R-S-H has a long and well-respected history as papermill engineers. Many of our clients rely on our employees as experts in all areas of pulping and papermaking processes. R-S-H has designed new mills from green-field through finished products and converting areas. We are recognized nationwide for our knowledge in wood handling areas, pulping operations, chemical preparation, bleach plants, woodyards, and chemical recovery processes. Extensive experience in recycle operations and waste handling gives us the knowledge to help you with the ever increasing requirements for pulp recovery. Our experiences in boiler optimization schemes, fuel optimizations, and turbine/generator optimizations have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars per year for our clients. Additionally, our electrical engineers and programmers can help you achieve greater efficiency, reduced chemical usage, and increased uptime by optimizing instrumentation and controls, automating electrical load handling and shedding, and implementing proven control techniques. R-S-H's technical resources and expertise can help your pulp and paper employees perform at their best as they support your projects and maintenance turnarounds.

R-S-H has a proven record in developing and implementing automation projects for OSB, plywood, particleboard, stud and plank, and sawmill facilities. We are able to provide complete design engineering from the facility layout, material and truck handling, building designs, all electrical needs, equipment and vendor coordination, PLC programming, and operator control stations. Our knowledge and experience in this industry, as well as in other material handling operations, enable us to provide proven solutions which can be economically implemented.

R-S-H has piping, mechanical, process design, and controls experience in many specialty chemical plants. We understand the unique challenges faced by the small to medium sized chemical plants and have helped our clients maintain their competitive advantages in today’s specialty chemical marketplace. Working with facility staff and engineering, our employees can implement process improvements to improve product quality and production costs. Our experiences range from engineering minor process changes to providing complete on-going engineering design and maintenance services for the facility. We can provide the engineering support team, including CAD and drawing management, to supplement your staff for project implementation or daily maintenance.

All of our investigations are led by a licensed professional engineer that is qualified to offer legal opinions regarding the case. Our engineers have the ability to piece together the complex chain of events through on-site investigation and thorough evaluation of the evidence at the scene. Through years of field-tested knowledge and design experience, our investigative engineering staff has proven they have the knowledge to analyze the details, big or small, of all aspects of the situation in order to determine the precise cause or failure. Our engineers are trained to apply theoretical understanding and analytical skills provide a clear and insightful investigation. They have been trained on courtroom, depostition, and legal procedures. They are trained in the proper procedures of the collection and storage of evidence. Whether preparing questions for depositions and cross-examinations, generating reports, or providing expert witness testimony, our engineers have proven an an indispensable benefit for cases that proceed to trial.

Our engineers have performed investigations ranging from small residential claims large industrial multiple death accidents. Some of the areas in which we have offered opinions concerned the following:

 • Residential slab and structural failures

 • Autmotive/RV fires

 • Residential fires

 • NEC code violation analysis

 • Incendiary fires (arson)

 • Industrial fires/explosions

 • Commercial building and restaurant fires

 • Equipment failures due to damage

 • Lightning damage

 • Appliance failures and related fires

R-S-H maintains a staff of registered electrical engineers with field-proven knowledge of electrical generation and transmission systems. We offer a complete solution to your civil, structural, and mechanical engineering needs for new structures, underground pipe and conduit, and boiler upgrades. Whether your project involves turbine generators, gas turbines, or steam generators, we have the process expertise on staff to help ensure the most economical business solutions. Additionally, we have staff experienced with designing and programming multi-boiler and fuel optimization schemes.

We are experienced with the primary electrical analysis software packages available today, which include SKM, ETAP and EasyPower.  These tools allow our engineers to quickly analyze your system, suggest fuses, relay and protective settings, and generate arc-flash labels for your equipment.

We have experience in all areas of fuel handling. Whether your fuels are solids, liquids, or gases, we can design a delivery, handling, and control system that meets your requirements for capacity, maintainability, and reliability.

Safety is a concern with fuel handling systems. R-S-H can design and build your safety system to integrate with your existing plant control system. Our engineers use applicable codes and safety guidelines to determine your requirements for control platforms and instrumentation.

Whether your utility is implementing a large multi-faceted project, dealing with regulatory changes, or modifying fuel handling and controls, our team can offer the ideas and designs to help you succeed in today’s fast-paced energy market.