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Maintenance Management
Four years ago, the Worthington Industries plant in Columbus, Ohio, identified a gap in filling its skilled maintenance technician positions. This session will describe how the plant began a training program with local trade schools and colleges to build a pool of skilled talent. Discover how Worthington developed this pipeline of talent for the future, which has resulted in several students being hired and the maintenance department becoming fully staffed. Attendees will hear how students are shown what to expect firsthand, how to work as a team and how to take ownership, as well as how new employees are paired with senior technicians for continued learning.Case Study: Strategies for Filling the Maintenance Skills Gap
Don McDaniel - Maintenance Manager, Worthington Industries (Steel Division)
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M100Go To TopAfter implementing a new maintenance work process, the Braskem America plant in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, had regressed to where its team could no longer drive the process successfully. Input on priorities was lacking or last minute, the planning backlog was increasing, and weekly schedules would often "blow up." This case-study presentation will describe how the team reset the process by going back to the basics. Daryl Leggett and Mark Drejza will share the triumphs and setbacks encountered throughout this journey, including the impact of the reset and how the results have affected performance and culture at the site. Attendees will also hear where the plant currently stands with its improvement process and what work still needs to be done.Case Study: A Back-to-Basics Journey to Re-establish Effective Maintenance Processes
Daryl Leggett - Maintenance Leader, Braskem America; Mark Drejza - MWP Coordinator, Braskem America
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M107Go To TopMaintenance managers looking for a "quick fix" to problems can often lead to an ad-hoc firefighting culture. Using the analogy of running a marathon, this session will highlight the importance of training, coaching, maintaining good habits and following through to achieve better outcomes with your maintenance actions. Join Michael Mazur as he shares his insights from more than 30 years of experience as a technician and supervisor in the military and in industrial plants to help you break the barriers of an ingrained culture. You will learn how to ensure personnel maintain their proficiency in performing tasks, as well as how to provide the tools, space and time to "self-train" your team.Why Maintenance Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Michael Mazur - Level III Mechanic/Trainer/Supervisor, Schwan's Global Supply Chain
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M100Go To TopThis case-study presentation will provide attendees with the basic tools to develop and implement the best maintenance strategy for their organization. Join Worthington Industries' Michael Meehan as he offers proven tips to make the maintenance strategy development process less confusing. You will discover how to select a base model from which to build your strategy, how to design a maintenance strategy that is aligned to your organization's objectives to gain executive support, how to choose improvement elements to include in your strategy, and how to translate the overall strategy into actionable plans.How to Design the Right Maintenance Strategy for Your Plant
Michael Meehan - Maintenance & Reliability Engineer, Worthington Industries
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M104Go To TopAt your facility, are you attacking failure sources or just managing failure symptoms? Are you constantly repairing and rebuilding machinery, or are you improving manufacturing performance and reducing costs? This timely and informative presentation will explain where precision maintenance begins and what it can encompass. Join Ian McKinnon as he details the results that can be attained in asset reliability improvement, production enhancement, maintenance cost reduction and energy conservation. You will leave with practical tips to achieve reliable manufacturing within your facility. Come prepared to think differently.Why Reliable Manufacturing Requires Precision Maintenance
Ian McKinnon - Principal Partner, Reliability Solutions
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M100Go To TopMany factors will help guide the future of maintenance, including automation, staffing shortages, big data, artificial intelligence, sensor technology, constrained budgets, cultural shifts, etc. In this special roundtable discussion, Jeremy Wright of Advanced Technology Services will explore the current status of several of these key issues and speculate what the future will usher into the maintenance industry. By joining this conversation about the future of maintenance, you will be better prepared for the upcoming changes and understand how to capitalize on them if and when they occur.Exploring the Future of Maintenance: 2020 and Beyond
Jeremy Wright - Director of Product Management, Advanced Technology Services
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M101-102Go To TopAn effective preventive maintenance (PM) program is a fundamental part of asset management. Optimizing preventive tasks is critical to ensure they are completed on time, in the proper manner and with the best utilization of available resources. This session will explain what is required for successful PM optimization, including planning of work, creation of procedures, necessary training and resources. You will learn how PMs should be scheduled and executed, as well as how to use metrics to monitor the progress of your PM program.How to Optimize Your PMs
Alejandro Meza - Senior Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M104Go To TopIn many plants around the world, the traditional operations and maintenance schedules are Monday through Friday, with technicians returning on the weekends to work overtime. This not only costs the company money but also takes a toll on the maintenance crew's morale and quality of work. This presentation will explain why it’s time to rethink scheduling and how a proper maintenance schedule can reduce operating costs and improve the quality of your service or product. Attendees will discover how to improve employee morale and retention through predictable work schedules, as well as how a customized schedule can save millions.The Power of the Right Maintenance Schedule
Frank Pereira - Managing Partner, Coleman Consulting Group; Marco Juarez - Senior Partner, Coleman Consulting Group
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M111Go To TopMaintenance departments have a strong tendency to become reactive. There are several causes for this. Maintenance advocates would like to place all the blame on the operations group, but they are just a contributor and not the sole reason. This session will explore both the internal and external reasons for reactive maintenance. You will learn key strategies for dealing with the root causes of reactive maintenance as well as how you can document and share your successes to enable further gains.Why Maintenance Departments Become Reactive and What You Can Do About It
William Jacobyansky - Owner, Strategic Maintenance Consortium
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M104Go To TopEvery industrial plant's output is affected by the level of partnership, teamwork and ownership at the site. This session will explain the fundamentals of total productive maintenance (TPM) and the importance of these principles in a world-class maintenance organization. You will learn what TPM is, the different TPM tools that can be used to improve equipment performance, how skills development impacts asset reliability and why you must reach out to other key stakeholders within the organization to maximize your plant's capacity, partnership and efficiency.Transitioning into TPM for Total Process Reliability
Greg Folts - President/CEO, Marshall Institute
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M108Go To TopThe foundation of every organization lies in its people, but sadly this truth is often overlooked. This session will explore how maintenance organizations can develop, connect with, and retain the knowledge and passion of their key personnel. Find out how to increase human capital, from connecting personnel with business objectives to communication plans that increase transparency and performance, as well as how subcultures in your organization actually drive or hinder performance. You will also hear case-study examples of how empowered and connected technicians can uncover and jump-start potential improvements.Empowering Maintenance and Operations Personnel to Increase Performance
Joe Lonjin - Performance Management Consultant, Cohesive Solutions
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M101-102Go To TopPlant shutdowns can cause major business disruptions when they don't go as planned or finish on schedule. Reducing the duration of a shutdown while improving its quality can significantly impact an organization's top and bottom line. This session will detail a proven methodology for shortening the length of shutdowns while minimizing the chances they get off schedule. Attendees will learn how to simplify a shutdown before optimizing it, how to leverage human assets and gain buy-in for continuous improvement, and how anyone in an organization can be the catalyst for change and improvement.How to Reduce the Duration of Shutdowns and Improve the Bottom Line
Rick Phelps - Principal, ActionCoach of Greater Cleveland; Wendell Simpson - Principal, ProChain Solutions
