Engineering Industries

Industrial Applications

Solid foundations in advanced structural mechanics, machine design and international regulatory requirements form the basis of our Industrial Applications group. TSI is able to provide core mechanical engineering services to design, evaluate, qualify and certify many forms of machine and equipment including pressure vessels, welded or bolted assemblies and other commercial products.

TSI is licensed by the Professional Engineers of Ontario to provide these, and other, specialized regulated engineering services.

Mechanical and Metal-Joining Engineering

Weld Joining 1 Weld Joining 2 Weld Joining 3

Solutions:

  • Welding and Brazing process and QC procedure development
  • Routine process audits
  • Welding training - SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, Torch and Induction Brazing
  • Bolt Calculations and Procedure Development
  • BoltCalc software for advanced bolted joint analysis

Pressure Vessel Engineering

Pressure Vessel 1 Pressure Vessel 2

Solutions:

  • Engineering Calculations for Pressure Vessels, Boilers, Heat-Exchangers, Process Piping, Pressure Piping and Fittings, Highway / Cargo Tanks and Trailers.
  • Registration of designs and obtaining the Canadian Registration numbers (CRN) or Transport Canada Registration Numbers (TCRN)
  • Designing the Pressure Vessels, Boilers, Heat Exchangers as per ASME codes
  • Designing of Highway tanks as per CSA B 620
  • Designing of Cargo Tanks as per 49CFR-178/ASME Section XII
  • Structural Welding design as per AWS D1.1, D1.2, D1.6 and D14.3

Professional Qualifications and Experience

Solutions:

  • International Welding Engineer (IWE) issued through CWB
  • Transport Canada registered Design Engineer for Highway Tanks hauling Dangerous Goods
  • US-DOT registered Design Certifying Engineer for Cargo tanks that haul Hazardous Materials
  • Transport Canada registered Tank Inspector for Highway Tanks that Haul Dangerous Goods
  • US-DOT registered Tank Inspector for Cargo tanks that haul Hazardous Materials
  • US-DOT regulations for Hazardous Materials service -Manufacture of Cargo Tanks, maintenance in service etc. - 49CFR-101 to 180
  • FMVSS, CMVSS, NHTSA, FMCSA, Highway Traffic act, TDG regulations, PHMSA
  • Boiler and Pressure Vessel codes ASME Section III, Section VIII Div.1, 2 and 3, Section I, Section IV, Section IX, Section XII.
  • Pressure Equipment Directive – Regulation of European Union for Pressure Equipment.
  • Repair, Alterations - National Board Inspection Code (NBIC).
  • Piping Codes ASME B31.1 (Power Piping), ASME B31.3 (Process Piping), ASME B31.5 (Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Piping)
  • AWS D1.1 (Steel Construction), D1.2 (Aluminium Construction), D1.6 (Stainless Steel Construction) and D14.3 (Specification for Welding Earthmoving and Construction Equipment).
  • Canadian standards for Boiler and Pressure Vessels CSA B51
  • Canadian standards for Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Piping CSA B52
  • Canadian standards for Highway Tanks for Dangerous Goods Service B620, B621, B622.
  • Canadian standards for Cylinders CSA B339.
  • Canadian Standards for Tube Trailers CSA B340
  • Canadian standards for Welding CSA W59, W178, W47.
  • Canadian standard for Nuclear Industry N285 & American Standard ASME NQA-1
  • ISO 9001, CSA N286, CSA Z299
  • Familiar with Trans-border regulations (US & Canada)
  • Committee memberships
    • Design and Materials, Fabrication, Inspection and Continued Service - ASME Section XII
    • Committee on Non mandatory Appendices of Section XII of the ASME codes
    • Technical committees on CSA B 620, 621 and 622