E. P. C. M.
Oakville, ON
Company Overview
EPCM is a multi-discipline Canadian engineering consulting company established in 1980 to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services to the heavy industrial and process sectors. The firm is owned by the principals and operates out of their Oakville office. Field offices are established on an as-required basis.
EPCM maintains a core of approximately thirty key personnel with the resources to increase the project team to about fifty to suit project requirements. All key engineers have over fifteen years experience with a wide variety of unit process operations, and are long term members of the firm.
EPCM utilizes a diverse base of subconsultants to provide large firm expertise while maintaining small firm personalized and cost effective service. One ingredient which is key in the EPCM project philosophy is a strong partnership with our clients. EPCM has developed its business based on personalized service, design creativity, project management and cost control. A client may select any of those services which suit their organization and project requirements. It is this kind of relationship combined with leading edge technology that has allowed EPCM to execute over 500 projects for more than 100 major corporations in our first sixteen years of business
Complete Turnkey Services
Comprehensive services are provided to the chemical, metallurgical, heavy manufacturing and agro-industrial sectors. Services from concept through to commissioning include: site services, environmental control, plant layouts, installation detailed design, and building / structural services.
Construction Management
EPCM completes approximately 36 projects each year. These include new plants, modernizations, rationalization, safety and environmental upgrades, and automation projects.
Technology - The Kidd Process (Copper Refining)
The Kidd Process is a patented technology and equipment package supplied directly by Falconbridge. It was developed by EPCM and is used in copper processing. The Kidd Process consists of a Carousel Stripping system which includes a Cathode Wash, Automatic Cathode Stripping, and Copper Deposit processing.
Company Information
Physical Address
2829 Sherwood Heights Dr.
Oakville, ON L6J 7R7
CA
Mailing Address
2829 Sherwood Heights Dr.
Oakville, ON L6J 7R7
CA
Additional Details
Legal Name: E. P. C. M. Services Ltd.
Number of Employees: 35
Total Sales ($CDN): $100,000 - $200,000
CA
ENGINEERING: BASF Canada Inc - Jannock Ltd - Columbian Chemicals Canada Ltd - Henkel Canada Ltd - Ciba Geigy Canada Inc - Manders Premier (Flint Ink Corp.) - Timminco Ltd - INCO Limited
TECHNOLOGY: CODELCO (Chile) - BHP (Australia, Chile, Peru) - Asarco (U. S.) - Kennecott (U. S.) - LG Metals Corp. (Korea) - Noranda Metallurgy - Cyprus Mining (Chile) - Canada Tungsten (Chile) - Westmin Resources (Chile) - Anglo American Chile)
Cathode quality problems due to the high level of impurities in the anode copper experienced by Falconbridge soon after the start-up of the Kidd Creek copper refinery led to the development of the Kidd Process. One of the unique features of the Kidd Process technology is the absence of wax or edgestrips to mask the bottom of the cathode blank. Copper plates around the bottom of the cathode blank allowing both sides to be handled as an envelope. In 1992, Falconbridge began offering the Kidd Process technology to the copper industry through their representative, EPCM Services Ltd. Kidd Creek currently produces 103, 000 tons annually of LME grade A copper. THE CAROUSEL STRIPPING SYSTEM as applied at Kidd Creek
Cathode Wash: The cathode wash system is fed through an infeed conveyor loaded by the tankhouse crane. This system utilizes a recirulating wash followed by a clean water rinse. The washed cathodes are then fed into the carousel.
Automatic Cathode Stripping Carousel: The cathode stripping machine consists of a revolving carousel equipped with eight cathode fixtures, suspended 45 degrees apart. There are seven processing stations, four of the stations perform specific actions on the cathodes, three are for loading, unloading and rejecting cathodes. The carousel rotates each cathode in sequence to the stations.
Copper Deposit Processing: Copper deposits stripped form the permanent cathodes can be stacked immediately of further processed in optional equipment. Options include an inline sample punch, the corrugation press, and automatics strapping, weighing, and labeling of bundles.
Contacts
Robert S. Jickling
Title: President
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
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Services
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Consulting Engineer
Provider of turnkey engineering, procurement and construction services to the heavy industrial market.
- Consulting Engineer - Environment-pollution Control
- Consulting Engineer - Environment-waste Disposal/Treatment
- Consulting Engineer - Forest/Fish/Agrltr-agricultural Engineering
- Consulting Engineer - Industry-chemical
- Consulting Engineer - Industry-fertilizer
- Consulting Engineer - Industry-manufacturing
- Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-beneficiation
- Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-refineries
- Consulting Engineer - Mining & Metallurgy-smelting
- Consulting Engineer - Petroleum & Natural Gas-other
- Consulting Engineer - Petroleum & Natural Gas-refineries
- Consulting Engineer - Power-thermal Power
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