“Life expectancy now exceeds administrative limits, set for prior manufacturers’ tools“
– Vinay Kirplaney (OPG)
“Mileage with Promation SLAR tools is far exceeding past operational experience“
– Ron Ammerman (BP)
Benefits:
- All tooling design and development is performed in-house
- Development of 3D CAD models and animated simulations
- 3D Tooling software is used for stress analysis on the design before it goes to print
- Prototype tool testing
- Production tool manufacturing
- Functional testing
- Tool commissioning
- Technical field support at site
- Remote Handling and Inspection Tooling
- Fuel Channel Replacement
- Calandria Inspection Tooling
- Fuel Handling Systems
- Steam Generator Maintenance Tooling
- System Assembly and Integration
- Retube Tooling
- SLAR equipment (Promation is a sole provider of SLAR tools to OPG &
- Bruce Power since 2010 with over 20 tools successfully delivered.)
- Robotics and Automation
- Waste Handling Systems
- Each tool is “proven” on a representative mock-up
Capabilities:
- Supplying tooling and site implementation services to the nuclear industry since 2005
- Turnkey solutions through our innovative engineering, advanced manufacturing and superior customer support
- Advanced technologies designed to support plant life management, extend plant design life, reduce maintenance costs and develop cost-effective solutions to existing challenges
- A wide range of solutions including specialty equipment and automated tooling for reactor refurbishment
- Tools requiring calibration and formal qualification such as rolled joint expander tools are strictly controlled under our Quality Assurance program
Previous Projects:
- OPG Annulus Spacer Retrieval Tooling (ASRT)
- OPG ANDE Wet Mock-Up Axial Drive
- OPG Pickering 6 Hot Spot Recovery Tooling
- OPG IMS CIGAR and ANDE Tooling & Tooling Improvements
- OPG & Bruce SLAR Tooling
- Bruce B Steam Generator Divider Plate Repair Tooling
- AECL NRU Return to Service Tooling
- Design and Manufacture for SNC-Lavalin Darlington Retube and Feeder Replacement (RFR)