Business View Magazine Dec-2022

45 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 LAKES IDE PROCESS CONTROLS to innovate their processes and be a partner with them to either break into the market or continue doing what they’re doing in the market.” To further illustrate the work that Lakeside is involved in, James cites an example.“10 years ago, a landfill site was delivering the biogas to a paper mill to mix with their natural gas and there was a gap- they did not know how to measure the landfill gas and do the proper blending with the natural gas. So we provided the skid to measure and blend.” James further explains that a skid is a system comprising main equipment such as pumps, heat exchangers, filters, and vessels. Skids can contain entire process systems or individual process applications, including batch mixing or blending, delayed differentiation, solvent recovery , and small-scale distillation. Lakeside’s Strategic Pursuit Manager, Chuck Kolking, agrees.“We’re the glue that connects all the dots,” he states.“That’s a big part of what we do for our customers. For example, we’re working on a job in Whitby, Ontario. They’re expanding their process facility, as a result, generating and capturing biogas for use as an alternate to natural gas to support meeting sustainability goals. So, there’s the OEM digester equipment and then there’s the supply line and their boiler.” “Our original scope is to provide the boiler fuel trains where they’re going to burn this digester gas and the associated measurement & controls. They also look to us to provide overall consulting related to Ontario Codes and Standards. So, we led the effort to review the installation to