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M104Go To TopKnowledge is like an iceberg; most of it is not visible but rather hidden from consciousness, waiting to be forgotten or captured. As employees retire with the change in generations, a lot of accumulated knowledge is in danger of being lost. This presentation will address how tacit or informal knowledge, including unspoken experiences, observations, intuition, know-how and insights, can be difficult to capture and require special conservation techniques. Attendees will learn why the knowledge drain is a threat to most industries as well as the best approaches for conserving knowledge and making it accessible to other employees.Managing the Knowledge Drain from Retiring Workers
Dr. Holger Streetz - Director of Business Development, Bathan AG
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M104Go To TopPlant management often struggles in developing a strategic approach for managing parts and services, missing opportunities for efficiency gains in process improvements. While implementing an integrated supply program is a step in the right direction, program champions rightfully ask: "Is there more we should be doing?" The answer is yes. This presentation looks at the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supply chain from the plant's perspective. You will discover how to identify continuous improvement opportunities, navigate the roadblocks to implementing improvements and recognize when outside help is needed.The Role of Continuous Improvement in Sustaining Plant Reliability
Don Shoemaker - Vice President Engineering & Consulting, Synovos
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M104Go To TopTotal productive maintenance (TPM) is a manufacturing strategy designed to improve asset availability, quality and throughput. It requires close cooperation between maintenance and production to yield optimum benefits. All too often, organizations try and fail to implement and sustain a TPM strategy. This session will explore how change management and strategic planning tools can help ensure successful TPM implementation. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the critical factors for implementing TPM, how to identify and manage key stakeholders, and how to drive the cultural change associated with TPM.How to Implement and Sustain a Successful TPM Strategy
Bill Keeter - Principal Consultant, BK Reliability
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M108Go To TopIn this interactive session, Lee Rubin will take a deeper dive into the concepts presented during his keynote address on the five components of extraordinary teams. He will share best practices for encouraging team members to make personal sacrifices to achieve broader organizational goals as well as for leveraging times of adversity and uncertainty to build stronger relationships. Attendees not only will learn how to create a culture that fosters open, honest and respectful communication but will also have the opportunity to ask questions about how to apply the five components for extraordinary teams in their organization.Best Practices for Building Extraordinary Teams
Lee Rubin - Keynote Speaker, LeeRubinSpeaks.com
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M101-102Go To TopIncreasing productivity while reducing exposure to safety hazards and incidents should be the goal of every maintenance organization. This presentation will outline the types of tools, technologies and cultural shifts that can help you safely perform maintenance tasks more productively. You will walk away from this session with a better understanding of the relationship between work-related injuries and reactive maintenance work, how to transition from reactive to proactive maintenance, and the importance of culture and behaviors in driving change.Tools and Technologies to Enhance Plant Safety and Maintenance Operations
Bhanu Srilla - Director of Technical Marketing, Grace Engineered Products
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M100Go To TopCentrifugal compressors are used to supply compressed air for a variety of applications in a wide range of industries, from food and beverage processing to oil refining. However, when plant demands change or compressors are moved to different locations, users are often faced with a decision to either purchase a new compressor or rerate an existing one to meet the new conditions. This session will reveal the key factors that should be considered as well as the pros and cons of rerating an existing air compressor versus purchasing a new compressor. With this knowledge, attendees will be able to perform an accurate assessment in their plant to determine which path is best for them.Pros and Cons of Rerating vs. Purchasing New Air Compressors
Anthony Clayton - Aftermarket Account Manager, FS-Elliott; Barbara Ross - Aftermarket Product Associate, FS-Elliott
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M108Go To TopPredictive Maintenance
Collecting vibration data on critical machinery can be challenging, especially if it rotates at high speeds, stops and then rotates in the opposite direction. This case-study presentation will describe how the General Motors metal-stamping plant in Marion, Indiana, was able to better monitor its motors and gearboxes and find numerous anomalies, which led to planned repairs and less downtime. Discover how precise timing in the collection of time waveforms was accomplished using a trigger with an online vibration system. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the latest techniques for collecting, calculating and properly applying vibration data.How to Collect Vibration Data on Critical Machinery: A Case Study
Paul Kimble - Vibration Analyst, General Motors/Marion Metal Center
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M100Go To TopOil analysis reports contain a wealth of information, but without a basic knowledge of what the tests are and what the results mean, you may find the reports complex and confusing. Many end users just want their lab to tell them if their oil is good or bad and miss out on information that could prevent unnecessary oil changes or catastrophic failures. This presentation will review common oil analysis tests and detail what their results can tell you about your oil and equipment. After this session, attendees will be able to quickly review their oil analysis reports, pick out the important information and know what actions should be taken.Getting the Most Out of Your Oil Analysis Reports
John Sexton - Reliability Engineer, BASF
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M103Go To TopThis case-study presentation will outline the predictive maintenance (PdM) techniques and proactive maintenance strategies that Saudi Aramco used to detect machine faults at an early stage. Join Muhammad Ali Qureshi as he describes how the company integrated its lubricant condition monitoring system with ultrasonic analysis to minimize equipment downtime and repairs while saving significant costs simply by trending and monitoring basic oil properties. Attendees will gain a better understanding of oil condition monitoring and ultrasonic analysis along with the benefits that can be achieved by employing multiple PdM techniques.Case Study: How Saudi Aramco Combines PdM Techniques for Early Fault Detection
Muhammad Ali Qureshi - Reliability Engineer, Saudi Aramco
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M107Go To TopReciprocating compressors are among the most expensive assets in a plant. Despite their criticality and importance, they often are overlooked by condition monitoring teams because the primary predictive maintenance tool is not well-suited for these types of machines. This results in the overall machine health being ignored and not diagnosed until damage occurs. This presentation will explore why condition monitoring should not only be used to protect reciprocating compressors from catastrophic failure but also to predict and diagnose any equipment abnormality to sustain reliability. You will learn how this can be accomplished by monitoring all machine components simultaneously and recording their performance along with the operating parameters and overall machine health.Condition Monitoring Techniques for Reciprocating Compressors
Amir Basyouni - Lead Machinery Diagnostics Engineer, Baker Hughes
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M100Go To TopThe lack of sound predictive maintenance (PdM) practices is quite common in industrial plants across the country. In this case-study presentation, Kevin Grider will explore the use of predictive tools and practices in a maintenance program and how they can provide unique insight that can be vital to an operation. Attendees will gain a better understanding of sound predictive technologies, applications, practices and tools, as well as the importance of monitoring, trending and reporting the results.How to Apply PdM Tools and Practices in Your Maintenance Program
Kevin Grider - Predictive Analyst, General Motors/PM Tech
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M100Go To TopWhen viewing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) with an eye on reliability, the easy piece of the puzzle is to focus on availability. However, those who follow this approach are missing out on a strategic opportunity. This session will explore how OEE can be used to measure maintenance and reliability effectiveness as well as to establish better maintenance practices. You will gain a better understanding of OEE and how equipment is integrated through this calculation. Knowing how equipment affects all three parts of the OEE calculation will help guide your decision making to maximize the use of your resources.Using OEE to Establish Better Maintenance Practices
Dr. Nathan Wright - President, Transformational Performance Solutions
