About Us
Roberts & Schaefer is organized in two divisions, Power and Mining. With operations in the United States, Australia, India, Indonesia, Poland, South Africa and Chile, we are a global leader in our industries, delivering world class solutions and products.
Mission
Provide our customers with value-added solutions that best suit their bulk material handling and processing needs. We will achieve this mission by building on our history of providing value to our customers through timely delivery of innovative solutions, quality products, responsive customer service and a stable work environment that empowers highly productive employees to grow personally and professionally.
Vision
To be the worldwide leader in the innovative design and delivery of bulk material handling and processing systems for the mining industry, including coal and other minerals, coal fired electric utilities, and the oil and gas industry.
Values
Our shared values are the foundation of our culture and the guide our daily conduct in our business relationships. By holding true to our values, we will guide Roberts & Schaefer toward future growth, success and profits.
100 Years in the Making
1903: Roberts & Schaefer is formed and begins coal and mining construction work including hoisting, screening, crushing and loading facilities.
1906: The company secures its first coaling station job and licenses the first of many coal washing equipment innovations.
1904 – 1916: R&S leads the industry’s coal washing process with the design of manufacture of various coal washing jigs.
1913: R&S introduces the Marcus Picking Table Screen which became the industry standard for conveying and screening.
1916: R&S introduces Hydrop Washer equipment
1920’s and 30’s: Developed air tables for cleaning fine coal, evolving into the Super Air Flow System, an industry standard for 25 years.
1930 – 1940: Expanding material handling work for railroads, steel mills, iron ore and hard rock ore industries. Designed and furnished heavy media plants for coal, lead, zinc and iron ore.
1936: Built Hershey Sports Arena after pioneering the use of monolithic concrete for large span building construction.
1940 – 1950: Provides structural and architectural engineering for airports, highways, bridges, wide-span building and marine facilities; continued development of advanced coal preparation processes and equipment; complex bulk material handling systems; overland conveyors, storage and reclaim facilities; rail, barge and ship loading and unloading.
1950’s: R&S licenses Dutch State Mines technology in the US for heavy medium cyclones establishing a revolutionary new method for cleaning and recovering clean coal and leading to major changes in the coal industry in the United States.
1960 – 1970: Continued development of innovative automated beneficiation systems technology and processes. Introduced barvoy vessels and advanced fine-coal jigs featuring computerized pulsation systems.
1972: Opens Salt Lake City office to take advantage of mining related opportunities and Powder River Basin (PRB) coal market in Montana and Wyoming.
1980: Market leader in coal prep in Eastern US.
Late 1980’s: PRB blending introduced to coal fired utilities; led to other coal yard (fuel) handling work.
1990’s: Leader in coal blending systems for Powder River Basin Coal (utilities meeting environmental compliance); work on cogeneration plants and new coal fired generation power facilities coal yard handling.
Early 1990’s: The company is active in DOE sponsored government exchanges on coal prep technology leading to presence and activity in Poland (ultimately Separator acquisition) and India.
1992: Indonesia office established to market to Indonesia coal mining sector.
1994: Acquires Soros to serve the Port related bulk material handling needs, Soros had completed thousands of port related projects around the world since its founding by Paul Soros in 1956.
1998: Opens Australia office to pursue coal and other mining opportunities in the expansive Australian minerals market.
2000’s: The company starts building material handling systems for Flue Gas Desulfurization scrubbers (FGD) at coal fired power plants.