Publicaciones

08 ene 2026
Minería y metalurgia

Electric vehicles and power distribution: considerations for underground mine operators

Shifting to electric vehicles in underground mining offers significant benefits, but it also introduces new challenges. Power feeds often lack the capacity to handle the large power demand during charging; infrastructure upgrades require large capital investments; and even the overall service to site may not be sufficient. Without careful planning, mines risk load imbalances, brownouts, nuisance tripping of power distribution systems and possible reductions in production without significant capital investment. There’s no single fix to address all these obstacles. Instead, success depends on adaptive integration designs that evolve alongside the technology: solutions that demand ingenuity, innovative thinking and close collaboration across teams and vendors.
Jason James Gander

Senior Technologist
01 sept 2020
Minería y metalurgia

Designing foundations to support rotating machines on unfavourable soil conditions
14 ago 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

COVID-19 and masks: Best practices
13 ago 2020
Minería y metalurgia

Noises and vibrations in quarries and sandpits: regulatory overview
- Sabine Butler, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
  
  Engineer, Environmental Engineering
24 jul 2020
Otras Industrias

FIDOR: a practical tool for assessing odour emission risks
- David Giard, P.Eng., M.Sc.
  
  Senior Engineer, Environmental Engineering
21 jul 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

National drowning prevention week: be especially cautious when working from home

The current pandemic is forcing a lot of people to work from home, and many have their kids with them. Summer’s hot weather is here, and what’s better than cooling off and having fun in the water? Swimming in a pool or another body of water can certainly be great, but safety precautions must be taken to prevent any sad endings. Unfortunately, drowning accidents have increased this year, and to mark National Drowning Prevention Week (July 19 to 25, 2020), we’ve provided some helpful tips for a happy summer. According to the Canadian Red Cross, drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional death in children aged four or younger. Because they can disappear in seconds and drown in only a few centimetres of water, children are especially vulnerable.
16 jul 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Patch management for industrial systems
- Gilles Léonard
  
  System Architecture Analyst
07 jul 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Problems with power quality at electrical installations
30 jun 2020
Minería y metalurgia

Succesfully completing your artificial intelligence project in the mining sector
- Arbi Bouchoucha, Ph. D.
  
  Advanced Data Analyst
25 may 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Get more from the grid
21 may 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Motion amplification: a new tool for vibration diagnosis

Vibration analysis using accelerometers is a powerful tool for preventive maintenance, breakage detection or troubleshooting. For complex issues, however, traditional methods require a large number of measurement points and the manipulation of high volumes of data. In addition, the results must be rendered into non-technical language before being communicated. A new technology developed by RDI Technologies, motion amplification, now facilitates vibration analysis.
20 may 2020
Otras Industrias

Electrical classification of hazardous locations: wastewater treatment plants
14 may 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Operating remotely: using cameras as sensor (CAMAAS)
- Serge Benoit, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Advisor, Automation
12 may 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Are your lifting devices safe?
- Jonathan Hamel, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Structural
12 may 2020
Otras Industrias

Ventilation of isolation rooms
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
06 may 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Secure remote access to production networks: the advantages of VDI technology

Production networks are very complex infrastructures. Since maintaining these networks requires expertise from multiple groups of specialists, external resources are often required. In addition, due to various constraints, in-house specialists aren’t always available on site. So, remote access to the business and production networks is a must. However, remote access to sensitive networks like supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems or production networks should not be taken lightly. Any misuse of this access could affect production, cause major financial loss, or even put employees at risk. Therefore, securing these networks must be a priority, and remote access must be simple to control and easy to use. The virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution meets these criteria. There are many ways to deploy a VDI solution to give employees access to business and production/SCADA networks. Remote access needs are different for every company and the VDI solution can be customized to any network environment. This blog post presents some of the advantages of the VDI solution.
Michaël Racine

Telecommunications and Networking Analyst
04 may 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Operating remotely: intelligent distributed optimization (IdO) to get the most from your technological tools
04 may 2020
Minería y metalurgia

Slurry pump design: what you need to know
- Roman Dorfman, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Piping
30 abr 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Civil or structural engineering?
27 abr 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 2
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 abr 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

COVID-19: 3D virtual visits, as if you were there
Mathieu Brochu

Visual simulation specialist
16 abr 2020
Minería y metalurgia

Passive water treatment in the mining sector
- Jean-Louis Bandu, P.Eng., M.Env., M.P.M., P.M.P.
  
  Senior Engineer, Earth and Infrastructure
14 abr 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Operating industrial electrical networks remotely
07 abr 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

The key elements to field testing power transformers
- Gregory Sines, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
01 abr 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Operating remote assets
- Jean-François Beaulieu
  
  Director, Digital Consultant
05 mar 2020
Otras Industrias

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 1

This blog article introduces hazardous locations: the classified areas where explosive atmospheres involving flammable gases, vapours or combustible dusts are likely to be present and therefore require measures to prevent ignition hazards. When it comes to hazardous locations, plant managers must exercise judgment based on both risk management principles and the judicious use of financial resources. But how should they base their decisions? How do they ensure they’re implementing the right measures without overdoing it? Since there are several possible approaches, it’s important to be supported by experts to prevent unnecessary concerns and expenses. Where do you stand?
Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.

Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 feb 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Beyond IT. Think industrial cybersecurity.
- Marc Potvin, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity
13 feb 2020
Minería y metalurgia

Slurry flow simulation with 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
10 feb 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

The PRC-005-6 and TET-APE-N-0005 standards in Québec: Are you ready?
- Dominic Dubreuil, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
06 feb 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Getting started with an ICS cybersecurity program
- Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity
05 feb 2020
Energía eléctrica y renovables

Authenticating 3D models by professional engineers: moving away from 2D drawings

In his Harvard Business Review article, The Discipline of Innovation, management guru Peter Drucker identifies seven sources of innovation.