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Customer First

Spartan Controls Ltd. is the recognized leading provider of automation, valves, measurement and process control technology and solutions in Western Canada. Our unique partnership with Emerson and other leading solution providers, enables us to connect our Customers with world-class technology, superior technical expertise and full lifecycle services.

We are a Canadian, employee-owned company with project experience spanning multiple industries. Our single point of contact reduces cost, improves the customer experience and allows us to quickly apply solutions and services to meet our customer’s automation challenges head-on.

We invest to earn your business; we invest more to keep it.



Spartans Serving You



Spartan Controls has long been focused on serving our Customers first. As the local business partner of Emerson and other leading companies, we are often recognized as the market leader in Western Canada, providing exceptional customer value, service and loyalty.

Our people and culture as an employee-owned company are exceptional, delivering the highest degree of responsiveness, knowledge and commitment in our industry. We refer to our people as Spartans as they are owners. Like the Spartans of ancient Greece, they are competitive and do what it takes effectively and efficiently with a high level of energy to achieve their goals. In our case, that goal is clear; serving our Customers first.

All Spartans are working every day to earn your business. We provide Western Canada’s highest level and broadest portfolio of products, solutions and services. Our knowledge, capabilities and scale of investment allow us to serve our Customers process control, measurement and automation solutions.

We hope this document helps you understand more about our company, the strengths and advantages we can bring; and how we might create greater value and reduce risk for you, your company, your project, or your operations. Let us know how we can help.

Sincerely,

The Executive Team

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The Process Industries we ServeSpartans, Work Practices, Projects, and Innovation

The industry segments we serve are key drivers of Canada’s economy. Spartan has been at the center of it for over 50 years, supporting companies that make Canada great.

With over 10,000 years of combined industry experience, Spartans are driven to serve our Customers with the highest degree of responsiveness, knowledge and commitment, and to be recognized as the benchmark for exceptional customer value, service and loyalty.

Serving our Customers with the highest degree of responsiveness, knowledge and commitment.

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Water and Wastewater

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Integrated Solutions and Services

Integrated Solutions and Services

Spartan sells, applies and services the most comprehensive range of integrated industry solutions focused on improving our customer’s operational reliability, safety and performance. Our integrated portfolio of solutions and services enable Customers to lower costs and increase efficiency while meeting regulatory compliance.

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Breadth & Depth of Product and Solution Offering

We sell, apply and service the most comprehensive range of high-quality process control, measurement and automation products and solutions from best-in-class manufacturers, with the comprehensive knowledge of how to best apply, solve problems and perform reliably at the highest levels.

Operations Management

Industrial operations need to drive real-time business decisions across the enterprise to increase operational efficiency. The challenge is to bring together the disparate data from across the organization and turn it into valuable information using analytics for decision support at all functional levels. Our data management solutions enable Customers to have global access to real time information, collaborative technology and visualization for decision support across the value chain.

Tiered Product and Solution Offerings

Spartan’s tiered product and solution offerings enable Customers to reduce capital spend and total cost of ownership while meeting or exceeding minimum bid specifications. Our fit for purpose solutions provide the flexibility and agility to improve capital efficiency.

Reducing Cost

Spartan is continually striving to support our Customers to ensure we are delivering the value you want and need at the lowest costs and highest returns. In today’s competitive and challenging environment, there is increasing pressure to reduce first, total installed, operating, and maintenance costs while still meeting business objectives.

Focused on Serving our Customers

Packaged Applications

We provide industry-proven “pre-packaged” solutions that are tailored to meet the unique requirements of each customer across all industry applications that lower the cost and risk of deploying advanced technologies. Our complete solutions include all products, services and approvals as a turnkey package, allowing Customers to meet regulatory requirements.



Production Efficiency

Advanced Process Control (APC) and Optimization

Advanced process control solutions improve process efficiencies by pushing and holding production facilities at their most profitable operating limits. Spartan’s experienced process control team can assist you with everything from assessing the opportunities for APC within your plant, to designing and deploying solutions within your facility, to remotely supporting these applications long term.

Improved controls on our inlet system has stabilized the plant and allowed us to process an additional 100 M3/day of condensate.” – Alberta midstream gas processor

Collaborative Asset Services (CAS)

Collaborative Asset Services provides reliability program development and implementation services for systems, instrumentation/control valves and machinery. Our experienced team of technical specialists are available to assist our Customers in real-time both on-site and remotely. Avoid incidents and optimize your assets with on-demand access to our wide breadth of technical knowledge.

Reliability Consulting, Programs & Smart Equipment

Operators remain challenged to avoid costly down-time and implement proactive approaches to reliability improvements across their facilities. Our reliability support enables Customers to shift from reacting to maintenance events, to more predictive reliability centered maintenance practices with monitoring and predictive diagnostic technologies.

