It's All About:
Industrial Expertise Across Canada
Grace Instrumentation & Controls Ltd. has built its business on its deep knowledge of instrumentation systems across industries. It was the first instrumentation company to be ISO 9001:2015 certified in 2016 in Canada and has maintained that certification ever since.
From troubleshooting to managing large complex installations and commissioning, our teams have decades of experience with instrumentation services and the knowledge to get the job done right.
In the past several years, Grace has expanded its services to support instrumentation, developing further knowledge and experience in mechanical, electrical contracting and millwright projects for industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) work.
View more information about our certifications and credentials here.
Services & Applications
Regular or Emergency Maintenance
Grace is a powerful multi-trade contractor that can make regularly scheduled or unscheduled maintenance more efficient and more cost effective.
Instrumentation Construction
- Project managers and trades superintendents with significant skills and knowledge to ensure your instrumentation is built right.
- The instrumentation package for many construction projects is often included with either the electrical or mechanical packages. We then partner with these other contractors and work concurrently to ensure the most efficient path for project completion.
- We have a robust ISO certified process which adheres to owner’s P & IDs, installation details and data sheets with appropriate turnover documents.
Instrumentation Calibrations & Installations
- Experienced technicians and technologists use a wide range of certified calibration equipment to calibrate instruments for multiple industries.
- Control valve installation and set-up with HART and FOUNDATION Fieldbus communication protocols.
- Instrument selection, procurement and installation.
- Installation of air supply, process, impulse, steam tracing, hydraulic tubing and small bore piping.
- N.I.S.T. traceable calibration certificates provided with equipment calibrations.
Commissioning & Start-Up
- Final loop checks and tuning.
- Checkout and test of instruments and systems to ease initial start-up of plant operations.
- Start-up assistance.
Instrumentation Maintenance, Service & Repair
- Fully equipped service vehicles and a service trailer with calibration equipment.
- Customized preventative maintenance/repair programs integrated with customer programs.
Portfolio Highlights
TransCanada Napanee 2017-2019
Assisting with the construction of the Napanee power generation plant as a sub-contractor to Aecon from 2017 to 2019 represented the largest Grace project to date. Grace’s crews were responsible for the installation, calibration and commissioning the instrumentation and valves for the 900 MW natural gas combined cycle power plant. The scope of the work included the installation of 1800 plant instruments including stainless steel impulse lines and pre-insulated sample lines. It was also expanded to the re-assembly of the various critical control valves on site that had to be disassembled for welding and the various steam blows required during start-up.
In 2021 Grace returned to work with our partners at E.S. Fox for an electrical project to install heat tracing.
OPG Darlington 2018-Present
Grace has provided instrumentation support on projects at the OPG Darlington site in partnership with CanAtom. Our teams replaced and upgraded the existing piping and stainless steel tubing routes that control the Heavy Water tank instrumentation. Our instrument technicians also worked closely with CanAtom and plant operators to Check Out and Test instrument loops and control valves to ensure all upgrades and systems are working correctly. This attention to detail helped result in a flawless start-up. Grace has also continued to provide instrumentation support for later projects.
SaskPower 2013-2018
Grace was involved in the instrumentation portion of the construction and upgrades of several power generation plants in Saskatchewan during a period of intense growth in the province. This included fascinating projects such as the carbon sequestration retrofit of the Boundary Dam plant, installing CEMS at three plants in southern Saskatchewan and upgrades to the Queen Elizabeth plant in Saskatoon. All of these projects presented challenges from weather, remote locations, difficult installs and other elements.
Stelco and Imperial Oil 1998-Present
Grace has provided maintenance and project instrumentation and electrical support to Stelco’s Lake Erie and Hilton Works plants since 1998. We are very proud of our continued relationship with this pivotal local employer. Grace has also provided long-time instrumentation support to Imperial Oil’s refinery in nearby Nanticoke.
Atlantic Packaging 2022-2023
Provided Instrumentation commissioning and startup support for the upgrades to the Atlantic Packaging plant in Courtice, ON.
Grace has provided multi-trade and instrumentation specific support to a long list of manufacturing and industrial plants such as Apotex, Zeton, Portlands and York Energy as well as more recently providing instrumentation support to Newmont Gold Mine in Timmins, Ontario.
Control Panel Manufacturing & Assembly
- Stainless steel or painted steel construction.
- Electronic and pneumatic control packages.
- PLC panels, instrument racks/shelters, control consoles, etc.
Project Management
- Experienced project managers, professional engineers, and technologists with industrial and construction backgrounds. Ask about Grace's integrated management system and how it can work for you.
Industries & Sectors Served
Energy & Power
Oil & Gas
Manufacturing
Water & Wastewater
Automotive
Food & Beverage
Pharmaceutical
Mining & Steel
Execute Your Next Project with Grace
- (519) 428-2091
- Based in Simcoe, Ontario
Grace Instrumentation & Controls has the experienced team to help your company resolve operational issues and complex renovation or construction projects on time and on budget. Get a quote by filling out this very brief form.
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