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M103Go To TopIf the thought of evaluating hundreds or thousands of assets with multiple stakeholders involved seems like it could take forever, it doesn't have to if the correct approach is employed. This session will describe a successful way to integrate numerous stakeholders with an asset hierarchy structure so everything can be assessed without requiring everyone to evaluate each asset. The focus of this approach is to maximize execution efficiency without compromising effectiveness. Attendees will learn the basic attributes of an asset criticality assessment, how to give every stakeholder an equal voice and how to leverage a functional hierarchy structure to expedite the assessment process.How to Perform a Criticality Analysis
Rich Jansen - Senior Fellow of Reliability Engineering, Life Cycle Engineering
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M103Go To TopOne of the most challenging steps for a thermographer is leaving the classroom and using an infrared imager in the real world. While thermography is a science, it is also an art or craft requiring a skilled human operator for both conducting the inspection and interpreting the data obtained. This workshop will provide hands-on time with infrared imagers to help attendees learn more about infrared thermography. Participants will work with an experienced instructor in small groups while focusing on basic infrared techniques, common applications and infrared support, including standards, program management and development, and reporting techniques.Hands-on Workshop: Using Infrared Thermography in the Real World
Jim Seffrin - Director, Infraspection Institute
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M101-102Go To TopGoldilocks didn't want her porridge to be too hot or too cold. She wanted it just right. If she were your maintenance manager, she would allocate resources based on the equipment's criticality, with some machines attended to with every resource in the toolkit and others only receiving minimal attention. This presentation will reveal how to make these important decisions and the keys to determining your optimum reference state. You will learn how to find this maintenance "sweet spot" instead of chasing diminishing returns or leaving needed capability untapped.How to Determine Your Optimum Reference State
Jerry Putt - Senior Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M103Go To TopWhy do machine components fail? Is there anything you can do to prevent it? This session will describe eight of the most common failure mechanisms and how they can be offset to increase equipment reliability and availability. Ray Garvey will explain why periodic assessments should be employed to evaluate asset condition monitoring for reduced risks and improved decision making. Attendees will learn which types of equipment apply to each failure mechanism, along with the contributing factors, proactive measures and condition monitoring options to determine when components are in various stages of progressive failure.Why Equipment Fails and What You Can Do to Prevent It
Ray Garvey - Reliability Engineer, Facility Integrations
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M107Go To TopManaging a large fleet of equipment is not easy. Different suppliers, locations and challenges can be a real problem for the day-to-day maintenance team. This presentation will explore how predictive maintenance (PdM) can be used as a strategy to better manage large numbers of assets in different locations and scenarios. You will learn the importance of PdM in achieving fleet reliability, including how to develop a criticality analysis, apply analytical tools for large volumes of data and define work task procedures.How to Improve Fleet Reliability with PdM and Criticality Analysis
Jorge Alarcon - OCM Global Manager, Bureau Veritas
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M111Go To TopPredictive maintenance (PdM) programs have been tremendously effective in finding failures and recommending repair actions. However, on their own, these programs do not improve equipment reliability. This presentation will explain how shifting your focus from managing failure to eliminating it can add true reliability to your program. You will learn which data and information to track as well as how to collect it, how to incorporate root cause failure analysis as a main component of your PdM program, and helpful techniques to add to your program to eliminate common failure modes.Why Your PdM Program Is Not Increasing Equipment Reliability
John Pucillo - Principal, True Reliability
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M111Go To TopAccurately alarming vibration data is critical for effective condition monitoring and avoiding equipment downtime. This session will examine new methods of calculating and defining alarm limits, including live statistical models and machine learning techniques, to identify machine deterioration. You will learn how vibration is measured and used to detect a machine failure, how alarm limits are commonly employed and their limitations, as well as how these new methods can be applied to a wide range of machine vibration data to improve condition monitoring.Vibration Analysis Techniques for More Effective Condition Monitoring
Kevin Berkery - Director, Eastway Remote Monitoring
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M107Go To TopTraditional vibration can be costly and cumbersome to scale. Techniques such as operating deflection shape (ODS) analysis are often time-consuming, and many times the results don't reveal the root cause, which might be structural in nature. This presentation will explain how motion amplification allows users to see the motions that are occurring at the asset and become aware of the issues that are causing excessive vibrations or failing components. Several case studies will be included with real-life examples to help attendees understand this new approach to vibration and how it is being implemented in facilities today.Motion Amplification: A New Way to Assess Machine Vibration Issues
Jeff Hay - CEO, RDI Technologies
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M111Go To TopDesign for reliability is a strategic approach that can be used to optimize any plant's total cost of ownership (TCO) and ensure a reliable and sustainable product supply. This presentation will show how predictive technologies fit within the context of design for reliability to support asset management. You will gain a better understanding of predictive technologies and how they can be applied as design for reliability elements, as well as how an organization's reliability culture and stakeholder engagement can be positively affected by integrating these technologies.How to Apply Predictive Technologies to Design for Reliability
Marie Getsug - Program Manager, Jacobs Engineering Group
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M111Go To TopPlanned maintenance and maintenance work performed in response to a failure require very different procedures and protocols. By choosing the appropriate strategy, you can help increase equipment availability and optimize staff utilization. This session will outline the duties and tasks associated with predictive maintenance versus corrective maintenance, as well as how to convey the differences to personnel. Attendees will learn how to set task intervals, develop clearly worded procedures, establish safe work practices and maximize reliability while satisfying operational requirements.Predictive Maintenance vs. Corrective Maintenance: Choosing the Right Strategy
Michael D. Holloway - President, 5th Order Industry
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M108Go To TopAre your predictive maintenance (PdM) efforts providing the expected value and positively impacting your overall operations? Managing a successful PdM program requires more than a disciplined deployment of the appropriate technologies. It also requires key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the program's value. This session will explain how to determine if your PdM program is performing at an optimal level and helping your facility achieve the desired organizational goals and objectives. You will learn the best metrics for judging a PdM program's effectiveness, what data is needed and where to find it, how to perform periodic program self-assessments, and how to use equipment history and failure modes to improve your PdM approach.How to Set Effective KPIs and Metrics for Your PdM Program
John Pucillo - Principal, True Reliability
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M108Go To TopVibration video surveys usually can provide a good preliminary assessment of a machine's condition. However, to determine the root cause of a problem, analysts typically need more information. This presentation will explore how new video technology can be combined with animation to solve difficult rotating equipment issues. Case studies will demonstrate how operating deflection shape (ODS) videos can be used with traditional ODS analysis to identify root cause solutions. Attendees will see the power of enhanced video for detecting machine issues so they can pinpoint potential problems before they become catastrophic.Identifying Equipment Problems Through Video and Animation Technology
Dan Ambre - Principal Engineer, Full Spectrum Diagnostics
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M108Go To TopOxidation is among the most important concerns with in-service lubricants. Unfortunately, the current methods for measuring oxidation in industrial lubricants are often unreliable and unable to detect problems at an early stage. This presentation will explore how these challenges can be overcome with new infrared-based methods. Real-world examples will be given demonstrating the benefits of the new methods and how they can be applied in different applications. Attendees will learn the limitations of standard oxidation methods, the conditions necessary for reliable results when using infrared-based methods and the basic rules of interpretation for these new methods.New Methods for Detecting Oxidation in Hydraulic and Lubricating Oils
