Belcan
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Belcan Corporation is an engineering consulting firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio
. Belcan has employees in ~70 locations around the world, serving a wide range of industries, with sales over $500 million. It is among the top five largest engineering firms in the United States.
, an engineering graduate of the University of Kentucky
. Until 1976, Belcan concentrated on providing temporary engineering services to companies such as Allison Engine Company
, General Electric
, Pratt & Whitney
and Procter & Gamble
.
In 1976 Belcan began to offer outsourced engineering services, hiring permanent engineering staff and performing engineering projects for clients in Belcan's offices. Separate divisions were formed: Engineering for outsourced engineering, and TechServices for temporary engineering services. Procter & Gamble was one of the first major customers of Belcan's in-house services. Beginning in 1976 and continuing to present, Belcan began opening TechServices offices throughout the U.S.
In 1983, Belcan was offered a contract by Procter & Gamble to upgrade the production lines for a redesign of their Pampers disposable diapers. Belcan was responsible for the design, procurement, installation, commissioning and training of operations and maintenance personnel for production lines in 4 U.S. plants and seven overseas plants. Belcan expanded their offices and increased staff up to 400 people in order to meet the schedule. The first production line was running 7 months after the start of the project.
In 1987, Belcan formed the Specialty Equipment Engineering Division to service light bulb manufacturing for all of General Electric's worldwide manufacturing plants. SEED subsequently expanded to provide design and build of specialized manufacturing equipment for numerous clients and industries.
In 1991, Belcan and General Electric Aviation formed an alliance for Belcan to provide engineering, design and test support for GE's turbine engines. This relationship continued to grow, and in 2006 GE awarded Belcan a "Super Center" contract to provide support to GE's Aviation, Energy, Oil & Gas, Transportation and Water divisions.
Belcan's Engineering and TechServices divisions expanded through the late 1990s to the present with new offices and acquisitions. By 2009 Belcan had approximately 60 offices internationally.
), design drafting, software, electronics and control systems, systems engineering, manufacturing engineering, customer service engineering and project management.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. Belcan has employees in ~70 locations around the world, serving a wide range of industries, with sales over $500 million. It is among the top five largest engineering firms in the United States.
History
Belcan Corporation was founded in 1958 by Ralph G. AndersonRalph G. Anderson
Ralph G. Anderson was an engineer, farmer, and the founder of Belcan, one of America's largest engineering firms. He was also an well-known philanthropist.-Early life and education:...
, an engineering graduate of the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
. Until 1976, Belcan concentrated on providing temporary engineering services to companies such as Allison Engine Company
Allison Engine Company
The Allison Engine Company was a U.S. aircraft engine manufacturer. In 1929, shortly after the death of James Allison, the company was purchased by the Fisher brothers. Fisher sold the company to General Motors, who owned it for most of its history...
, General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation . Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation and military aviation. Its headquarters are in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA...
and Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
.
In 1976 Belcan began to offer outsourced engineering services, hiring permanent engineering staff and performing engineering projects for clients in Belcan's offices. Separate divisions were formed: Engineering for outsourced engineering, and TechServices for temporary engineering services. Procter & Gamble was one of the first major customers of Belcan's in-house services. Beginning in 1976 and continuing to present, Belcan began opening TechServices offices throughout the U.S.
In 1983, Belcan was offered a contract by Procter & Gamble to upgrade the production lines for a redesign of their Pampers disposable diapers. Belcan was responsible for the design, procurement, installation, commissioning and training of operations and maintenance personnel for production lines in 4 U.S. plants and seven overseas plants. Belcan expanded their offices and increased staff up to 400 people in order to meet the schedule. The first production line was running 7 months after the start of the project.
In 1987, Belcan formed the Specialty Equipment Engineering Division to service light bulb manufacturing for all of General Electric's worldwide manufacturing plants. SEED subsequently expanded to provide design and build of specialized manufacturing equipment for numerous clients and industries.
In 1991, Belcan and General Electric Aviation formed an alliance for Belcan to provide engineering, design and test support for GE's turbine engines. This relationship continued to grow, and in 2006 GE awarded Belcan a "Super Center" contract to provide support to GE's Aviation, Energy, Oil & Gas, Transportation and Water divisions.
Belcan's Engineering and TechServices divisions expanded through the late 1990s to the present with new offices and acquisitions. By 2009 Belcan had approximately 60 offices internationally.
Engineering Services
Belcan's Engineering division has 3,500 engineers in 25 offices providing full-service engineering support to clients in the Aviation, Energy, Heavy Equipment, Transportation, Marine, Medical and Consumer & Industrial Products industries. Capabilities include design engineering, engineering analysis (such as finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamicsComputational fluid dynamics
Computational fluid dynamics, usually abbreviated as CFD, is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate the interaction of liquids and gases with...
), design drafting, software, electronics and control systems, systems engineering, manufacturing engineering, customer service engineering and project management.