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3D Printed Model of Processing Plant Enhances Communication, Planning and Training 0
By Joffrey Bouchard-Gorin
Article reprinted with permission from Ausenco.

We are often asked to consider the “big picture” when trying to solve our toughest project challenges, however understanding the “small picture”, and knowing what to focus on, can help create actionable, achievable goals which can make project planning, training and coordination, safer and more efficient.
At Argonaut Gold’s Magino project near Dubreuilville, Ontario, Canada, our Operational Readiness (OR) team has taken a unique approach to improving our client’s collaboration and information transfer, as the construction of their 10,000 t/d gold processing plant nears completion.
Our OR team works in tandem with the project delivery and execution team to provide operational readiness support within the scope of our fixed-price contract. Operating very much behind the scenes, we work closely with our client to ensure their operations team is ready to safely and effectively assume full ownership when the project is finished. Much of this preparation is focused on maintenance readiness – making sure the strategies surrounding preventative maintenance plans and scheduled component change-outs are developed in time for their assets to go online.
Developing a stand-alone “situation room” has allowed us to create an immersive environment for team members to use when coordinating project plans. At Magino, we’ve improved that experience by creating a 1:1000 scale model of their entire processing plant, which vastly improves our ability to visualize and communicate as a team.
“It’s like a helicopter tour of the actual site, without having to leave the boardroom,” says Victor Barua, Argonaut General Manager.
Working with Montreal-based 3D printing specialists MatterThings, the 4’ x 10’ model has been created to be both detailed and interactive, as well as quickly updatable, as new components are introduced due to changes made with the original equipment design. Compared to paper drawings or even 3D computer illustrations, the model feels real and allows for direct interaction – almost as much as being there in person (see below for photos of the model).
“That’s the appealing part,” says José Hoyo, designer and partner at MatterThings. “It allows people to visualize things quickly and holistically. When you’re looking at a model you can picture yourself walking around inside, and it’s a lot easier to make a decision.”
840 individual elements were re-drafted by MatterThings and they used several different 3D printing technologies to provide the right solution for each piece of the model.
Different components are color-coded for quick identification – green for electrical, shades of blue for different pipes, brown and grey for structural elements, etc. At the height of production, 20 machines worked simultaneously in different colors and materials.
With significant experience, these craftspeople know which aspects of the model design are most useful to the end users. “Clients’ appreciate that you can dismantle different parts of the model, take a section, open it up, and look at what’s inside,” Hoyo says.
Modular components like roofs, tanks, and parts of the plant shell are attached with magnets, for example, so they can easily be removed to see what’s inside when necessary, but reattached for more general discussions.
Introducing the model as an added resource in the Magino situation room was a direct result of a strong client relationship. We worked together daily through the iterative process of project execution.
We presented the idea of the model to the client team as value adding and justifiable by demonstrating how it would contribute to better mine safety training and improve the coordination of commissioning activities. We then worked with both our client and our supplier to determine which functionalities would make it most useful, with the goal of producing an interactive learning environment for improved safety learning and culture.
As a unique tool for engineers and contractors to visualize logistics and communicate their ideas and concerns, it helps the team identify flaws and prevent potential problems. That helps reduce lost time and wasted resources and avoids costly mistakes.
For more information on how we can help you #FindABetterWay with your operational readiness, contact Joffrey Bouchard-Gorin.
Photos below of the 1:1000 scale model of the Magino processing plant and on-site infrastructure
- MatterThings Inc.
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La compañía farmacéutica Zoetis Inc. lanzó la campaña educativa impresa 3D más grande del mundo en todo Canadá 0
Si entró en una clínica veterinaria en Canadá recientemente, podría haber encontrado esta casa de "pulgas" impresa en 3D.
Zoetis Inc., El mayor productor mundial de medicamentos y vacunas para mascotas y ganado, quería una herramienta didáctica única para el personal veterinario para educar a sus clientes sobre los riesgos de una infestación de pulgas en el hogar y hablar con los clientes sobre una estrategia de control de garrapatas. Por lo tanto, dirigieron la campaña educativa más grande del mundo en materia de impresión 3D y realidad aumentada en Canadá.
CHM Communications,Una agencia de publicidad bilingüe de servicio completo especializada en pensamiento estratégico y creativo junto con socios MatterThings - 3D printing services, Concebido y ejecutado este proyecto.
El modelo permite al personal ilustrar fácilmente los problemas relacionados con las pulgas en las mascotas y en el hogar, y en la parte posterior hay un espacio para un folleto sobre control de garrapatas y un soporte para removedores de garrapatas para que el cliente se lleve a casa.

REALIDAD INICIADA MÓVIL AUMENTADA
CHM Communications Trajo una característica única a la casa de la pulga al incorporar la realidad aumentada.