Leveraging DeltaV Advanced Process Controls in an ore processing plant resulted in a 4% increase in production, decreased water usage of 5% and saving of $51MM/year.

Asset specialists have achieved over $230MM in documented (and end-user endorsed) incremental savings and value generated.

Integrated Operations: Collaboration, Decision-Making & Work Flow

Integrated Operations (IO) is the integration of people, organizations, work processes, and information technology in order to make better decisions more quickly on behalf of a business. IO is enabled by access to real-time information, collaborative technologies and the integration of multi-disciplinary expertise independent of geography. Spartan’s IO consultants can assist with all of your organizations IO challenges. From network security and data integration, to complete remote collaboration and visualization solutions.

Spartan deployed a DeltaV advanced control strategy for a Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) operation resulting in a 7% increase in production efficiency with an estimated annual benefit of $10MM/year.

Operators face increasing challenges in response to escalating production costs, fluctuating prices and regulatory compliance. By fully leveraging automation systems, customers can improve capital efficiencies and realize significant reliability and performance improvements.




Environmental Leadership


Low/No Bleed Instrumentation

Pneumatic instruments vent pressurized gas intermittently or continuously through static and dynamic consumption. Spartan’s low/no bleed instruments allow producers to reduce methane emissions while improving environmental compliance. Payback in less than 6 months can be achieved with carbon offsets.

Approximately 25 billion SCF of gas has been saved in Western Canada between 2005 and 2017, or over $70MM, based on $3 gas prices using low/no-bleed instruments.

Operational Excellence Solutions

Spartan’s industrial energy team develop industrial burner management and combustion control solutions designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce NOx and GHG emissions associated with the combustion processes used in equipment like boilers/steam generators, process heaters or kilns.

By optimizing our boiler sequencing we are avoiding expensive cascading boiler and plant trips. We’ve improved plant throughput by avoiding these unplanned outages by over $1.5MM annually.” – Alberta midstream gas processor

Spartan’s focus on Environmental Leadership technology provides our Customers with proven and “implementation ready” solutions to meet fast approaching timelines outlined in current and pending environmental regulations. Our solutions ensure Customers can plan their path to compliance, reducing NOx and Green House Gas (GHG) emissions while further developing sustainability and profitability.

Vent Capture: SlipStream®

Designed to capture vented hydrocarbons and use them as a supplementary fuel source, SlipStream® improves engine or burner efficiency while reducing CO2(e) and VOCs. The system is easily integrated into new and existing installations and has the potential of 15+ MT CO2(e)/yr of GHG reduction.

Displacing a percentage of fuel for engines or burners with normally vented gas provides an immediate economic benefit. In most cases the SlipStream® system can pay for itself in less than six months of operation.

Multi-sector Air Pollutants Regulation (MSAPR, formerly BLIERS): Rich-to-Lean Control

We offer REMVue®, a patented rich-to-lean burn conversion control system for rich-burn natural gas engines that provides significant NOx reductions, reduces fuel consumption and engine/compressor maintenance. The system can be installed in both retrofit and on new engines, providing average fuel savings of 15%.

Operation of engines using REMVue® AFR allows operators to maximize production while meeting the NOx requirements for engines. GHG reduction in the 3+ MT CO2(e)/yr is possible.



Top Quartile Differentiation - Locally and Globally

Unmatched Innovation, Execution, Fulfillment, and SupportDelivers project certainty, lowest risk, reliable performance

Today’s cost, resource and risk pressures are increasing the importance of strengths that can be delivered both locally and globally. Spartan’s unique business partnership with Emerson and other global technology leaders creates one of the most powerful combinations of these strengths to deliver top quartile differentiation across the entire lifecycle of customer relationships.

Locally, Spartan Controls, an entrepreneurial employee-owned company, provides differentiated strengths in: local customer intimacy; local application, problem-solving and regulatory expertise; infrastructure, operational excellence and support shaped for the local market, and; a highly responsive, agile and flexible culture to serve and support the local customer.

Globally, Emerson and other leading global manufacturers, worldwide leaders in automation and controls, provide differentiated strengths in: translating global market and technology trends into innovative products and solutions; tapping best cost countries for the most commercially competitive offerings; leveraging scale and synergies to expand their portfolio, and; using world-class planning and management to deliver with strength and stability.

The highly differentiated value for Customers of this integrated partnership is unmatched innovation, execution, fulfillment, and support. Project certainty, low risk, reliable start-up, and operations are delivered to help our Customers achieve top quartile.



