With over 35 years of hands-on experience, Manutrol partners with manufacturers across the US and Canada to evaluate, specify, and integrate high-performance processing systems engineered for decades of reliable service.
We completely analyze your production goals, material characteristics, and existing plant constraints before recommending hardware. Working alongside premier global equipment principals and specialized engineering partners, our mission is straightforward: streamline your workflow, maximize line yield, and eliminate operational friction.
Most machinery distributors sell standalone catalog items and walk away. Manutrol designs for the entire production ecosystem, ensuring every modular unit operates in complete harmony.
We evaluate how every modular stage—from raw material dosing and mixing to filling and labelling—interlocks. Downstream speed must match upstream delivery to prevent material starvation, back-ups, and recipe drift.
Our advice is built on real factory floor experience across more than 10,000 distinct processing materials. We provide honest, practical recommendations tailored to your exact process rather than pushing generic, copy-and-paste setups.
From volatile solvents and combustible dust containment to ATEX explosion risks and 316L sanitary standards, we specify systems that strictly comply with all North American safety codes.
Our engagement doesn't end when machinery arrives. We stay involved through initial discovery, lab testing, installation, and ongoing line optimization to ensure your project surpasses yield expectations.
Navigating complex rheology, hazardous chemicals, and strict regulatory frameworks requires deep material science knowledge and rigorous compliance engineering.
Hazard communication and process safety management for toxic, reactive, or flammable materials.
Explosion-proof design, static grounding, and combustible dust risk mitigation.
Sanitary 316L stainless steel contact surfaces, cleanable geometries, and validated washdown protocols.
Full compliance with CSA, UL, ULC, and regional building/fire codes.
When projects require complete plant infrastructure support, we collaborate with senior partner engineers experienced in:
Precision minor-ingredient auto-dosing, dust-controlled carbon black transfer, and synchronized loss-in-weight feeder lines that eliminate master recipe weight drift.
Total containment for high-potency APIs, FDA 21 CFR Part 111/211 cGMP compliance, and explosion-resistant processing for volatile or energetic compounds.
With over 35 years of hands-on experience delivering custom automation and processing equipment solutions across North America, Murray Steeves founded Manutrol to solve the complex integration bottlenecks that stall plant efficiency. Throughout his career, Murray has spearheaded the commercial introduction of several innovative processing technologies now in wide commercial use across major manufacturing sectors.
Bilingual in English and French, Murray works directly with plant managers, process engineers, and executive teams to transform floor-level operations. Outside of process engineering.
Murray is the proud father of two NCAA basketball athletes, a Level 1 basketball coach, and an avid photographer, cyclist, skier, and traveler.