Rudiger Krethe - General Manager, OilDoc GmbH
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M104Go To TopReliability Engineering
This session will address the importance of oil cleanliness and its impact on the reliability of rotating equipment. Join SABIC's Saeed Asiri as he highlights particulate contamination, which is known as the most destructive type of contamination, and identifies the most common sources of solid particles in your oil. You will learn the most effective tests for quantifying particulate contamination and assessing system cleanliness, as well as how to systematically set cleanliness targets for the different types of rotating equipment.Why Oil Cleanliness Is the Key to Asset Reliability
Saeed Asiri - Principal Lubrication Engineer, SABIC
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M108Go To TopThe latest trend in maintenance and reliability is to take shortcuts. This approach, which rarely succeeds, often is determined at the senior leadership level and without the knowledge necessary to make the right decision. Eventually, these leaders will be forced to choose whether they wish to remain victims of their bad decision or take ownership and repair the damage. This session will outline what maintenance and reliability professionals can do to educate and guide their organizations to prevent these types of failed approaches. You will find out how to have these discussions and win them, why all reliability efforts must start with qualified leaders and owners, and what it takes to be an owner and not a victim.Reliability Leadership: Why It's All About Taking Ownership
Dr. Nathan Wright - President, Transformational Performance Solutions
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M107Go To TopWith any asset, it is critical to define a standard of performance and then drive toward that goal. By definition, falling short of the goal should be regarded as a failure, both in how the asset failed and the effects of the failure. This session will detail how a failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system (FRACAS) can play an integral role in evaluating an asset failure. You will discover how to establish standard parameters for failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), as well as learn from the experiences of others to help increase equipment reliability at your site.FRACAS: The Secret to Better Asset Reliability
Daniel Rader - Business Development Manager, Noria Corporation
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M107Go To TopThis session aims to pinpoint the root cause of why so many maintenance and reliability initiatives fail. By helping attendees get back to the fundamentals and refocus on achieving reliable assets, Joe Anderson and George Williams will explain how to do all the right things, such as developing a proactive maintenance strategy, having systems and processes in place, getting operators involved, and setting priorities for what should be the maintenance department's true focus. You will learn the difference between efficiency and effectiveness, what can set your organization up for success, and how to work with other departments for plant-wide reliability.Efficiency or Effectiveness? Why Reliability Initiatives Often Fail
Joe Anderson - COO, ReliabilityX; George Williams - Director of Asset Management, B. Braun Medical
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M108Go To TopMany organizations have embarked on the journey to improve their asset performance and reliability, but most struggle with the implementation of the improvement initiative. In this session, Jeff Shiver will break down how to implement a reliability improvement initiative using an approach that enables site management and corporate leadership to win the hearts and minds of those executing the work. Drawing on his experiences and insights from successful and not-so-successful organizations across the world, he will share practical methods for developing an actionable roadmap, gaining executive support, leveraging education to paint the vision of the future state, building true partnerships and other components for implementation success.How to Ignite Passion and Performance for Improved Reliability
Jeff Shiver - Managing Principal, People and Processes
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M100Go To TopYour machine just issued a critical alarm. Your more experienced colleagues aren't readily available for advice, and there's not much data to consult. Everyone is looking at you. What should you do? When forced to act quickly under pressure, many people have a tendency to become nervous and hesitant. This session will provide a proactive approach for responding to impending equipment failures. Join Noria's Bennett Fitch as he details a plan that will help you know what to do when every minute counts.Guidelines for Responding to Impending Machine Failures
Bennett Fitch - Director of Product Development and LPD Services, Noria Corporation
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M107Go To TopThis session will explore some of the most pressing challenges currently facing industrial facilities along with practical solutions to help resolve them. Join Alan Ross and Chip Angus as they address six critical issues and offer real-world examples of how better practices can often remedy the situation. From transferring knowledge to future generations to overcoming the digitization of data and employing integrated asset health management systems, you will learn how to implement best practices into your reliability plan and approach asset reliability as part of a holistic system.6 Major Challenges Facing Industrial Plants and How to Overcome Them
Alan Ross - President, Electric Power Reliability Alliance; Chip Angus - Reliability Account Manager, SDMyers
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M108Go To TopWhether your organization has an established, well-functioning lubrication program that has been in place for several years or you have just begun the journey of building your program, if long-term, recurrent success is the end goal, the challenge of developing and sustaining a reliability culture must be addressed. This presentation will offer guidelines for using a systematic approach to manage this often-overlooked portion of lubrication program development. Attendees will discover how to develop and sustain a reliability-centered lubrication program and put a course of action in place not only to ensure a strong program in the near future but also to enable long-term achievements as well.How to Develop a Reliability Culture
Matt Adams - Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M107Go To TopMany reliability programs achieve a measure of success, but equipment still fails periodically and the mean time between failures (MTBF) is not at a world-class level. With all the efforts in predictive maintenance and asset management, it can be easy to overlook the fundamental role of reliability information management (RIM). This presentation offers advice for how to better manage RIM data so you can prevent avoidable failures and see a dramatic difference in equipment life expectancy. Find out how your reliability information management compares with best practices and what steps can be taken to boost your reliability program's results.Reliability Information Management: The Secret to PdM Success
Forrest Pardue - President/Owner, 24/7 Systems
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M108Go To TopReliability-centered maintenance (RCM) is a concept used to identify potential asset problems and establish minimum maintenance levels or changes to operating procedures. This presentation will explain how RCM has created several paradigm shifts in conventional maintenance management assumptions, including the misconception that every component has a lifespan of reliable service, after which it must be replaced or overhauled to prevent failure. Attendees will learn how RCM can reduce the risks associated with failure modes as well as the seven questions which, when answered, can provide a cost-effective strategy to address the primary causes of equipment failure.Understanding the Basic Elements of RCM
Jerry Putt - Senior Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M107Go To TopSome equipment components fail more often than necessary because of common mistakes made before and during operation. This session will explore the most frequent failure modes for equipment and how you can help eliminate them. By learning a few simple techniques, you will be able to improve the life cycles of your components. Find out how to make your mechanical seals, centrifugal pumps and electric motors last longer, as well as how to determine the failure modes of your equipment.How to Improve the Reliability of Common Plant Equipment
Terry Harris - President, Reliable Process Solutions
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M111Go To TopIf you truly want to increase your plant's reliability, you likely will need to make equipment modifications. These generally non-invasive alterations are a smart strategy for reducing operating costs. This session will explain why plants modify their machinery and provide examples of common machine modifications. Attendees will gain insight into the process of retrofitting equipment as well as learn which machines can be modified, how to cost-justify equipment modifications, and the consequences of altering and not altering your machinery.Increasing Plant Reliability Through Machine Modifications
Paul Farless - Industrial Service Technician, Noria Corporation