Competitive Strengths• Technical – Product Innovation• Commercial – Global Best Cost• Strategic – Portfolio Acquisition

Competitive Strengths• Technical – Product Innovation• Commercial – Global Best Cost• Strategic – Portfolio Acquisition

World Class• Financial Strength• Technology and Market Leader• Quality, Design and Manufacturing

World Class• Financial Strength• Technology and Market Leader• Quality, Design and Manufacturing

Global LeadershipScale, Reputation and Investment in

the Global Community

Global LeadershipScale, Reputation and Investment in

the Global Community

Competitive Strengths• Local Availability/Accessibility• Differentiated Customer Service• Lifecycle Expertise & Infrastructure

Competitive Strengths• Local Availability/Accessibility• Differentiated Customer Service• Lifecycle Expertise & Infrastructure

World Class• Entrepreneurs, Close to Customers• Employee Owned and Vested• Agile, Flexible and High Continuity

World Class• Entrepreneurs, Close to Customers• Employee Owned and Vested• Agile, Flexible and High Continuity

Local LeadershipScale, Reputation and Investment in

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Local LeadershipScale, Reputation and Investment in

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Integrated Capabilities - Locally and Globally



Unmatched Breadth in Scope, Applications & Size

In the past decade, we have worked with more than 3,000 unique companies on their projects across all industry segments. Due to our long service in industry and the large portfolio of technology we represent, Spartan has learned and earned success across the widest range of process applications and project sizes in Western Canada.

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Unmatched Innovation, Execution, Fulfillment, and Support

InnovationGlobal Leading Technology Portfolio

Since our establishment, Spartan’s relationship with Emerson and other leading principals has enabled us to develop and provide a unique portfolio of best-in-class process automation and control solutions.

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Delivers Project Certainty, Lowest Risk, Reliable Performance

Project Management

Our team of project management professionals plan, manage and deliver projects of varying scope, from small to large and simple to complex. Spartan’s project management office utilizes proven, disciplined and structured processes to ensure our Customers’ projects are completed on time and on budget. On large global projects (exported or destined for Canada), Spartan teams up with Emerson’s Global Engineering Centres. Together, we have helped deliver many of the most successful automation projects in the world.

Our project management team’s engagement begins with the proposal stage and continues through to successful start-up. A single project manager can manage the entire automation scope of the project, including:

▪ Panel Design/Manufacturing ▪ Software Development ▪ Hardware/Software Testing ▪ Site Integration ▪ Commissioning/Start-up Support

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Calgary Solutions CentreThe Calgary Solutions Centre (formally Spartech Manufacturing) is one of Canada’s leading providers of custom pneumatic, electronic, electrical, and hazardous location control panels and assemblies for the oil and gas, mining, communications, municipal, and petrochemical

industries.

Located in Calgary, Alberta, the Calgary Solutions Centre provides one of the largest spaces in Canada, with 80,000 square feet of fabrication, storage, staging, and warehousing facilities.

The centre is CSA-approved for in-house certification of custom assemblies for hazardous locations and general purpose areas and its pneumatic assemblies are built to ABSA standards.

The centre’s long-term commitment to quality is demonstrated by its ISO 9001/2015 certification. This includes many quality practices in

the areas of customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, quality systems, testing, inspections, training, and services.

Packaging capabilities include:

▪ Buildings and Skids ▪ DCS/Marshalling/Safety Systems ▪ Emerson DeltaV and SIS ▪ Fiber Optics/Server/Telecom Cabinets ▪ Junction Boxes/Power Distribution ▪ Operator Consoles ▪ Pneumatic and Analytical Panels ▪ Programmable Logical Controller (PLC) Panels ▪ Winterization Enclosures

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Commissioning and Start-up (C&SU)

Choosing Spartan as a C&SU partner helps deliver on the full potential of our manufacturer’s exceptional technologies and leverages our asset specialist’s expertise early. In close partnership with our customer, Spartan’s project manager will lead the team through a comprehensive commissioning and start-up execution plan.

Spartan’s proven structured approach to resource planning, testing procedures and documentation ensures an efficient and cost-effective project start-up.

LogisticsThe proper planning, handling, management, and movement of products and components are essential to the success of a project.

At Spartan, we have dedicated logistics experts and infrastructure: ▪ Over $75 million in same day/next day inventory ▪ Fast, efficient business systems with integrated customer

preferences, pricing and automated/integrated invoicing ▪ Trouble free customs clearance (trade compliance,

international shipment documentation, brokerage, and border clearance troubleshooting)

▪ Secure shipments, reduced inspections, and front of the line processing where possible with C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partners Against Terrorism) and PIP (Partners in Protection) accreditation

▪ Dangerous goods handling expertise ▪ Secure and high density automated inventory storage and

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Defined a “design one, build many” kit of supply approach.


