Our Approach

Four Pillars Underpin How We Work: Safety, Quality, Innovation, and Technology

Safety

Safety is always at the forefront of our team’s engineering decisions. By using 3D design tools, engineers are able to identify safety hazards more accurately and design measures to better protect workers. The safety analysis performed during engineering is also converted into easy-to-understand videos which can be shown to site teams to increase awareness of safety risks.

3D Intelligent Design

3D design approach allows for benefits throughout the project lifecycle. Engineering teams are able to more accurately visualize project constraints and develop engineering solutions which reduce costs during construction and maintenance. The intelligent 3D models also allow for construction partners to have a much stronger understand of the project scope and sequencing. This increased understanding allows for construction estimates to be developed in a reduced timeframe with increased accuracy.

4D Scheduling

In order to support project scheduling and construction teams, RCM is able to produce 4D schedules by merging together intelligent 3D models with schedules to deliver an intuitive and revolutionary 4D visual scheduling deliverable. 4D visual schedules provide a new insight into how activities are scheduled and how they are progressing in the field. This insight allows for schedulers and stakeholders to immediately understand project risks and effectively mitigate issues.

BIM Engineering

RCM has been utilizing Building Information Modelling (BIM) within it is engineering processes to bring value to our customers’ projects for over 13 years. Utilizing BIM throughout the project lifecycle allows for project management, engineering, construction and maintenance teams insight and visibility to more effectively plan, engineer, construct, and maintain their projects.

Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineering uses 3D laser scanning technology to scan and digitize existing sites. The highly accurate output files are then modelled using various CAD tools to develop a working engineering model which can be used for future designs. This approach provides high value for installations which may have incomplete or missing As Built documentation or require the new design to interface with existing elements in an extremely accurate way.

Process Design

Utilizing intelligent 3D design models, processes and procedures can be evaluated prior to the construction phase of the project. This allows for better understand of the activities which will be performed, leading to increased efficiencies during potential outage periods and critical milestones. The 3D design models can also be expanded upon for the operations and maintenance phase of a project to provide valuable training material for teams. Procedures can be converted to highly detailed visual models which provide team members with a more thorough understand of the work which will need to be performed without exposure to site hazards.

OUR EXTENSIVE RESUME IS COMPRISED OF OVER 3,500 PROJECTS COMPLETED

We always help the industry improve its environmental and social performance

Aerospace Services: OEM Sustainment Project

The Background: A major OEM with a library of over 5700 component maintenance manuals supporting various in-service aircraft constantly requires revisions derived from fleet issues and engineering data evolutions.

Aerospace Services: Staffing

A major aircraft OEM that had received a several billion-dollar contracts to design a new, all composite, military aircraft approached RCM for manpower and management support.

Aerospace Services: Major OEM Pubs Effort

The Background: The US military awarded a major OEM with a contract to provide a next-generation rotary aircraft. The chosen company had a requirement to deliver a full Organizational-Level Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) using S1000D 4.02

Process & Industrial: Aluminum Rolling Mill Hot Oil Scrubber and Recovery System

The Background: Thermal Kinetics was selected to provide design, engineering, equipment and commissioning services for the Granges Aluminum Rolling Mill Hot Oil Scrubber and Recovery System.

Process & Industrial: Renewable Fuels Large-scale Pilot Plant

The Background: Thermal Kinetics partnered with SYNPET Technologies to provide design, engineering, equipment and commissioning services for a renewable fuels large scale pilot plant.

Aerospace Services: Helicopter Composite Refueling Probe Redesign Project

The Background: The production design proved unsatisfactory in field. Probe had too much flexibility and possibly could interfere with the main rotor, thus creating a catastrophic event.

Energy Services: Nalcor Lower Churchill Project

The Background: RCM Energy Services was selected to provide design, engineering, testing and commissioning services for the Nalcor Lower Churchill Project (LCP).

Energy Services: 138KV Substation – Columbus, OH

The Background: For a Station in Columbus, Ohio, a leading utility wanted to create a new ring bus for feeding the three 138/13.8 kV transformers for the 13.8 kV station.

Energy Services: Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Project

RCM has been involved in several large projects that include HVDC design, such as the Nalcor Lower Churchill Project in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Energy Services: 345/138/69/12KV Substation – Texas

The purpose of this project was to provide engineering and design services to a leading utility client for the upgrading of their 345KV yard, 138KV and 69KV yard at their Substation located in Texas.

Energy Services: 138KV Substation – Toronto, ON

For a client in the Midwest, our scope of work included the addition of two (2) new 138kV bus tie circuit breakers to split the 138kV main buses into four busses. We also replaced five (5) existing 138kV breakers with new Siemens 138kV circuit breakers.