Used National Bulk Equipment Equipment Sold by Meadoworks

National Bulk Equipment was founded in 1976 by Joseph M. Reed in Holland, Michigan. The company's origins trace to a need from Ford Motor Company for a better way to handle plastic pellets, and that early focus on plastics material handling grew steadily into a full-spectrum bulk material handling equipment manufacturer serving customers across North America and globally. Reed led the company for decades, building it from a focused plastics solution into an engineering-driven organization whose systems touch processing and packaging operations in nearly every major industry.

NBE's product portfolio spans the full upstream-to-downstream flow of bulk material operations. Floor-level bulk container tilters and gaylord tilters — including the widely circulated 29-950 series — are among the company's most recognized standalone machines, designed to automatically tilt gaylord boxes and bulk containers up to 2,500 pounds so that material flows completely toward a vacuum wand with minimal operator involvement. Beyond tilters, NBE manufactures bulk bag dischargers, bulk bag fillers, pneumatic and screw conveyors, belt conveyors, storage bins and silos, bag dump stations, mixers, and container discharger systems. Equipment is built on fully welded structural steel frameworks and finished for demanding industrial environments.

NBE serves a broad range of end markets, including food and beverage processing, chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, plastics compounding and molding, consumer packaged goods, and contract packaging. The company's engineer-to-application project delivery model is used by brand owners, contract manufacturers, OEMs, and engineering firms that need integrated bulk material handling systems rather than off-the-shelf machines.

Buyers seeking used National Bulk Equipment gaylord tilters and bulk handling machines consistently cite the brand's robust all-welded construction, straightforward pneumatic controls, and low maintenance requirements as reasons these machines hold up well through years of production use. The 29-950 tilter in particular appears frequently on the secondary market because it was widely deployed in plastics and packaging plants, and its simple pneumatic design means replacement parts remain easy to source. The combination of durable build quality and practical, application-specific engineering makes used National Bulk Equipment machinery a cost-effective choice for operations looking to add reliable material handling capacity.

Meadoworks is your trusted source for used National Bulk Equipment equipment. As third-generation industrial equipment dealers and AMEA-certified appraisers with over 50 years of experience, we offer quality-inspected National Bulk Equipment machines at competitive prices. Most of our National Bulk Equipment inventory sells before we can list it online — call 800-323-0307 for equipment not yet listed.

Every machine includes detailed specifications and high-resolution photos, and inspection visits are available for most equipment. We ship worldwide with experienced rigging partners and offer financing for qualified buyers. Have National Bulk Equipment equipment to sell? Get a free valuation or contact our team.