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M103Go To TopPlanning and Scheduling
Maintenance departments without a suitable computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) often see work not being completed, miscommunication, lack of historical data and improper management of parts, all of which can lead to equipment downtime. This case-study presentation will explain how a well-designed CMMS can significantly improve maintenance by mapping out workflow processes. Join LeachGarner's Ryan Botelho as he details how to define the requirements for CMMS selection, set up equipment hierarchies, and data-cleanse asset and inventory information. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how to identify their workflow for work requests and work orders so they can properly select and implement a new system or revamp their current one.Case Study: How to Map Out Your Maintenance Workflow
Ryan Botelho - Maintenance Planner/PM Coordinator, LeachGarner
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M104Go To TopThe prioritization of work orders is a key step in the planning and scheduling process. Unfortunately, most daily or weekly planning and scheduling meetings are long and ineffective with nothing getting accomplished. This session will detail steps to make your meetings fun, motivating and effective for your operations and maintenance team. The starting point is to show how important these meetings are to execute work efficiently. Attendees will learn how to better manage their daily or weekly planning and scheduling meetings, including how to prepare for the meeting, develop an agenda, facilitate the meeting and get active participation.How to Conduct Effective Planning and Scheduling Meetings
Owe Forsberg - Senior Consultant and Product Development, IDCON
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M104Go To TopCreating accurate job plans can be one of the most difficult tasks for maintenance planners. This is especially true when the planner is unfamiliar with the job at hand. In this session, Eruditio's James Kovacevic will outline a step-by-step process to help maintenance planners design great job plans even if they are not familiar with certain jobs. You will gain a better understanding of what is required for a good job plan, what job mapping is and how to use it to develop job procedures.Job Mapping: How to Develop Great Job Plans
James Kovacevic - Principal Instructor, Eruditio
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M108Go To TopThis presentation will offer proven maintenance planning and scheduling techniques, including a "rubber meets the road" approach for having a perfectly planned and scheduled day before all the reactive calls come in and force rescheduling. You will see how to manage your well-laid plans, overcome obstacles, and leverage your kitting and staging area to your best advantage. Come hear the key tips and techniques that a senior maintenance planner has learned during his career to help your organization become more efficient and profitable.Proven Planning and Scheduling Techniques from an Experienced Maintenance Planner
Steven J. Tuttle - Maintenance Planner, Clarios
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M104Go To TopThis presentation will explain how to use your maintenance backlog to drive decisions while avoiding the perception of it being a black hole. Eruditio's James Kovacevic will share tangible tools that can be used to measure and manage your backlog, which then will enable you to make decisions based on the backlog levels. You will gain a better understanding of the need for a maintenance backlog, how to calculate the two types of backlog and how to gain operational support for the backlog.How to Keep Your Maintenance Backlog from Becoming a Black Hole
James Kovacevic - Principal Instructor, Eruditio
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M111Go To TopChange Leadership
World-class maintenance organizations are always changing, but how do you know if your team is truly ready to change? An effective change that can be sustained over time must include the team's focus, practices and tasks. This presentation will detail the best methods for assessing your team's willingness to embrace a new way of managing equipment reliability. You will learn how to identify your team's attitudes and beliefs so you will have the needed awareness to lead them through change.How to Determine If Your Team Is Change Ready
Chris Christenson - Director of Education, Noria Corporation
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M103Go To TopThis case-study presentation will provide a detailed roadmap to a sound maintenance program so you can improve machine uptime at your organization. Join Worthington Industries' George Miconi and Don McDaniel as they share the path their company took to transition from being reactive to becoming more proactive and achieving greater uptime. You will hear why communication is key, how to determine the root cause of problems, why change is your friend and how anyone can develop a team of first-class maintenance technicians. From Firefighting to First-class Maintenance: A Never-ending Battle
George Miconi - Maintenance Planner, Worthington Industries (Steel Division); Don McDaniel - Maintenance Manager, Worthington Industries (Steel Division)
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M103Go To TopFew organizations successfully implement positive changes. Initiatives often start out with excitement and buzz, only to revert back to the status quo. Discover how you can build a dynamic team that will make sustainable change possible in your organization. In this session, Noria's Wes Cash will discuss the proper team size and structure, as well as the pitfalls to avoid when working as a team. Attendees will leave with the top three things they should be looking for in an ideal team player. Don't spend another year trying to make changes with an ineffective team. Learn how to improve the function of your current team or build a new one altogether.How to Build the Ultimate Team to Inspire Change
Wes Cash - Director of Technical Services, Noria Corporation
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M100Go To TopImplementing new equipment, technologies and metrics is only a small part of making the move from reactive to proactive maintenance. For a successful transition, you must change the culture at the plant. This session will provide the necessary tools to help you identify the key factors that can derail any maintenance program. Join Noria's Chris Christenson as he reveals how to overcome resistance to change as well as the questions every reliability leader should ask when leading a cultural change.Why Program Changes Often Fail
Chris Christenson - Director of Education, Noria Corporation
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M103Go To TopAsset Management
What are the most cost-consuming assets in your plant? How do you manage these bad-actor machines? This case-study presentation will describe the asset management problems faced by the Saudi Arabia Fertilizers Co. (SAFCO) and how the company was able to successfully overcome these challenges by setting the right priorities. You will hear how SAFCO maximized production and reduced its maintenance costs by converting reactive work to a more proactive approach, as well as how it obtained buy-in and spread a reliability culture throughout the whole organization.Improving Asset Reliability Through Bad-Actor Management
Assem Alghamdi - Asset Performance Management Manager, SABIC/SAFCO
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M103Go To TopSound data is the bedrock from which asset management is anchored. With accurate data, organizations can identify trends and make equipment predictions that ultimately reduce downtime and save on maintenance costs. This session will explore why foundational data is critical for your enterprise asset management (EAM) or computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and how standardization can help you develop a strategic asset performance management framework. Attendees will learn what differentiates good data from information bloat, how simple structures like asset naming conventions can have a dramatic impact on data integrity, and how data inside your CMMS can drive asset management decisions down the line.How to Use Data to Make Better Asset Management Decisions
Jeremy Borton - Senior Consultant, Americas, MaxGrip
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M101-102Go To TopAll manufacturers need their assets to perform well, but do you know what poor asset performance is actually costing you or what improved asset performance could be worth? This session will reveal how to use overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) modeling to support an asset improvement investment, even if you don't track OEE. Attendees will learn how incremental improvements in the right areas can boost your plant's financial results, as well as how to calculate OEE and present return on investment (ROI) numbers to justify the necessary investment to improve asset performance.OEE Modeling: Connecting Asset Performance to Financial Performance
Brad McCully - Business Development Executive, Advanced Technology Services; Chadwick Johnson - Director of Sales, ATS
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M111Go To TopTransitioning from reactive maintenance to prescriptive maintenance can be a long and winding journey for many organizations. In this session, Kevin Price will highlight seven steps for incorporating technology into your asset management approach to help speed up and simplify the process. From streamlining basic tasks and planning cash flow to prioritizing investments and providing early warnings, you will learn successful asset management methods and strategies as well as discover how technology can be used to achieve world-class standards.A 7-Step Journey to Prescriptive Maintenance
