conveying equipment and manufactured products, including Bucket elevators, Screw conveyors, Screw feeders, Grit washers, Hollow flight conveyors, Drag conveyors, Shaftless screw conveyors, Hoppers, and Specialty belt conveyors.