Publications

07 Oct 2025
Mining and Metals

Powder engineering as a strategic lever in mineral processing

The race to electrify, miniaturize technologies and decarbonize industrial processes is fuelling growing demand for high value-added materials. At the heart of this transformation is powder engineering.
Benoit Desjardins, P.Eng.

Senior Engineer, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
01 Oct 2020
Power and Renewables

Good alarm management pays off
- Maxym Lachance, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Process Control and Operational Technology
30 Sept 2020
Power and Renewables

Industry 4.0 audit: where to start for successful digital transformation
10 Sept 2020
Power and Renewables

Remote inspections: a flexible and economic solution
- Mathieu Brochu
  
  Visual simulation specialist
01 Sept 2020
Mining and Metals

Designing foundations to support rotating machines on unfavourable soil conditions
14 Aug 2020
Power and Renewables

COVID-19 and masks: Best practices

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, many public health agencies across the country are requiring people to wear masks in enclosed or covered public spaces. They are also strongly recommending that masks be worn when physical distancing cannot be respected. Here are some best practices for properly wearing masks, thereby limiting the spread of the virus.
13 Aug 2020
Mining and Metals

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

FIDOR: a practical tool for assessing odour emission risks
- David Giard, P.Eng., M.Sc.
  
  Senior Engineer, Environmental Engineering
21 Jul 2020
Power and Renewables

National drowning prevention week: be especially cautious when working from home
16 Jul 2020
Power and Renewables

Patch management for industrial systems
- Gilles Léonard
  
  System Architecture Analyst
07 Jul 2020
Power and Renewables

Problems with power quality at electrical installations

To varying degrees, there are many types of disturbances that can affect the electrical power supply of customers that are connected to a public power distribution system. These can include transient overvoltages, voltage dips, harmonics issues, voltage flicker or fluctuations, or unexpected but short-lived interruptions. Power quality issues can arise from both the distributor system and from client installations. In addition to disturbing the plant’s power system, the client’s perturbating equipment is likely to affect the distribution system and cause cross-disturbances with other clients, hence the reason for emission limits imposed by the distributor on clients.
30 Jun 2020
Mining and Metals

Succesfully completing your artificial intelligence project in the mining sector
- Arbi Bouchoucha, Ph.D.
  
  Advanced Data Analyst
25 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Get more from the grid
21 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Motion amplification: a new tool for vibration diagnosis
20 May 2020
Other industries

Electrical classification of hazardous locations: wastewater treatment plants
14 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remotely: using cameras as sensors (CAMAAS)

Operating a remote site is quite challenging when the telecommunications bandwidth is limited, especially when using CCTV cameras to monitor critical equipment or processes. Process cameras are normally installed in strategic locations to indicate spills, blockage, or to ensure product quality or specifications. In some cases, there are so many cameras that it makes it impossible for operational personnel to optimally use them. Result: Cameras and digital video recorders are not used to their fullest potential.
Serge Benoit, P.Eng.

Principal Advisor, Automation
12 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Are your lifting devices safe?
- Jonathan Hamel, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Structural
12 May 2020
Other industries

Ventilation of isolation rooms
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
06 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Secure remote access to production networks: the advantages of VDI technology
- Michaël Racine
  
  Telecommunications and Networking Analyst
04 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remotely: intelligent distributed optimization (IdO) to get the most from your technological tools
04 May 2020
Mining and Metals

Slurry pump design: what you need to know

Centrifugal slurry pumps are essential to mineral processing facilities. This type of pump differs from conventional water pumps in several ways. This blog article looks at these differences and the principles that guide slurry pump design.
Roman Dorfman, P.Eng.

Principal Engineer, Piping
30 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Civil or structural engineering?
27 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 2
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

COVID-19: 3D virtual visits, as if you were there
- Mathieu Brochu
  
  Visual simulation specialist
16 Apr 2020
Mining and Metals

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 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating industrial electrical networks remotely

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted a major issue for industrial companies: operating their electrical network remotely is no longer an option, but a necessity. Indeed, these companies must ensure the continuity of their operations at all times, even when access restrictions are imposed or the availability of workers is reduced. Today, all companies face the scarcity of specialized technical labour and the need to rely on cutting-edge expertise, more specifically during crises such as COVID-19. However, not having the means required to operate electrical networks remotely jeopardizes the sustainability of facilities owned by many companies and their ability to produce and deliver under any circumstances. To meet these challenges, investments must be properly planned to quickly and successfully implement systems required to efficiently and safely operate your electrical network remotely.
07 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

The key elements to field testing power transformers
- Gregory Sines, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
01 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remote assets
- Jean-François Beaulieu
  
  Director, Digital Consultant
05 Mar 2020
Other industries

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 1
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Beyond IT. Think industrial cybersecurity.
- Marc Potvin, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity
13 Feb 2020
Mining and Metals

Slurry flow simulation with 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Slurry flow is a common means of transporting solid particles in the mining and mineral processing industry. Depending on the slurry mixture, the flow can be very erosive and, at times, maintaining the piping system can be quite challenging. On the other hand, due to the complexity of flow characteristics, it is very difficult to accurately predict slurry flow performance and its erosion rate by only using manual calculation or imperial methods.