Kevin Price - Technical Product Evangelist, Infor
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M111Go To TopMany criticality analysis models are not effective for asset management. While a process may produce results, it often does not improve the way resources are allocated based on criticality. This session will explain the differences between risk analysis and criticality analysis and why these differences are important. You will learn how to design a proper criticality analysis system, useful tips and tricks for analyzing the results and determining if they are fit for your purposes, as well as some of the most common mistakes made when facilitating a criticality analysis.Criticality Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide
Andy Page - Principal Consultant, Allied Reliability
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M101-102Go To TopIIoT
As modern technology continues to drive down the cost and increase the portfolio of sensing products and their ability to connect, more and more organizations are employing smart sensors to bolster their preventive maintenance (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) programs. This presentation will explain not only how to use simple, smart sensing technologies for lubrication and vibration analysis but also how they can impact reliability programs today. You will learn which technologies are currently available, who should and shouldn't be exploring the addition of smart technologies, the do's and don'ts for lubrication and vibration analysis programs, and how to link vibration and lubricant analysis for the best holistic reliability program.Using Smart Technologies to Improve Lubrication and Vibration Analysis
Jeremy Drury - Vice President, IoT Diagnostics; Will Tudoroff - Director of IoT Reliability Solutions, IoT Diagnostics
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M103Go To TopIt's nearly impossible today to ignore all the buzz around digital transformation and the automation of industrial operations. This has led some to question the future role of humans in manufacturing, but people are not going away. This is where connected work comes into play and changes the game. In this session, Lawrence Whittle and Lincoln Hughes will explore how machines and digitally connected humans can work together to increase productivity, quality and safety. Attendees will learn the best ways to successfully integrate people, processes and technology, as well as where connected work fits into their company's digital journey and technology toolkit.The Future of Manufacturing: Connecting Humans and Machines
Lawrence Whittle - CEO, Parsable; Lincoln Hughes - Director of Manufacturing Services and Analytics, American Axle & Manufacturing
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M111Go To TopArtificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way people work and live. The rise of AI primarily has been driven by a tool called machine learning. In industrial applications, AI and machine learning algorithms are now being used to predict, monitor and manage different assets. This session will explain how you can leverage AI and machine learning to detect abnormal behaviors of processes and assets in real time and predict future performance. You will gain a better understanding of what AI and machine learning are, the importance of big data and how to apply these technologies in real-world applications.How to Apply AI and Machine Learning in Industrial Applications
Asad Malik - Senior Sales Development Manager, Emerson
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M111Go To TopThe potential of the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is enormous, promising an explosion of data from assets that allows companies to optimize resources, slash costs, reduce energy usage and boost overall efficiency. So why has adoption continued to lag behind analyst forecasts? This presentation will reveal how to best navigate the internal approval processes that can be expected when deploying IIoT solutions. You will discover how to make sense of the true value of the IIoT, the criteria to look for when selecting an IIoT offering and which internal teams to involve in an IIoT integration.A Blueprint for Deploying the IIoT Within Your Organization
Brian Alessi - Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications, Everactive
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M108Go To TopThe most common application of the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is for predictive maintenance, and rightly so. Predictive maintenance (PdM) allows manufacturers to lower costs, extend equipment life, reduce downtime and improve production quality by addressing problems before they cause machine failures. This session will examine leading-edge PdM algorithms and approaches that can be used to make a paradigm shift in predictive maintenance. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the connection between Industry 4.0 and PdM, as well as the best practices to leverage machine learning algorithms for more effective predictive maintenance.The Power of Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance
Kumar Singh - Chief Data Scientist, Jagah.AI
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M101-102Go To TopUnexpected downtime can be costly, especially in the energy sector. This session will show how real-time data on oil can be collected and used to predict the end of the oil's useful life. This data can then be utilized to schedule downtime and predict maintenance intervals. You will gain a better understanding of what is involved in collecting the required data, how data should be analyzed and how it can assist in planning downtime, as well as how sensor technology can be employed for real-time monitoring of data.Using Real-time Data to Predict an Oil's Useful Life
Joe Lisowski - Applications Engineer, Airline Hydraulics; Martin Migliori - Fluid Systems Engineering Manager, Airline Hydraulics
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M103Go To TopRoot Cause Analysis
Equipment failures often produce waste, inefficacy and confusion along with frustration and cost overruns. While failures can be costly, not having a process in place to deal with them can be devastating. This presentation will cover the basics of fault analysis and troubleshooting with the goal of increasing reliability. Join Michael Holloway as he explores the techniques used by highly successful companies, departments and people. You will discover how to troubleshoot critical systems and correlate failure consequences, predetermine the level of management involvement, and establish a process and protocols for greater reliability.Fault Analysis and Troubleshooting Basics for Critical Systems
Michael D. Holloway - President, 5th Order Industry
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M107Go To TopIn turbines, varnish is a common failure mode that can be difficult to detect and treat, as routine tests often do not confirm its existence. This presentation will outline a unique methodology for determining the root causes of varnish formation in steam turbines. You will learn how the bleed-and-feed method can be used to verify critical varnish problems, how to identify inconsistencies in the formulation and degradation of lubricants to diagnose the root cause of varnish, and how to employ reliability-centered maintenance concepts to develop a plan of attack so new varnish problems do not reappear.Strategies for Determining the Root Cause of Varnish in Turbines
Marcello Gracia - Technical Director, Confialub
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M100Go To TopLubrication Program Management
Many maintenance organizations check the temperature of their bearings but fail to monitor the bearings' oil temperature, which can result in some problems being caught too late. This case-study presentation will detail how the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) suffered a bearing failure due to the effects of a cooling system on its hydro-turbine bearing oil. You will hear why overcooled oil can be just as much of a problem as overheated oil, how overcooling your oil can lead to lubricant starvation and when you should consider using oil heaters to maintain the correct oil temperature.Case Study: Why You Should Monitor Bearing Oil Temperatures
John Cohn - Senior Hydro Engineer, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M100Go To TopThis presentation offers a look at Advanced Composites' improved oil contamination program. Preventive maintenance coordinator Scotty Briner will explain how to identify industrial-related oil contaminants and detail the proactive process control his plant put in place to prevent future oil contamination of its vital equipment. You will learn how to ensure every oil sample is treated with the same process control, general rules for storing and handling lubricants to avoid contamination, and which conditions you should and shouldn't have in your controlled lubrication process.How to Identify and Control Oil Contamination in Your Lubrication Program
Scotty Briner - Preventive Maintenance Coordinator, Advanced Composites
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M108Go To TopIn many industrial plants, managers tolerate poor lubrication practices and fail to make the necessary improvements because they don't know where to start. This case-study presentation will show the approach used by VLI to significantly improve the lubrication and reliability of its Brazilian ports and warehouses in less than 12 months. Thayana Pinto will explain how the company reached its goals, what the biggest obstacles were and how they were overcome. Attendees will also learn how to get improvement projects off the ground, how to involve leadership, what not to do and how to prioritize work for the greatest impact.Case Study: How to Revolutionize Lubrication Practices in Less Than a Year