Customer Profile ExampleA large oil sands producer with a multi-phased steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operation approved to produce approximately 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude bitumen

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Reducing Cost, “Design One, Build Many”

SolutionSpartan has played a key role as a strategic supplier, proactively interfacing with collaborating parties to successfully deliver a broad offering of automation technologies, including:

▪ Process Control systems and all related panels

▪ Field Device Reliability Management and Diagnostics

▪ Control Valves

▪ Valve Automation (actuation and isolation valves)

▪ Field Measurement, Flow and Analytical Instrumentation

▪ Pressure Safety Valves ▪ Fire and Gas Detection

After initial development, Spartan, the owner and the supporting engineering contractor defined a “design one, build many” kit of supply approach as they expanded their bitumen production capacity. In addition, Spartan’s expertise and application of advanced process control technology further improved plant performance.

ValueThe results from these activities have been significant savings in time and money, as well as de-risking future thermal pad development and improving overall quality.



The REMVue® suite of products to-date has removed the emissions equivalent of 1.1 million cars from the road.


Environmental Leadership Through Innovation

Solution Gas plants and compressor sites throughout the WCSB have leveraged Spartan’s intellectual property and distributed technologies such as: DeltaV, DeltaV I/O on-demand and the REMVue® product suite. Proven technologies allow our Customers to obtain advanced control over oil and gas assets, creating savings and benefits.

DeltaV has been deployed in more than 500 gas processing facilities. Many have leveraged advanced process control techniques to drive peak performance and reliability. One of our Customers reported; “I can count on one hand the number of times many people have called me to ask what I did to the plant and mean it in a positive way. This was one of them.” The annual benefit to this customer was $14 million in incremental revenue.

ValueSpartan Controls provides the innovative REMVue® suite of products which optimizes engine performance, fuel usage and emissions output. This technology has to-date removed the emissions equivalent of 125,000 cars from the road. The Calgary Herald also reported the success of implementing this technology when Spartan helped Encana reduce 67,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

Customer Profile ExampleGas Plants and Field Facilities

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Throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB)




Savings in excess of 10% of the original budget were realized.

Customer Profile ExampleAn open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex

Location

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Arequipa, Peru

Global Collaboration and Cost Optimization

SolutionSpartan and Emerson, with the support from Emerson’s local business partner in Peru, VAMSAC, worked through an Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contractor to create a strategic supplier relationship with the owner.

Spartan took the lead role in managing the collaborating parties, the relationship, product supply, logistics, and the interface through the project execution to assure a high degree of success. The scope of supply for the facility that encompassed a 120,000 metric tonnes per day (MTD) concentrator and solution extraction/electro winning leaching facility included:

▪ Process Control Systems, Electronic Marshalling and all related panels

▪ Network System ▪ Field Device Reliability Management

and Diagnostics ▪ Control Valves

▪ Valve Automation (Actuation and Isolation Valves)

▪ Field Measurement, Flow and Analytical Instrumentation

▪ Pressure Safety Valves ▪ Additional Safety and Security

packagingValueWorking collaboratively with the owner and the EPCM, savings in excess of 10% of the original $30 million CAD instrumentation and controls budget were realized.



Spartan worked with the client to optimize plant reliability and performance, and together, documented more than $100 million in incremental value improvements.


Customer Profile ExampleCanadian surface oil sands mine and bitumen extraction plant, complimented by on-site bitumen upgrading facility

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Managing Global Complexity, Reliability & PerformanceIn 2005 the owner sanctioned the $11 billion project with 11 engineering contractors globally. Each engineering contractor silo was responsible for their respective automation scope which had to be integrated.

SolutionSpartan and Emerson (Team Emerson) played key roles in supporting the 11 engineering constructor silos in their development, implementation, commissioning, and start-up. Team Emerson integrated the deliverables from the silos into a single functioning system of over 30,000 I/O points ensuring adherence to the owner’s standards.

ValueSince commissioning and start-up of the facility, Spartan’s lifecycle support team has been embedded in day-to-day operations, working with our client to optimize plant reliability and performance. Together we have documented more than $100 million in incremental value improvements.



Changes in the global energy and commodity markets create ever increasing challenges to the competitiveness and profitability of our Customers’ operations. To address these challenges, we have focused on providing unrivaled Maintenance, Reliability and Performance solutions to achieve new levels of operational excellence and maximize the return from existing process assets.

Spartan plays a significant role in improving the ongoing operations of assets through improved turnarounds, increasing equipment and facility reliability, improving overall plant performance and operations management.

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Providing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) knowledge and application expertise provides access to some of the best experts in the world and ensures consistent, timely support of plant operations’ strategy and process.

Maintenance is the foundation of operational excellence. Our support begins with our expertly trained service people, who provide an elevated level of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) product knowledge, and application engineers equipped with access to extensive product asset data specific to our technology. Together, we work with our

Customers to ensure the selected technology is applied to maximize total plant lifecycle, and meets all regulatory requirements. We service all products, applications and solutions and we provide our Customers 24/7/365 accessibility.

