ICI Process Engineering

Most industrialist and manufacturing companies are facing an increasingly comparative market with suppliers from many low cost producing countries entering the global market. In many cases, quality is becoming better and there is little to choose between competing products. To remain competitive, manufacturers have to produce products with high technology content in terms of product design and manufacturing technology. The returns from people, equipment and systems resources have to be continuously improved.

Burnside plays its part in working with you to assist you in the type of changes necessary to strive for improved profitability. We accomplish this through:

• providing services to you on a continuous ongoing basis
• providing diverse expertise from a range of engineering disciplines that ensures that we look at all projects from different angles and consider inter-disciplinary implications
• creating long-term relationships with our clients, offering our multi-faceted capabilities to quickly and professionally bring your project to a successful conclusion

Industrial Process and Design Engineering

Burnside provides complete consulting and professional engineering capabilities to the industrial manufacturing and process industries in the following areas:

Mechanical Engineering

• Plant, equipment, machinery and facility services design and layout
• Process engineering review and analysis
• Custom machinery and plant equipment design
• Structural engineering for steelwork and concrete designs
• Materials handling, conveying and storage systems design
• Pneumatic, hydraulic and motion systems design
• Plant and equipment modification and/or upgrade

Electrical Controls Engineering

• Motor controls and switching design
• Systems design (low volt, hi volt, control)
• Programming of SCADA, PLC and HMI systems
• Motion and control open and closed loop servo systems
• Communication and systems integration
• Custom software development
• Ontario Health & Safety pre-start reviews and approvals.

Project Management

• Design, specify, select, procure and install of manufacturing and process equipment
• Economic cost justifications and financial analysis
• Scheduling, timeline monitoring and project management
• Automation and process/machinery improvement
• Training and manuals

Structural Services

• Provision of terms of reference for geotechnical investigations
• Design and drafting of building framing, gravity and lateral load resisting systems in accordance with current regulations and building codes
• Integration of the designs with other engineering and architectural disciplines and specialized interior designers
• Design of shallow footings and deep foundations, such as caissons (drill piers) or piles
• Design of concrete slabs for forklift loading, high rack storage systems and inventory storage
• Loading docks and retaining walls
• Free standing or attached sign support systems
• Structural support for specialized displays and ornamental features, skylights and glazing framing
• Design of overhead traveling crane support structures
• Parking garage and other loading facilities
• Design of mezzanines for storage, electrical and mechanical systems
• Design of suspended access walkways
• Support systems for roof top equipment, including telecommunication antennas, HVAC units, window washing and safety anchor systems
• Structural assessment of damaged building components and related repairs due to forklift impacts, storage overloads, water leakage and other environmental loading
• Building audits to determine general building condition and structural capacity
• Building restoration design, vertical and horizontal additions and building strengthening
• Field reviews related to quality and quantity control during building construction
• Production of record drawings in Autocad, including field measuring of existing conditions