The client’s maintenance and planning team has kept the primary line in excellent shape for decades. But every operation reaches a point where life‑expired assets must be replaced. That moment creates a strategic window to look beyond single pieces of equipment and consider the supporting infrastructure and existing system integration. This includes access, structures, and controls so upgrades align with current codes and standards and add decades of service life to the system as a whole. Our role is to help the owner navigate that inflection point.
The Owner’s Challenge
- Ageing primary crushing assets are driving higher maintenance spend, unplanned outages, and safety exposure.
- Remote location challenges that require additional resource planning and investigation into procurement and construction sequencing
- Brownfield constraints limit access and complicate shutdowns; expansions must work within tight footprints and existing approvals.
- Leadership needs confident CAPEX planning and a de‑risked step‑by‑step roadmap that aligns with production targets and ESG priorities (water, energy, dust, noise).
Our Approach (Built for Owners)
Understand the operating reality. We start with a comprehensive investigation, site walkdown, discussion with operations and 3D modeling, capturing the as‑found condition, confirming project requirements, and risks early on.
Create phased, low‑disruption options. We develop a concept design that improves access and maintainability, shortens change‑outs, and stages construction around the client’s production calendar.
Integrate disciplines for efficiency and constructability. Mechanical, structural, and electrical/controls are aligned from day one so the concept is properly integrated, constructible, and easy to procure.
Enable investment decisions. The client receives a concise options report and concept drawings with budgets, schedule implications, and risk registers to support go/no‑go and annual CAPEX planning.
Why Owners Choose Enginuity
As a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, we pair practical design with owner‑side advisory so you get solutions that are both fully aligned with project success criteria and integrated with the client’s overall strategy.
- Engineering depth, consulting mindset: Mechanical, structural, and electrical/controls integrated from day one, with options, ROMs, and risk trade‑offs explained in plain owner language.
- Brownfield specialists: Designs that respect active operations, tight footprints, permits, and short shutdowns.
- Lifecycle value focus: Safer access, reduced outage risk, and lower maintenance intensity, not just first cost.
- Stakeholder collaboration: We coordinate vendors and contractors and can support through detailed design, procurement, and construction in future phases.
- Local delivery: Western Canada presence for responsive field support and fast, definitive decision cycles.
Impact for Operations
- Uptime: Reduced outage risk through improved access and change‑out strategies.
- Budget certainty: Decision‑quality ROMs and sequencing that fit your shutdown windows.
- Safety & compliance: Better maintenance ergonomics and clearer interfaces with existing systems.
- Future‑ready: A phased roadmap that accommodates downstream upgrades and growth.
The best upgrade is the one you can execute safely and predictably. We will deliver a phased, constructible plan that fits your shutdowns and protects uptime.
