Installation of a Balance Chamber at the Atwater Water Plant in Montréal
The City of Montréal operates seven water treatment plants that serve a total of approximately two million people. One of the plants, the Atwater Water Plant, is among the...
Increase the production capacity of a melamine panel plant
The new production line uses nearly 120 electric motors operating with energy-recovery frequency converters. These frequency converters generate and store energy when they stop moving load during a stop-start...
Replacing a corroded wall in a bleaching plant without interrupting operations
The wall and most of its components had lost their structural integrity. The extent of the deterioration and the congested state of the affected area made it impossible to...
Turning organic waste into natural gas in the heart of Montreal
CIMA+ performed the engineering of major mechanical and piping components as part of the building design, which had to meet all environmental standards and Code requirements while minimizing the...
Draining a large pond to extract an oil reserve located directly underneath
CIMA+ helped Suncor organize this major operation by providing the front-end engineering design and the detailed engineering required to decommission and relocate water supply and water return systems and...
Organizing the refurbishment of 250 roofs of an industrial complex without interrupting production
In just a few months, CIMA+ inspected all 52,300 m² of roofing at the complex, the equivalent of 10 American football fields. There were no “as built” drawings for many...
Recovering heat generated by major mining equipment to heat site buildings.
The diesel generators supplying power to the site produce a large amount of heat. Previously released in the environment, this heat is now “pumped” into pipes insulated with glycol,...
An innovative design to debottleneck a mill circuit and help a plant achieve its boilerplate tonnage
A high percentage of fines were regularly observed in the ore fed to the grinding circuit. Already at the desired size, these particles simply clogged up the circuit.
CIMA+...
Stopping overflows at a gold ore processing plant
CIMA+ was first called in on an emergency basis when the overflow from the tanks and the transfer boxes on the plant floor was at risk of flowing outside...
Increased storage capacity: Addition of a 450-ton silo
CIMA+ contributed to the design of a 450-ton silo and its pneumatic conveying system. The project also included:
A truck scale under the silo The foundations under the structure...