The Research & Development Department in MBE undertakes R&D activity in association with renowned Institutions including CMERI Durgapur, Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, National Metallurgical Laboratories, Jamshedpur, Indian Institute of Minerals, Bhubaneshwar, Structural Engineering Research Center, Chennai etc.

MBE's subsidiary company, MBE EWB kft. has tied up with Technical University of Budapest for R&D in handling ash and other powdery materials by dense phase pneumatic conveying and other methods.

The R&D departments of the Projects Group of MBE and its subsidiary MSEL have received recognition by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India. MBE has set-up a Center of Excellence with highly qualified design engineers for implementing design automation through 3D modeling.