Strategic Expansion in Support of Energy Transition

Laurentide controls is investing $7 million in a state-of-the-art operations center in Bécancour. The facility, planned on a 150,000 square foot field wiht initial premises spanning 20,000 square feet, will house specialized technicians and expert engineers. This investment underscores the company’s commitment to fostering efficiency and innovation within the energy sector.

Thorough Service Offering

The new center will provide a wide array of services, including equipment supply, assembly, calibration, and repair. A dedicated assembly and repair workshop will focus on industrial maintainance activities, particularly the repair of valves and pumps. This comprehensive approach ensures that Laurentide Controls can meet the diverse needs of its clients, contributing to smoother and more reliable operations.

Data-Driven Optimization and AI Integration

Beyond traditional services, Laurentide Controls will offer cutting-edge technological solutions, emphasizing empowerment, data analysis, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Thes solutions are designed to enhance profitability by leveraging the vast amounts of data generated by industrial processes. Laurentide Controls already partners with key players like Nemaska ​​Lithium, demonstrating its expertise in optimizing complex industrial operations.

the integration of AI and data analytics is becoming increasingly crucial for industries seeking to improve efficiency and reduce costs. According to a recent report by McKinsey, companies that actively use data-driven insights are 23 times more likely to acquire customers and 6 times more likely to retain them.

The Digital Transition Imperative

According to CEO Steve Dustin, Laurentide Controls is focused on initiating the digital transition for businesses. He emphasizes the importance of leveraging data to predict future outcomes and optimize factory operations.

It is indeed also by working with them to look at the configuration of their system,which they do with the data inside the factories,to see if there are models that can be built for them. To predict what will happen in the future at the factory, to optimize it, or to make data -based changes
Steve Dustin, CEO of Laurentide Controls

Dustin further notes the abundance of data within industries, highlighting the critical need to understand how to effectively utilize it.

It is a fairly important trend,the industries are full of data,but you have to know exactly what to do with
Steve Dustin,CEO of Laurentide Controls

Quantifiable Impact and Future Ambitions

Laurentide Controls reports that its optimization proposals have already saved its customers $1.7 billion. The company believes there is significant potential for further productivity improvements in factories.

When you look at the potential of economy in each of these factories, it’s huge. So either by reducing energy consumption even if we increase the level of reliability of a factory by 1 %, the advantage over production is huge
Steve dustin, CEO of laurentide Controls

Looking ahead, Laurentide controls aims to generate $100 billion in savings for its customers in eastern Canada, demonstrating its ambitious vision for driving efficiency and sustainability in the region.