Independent technical & project advice for materials producers
Helping owners and project teams challenge plant designs, evaluate suppliers and technology, improve operating performance, and make better-informed decisions for their sites.
01 / SERVICES
Expert support from concept to operation
Project & Plant Review
Independent review and challenge of plant concepts, process designs, equipment selections, capacities, layouts and key assumptions. We help identify scope gaps, technical risks and areas requiring further investigation before major decisions are made.
Technology & Supplier Evaluation
Objective technical and commercial assessment of competing technologies, equipment packages and supplier proposals. We help owners compare scopes, challenge assumptions, critically assess supplier claims, and understand what they are actually buying.
Plant Performance & Optimisation
Specialist review of operating plants to identify bottlenecks, throughput constraints, process and equipment utilisation, improvement opportunities and areas where targeted capital investment may deliver greater value.
Long-term Project Advisory
Technical and commercial support for management teams and owners developing long-term CAPEX projects, from concept development and design, through to procurement, project execution, commissioning, operation & maintenance.
02 / APPROACH
A third set of eyes on the owner’s side of the table
Processing projects bring together owners, engineers, OEMs and contractors — each with their own scope, assumptions and priorities. Materials & Processing provides an independent owner-side perspective to challenge designs, interrogate proposals, identify risk and help project teams make better technical and commercial decisions.
Independent judgement with supplier experience
Real-world perspective
10+ years of technical and commercial experience
SECTORS
Focused on materials processing
Mining & Minerals
Aggregates
Recycling
Silica & Specialist Sands
03 / TEAM
Experience across the technical and commercial sides of materials processing & equipment
Materials & Processing was founded by Ryan O’Loan, an engineer and commercial professional with more than a decade of experience with materials processing equipment in both the US and Europe. His background spans process design, project management and business development, giving him a broad perspective on how technical, commercial and project decisions interact throughout the life of a project.
His experience spans the interfaces between equipment suppliers, distribution channels and end users, combining an understanding of processing systems with the technical, commercial and practical considerations behind equipment and project decisions.
04 / CONTACT
Have a project, plant or investment decision you’d like an independent view on?
Get in touch to discuss the project, challenge or decision you are working through.