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Spartan has a presence in 14 communities with more than 700,000 square feet of facilities to support our Customers throughout Western Canada.

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Regional Support CentersOur organization understands that when our Customers need our help, we need to be close at hand. We believe in residency in the same communities in which our Customers live and strive to contribute to the local quality of life. Spartan has a presence in 14 communities with more than 700,000 square feet of facilities to support our Customers throughout Western Canada.

Our locations include:

▪ Burnaby British Columbia

▪ Calgary Alberta

▪ Edmonton Alberta

▪ Fort McMurray Alberta

▪ Fort St John British Columbia

▪ Grande Prairie Alberta

▪ Kitimat British Columbia

▪ Lloydminister Alberta

▪ Midale Saskatchewan

▪ Prince George British Columbia

▪ Red Deer Alberta

▪ Regina Saskatchewan

▪ Saskatoon Saskatchewan

▪ Whitecourt Alberta Western Canada



Quality, Safety and Security

Unrivaled Safety ProgramWe are proud to have been recognized by the industry for our exemplary safety performance. We have received a Certificate of Recognition (COR) on multiple occasions for our safety program and have been recognized by numerous organizations, including being rated Number 1 out of 190 industrial supply companies by the Workers Compensation Board (WCB).

Total Recordable Incident Frequency (TRIF)Spartan is proud to have a TRIF that consistently measures in the range of 0.6 to 0.7 and rarely exceeds 1.0. Annually, our team safely works in excess of 4.2 million hours and drives more than 2 million kilometers to support our Customers.

Quality Management SystemISO certified in Edmonton, Calgary, Burnaby, Regina and the Calgary Solution Centre (formally Spartech Manufacturing), we provide objective evidence of customer contract requirements, expectations and satisfaction, and continual improvement of product, service and process. Dedicated Spartans lead our quality process that involves ISO9001 program administration as well as all necessary regulatory certification support.

SecurityTo provide the highest level of security for import and export shipments, Spartan is a member of C-TPAT (U.S. Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism), a global cooperative effort involving all segments of industry and governments, as well as the Canadian Partners in Protection Membership (PIP). In cooperation with the World Customs Organization (WCO) framework, this partnership secures borders without impeding legitimate trade.




Edmonton Automation CentreStrategically centralized in Spartan’s territory, the Edmonton Automation Centre is our primary facility for assembly, service and repair operations. With over $75 million in ready to ship inventory, it also serves as our warehouse and shipping and receiving terminal which operates on a same day/next day delivery cycle. This allows Customers to reduce the amount of inventory carried at their site, as they can rely on Spartan.Comprising of 209,000 square feet, the largest of its kind in Western Canada, our centre provides unmatched breadth and depth of

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Factory Authorized ServicesThe Edmonton Automation Centre located in Edmonton, Alberta, has unique service capabilities which include:

▪ Certified to repair technologies to OEM standards ▪ National Board American Society of Mechanical Engineers

(ASME) certified ▪ Build to Customer Specification Assembly

Unique Testing ServicesThe EDC features advanced technologies designed to facilitate the demanding constraints of todays regulations and requirements.

Examples of unique testing services include:

▪ Regulatory compliance Meter Proving Stand ▪ Alberta Boiler Safety Association (ABSA) certified for steam

service repair and recertification ▪ Positive Material Identification (PMI) ▪ Hydro-testing, oxygen cleaning and machining services


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To assist companies in complying with the Alberta Boiler Safety Association (ABSA) AB-524 regulations, Spartan Controls provides steam testing for ASME section VIII and Section I steam service safety valves.

Our Steam Test stand provides differentiated ABSA compliant steam testing for Pressure Safety Valves (PSV) as new assemblies and repair re-certification. The two test stands have the ability to test up to 3,000 PSI.

The reliability of PSVs in the field is extremely important and is essential to protecting plant assets, people and the environment. PSVs are required to be certified when entering the field, when a plant upset occurs and in regular maintenance intervals.

The dual test stands and full time availability of the Steam Testing Services will allow for faster turnaround and re-certification, which means reduced downtime and increased production for plant operators.

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This factory certified National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) traceable meter calibration stand provides volumetric and density calibrations on a wide range of meter technologies and sizes. The stand utilizes multiple Micro Motion master meters calibrated to accuracy specifications of better than 0.05%.

With a tank capacity of 8,500 liters and two parallel centrifugal pumps, the stand is capable of cycling clean water through test meters at rates ranging from 15 to 4,000 liters/minute. The stand has the capabilities to prove ½” all the way up to 6” Micro Motion and Rosemount Mag meters to within their published factory specifications. Additionally, Vortex meters from ½” to 6” and Micro Motion Meters as large as 10” can be verified for good repeatability and accuracy. All of these sizes and types of meters in the past would have been sent out of country for calibration and verification.

