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CONTACT KAYDEN INDUSTRIES TODAY!
Toby Bird
Business Development Consultant
tbird@kaydenindustries.com
T 403.571.6688
C 403.993.9269
Kayden Industries has experience in Dredging, Desludging and
Mechanical Dewatering of municipal lagoons. Kayden prepares prior to
the job commencing by properly surveying the lagoon, laboratory testing
the material, then proposing the most e cient equipment and chemical
package. At the end of the project we deliver a post dredge scan to prove
our performance.
403.571.6688
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Manfacturing Plant:
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3348 58 TH Avenue S.E.
1630 801 6 TH Avenue S.W.
Calgary, AB, T2C 0B3
Calgary, AB, T2P 3W2
KAYDEN’S PROMISE TO YOU
Kayden’s success over the past 20 years has been built on
manufacturing one of the largest, most reliable and most
e cient horizontal decanting centrifuges available in the
dewatering industry.
These high capacity centrifuges are specically designed
for dewatering, and when combined with the most e cient
dredges built in North America they create a mechanical
desludging and dewatering package unsurpassed in the
industry.
Kayden can assure all clients that our technology will deliver
industry leading results in the hands of trained operators
who follow best practices in operation and technology
deployment.
Traditionally when we think about a toolbox we think of
tangible items, those things that we can hold in our hands
like hammers, pliers, etc. This month when I heard that the
theme of the Pipeline was, “What’s in Your Toolbox?” I started
to think about what does that mean to an operator in a
water or wastewater facility?
Of course, it means the tangible items that we need to do
our everyday jobs. We need the correct tools to do our work
including everything from hand tools, sampling equipment,
machinery and the instruments that we use for sample
analysis. But, what about the intangible tools that we need?
The intangible tools that we need are the skills that
operators possess to perform their daily work. An operator
in a water or wastewater facility is required to have a broad
spectrum of understanding of many trades and fields.
Operators need to understand fluid dynamics, electricity,
and pumping theory, as well as have a vast knowledge of
water quality and chemistry. An operator may be called on
to troubleshoot all kinds of equipment in their facilities and
must have the network of specialists to call on when the
issue is beyond their ability.
Operators of water and wastewater facilities must rely on
the training that they have received during their
preparation for certification exams and the experience that
they have in their facilities to troubleshoot and optimize
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their processes. By participating in continuing education
each year, operators can expand their knowledge base and
gain a deeper understanding of specific topics. This is one of
the advantages of requiring education to maintain
certification.
Other resources that are available to the operator include
the breadth of knowledge and guidance available from the
Water Security Agency (WSA). The WSA employs experts in
many fields that can assist operators in analyzing problems
ranging in nature from the steps required to resample after
a positive bacteriological sample to highly complex issues
like controlling organic substances in the process to reduce
disinfection by-products.
There are private consultants that can assist with jobs that
are only performed periodically that may require
experienced personnel, specialized equipment or additional
skilled workers. Tasks like uni-directional flushing, leak
detection, reservoir maintenance, remote monitoring and
cleaning or plant optimizations can be facilitated through
private companies.
So, I guess the question is not just “What’s in Your Toolbox –
But Who’s in Your Toolbox?” as well.
Dawn Dierker
ATAP