Lakeside Measurement Instrumentation Technology Day

A brief introduction into the event, our presenters, and who Lakeside is overall, followed by an industry-focused message on the importance of measurement instrumentation innovations and industry trends that our experts are seeing. 


Presenter: Justin Kosack, Sales Manager at Lakeside Process Controls

The analyzer world is packed with acronyms. NDIR, NDUV, QCL, TDL, TDLR, and E‑Chem are only the beginning, and they often feel like alphabet soup that someone forgot to stir. But what do these terms actually mean? What is a paramagnetic cell anyway, and why does it matter when you are talking about gas analysers?
In this seminar, we will break down the common acronyms used in analyser technology and explain, in simple and straightforward language, what each one represents. We will look at the basic idea behind each technique, how it measures gas, and what technicians need to understand when discussing or working with analysers.
Our goal is to remove the mystery and make these technologies clear, approachable, and easy to talk about. By the end of the session, you will feel more confident navigating analyser terminology and understanding the principles behind the tools used in modern measurement systems.

Presenter: Sarah Calhoun, Business Development Manager at Emerson Automation

Industrial plants are filled with blind spots. Places where wiring is too expensive, too difficult, or simply too inconvenient to justify installing instrumentation. Wireless technology removes those barriers, allowing access to robust data and awareness unlike anything you have had before. But what does that actually look like in practice?

In this presentation, we take the mystery out of wireless instrument communication and pervasive sensing practices. You’ll learn how wireless networks function at a high level, why they’re secure, and how plants are using them today to gain insight into equipment health, process performance, and overall operational reliability.

We’ll also explore how turning raw sensor data into meaningful information helps teams catch issues earlier, work more safely, and make better decisions.

The goal is simple: make wireless technology clear, approachable, and easy to connect with real‑world challenges. By the end, you’ll feel confident understanding what pervasive sensing can offer and how it can help you.


Presenter: Nicholas Machado, Technical Advisor at Lakeside Process Controls

Non-intrusive clamp-on flowmeters are one of the fastest‑growing flow technologies across all industries. Ultrasonic clamp‑on technology has advanced significantly, making it suitable for an extremely wide range of applications while delivering accurate, reliable flow data. Key advantages—such as low installation cost, simple mounting on existing piping, and the elimination of wetted parts and potential leak points—make it especially attractive for corrosive or hazardous processes. With no mechanical components exposed to the process, maintenance requirements are also greatly reduced.

Rosemount’s Magnetic Flowmeter portfolio has been reliably used in mining applications across Canada for decades. The combination of specialty water, MS Slurry and process magnetic flowmeters provides a wide range of diagnostics and proven performance in even the harshest processes. Rosemount is continuing to advance this technology with the release of it's new PEX liner bringing a new level of performance and durability to even the harshest of process conditions.

In this presentation, we will walk through how FLEXIM’s non-intrusive ultrasonic technology works, how Rosemount Magnetic flowmeters take advantage advanced diagnostics for difficult applications and how Rosemount and Flexim flowmeters can compliment each other to improve your uptime and efficiency.  

Presenter: Lucas Cheeseman, Technical Advisor at Lakeside Process Controls

In this session, we will step back and look at the full picture of a Continuous Emissions Monitoring system, using the analysers you have just learned about as our starting point. The QCL Cascade and the XStream provide the gas measurements, but they are only one part of a much larger ecosystem. A CEM system is a combination of equipment that works together to pull a sample from the process, condition it, measure it, and deliver dependable information to the plant. Our goal is to show how all these pieces connect and why the analyser depends on a well designed supporting structure in order to perform reliably.

We will focus on the flow of the system rather than the internal details. A CEM system begins with the extraction equipment on the stack or duct, continues through heated lines and sample conditioning hardware, and finally reaches the analysers. Once the measurements are taken, the information moves into the plant’s control and data systems. Each stage has a simple purpose: protect the analyser, preserve the integrity of the gas sample, and maintain consistent operation. When everything works together, the system delivers stable, meaningful readings that technicians can trust every day, even in northern Ontario winters.

Finally, we will highlight how Lakeside supports this entire lifecycle. Lakeside designs complete CEM packages tailored to each site, builds them in‑house, installs them on location, and provides ongoing support to keep them running year after year. Whether it is troubleshooting sample flow issues, replacing components, helping with start‑up, or simply answering questions, we stay involved from concept to maintenance. By the end of this presentation, you will have a clear understanding of how the analysers you have learned about fit into the larger CEM system, and how Lakeside ensures that the entire system works as a cohesive, dependable solution.

PRESENTER: DAN LEISING, TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AT LAKESIDE PROCESS CONTROLS

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Presenter: Lakeside Measurement Solutions Team