Transport
Supporting an industry in motion with established expertise
The transport sector is evolving rapidly: electrification, infrastructure modernization, integration of new technologies, and optimization of production plants. LDV has supported Quebec transportation manufacturers for over 15 years, and we continue to play a key role in meeting the challenges of sustainable mobility and industrial productivity. Equipped with advanced technical expertise and an extensive network of partners, our team designs robust, tailor-made solutions that align perfectly with the standards, requirements, and operational reality of your company.
What makes LDV different? We work with manufacturers as closely as possible. We’re more than an engineering firm, becoming your external project management team and bringing a pragmatic, results-oriented approach.
Challenges that demand excellence
Field engineering to transform the transport industry
We believe that in the transport sector, performance rests on two complementary pillars: innovation and industrial production. On the one hand, Lx Sim’s digital simulation capacity allows us to design, adapt, test, and optimize your products from the earliest stages, thereby reducing risks and costs. On the other hand, industrialization and automation bring these innovations to life in high-performance, safe, and scalable manufacturing environments. By blending these two areas of expertise, LDV becomes a key partner, shifting from innovation to production to accelerate your projects and support the long-term competitiveness of your operations.
We have participated in structuring projects in the rail, air, maritime, heavy industrial, and public transport sectors, as well as in electrification and defence. The success of each project depends on optimizing operational performance, quality, agility, reliability, and speed of implementation at the lowest cost.
Every transport project must strike a precise balance between regulatory compliance, functionality, integration, and life cycle. LDV masters the critical parameters:
Compliance with standards and regulations
Technical validation and compliance from the design stage: safety, load, lashing, and braking.
Asset sustainability and refurbishment
Structural reconstruction, lifespan extension, and complete equipment rehabilitation.
Technical complexity and embedded systems
Sophisticated integration of motorization, cooling, braking, compressor, and control systems.
Agile, collaborative engineering
Adapted, scalable solutions, validated in the workshop and continuously adjusted in collaboration with our client.
Cost and schedule optimization
Tight project control, reduction of unforeseen events, and rapid decision-making in a time-sensitive environment.
Our integrated approach
The right knowledge at the right time
Your transport systems require rigorous, innovative engineering tailored to your reality. Our strength lies in quickly mobilizing the right expertise at every stage of a project's life cycle:
- Design and/or refurbishment of rolling stock (road, rail, off-road), including rigorous integration of specific systems (engine, cooling, power supply, braking, instrumentation and control, etc.)
- In collaboration with Lx Sim, our specialized division, we are recognized as a major player in numerical simulation for the transport sector. Mechanical, thermal, and CFD analyses: we validate and optimize your products before they even enter production, thus reducing risks, delays, and costs.
- Mastery of “design for manufacturing”, drawing up plans, and validation of the design to implement your solutions.
- Design of tools, assembly jigs, test benches, and custom equipment adapted to your teams.
- Manufacturing engineering and productivity: factory layout and expansion, line balancing, and methods and procedures to maximize performance.
- Automation and robotization of your processes to increase the productivity and quality of your manufacturing operations.
- Commissioning and field support, ensuring performance, reliability, and optimal transition to full production.
- Optimization of existing assets (rehabilitation, useful lifespan extension, and modernization).
- All this while optimizing costs and deadlines with strict project control, reduction of unforeseen events, and rapid decision-making despite demanding and restrictive contexts.
Related expertise:
Embedded systems integration
Engine, compressor, fuel supply, cooling, coupling, and braking
Customized tools and test benches
Design of specialized tools, adapted to your team's needs
Regulatory validation
Load distribution, braking, safety, and technical compliance
Optimization of existing assets
Structural rehabilitation, lifespan extension, and modernization
In action
Our expertise in action
Every project we complete demonstrates our capacity for combining strategic thinking, execution, and flawless long-term performance.
Have a transport project in mind? Let’s talk engineering.
Your technical challenges deserve a structured approach. Let’s discuss how LDV can support your teams.