By utilizing a sophisticated ROC800L proving flow computer, the Master Meter Proving Stand gathers the I/O, performs all proving calculations and comes with professional calibration reports that are stored to a customer profile database.

Our hydraulic ram mechanism allows for quick and boltless installation of test meters enabling us to offer same day turnaround capabilities on emergency situations with standard turnaround times of 1-2 weeks on meters that are provided pre-cleaned.

Whether you require annual proving for regulatory purposes, repair, testing, or accuracy verification where a meter performance is in question, our experienced, factory trained and certified technicians will ensure all of your needs are met.

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While most of our Customers have an established group or team accountable for managing and improving the availability and uptime of their operational assets, many face challenges implementing proactive approaches to reliability improvement across their facilities.

Spartan’s reliability support is focused on helping our Customers shift from reacting to maintenance events, to more predictive Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) practices. We combine our reliability

solutions with reliability consulting expertise that includes monitoring and predictive diagnostic technologies to help Customers solve reliability problems and achieve world-class operating performance.

Spartan provides support programs that are tailored to meet the needs of each customer.

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- Planning & Scheduling- MRO-Spaces Management- Defect Elimination- Computerized Maintenance

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Collaborative Asset ServicesCollaborative Asset Services provides reliability program development and implementation services for systems, instrumentation/control valves and machinery.

Regardless of the stage of your project lifecycle, our skilled services team is available to assist you in real-time both on-site and remotely to incorporate technologies to enhance your program.

This results in a move from reactive project management to a predictive/proactive based program.

Avoid costly down-time and repairs, optimize your assets and improve safety with on-demand access to our wide breadth of technical knowledge.

Asset specialists have achieved over $230 million in documented (and end-user endorsed) savings and value generated.


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Performance

▪ Identify, justify, design, and implement process control optimization projects

▪ Augment teams with industry-specific expertise and advanced process control knowledge to achieve quantifiable business results

▪ “Pre-packaged” optimization solutions tailored to meet the requirements of each plant through a proven project execution model focused on sustainability

▪ Consulting and data management solutions from “field to boardroom”

▪ Global access to real-time information, advanced analytics and visualization for decision support across the value chain

▪ Analytics and visualization for process and asset performance management applications

▪ Transformation to integrated operations through the application of collaborative technologies and multi-discipline expertise across geographical locations

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Spartan’s SAGD Wellpad Optimization Solution improved operational stability and resulted in an average of 9% increase in production at one site.

Spartan’s Energy Management Information System (EMIS) reduced overall energy costs by 2% or $1.2 million/year.

Spartan Controls Ltd. provides integrated industry solutions and advanced services focused on improving our customer’s operational reliability, safety and performance. We bring together industry knowledge, expertise, work processes, and technology to solve the most complex problems. Our goal is to support Customers in generating quantifiable business results that can be sustained through the entire lifecycle of their plant. Primary areas of focus for our Customers include: Process Solutions, Network Solutions, Operations Management, Industrial Energy, and Fluid Transport.

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▪ Industrial networking and cyber-security consulting

▪ Work together from the assessment and study phase, all the way through to building the project plan and then implementing proven advanced industrial networking and cyber-security solutions

▪ Allow the secure and robust integration of control systems up into enterprise applications

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Spartan’s network solutions specialists delivered a turnkey plant network design that reduced cybersecurity risks and generated $1 Million in capital cost savings.

▪ Consulting and pre-packaged combustion control and Burner Management Systems (BMS) applications

▪ Energy management solutions to drive efficiency and environmental compliance across all industry applications

▪ Specialize in CSA B149.3 compliance programs that include IEC61511 processes to ensure the safety of a plant throughout its lifecycle

Spartan’s Pre-packaged Boiler Control Solution at one gas plant resulted in increased reliability that produced $1.7 million/year in production benefits.

With over 25 years of experience in supplying fluid transport solutions, Spartan Controls has created unique solutions for rail and truck terminals. Our fluid transport solutions are based on best-in-class technologies and state-of-the art user interfaces purpose-built to handle oil and gas marketing truck and rail terminal applications across the hydrocarbon spectrum (heavy oil to liquefied natural gas).

TruckVue™The TruckVue™ system is based on three pillars; measurement, service/support and interface/ data integration. With out-of-the-box capabilities for trucker log-in management, permissive checking and data integration, TruckVue™ provides reliable, accurate and repeatable accounting of product received, minimizing sources of uncertainly and error. TruckVue™ easily integrates with your existing plant control and production accounting system and can be scaled up or down as requirements change. TruckVue™ is compliant with AER Directive 17.

