The right expertise at the right time, every time
Norton Engineering Consultants (NEC) is a front-end process engineering firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Fairfield, NJ, with an additional office in Metairie, LA. NEC specializes in innovative, economical process, environmental, energy, and utilities engineering solutions for petroleum refining, petrochemical, midstream gas processing, and specialty chemical manufacturers. Its deep expertise spans alkylation units, combustion and fired-heater systems, crude and vacuum distillation, emission controls, hydrogen plants, and synthetic rubber and polymer manufacturing.
Chris StevesPresident
Planning studies, process design, troubleshooting, debottlenecking, and revamp engineering for petroleum refinery units.
Unique expertise in both Sulfuric Acid and HF Alkylation Units to improve quality and safety.
All aspects of the crude and vacuum distillation process.
FCC unit design, cold flow modeling, performance assessment, and CO boiler engineering.
Fixed bed reactor designs, recycle gas compression systems, and unit performance monitoring.
Coking operations consulting, coke cutting cycle time optimization, and tower bottoms fouling mitigation.
Deasphalter, dewaxer, lubes processing design, batch and JIT systems, and quality improvement.
From unconventional fuels to modern safety systems and ultra-low NOx burners.
Design of proprietary high-temperature catalytic reforming heaters, optimization studies, and revamp designs.
Decoking operations consulting and fired heater coking predictive tools development.
Site-specific standards for safety instrumented systems and NOx reduction projects for fired heaters.
Helping clients meet environmental limits through innovative, low-cost solutions.
Design of new Venturi and flue gas scrubbers or troubleshooting of existing scrubber systems.
Design and evaluation of electrostatic precipitator systems.
Engineering solutions to meet NOx emission targets; CO2 capture technology evaluations.
Get all the hydrogen you need at the lowest cost possible.
Amine changes, amine degradation and heat stable salt control, amine regeneration systems, and tail gas clean-up.
Gas processing expertise for midstream operators.
Unique qualifications for specialized polymer manufacturing and improved yields with lower operating costs.
Grass roots and revamp projects for butyl rubber and poly-isobutylene manufacturing.
Technology development, performance assessment, and detailed design for petrochemical units.
Process safety, equipment automation, and safety instrumented system development.
Site-specific standards for safety instrumented systems for fired heaters.
Existing equipment evaluations and mechanical integrity programs.
Avoid costly project oversights, operational headaches, and mistakes with streamlined project development, flexibility, and execution.
Engineering solutions for plant utilities including steam, power, and water systems.
Oil & Gas · Petrochemical · Chemicals · Biomass & Bioenergy · Renewable Energy · Pulp & Paper · Power Generation
Petroleum Refining
Norton Engineering identified low cost upgrades to increase the flue gas side design pressure of existing CO boilers and recommended a scrubber technology change to reduce boiler back pressure, saving the client $150,000,000.
Petroleum Refining
A refining client contracted NEC to develop site-specific standards for safety instrumented systems for fired heaters and to develop and support projects for more than ten heaters.
Petroleum Refining
A refining client faced potential large capital expenses and rising operational costs. NEC screened low-cost options and engineered solutions to meet NOx emission targets.
Southeast Asia and Middle East · Synthetic Rubber and Polymer Manufacturing
A long-time petrochemical client contracted NEC to assist with planning grass roots poly-isobutylene projects based on proprietary technology in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.