Insights

04 Mar 2026
All industries

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

Environmental Professional
10 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

How to avoid production losses in the event of voltage sags on a distribution system
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

Information technology (IT) tools have greatly gained in maturity over the years, which has led to their use in industrial environments, particularly in the mining and energy sectors. These include Ethernet networks, virtualization and hyperconvergence infrastructure (HCI). Today, we’re seeing the same pattern with cloud computing, which offers significant advantages in terms of scalability, flexibility and robustness. Now mature, this technology can be used to meet many emerging needs and is particularly well suited to Industry 4.0.
27 May 2021
Power and Renewables

Earth observation boosted by artificial intelligence
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

To supplement its flowsheet development and engineering design expertise, BBA operates a dedicated lab in Hamilton, Ontario.
20 Apr 2021
Power and Renewables

Data science serving business
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

Canada is a leader in the mining and industrial sectors, both of which are expanding. Companies in these industries carry out operations that are essential to societal development and help produce both infrastructure and goods for everyday use. It goes without saying that heavy industry, for all its advantages, has its share of risks, which explains the safety campaigns carried out in facilities and on construction sites. These risks include noise exposure, which is all too often overlooked.
Nicholas Allen, P.Eng.

Engineer - Energy and Air Quality
22 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

Risks associated with mining dam failure
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?

The Internet of Things, augmented reality, virtual reality, digitized twins, artificial intelligence… these technologies are constantly vying for our attention, 4.0 times over. The danger is that you could spread yourself to thin with a multitude of solutions. A piecemeal approach is used by solving problems one after the other, without an overall strategy. We will be looking at the reasons that make us choose this approach and discuss the ultimate way to avoid it.
Jean-François Beaulieu

Director, Digital Consultant
09 Feb 2021
Mining and Metals

Flow issues in silos and bins
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)

Clients sometimes expose themselves to operational risks by holding on to obsolete distributed control systems, commonly known as DCSs. Spare parts for these systems are becoming increasingly scarce and maintenance costs exorbitant.
14 Jan 2021
Power and Renewables

Environmental considerations for dam decommissioning – Part 1: 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

All too often, during construction projects or infrastructure development, we discover problems managing excessive quantities of water during the excavation phase. This type of issue occurs when the water table is shallow and when soils or bedrock are permeable. These significant water volumes and flows are mostly unexpected and often left to the contractor to deal with. In addition to complicating daily construction site management, this can negatively affect schedules and budgets. In the end, work quality can suffer, for example, with inadequate installation of the waterproofing membrane under the foundation. In some cases, a dewatering system must be installed to permanently drawdown the water table. This problematic situation can be easily be managed upstream by integrating a comprehensive and adequate hydrogeological component into the preliminary geotechnical and environmental studies. All too often, the hydrogeological component in these types of studies is neglected and consists only of a simple approximation of the water table depth.