July 2021
Hi folks,
The summertime months are heating up and things have begun to reopen. After the summer barbeque we’re looking to new horizons and have our eyes set on new opportunities to come! We’re excited to be transitioning back to the office so that we can rebuild the team atmosphere which has been crucial for our success.
Overall we’ve been seeing things pick up over the the last quarter. We appreciate the hard work you’ve all put in working from home. Sometimes its not easy to stay motivated but you guys knocked the productivity out of the park!
On that note, we’re due for some warm welcomes here at RedLine. First off is Tiffany, who has rejoined us following her recent hiatus. We’re happy to see you back in the RedLine ranks. As well we would like to congratulate James on the birth of his son. As you’ll see below, there’ve been some fresh faces in your WebEx streams too.
RedLine Update
Economic forecast for the next couple months are looking great with the oil prices still at respectable levels. With the release of the 2021 provincial budget we’re expecting to see some growth in the energy sector. We are pleased to say we’ve added four exceptional designers to our RedLine team in the second quarter. We’re also on the lookout for a ASB coordinator who could work with us to manage MOC’s, MO and daily activities. It also would be great to have a new SAIT or engineering grad that would like to get their feet wet doing some technical drawing updates in this role.
Getting it Down to a Science...
We are getting more involved in scanning activities on-site. Lately we’ve been scanning piping for replacement. The goal is to scan piping in place and develop detailed fabrication drawings that can allow clients to prefabricate parts in-house and drop them into place with no field work. And while it’s been challenging to get a clean scan in locations with insulation, infrastructure and operators in the way, our guys are professionals and are able to overcome the obstacles presented.
Handheld Scanning?
On that note, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be trying out the Go!SCAN 3D handheld scanner for future small-form assignments. This small, white-light-based survey tool boasts volumetric accuracy of up to 0.050 mm. It’s sleek, lightweight, and you won’t have to sling a tripod over your shoulder.
The goal here is to employ it in the field to take more accurate scans of piping that’s slated to be replaced. We’re hoping that with the accuracy this device packs we can provide reliable measurements for replacement fittings without having to scan a majority of the infrastructure.
Jun Garcia: Senior Piping Designer
Jun has over twenty-two years of combined design experience throughout oil & gas, petrochemicals, and pharmaceutical industries. His work has taken him to Singapore and Japan. We’re happy to have Jun onboard.
New Faces
Amanuel Godefa: Senior E&I Designer
Amanuel comes to us with seventeen years of diversified experience working in automation & electrical engineering design for petrochemical plants. Working with names like WorleyParsons Resources and Energy Canada, his employment record is exactly what we’re looking for here at RedLine.
Craig Spencer: Senior E&I Designer
When he isn’t coaching youth basketball or practicing his archery skills, Craig thrives on the kind of solutions-based challenges we face here at RedLine. While working with Keywest Projects Ltd. he ensured that the projects he worked on hit their marks, and that the design maintained integrity.
Dawn Graham: Senior E&I Designer
Dawn’s tenured experiences as an automation designer come from a background in instrument design and engineering. With a page-spanning project portfolio, we feel that she’ll be a great fit among our ranks.
Dispatches from the Red Arrow
We recently sent the Phantom 4 RTK out on assignment with Ethan to provide topographical scans for the design of a water retention pond. We went down to southern Alberta to capture topography around a natural lake that the owner of the property is consider damning to stock with fish. Seeing some great results from this little guy.
Ethan was able to gather awesome topographical data quickly and efficiently with the drone. By setting up a perimeter that loops back to the launchpad. Once the data is captured, our guys back in Calgary can migrate the data from the drone into CAD to create a detailed plot pan. Here’s a great shot from that trip and the topographic results from it’s flight!
Puzzle Time
Hey puzzle fans, here are a couple of quick brain teasers to tide you over for this month. Think you can solve them? Then send your answers to brockz@redlinetechnical.com. If you’re the first one to get it correct you’ll win a $20 card to Tim Hortons.
Rules
- First person to get a correct answer for either puzzle wins a prize.
- No cheating, Googling or answer-sharing!
Around the World
The circumference of the Earth is approximately 40,000 kilometers, and someone has just made a metal band that circles the Earth, touching the ground at all locations.
As a practical joke you add 10 meters to its length (one hundredth of one kilometer!)
It is now one four-millionth longer, and sits magically just above the ground at all locations
How far has it risen?