Insights

04 Mar 2026
All industries

Restoring together: a comprehensive approach to wetland and waterbody planning
Marie-Claire LeBlanc,

Environmental Professional
05 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

Industry 4.0: augment your reality, regardless the size of your plant!
- Alexis Lallemand Desmarais
  
  Programmer Analyst, Process Control and Operational Technology
05 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

Industry 4.0: the design you expect, thanks to virtual reality
- Alexis Lallemand Desmarais
  
  Programmer Analyst, Process Control and Operational Technology
22 Jun 2021
Mining and Metals

Optimize alarm system performance
- Marc Tardif, Technologist
  
  Senior Advisor, Operations - Salt Lake City office
21 Jun 2021
Power and Renewables

Cloud computing for industrial performance
27 May 2021
Power and Renewables

Earth observation boosted by artificial intelligence

Earth observation is performed using images captured by satellites that are equipped with optical or radar sensors and serves a variety of purposes. In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of satellites that monitor the Earth’s surface. Today, nearly 2,600 satellites are orbiting the Earth, of which more than 400 are capturing images of the Earth’s surface. An astronomical quantity of data is produced daily, because many of them have a high number of sensors and a short revisit frequency. This massive data availability makes it possible to carry out studies on the temporal evolution of land use and coverage. The massive quantity of satellite images, however, makes analysis by photo interpretation very laborious, if not impossible. Various techniques have been developed in recent years to try to automate these analysis tasks. One of the leading techniques relies on artificial intelligence (AI).
26 May 2021
Power and Renewables

Power system voltage levels: making the right choices
- Stéphan Landry, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Electrical - Power Generation and Apparatus
24 May 2021
Mining and Metals

Underground shaft excavation using the inverse (drop) raise method
- Félix Roy-Demers P.Eng.
  
  Engineer
28 Apr 2021
Power and Renewables

The future of electrifying mines in B.C.
- Amanda Fitch, P.Eng.
  
  Director, Mining and Metals
21 Apr 2021
Mining and Metals

Metallurgical lab designed to meet your needs
20 Apr 2021
Power and Renewables

Data science serving business

In an increasingly connected world, managing massive amounts of data, or big data, is a major driving force of the economy. Today, it is easier to access thanks to several technologies that have made it possible to extract, organize and centralize the data to make it quickly accessible throughout the organization. For most businesses, the real challenge today is to clearly outline the actions that need to be taken based on the collected data and making the right decisions as a result.
13 Apr 2021
Mining and Metals

Fire and gas detection: avoid the traps!
- Sébastien Grégoire, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Automation
06 Apr 2021
Power and Renewables

Fluid-filled transformer refurbishment: points to monitor
30 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

Rehabilitating an iron pellet indurating furnace
- Eric Moisan, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
  
  Department Manager, Industrial and Hydro
23 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

How to reduce plant noise levels
- Nicholas Allen, P.Eng.
  
  Engineer - Energy and Air Quality
22 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

Risks associated with mining dam failure

In a previous blog article, we discussed the mining dam safety review. This article focuses on assessing and categorizing the risks of dam failure. Remember that mining dams are classified according to their potential consequences of failure, whether downstream or upstream of the structure. The term “consequences” refers to the damage above and beyond that which would have occurred in the same event or conditions had the dam not failed. The consequence of failure of a mining dam that contains liquefiable solids can be greater than those for the same dam containing only water. Although tailings and liquefiable solids may travel a shorter distance than water, the material can act as a viscous fluid with a high specific gravity that can cause more physical and environmental damage than water alone. Removal of released solids and clean-up could be costly, impractical and impossible in some cases, for example in densely forested areas or water bodies.
16 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

Managing your investment plan wisely
- Claude Catudal
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Project Management and Control
03 Mar 2021
Power and Renewables

Industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity risk methodology webinar
- José Alvarado, P.Eng., GICSP
  
  Director, ICS Cybersecurity
02 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

Mining dam safety review
22 Feb 2021
Power and Renewables

A piecemeal 4.0 approach? Really?
- Jean-François Beaulieu
  
  Director, Digital Consultant
09 Feb 2021
Mining and Metals

Flow issues in silos and bins

Mining and metals companies frequently rely on silos and bins for storage or feeding their process. Flow issues that can impede production include silo and chute blockages, material segregation or inconsistent throughput.
08 Feb 2021
Power and Renewables

A procedural overview of urban or sensitive-area blasting practices
- Riccardo Del Bosco, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Mining and Geology
01 Feb 2021
Power and Renewables

Excitation system upgrades: make the right choice!
- Léo Roy, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Electrical
25 Jan 2021
Power and Renewables

Design and commissioning of a massive IEC61850 multivendor substation automation project: a twisted path
22 Jan 2021
Other industries

Migrating a distributed control system (DCS)
14 Jan 2021
Power and Renewables

Environmental considerations for dam decommissioning – Part 1: Sediment management

Dams serve various retention purposes including flood control, water storage for power generation and containment of tailings at mines. Eventually, dams will need to be decommissioned, usually because they have outlived their usefulness or are in a state of disrepair. The owner will need to ensure that the relevant environmental regulatory requirements are met and that the decommissioning is completed with minimal harm to the environment. Depending on the location of the dam, any proposed decommissioning may pose a range of challenges, with environmental issues that warrant consideration. In this first of a series of related blog articles, we will consider one of the main environmental issues; sediment management.
07 Jan 2021
Power and Renewables

Local access of ICS devices: a cybersecurity perspective
- Shayne Casavant, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity
09 Dec 2020
Power and Renewables

Segmenting a network for increased reliability and security
09 Dec 2020
Power and Renewables

Cybersecurity tool integration challenges with IEDS in digital power systems
- Shayne Casavant, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity
03 Dec 2020
Power and Renewables

The importance of hydrogeology when building infrastructures
02 Dec 2020
Other industries

Manufacturing execution system: one step closer to Industry 4.0

Remaining competitive and innovative in today’s markets poses serious strategic challenges. Consumers are demanding higher quality products, and they want them faster than ever. To meet the new standard, companies need to increase their rate of production while still offering high quality. In this context, production tracking systems that call for a great deal of manual operations are destined to become obsolete.
Branko Radulovic, P.Eng.

Senior Engineer, Operational Technology and Infrastructure