RailVue™RailVue™ monitors the loading of multiple rail transfer points at small to large rail loading facilities. The system delivers superior audit trail, data entry, diagnostic, maintenance, and measurement capabilities including accurate measurement of water cuts, density and volume determination, industry compliance calculations, real-time data management, system control and more. RailVue™ is compliant with AER Directive 17 and API Chapters 5.6, 11, 12, 21.



Applied Technology

PlantWeb RoomCalgary, Alberta



Applied TechnologyProud Representative of the Leaders in Technology

We sell, apply and service a wide range of high-quality process control, measurement and automation products and solutions from best-in-class manufacturers such as Emerson, Fisher Controls®, Rosemount, Bettis®, Micro Motion, Murphy®, and many others. We provide extensive local inventory and service coverage through our many Customer Support and Regional Service Centres.

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Applied Technology

Plant Automation Systems

Plant automation plays an integral role in enhancing plant productivity and lowering energy costs. Durable, flexible process controls and safety platforms, built around trusted industrial network design and cyber security expertise, create a reliable foundation for

process performance enhancement and successful optimization. Our team of automation service professionals provide focused expertise and a consistent, flexible execution approach to help our Customers design, implement and maintain a successful plant automation strategy throughout the lifecycle of their operation.

Valves & Actuation

Spartan Controls is proud to represent several leading world-class valve and actuation brands. Our vast portfolio allows Customers the opportunity to streamline the way they select, source and service their valves; reducing their cost, improving project

execution outcomes and decreasing risk.

Our team of technical specialists, application engineers and service technicians are factory-trained and provide expertise in control valves, isolation valves, actuation, regulators and pressure management for any process control application. Additionally, Spartan maintains the largest inventory of process control equipment in Canada and many orders can be shipped the same day, or next day.

Measurement InstrumentationWe can offer accurate and reliable measurement for customer applications with its wide variety of flow, level, temperature, pressure, and analytical solutions. Our patented TruckVue™ and RailVue™ solutions for loading and unloading are purpose-built systems that

can handle any application, are user-friendly and accurate.

SCADA, Flow Computers and RTUs

We offer best-in-class SCADA, operations management and field automation solutions for conventional and unconventional oil and gas field, pipeline and terminal applications.

Our integrated solutions can meet the needs of single and multi-well pad designs for both wired and wireless applications. Our Production Manager Suite of configurable applications reduces configuration/programming hours and increases the ease of maintenance and troubleshooting. Additionally, with our Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology, we are able to offer a unique solution to your remote power needs in the 100W to 3,000W range.

Power & Drives Solutions

Yaskawa’s portfolio of high-performance low and medium voltage AC drives covers all motor speed control applications found in industrial, commercial and general purpose environments. These AC drives incorporate the latest technological advancements in

AC motor speed control, and offer enhanced energy and production efficiencies and a safer work environment.



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Engine & Compression Solutions

We can offer integrated solutions to address customer challenges, and ensure critical rotating and reciprocating equipment operates in a safe, reliable and efficient manner. Our engine and compressor control panels, patented air-fuel ratio systems,

emissions reduction technology, and vent capture systems have an international installed base.

Spartan provides innovative machinery health and reliability solutions for our Customers’ assets and program needs. With our breadth and depth of reliability experience and condition monitoring technology, we support our Customers in attaining their reliability goals while maximizing their return on investment.

Packaged Technologies

Spartan Controls’ Packaged Technologies produces a broad range of turnkey packaged solutions for the many industries we serve, leveraging the Emerson products we represent.

You can rely on us as your one-stop shop for your project — from the conceptual phase through to design, project management, fabrication, and commissioning. Spartan’s extensive field support network can handle any start-up, reliability and maintenance requirement to support your project needs.

Fire & Safety Solutions

Our team focuses on the smart application of technology to reduce operational costs and improve safety. We provide solutions for the detection of toxic or combustible gases and fires at hazardous areas and

heavy industrial sites. We offer solutions to alert workers to critical problems, such as gas leaks, and offer horns, strobes and complete public address/general alarm and evacuation systems. Our IP video and thermal camera systems reduce the need for Customers to visit remote sites, allow operations to make faster decisions and leverage the power of video analytics in remote inspection, process control and security applications.

Environmental Leadership

Spartan Controls is committed to environmental leadership within our community, our business operations and the industries we serve through education and the application of best practices and technology. Effective management of energy,

emissions and environmental performance are critical in driving costs down and meeting regulatory compliance requirements.

Together with our principals, Spartan strives to provide solutions that focus on further developing our Customers’ sustainability, profitability and improving environmental performance across all industries served. Our focus on environmental technology provides our Customers with proven and ‘implementation ready’ solutions to meet voluntary and regulatory emission reductions.