Thayana Pinto - Senior Engineering Process Analyst, VLI Logistica
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M100Go To TopThis case-study presentation will explore the most effective ways to optimize open gear lubrication. Come hear FLSmidth's Mario Rupf as he details a step-by-step methodology for selecting lubricants and reducing lubricant consumption in open gears. This methodology has been proven not only to provide cost savings but also to increase asset reliability. Attendees will learn which oil properties should be evaluated for open gears and how to define the correct lubricant quantity so they can improve the reliability of their lubrication systems.Case Study: Cost-Saving Methods to Optimize Open Gear Lubrication
Mario Guilherme Silva Rupf - Field Mechanical Engineer, FLSmidth
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M103Go To TopMost people know the importance of using the correct lubricant to meet viscosity and performance requirements. However, it is equally important to understand the third lubricant specification (cleanliness) and how to achieve a clean lubricants program. This presentation will explain why focusing on lubricant cleanliness is critical and how to identify gaps in your lubricant handling to reduce exposure to contamination. You will find out where to concentrate your time and attention to successfully implement a clean lubricants program, helpful tips for each stage of the transition, and how to effectively communicate and get everyone on board.The Secrets for Implementing a Clean Lubricants Program
Rebecca Zwetzig - Americas ISOCLEAN Program Manager, Chevron
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M104Go To TopWhile grease sampling and analysis have been standardized for almost a decade, many facilities still have not begun to use these important tools to help increase the reliability of their equipment. Most don't even know where to start. This session will walk attendees through the process of selecting the right machines to monitor, determining the best sampling methods and tools, and establishing both onsite and laboratory capabilities for grease analysis. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how to interpret grease analysis results as well as set criteria and action levels for extended component life and improved equipment reliability.How to Build a Successful Grease Analysis Program
Rich Wurzbach - President, MRG Labs; Richard Janosky - Lab Manager, MRG Labs
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M103Go To TopMany lubricant users are looking for a better way to control and manage their equipment and the lubricants used in them. With so much information available, it can be overwhelming to decide where to start. This presentation will detail a simple step-by-step approach that all facilities can use to establish an effective lubrication management program. You will discover how to reduce lubricant consumption, increase machine reliability and improve overall profitability, as well as the critical role that training plays in lubricant management.Establishing a Lubrication Program: Where to Start
Joe Goecke - Senior Technical Services Advisor, Petro-Canada
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M104Go To TopThis case-study presentation will reveal the process VLI employed to identify the best lubricant supplier for its ports and warehouses. Thayana Pinto will share how the company's previous lubricant buying decisions were focused solely on the lowest price and what problems this created. Attendees will hear how VLI began utilizing a new methodology based on a corporate lubrication policy to find the right supplier. You will learn which parameters should be used to select a lubricant supplier, how to justify your choice and how to get new contracts approved.How to Select Lubricants and Suppliers: A Case Study
Thayana Pinto - Senior Engineering Process Analyst, VLI Logistica
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M107Go To TopMost people assume the purpose of an oil filter is to prevent contamination and wear debris from circulating through the system, but analyzing the debris caught in a filter can also help you see what's actually going on in your system. This session will explain how filter debris analysis can pinpoint the source of wear and contamination as well as identify problems before an equipment failure can occur. You will learn the best test methods and procedures for performing filter debris analysis, how to establish a trend analysis, and how to use the results to determine the source of wear and the cause of equipment breakdowns.The Truth About What's Hiding in Your Oil Filters
Henry Neicamp - Technical Business Consultant, Polaris Laboratories
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M100Go To TopNot having a well-designed lubrication room can threaten a plant's ability to perform lubrication tasks safely, reliably and accurately. This session will describe how to build a new lube room as the trigger for changing an organization's lubrication practices. You will learn the importance of having a lubrication room designed according to reliability concepts, how to obtain the necessary resources to invest in this type of initiative, and how you can estimate the benefits to justify the project.Designing a Lubrication Room to Increase Machine Reliability
Marcello Gracia - Technical Director, Confialub; Rodrigo Werneck - Maintenance Engineer, CMOC - Copebras
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M107Go To TopAs more companies consider the environment and their carbon footprint, specialized lubricants, such as biodegradable oils and environmentally acceptable lubricants, are becoming more popular. All these special fluids have one thing in common: their ability to absorb water. This presentation will explore the effects on machines and lubricants if low water content is not maintained. Attendees will gain a better understanding of available water removal technologies as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Case studies will also be presented in which water removal led to significant cost savings and helped avoid a machine breakdown.Strategies for Removing Water from Specialized Lubricants
Steffen Nyman - Corporate Trainer & Consultant, C.C. Jensen & CleanOilConsult
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M111Go To TopThe new Machinery Lubrication Engineer (MLE) certification from the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) is both an engineering and management level certification for reliability and asset management professionals with a strong emphasis in lubrication and lubricant analysis. This session will explain how the MLE certification has been structured to help organizations achieve ISO 55001 certification and why it is ideal for individuals whose daily activities are associated with the development, implementation and management of lubrication programs. Attendees will hear from ICML board member Rich Wurzbach and marketing manager Paul Hiller as they describe the importance and benefits of this new certification.Machinery Lubrication Engineer: Is This Certification Right for You?
Rich Wurzbach - President, MRG Labs; Paul Hiller - Marketing Manager, International Council for Machinery Lubrication
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M101-102Go To TopHydraulics
Hydraulic systems usually are so reliable that plants can be caught off guard when they fail. The sense of urgency to get the machine back online often results in a frantic parts-changing scenario that not only can further delay operation but also create new problems later. This session will reveal the five things every hydraulic troubleshooter should know and how these elements can be used to increase system reliability. Through case studies and real-life examples, each of the five components will be discussed to show attendees how to follow a logical troubleshooting progression and transition from simply being hydraulic parts changers to hydraulic troubleshooters.5 Things Every Hydraulic Troubleshooter Must Know
Jack Weeks - Instructor/Consultant, GPM Hydraulic Consulting
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M107Go To TopThe most important component of a hydraulic unit is the oil. For this reason, keeping oil cool, dry and clean should be the central focus if maximum value is to be extracted from the machine. This session will share how a waste-paper recycling company was able to use comprehensive oil analysis and contamination control methods to double the expected life of its in-service hydraulic oil and save thousands of dollars in oil replacement and associated labor charges. Attendees will walk away understanding the correlation between oil cleanliness, oil life optimization and lower operating costs, as well as the importance of setting oil cleanliness targets.How to Optimize the Life of Hydraulic Oil
Nnamdi Achebe - Lead Engineer & Country Manager, Petrosave Integrated Services
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M104Go To TopWhich hydraulic oil is right for your application? With so many types of oils on the market, this question can be challenging to answer. Should you rely solely on price? Will any anti-wear (AW) fluid work? What does "ashless" mean? This presentation will address the most common questions about hydraulic oils and their formulations. Attendees will learn about the different types of base oils and additives, including their advantages and disadvantages, as well as the problems associated with mixing hydraulic oils and understanding biodegradability.Hydraulic Oils Explained: Which Oil Is Right for You?
