Led by leaders from three different focus groups, APM Canada travelled to Ft. Saskatchewan, Alberta for a two-month outage at Air Liquide. The onsite team included experts with Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation, Controls, and Boiler backgrounds. With such a vast group, it’s no wonder this job tallied over twenty-five-thousand manhours!

However, this job was no walk in the park. The fifty-five-man team was challenged with a scope that had never before been done in their region … a Flange-to-Flange full unit replacement on a 7EA Gas Turbine. Additionally, an electrical team was called to work with Nexus Controls to do a complete Controls System Upgrade, converting the customers’ existing controls system over to Mark Vie. Finally, the Boiler group was responsible for completing all necessary piping and exhaust modifications needed to ensure all the new components received onsite could be properly installed.

With such an intricate scope, the group spent significant time in preparation to ensure the task was executed correctly. APM Canada Operations Division Leader, Ben Storie had this to say on the development phase, “Multiple pre-outage meetings were held starting in 2022 and leading up until the outage start date. Having the input of all the different groups in the early stages of the planning process led to a smooth execution and gave us the ability to mesh multiple trades into one efficient schedule”.

We are proud to report on the success of APM Canada at Air Liquide. The team completed this scope with safety and quality in mind and delivered 100% “all home safe” after top quality execution. Even though they were faced with many unfamiliar tasks, they planned accordingly to ensure proper execution of the job. As Ben Storie summed it up, “The coordinated effort between multiple trade groups to execute a scope of work that had not yet been done was second to none.” Congrats and HUGE kudos to Derek Steele, Tim Fisher, Sheldon Malica, Sean Dunlop, Steve Marty, Kevin Tharpe, Brad Johnston, Andrew Johnson, and the rest of the craft onsite! Following the outage, the team scored a “Perfect 5” from the customer experience survey, and we could not be more proud!