Usando una aplicación descargada en su teléfono o tablet, reconocería, en este caso, la imagen debajo de la cual está la parte posterior de la casa de pulgas. Un video educativo luego lanzar sobre los riesgos de una infestación de pulgas en el hogar y cómo controlarlo.
MANUFACTURING: IMPRESIÓN 3D DE LAS CASAS DE FLEA
Desde el diseño hasta la producción, todos los componentes de estas 440 casas modelo fabricadas para la campaña fueron 100% hechas aquí en Montreal (Quebec) Canadá.
MatterThings - Impresion 3D Había más de veinte de sus impresoras 3D trabajando durante todo el día durante varios meses para completar la producción.
Para darle una idea, cada habitación tomó 4.5 horas a la impresión 3D y 309 g. De PLA bio-plástico en uno de sus
MakerBot Replicator 2.
PLA (Acido Polilactico) un bio-plástico de seguridad alimentaria derivado de recursos renovables - almidón de maíz se utiliza para imprimir en 3D las casas y los muebles. Este bio-plástico es muy resistente y resiste muchos solventes como acetona, aceite de motor, gasolina, diluyente de pintura, etc.
MatterThings - Impresion 3D utilizó cada generación deMakerBot Impresora 3D de escritorio Para construir cada componente de la casa. Incluso su Cupcake y Thing-o-Matic estaban ocupados 3D impresión colchones y sillones!
Para obtener más información sobre las siguientes empresas visita
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Zoetis Canada:
www.zoetis.ca
CHM Communications:
www.chmcommunications.com
MatterThings Inc. - 3D Printing
514-312-6060
www.matterthings.com
3d@matterthings.com
Pincourt, Quebec, Canada
1142, Rue Marie-Anne Est, Office #22
Montreal, Québec H2J 2B7
Canada
- MatterThings Inc.
- Etiquadas: 3D Printing Canada 3D Printing Montreal 3D Printing Pincourt 3D Printing Quebec 3D Printing Services 3D Printing Services Canada 3D Printing Services Ile Perrot 3D Printing Services Montreal 3D Printing Services Pincourt 3D Printing Services Quebec 3D Printing Services West Island 3D Printing West Island Augmented Reality MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical 3D Printing Zoetis
Folie Técnica Custom 3D Impreso Auriculares Proyecto 0
Los estudiantes que asistieron al campamento de verano en Polytechnique Montréal participaron en un programa de ingeniería donde diseñaron auriculares personalizados, y los imprimimos en 3D.
El programa
Este programa fue creado en 1991, y ha estado dando a estudiantes las habilidades científicas y técnicas desde entonces. ¡El año pasado casi 1.400 estudiantes asistieron al campamento de verano!
El proyecto
Este proyecto en particular fue parte de una serie de talleres sobre ingeniería mecánica. Comenzando por enseñar a los estudiantes a hacer y comprender dibujos técnicos y modelos 3D, los estudiantes hacen dibujos técnicos de sus diseños de auriculares personalizados usando un CAD (sistema de diseño asistido por computadora).
Desde allí recibimos los archivos e imprimimos los auriculares de los estudiantes (sólo el auricular exterior, no la diadema) en los colores deseados. Usando PLA, hemos creado más auriculares de lo que podemos contar, y los estudiantes parecen muy contentos con sus nuevos auriculares funcionales, ¡como pueden ver!
MatterThings Inc. - 3D Printing
514-312-6060
www.matterthings.com
3d@matterthings.com
Pincourt, Quebec, Canada
1142, Rue Marie-Anne Est, Office #22
Montreal, Québec H2J 2B7
Canada
- MatterThings Inc.
- Etiquadas: 3D Design 3D Design Pincourt 3D Design Services 3D Design Services Canada 3D Design Services Ile-Perrot 3D Design Services Montreal 3D Design Services Pincourt 3D Printed Custom Headphones 3D Printed Headphone Cover 3D Printed Headphones 3D Printing Canada 3D Printing Engineering 3D Printing Ile Perrot 3d printing montreal 3D Printing Pincourt 3D Printing Quebec 3D Printing Services Canada 3d printing services quebec 3D Printing Student Project 3D Printing West Island Custom Headphones Folie Technique Impression 3D Quebec Polytechnique Montreal Summer Camp Project
Concurso de Diseño Robótico de McGill: Robot Impreso en 3D 0
Los miembros del Club Mac Robotics vinieron a MatterThings con un proyecto asombroso: Para crear un robot usando principalmente piezas impresas en 3D para el ASABE Robotics Student Design Competition.
El Club
El Concurso de Diseño de Estudiantes de ASABE Robotics
El Proyecto
MatterThings Inc. - 3D Printing
514-312-6060
www.matterthings.com
3d@matterthings.com
Pincourt, Quebec, Canada
1142, Rue Marie-Anne Est, Office #22
Montreal, Québec H2J 2B7
Canada
- MatterThings Inc.