Operational Excellence Solutions

Our Operational Excellence Solutions team can help Customers improve production efficiency, lower operating costs, increase quality, improve safety and reduce their environmental impact in order to achieve Top Quartile Performance. We create measurable

value for our Customers through innovative solutions using products from across Spartan’s business units.



Our Story

50th Anniversary of Spartan ControlsBanff, Alberta



Our StoryOrigins, Culture and Commitments

Spartan’s culture has been evolving since our establishment, but our core philosophy remains unchanged; “Customer First”. We have hundreds of great minds looking out for the interests of our Customers. Our organization and our employee ownership model allows us to focus on the local challenges of industry and meet those challenges head on.

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History & Culture

Our Story

Spartan culture is often cited as a substantial advantage by Customers, companies we represent and even competitors. From the company’s inception in 1963, the culture was built on a foundation of employee-ownership and serving the customer with the highest degree of responsiveness, knowledge, and commitment in the industry. Key aspects of Spartan culture include:

▪ 100% employee owned: Permanently-employed Spartans are invested in what is important for the customer, themselves and the business

▪ Empowered customer service: Spartans do what it takes to solve a customer problem, address a need, or respond to an issue

▪ Entrepreneurship and innovation

▪ Teamwork and mutual respect ▪ High performance and accountability: Spartans have

a do-what-it-takes work ethic and owners have high expectations of themselves and their peers

▪ Support of family and community: higher education scholarships for Spartan families and support of numerous charities and community causes

The result of such a strong culture is that many of the best in the industry are attracted to come work for Spartan, and once at the company, they stay and build their careers, while providing some of the best depth and continuity of expertise available.

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Professional Expertise

Spartan’s employee ownership model creates a unique culture and stability. We mentor and continue investing in our employees’ professional development throughout their career. This means unrivaled levels of customer knowledge and application expertise, powering a machine that is efficient, skilled and competent.

With over 10,000 years of combined industry experience and a wide range of educational and professional credentials, Spartans bring knowledge and capability to create value and reduce risk for our valued Customers.

Spartans have unrivaled levels of customer knowledge and application expertise, powering a machine that is efficient, skilled and competent.


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Investing in the future experts of the industry through support of education is a core principle at Spartan. In partnership with Emerson and other principals, substantial investments have been made to provide students in post-secondary institutions with the most comprehensive suites of technology.

Spartan supports key technical training institutions in Western Canada such as the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Saskatchewan Polytechnic (SIAST) and other leading centres of learning.

Several research chairs, specialized programs and laboratories are also supported at the University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Alberta (UofA) and University of Calgary (UofC).

Spartan renews its relationships with these institutions often with multi-year programs, which includes monetary gifts, in-kind donations, scholarships, bursaries, and technology.

With over $10 million of equipment in place, significant investment is also made by Spartan at a post-secondary level to ensure future workers of the industry are trained on and familiar with our world-class technology.

Recently, Spartan Controls announced a $2.5 million ten-year contribution agreement with BCIT to collaborate and deliver relevant training for students and innovative learning environments.

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Industry Education and TrainingTo keep project and operations/maintenance teams up to date on the latest technologies, Spartan delivers factory authorized training to an average of 5,000 students a year. We offer training on-site and at our Certified Training Centres across Western Canada.

Additionally, Customers can attend one-day Spartan Universities across Western Canada, upgrading their expertise while networking with experts in their fields. Add specialized seminars, numerous lunch and learns and other educational sessions — and Spartan plays a part in the advancement of education and skills of thousands of our Customers every year.

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Spartans are extremely active in the communities in which we live. Through our community initiatives, we strive to give families and children a hand up rather than a hand out. Our activities include formal charitable programs and general community involvement, such as a two-week fundraising campaign

for the United Way in all Spartan locations, supporting families in need during the Christmas season, supporting community infrastructure projects, and assistance for Spartans involved in community sports and recreation.

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Spartans are actively encouraged to participate in environmentally responsible activities at home and in our communities. Our Green Team is focused on our internal sustainability efforts and is dedicated to promoting environmental initiatives through education and promotion of energy saving techniques.

By keeping the environment at the forefront of our Spartans’ minds, both in our homes and in the workplace, we can ensure that we as individuals are doing our part to be environmentally responsible.

Spartan is committed to adaptively managing our day-to-day business operations in an environmentally responsible fashion, and is committed to improving that performance over time.

In 2009, Spartan began tracking various metrics related to consumable items such as water usage, electricity usage, paper usage, and other large scale metrics including waste generation and CO2 emissions from our company vehicles. These metrics have been used to set reduction targets to challenge ourselves to improve our environmental performance. Additionally, Spartan has ensured that our facilities operate in accordance with the BOMA BEST environmental certification program.


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