Daniel Laporte, Eng., M.Sc.
Founder and President
Daniel Laporte founded the firm in 1999 after ten years in an engineering office. He trained in mechanical engineering and operations management.
About LAPORTE
Plant engineering, built around the work.
LAPORTE is an engineering firm for pharmaceutical, agrifood, industrial biotech, and other industrial plants. The company began in Montreal in 1999 and now works across North America and Europe.
1999Year founded
21States with active PE licenses
6Address-listed U.S. offices
100%Controlled by directors
The firm
Engineering that stays close to the plant.
LAPORTE started with process and mechanical engineering for pharmaceutical facilities. Food and beverage work followed in 2000. Automation and validation became formal disciplines in 2005, extending the team's role inside regulated production plants.
Today, the work runs from investment planning and conceptual design through detailed engineering, equipment procurement, construction support, startup, and qualification. Process, controls, electrical, HVAC, utilities, filling, packaging, and validation are coordinated around the same operating requirements.
The firm serves manufacturers where product flow, utilities, controls, and the building must work as one system. That includes pharmaceutical production, agrifood, industrial biotech, and other industrial facilities.
Independent engineering judgment
LAPORTE states that it does not receive rebates or commissions from builders, contractors, or other project groups. Equipment and construction recommendations can be made on the client's technical and operating needs.
Engineering disciplines
The systems inside a plant are connected.
LAPORTE's disciplines meet at the process. The team develops the production basis, then coordinates controls, power, building systems, equipment, and qualification around it.
01
Process Engineering
Mass balances, process flow diagrams, equipment requirements, P&IDs, CIP, and sterilization systems.
02Controls & Automation
PLC, HMI, and SCADA work with industrial networks, historians, robotics, vision, and equipment integration.
03Electrical & Power
Service entrances, low- and medium-voltage distribution, grounding, emergency power, motor control, and studies.
04MEP & Utilities
HVAC, plumbing, clean gases, compressed air, steam, drainage, refrigeration, and process utility distribution.
05Control Panel Design
Control, MCC, network, and distribution panel design with UL 508A and NFPA 70 or NEC requirements.
06Arc-Flash & Safety
Arc-flash and coordination studies, hazardous-area classification, machine safety, and electrical safety work.
Selected history
A firm shaped by factory projects.
These milestones come from LAPORTE's published company history. They show how the technical scope and geographic reach developed.
1999
Daniel Laporte founds the firm in Montreal with process and mechanical work for pharmaceutical plants.
2000
The first food and beverage project is completed at the Molson brewery in Montreal.
2005
Automation and validation are added to the firm's engineering disciplines.
2006
The first European project is completed in Auvergne, France, for Lallemand.
2010
LAPORTE Consultants Corp. is formed in the United States with an office in Philadelphia.
2019
The firm marks 20 years. Industrial refrigeration and industrial biotech teams join the group.
U.S. practice
Six address-listed offices. PE licenses in 21 states.
LAPORTE's U.S. contact roster publishes street addresses for six offices. Active individual Professional Engineer licenses span 21 states.
21
States with an active individual PE license
Firm registration and project authorization requirements vary by state. Work is accepted where the applicable requirements are met.
King of Prussia, PA
Greater Philadelphia
Columbus, OH
Central Ohio
Chicago, IL
Midwest
Rochester, NY
Western New York
Durham, NC
Research Triangle
Denver, CO
Mountain West
Leadership
Engineer-led from the first office.
The founder and U.S. president both came through plant engineering. Their published backgrounds include mechanical, chemical, pharmaceutical, and petrochemical work.
Ken Bilodeau, P.E.
President, LAPORTE Consultants Corp.
Ken Bilodeau joined LAPORTE in 2009 after working in petrochemical process engineering. He became president of the U.S. company in 2018.
LAPORTE is privately held and controlled by its directors. The company states that its subsidiaries are wholly owned by LAPORTE and that shareholders hold an interest in the overall holding company.
Industry work
Plant engineering starts with the product and process.
Read the industry pages for process equipment, utilities, controls, power, and facility scope tied to each type of manufacturing plant.