Overview

Inaugurated in 1986, this Val-d’Or firm regroups several professional, all very well versed in their field and experienced in the private and public sectors. Our practice covers technical, business and engineering consultations. Bioptic Vision Inc. offers the following specialized services: - Mechanical, civil, industrial and automated production engineering expertise - Strategic planing - Analysis of economical impact - Business plans - Socio-economic studies - Introduction of new enterprises - Feasibility analysis - Inventory management - Production and maintenance management - Industrial market analysis - Development and commercialization of new technologies - Energy studies - Studies of industrial production efficiency - Technical and legal expertise - Environmental engineering - Structural conception and analysis - Quality engineering - Mechanical conception - Creativity techniques, - Atomization of production Accomplishments The consultants of Bioptic Vision Inc. have realized several project pertinent to the present mandate. However, owing to the confidentiality of most of these assignments, only a partial list can be presented. ENGINEERING - Construction of the reception area for tractor trailers and closed railway cars for a manufacturer of industrial rubber products - Redesigning and construction of the infrastructures of a railway junction for a foundry - Design of a complete methanol unloading station for a chemical product manufacturer. - Design of a pipeline bridge and of a loading system for hazardous chemical products. - Design of technical sales support documents for a fire protection manufacturer. - Design of a transportation system for pre-fabricated home semi- finished components and submission to the Quebec Ministry of Transportation. - Co-design work in the development of an acid distribution apparatus for the assay laboratory of an international mining company in northern Ontario. - Preliminary feasibility study of a 10 to 40 megawatt biomass fed power cogeneration plant. - Analysis and design calculations to improve the production prototype of a mechanical brushwood clearing machine. - Management and supervision of the construction of an arena in a First Nation community located in a remote northern area. (6 million $) - Project management of the construction of houses and municipal infrastructures in a northern community. (1,5 million $/yearly) - Design of a scissor lift destined to be mounted on a Kubota tractor and do be used in an underground mine. (50 000 $) - Design and implementation of a production assembly line for a truck and utility vehicle ergonomic seat manufacturer. - Design of a new layout for a roof truss manufacturing plant and selection of some automated production equipment. - Electrical construction cost analysis regarding the Luke Mettameskum School in Némaska, Quebec. - Appraisal of the value of supplementary construction works for the Cree School Board. - Expert reports for legal purposes regarding: building foundations, houses, trucks, internal combustion motors, fiberglass boats, etc... - For different customers, technical expertise on subjects regarding construction, ventilation, mechanical systems, civil engineering projects, etc. - Design and construction management of a rail siding for a copper foundry. - Feasibility studies on the conversion of heating and manufacturing processes to natural gas. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - Project management of a new formaldehyde plant including a urea-formaldehyde resin production facility. (13 million $) - Study of the integration of the sales and marketing departments of Forpan inc. and Panval inc. after a corporate takeover. - Writing of a moratory concerning new pricing of the wooden resources in virtue of the new provincial Law on forests, and presentation to a Quebec ministerial committee. - For a mining company, preparation and presentation of a sales document in view of the implementation of a CANMET research facility in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue. - Evaluation of every employment position at the head-office, the sales office in Montreal and in two manufacturing plants using the Hay method. - Coordination of studies and preparation of the final report and of the financial feasibility study in view of the construction of an OSB board plant. (65 million $) - Negotiation of the raw material supply of methanol for a new plant, a purchasing contract worth 12 million $. - Market analysis and preparation of the business plan for a new distributor of industrial hydraulic components in Quebec and Ontario. - Strategic market analysis of the fire protection industry in North America. - In a copper rod foundry, design and implementation of a program designed to evaluate, select and train 24 technical hourly employees members of a union. - For a particle board manufacturer, drawing-up of a 3 year strategic development plan. - For a manufacturer of specialized industrial fire protect