the automation and control group that program and install
of all the PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), data logging
and touch-screen displays.”
Today, DFI has a fleet of over 30 RGZ cranes, rubber tire
and track-mounted, that can be converted into pile driving
rigs in 30 minutes. These powerful units are capable of
installing driven or helical piles up to 26 metres in length
(without splicing), 60 inches in diameter and are agile in
hard-to-reach locations while also capable of pile extraction
and typical crane services.
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In support of these services, DFI also has a fleet of
hydrovac units, air and auger drilling rigs, and a fleet of 25
commercial transport trucks as well as DFI-built heavy-haul
trailers. Eight blast-hole rigs that can pre-drill up to 18-inch
outside diameter (OD), have been modified in-house to be
effective pile pre-drilling units. Ancillary field welding services
include the cutting and capping of piles as well.
The company also carries a full suite of pile installation
equipment, all made in their 75,000 square-foot manufacturing
facility in Edmonton and it doesn’t end there.
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“Owning our own supply chain,
having the ability to produce high
quality material in short order,
made to length and with little
to no waste, is a tremendous
competitive advantage as we can
maintain control over project
schedules and costs.”
– Mark Dyck
DFI’s 50 ton RGZ-130 track unit
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