Garrett Bapp - Senior Technical Service Advisor, Petro-Canada Lubricants
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M101-102Go To TopTuesday, April 07
Dr. Nathan Wright - President, Transformational Performance SolutionsCategory: Reliability Engineering
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M107
The latest trend in maintenance and reliability is to take shortcuts. This approach, which rarely succeeds, often is determined at the senior leadership level and without the knowledge necessary to make the right decision. Eventually, these leaders will be forced to choose whether they wish to remain victims of their bad decision or take ownership and repair the damage. This session will outline what maintenance and reliability professionals can do to educate and guide their organizations to prevent these types of failed approaches. You will find out how to have these discussions and win them, why all reliability efforts must start with qualified leaders and owners, and what it takes to be an owner and not a victim.Go To TopChris Christenson - Director of Education, Noria Corporation
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M103
Implementing new equipment, technologies and metrics is only a small part of making the move from reactive to proactive maintenance. For a successful transition, you must change the culture at the plant. This session will provide the necessary tools to help you identify the key factors that can derail any maintenance program. Join Noria's Chris Christenson as he reveals how to overcome resistance to change as well as the questions every reliability leader should ask when leading a cultural change.Go To TopAlejandro Meza - Senior Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M104
An effective preventive maintenance (PM) program is a fundamental part of asset management. Optimizing preventive tasks is critical to ensure they are completed on time, in the proper manner and with the best utilization of available resources. This session will explain what is required for successful PM optimization, including planning of work, creation of procedures, necessary training and resources. You will learn how PMs should be scheduled and executed, as well as how to use metrics to monitor the progress of your PM program.Go To TopPaul Kimble - Vibration Analyst, General Motors/Marion Metal Center
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M100
Collecting vibration data on critical machinery can be challenging, especially if it rotates at high speeds, stops and then rotates in the opposite direction. This case-study presentation will describe how the General Motors metal-stamping plant in Marion, Indiana, was able to better monitor its motors and gearboxes and find numerous anomalies, which led to planned repairs and less downtime. Discover how precise timing in the collection of time waveforms was accomplished using a trigger with an online vibration system. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the latest techniques for collecting, calculating and properly applying vibration data.Go To TopScotty Briner - Preventive Maintenance Coordinator, Advanced CompositesCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M108
This presentation offers a look at Advanced Composites' improved oil contamination program. Preventive maintenance coordinator Scotty Briner will explain how to identify industrial-related oil contaminants and detail the proactive process control his plant put in place to prevent future oil contamination of its vital equipment. You will learn how to ensure every oil sample is treated with the same process control, general rules for storing and handling lubricants to avoid contamination, and which conditions you should and shouldn't have in your controlled lubrication process.Go To TopJames Kovacevic - Principal Instructor, EruditioCategory: Planning and Scheduling
April 7, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M111
This presentation will explain how to use your maintenance backlog to drive decisions while avoiding the perception of it being a black hole. Eruditio's James Kovacevic will share tangible tools that can be used to measure and manage your backlog, which then will enable you to make decisions based on the backlog levels. You will gain a better understanding of the need for a maintenance backlog, how to calculate the two types of backlog and how to gain operational support for the backlog.Go To TopJeff Shiver - Managing Principal, People and ProcessesCategory: Reliability Engineering
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M100
Many organizations have embarked on the journey to improve their asset performance and reliability, but most struggle with the implementation of the improvement initiative. In this session, Jeff Shiver will break down how to implement a reliability improvement initiative using an approach that enables site management and corporate leadership to win the hearts and minds of those executing the work. Drawing on his experiences and insights from successful and not-so-successful organizations across the world, he will share practical methods for developing an actionable roadmap, gaining executive support, leveraging education to paint the vision of the future state, building true partnerships and other components for implementation success.Go To TopRich Jansen - Senior Fellow of Reliability Engineering, Life Cycle Engineering
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M103
If the thought of evaluating hundreds or thousands of assets with multiple stakeholders involved seems like it could take forever, it doesn't have to if the correct approach is employed. This session will describe a successful way to integrate numerous stakeholders with an asset hierarchy structure so everything can be assessed without requiring everyone to evaluate each asset. The focus of this approach is to maximize execution efficiency without compromising effectiveness. Attendees will learn the basic attributes of an asset criticality assessment, how to give every stakeholder an equal voice and how to leverage a functional hierarchy structure to expedite the assessment process.Go To TopBennett Fitch - Director of Product Development and LPD Services, Noria Corporation
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M107
Your machine just issued a critical alarm. Your more experienced colleagues aren't readily available for advice, and there's not much data to consult. Everyone is looking at you. What should you do? When forced to act quickly under pressure, many people have a tendency to become nervous and hesitant. This session will provide a proactive approach for responding to impending equipment failures. Join Noria's Bennett Fitch as he details a plan that will help you know what to do when every minute counts.Go To TopLee Rubin - Keynote Speaker, LeeRubinSpeaks.comCategory: Maintenance Management
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M101-102
In this interactive session, Lee Rubin will take a deeper dive into the concepts presented during his keynote address on the five components of extraordinary teams. He will share best practices for encouraging team members to make personal sacrifices to achieve broader organizational goals as well as for leveraging times of adversity and uncertainty to build stronger relationships. Attendees not only will learn how to create a culture that fosters open, honest and respectful communication but will also have the opportunity to ask questions about how to apply the five components for extraordinary teams in their organization.Go To TopSaeed Asiri - Principal Lubrication Engineer, SABIC
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M108
This session will address the importance of oil cleanliness and its impact on the reliability of rotating equipment. Join SABIC's Saeed Asiri as he highlights particulate contamination, which is known as the most destructive type of contamination, and identifies the most common sources of solid particles in your oil. You will learn the most effective tests for quantifying particulate contamination and assessing system cleanliness, as well as how to systematically set cleanliness targets for the different types of rotating equipment.Go To TopTerry Harris - President, Reliable Process SolutionsCategory: Reliability Engineering
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M111
Some equipment components fail more often than necessary because of common mistakes made before and during operation. This session will explore the most frequent failure modes for equipment and how you can help eliminate them. By learning a few simple techniques, you will be able to improve the life cycles of your components. Find out how to make your mechanical seals, centrifugal pumps and electric motors last longer, as well as how to determine the failure modes of your equipment.Go To TopMichael Meehan - Maintenance & Reliability Engineer, Worthington Industries
April 7, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm. Room M104
This case-study presentation will provide attendees with the basic tools to develop and implement the best maintenance strategy for their organization. Join Worthington Industries' Michael Meehan as he offers proven tips to make the maintenance strategy development process less confusing. You will discover how to select a base model from which to build your strategy, how to design a maintenance strategy that is aligned to your organization's objectives to gain executive support, how to choose improvement elements to include in your strategy, and how to translate the overall strategy into actionable plans.Go To TopJoe Anderson - COO, ReliabilityX; George Williams - Director of Asset Management, B. Braun MedicalCategory: Reliability Engineering
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M108
This session aims to pinpoint the root cause of why so many maintenance and reliability initiatives fail. By helping attendees get back to the fundamentals and refocus on achieving reliable assets, Joe Anderson and George Williams will explain how to do all the right things, such as developing a proactive maintenance strategy, having systems and processes in place, getting operators involved, and setting priorities for what should be the maintenance department's true focus. You will learn the difference between efficiency and effectiveness, what can set your organization up for success, and how to work with other departments for plant-wide reliability.Go To TopWes Cash - Director of Technical Services, Noria Corporation
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M100
Few organizations successfully implement positive changes. Initiatives often start out with excitement and buzz, only to revert back to the status quo. Discover how you can build a dynamic team that will make sustainable change possible in your organization. In this session, Noria's Wes Cash will discuss the proper team size and structure, as well as the pitfalls to avoid when working as a team. Attendees will leave with the top three things they should be looking for in an ideal team player. Don't spend another year trying to make changes with an ineffective team. Learn how to improve the function of your current team or build a new one altogether.Go To TopDaryl Leggett - Maintenance Leader, Braskem America; Mark Drejza - MWP Coordinator, Braskem AmericaCategory: Maintenance Management
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M107
After implementing a new maintenance work process, the Braskem America plant in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, had regressed to where its team could no longer drive the process successfully. Input on priorities was lacking or last minute, the planning backlog was increasing, and weekly schedules would often "blow up." This case-study presentation will describe how the team reset the process by going back to the basics. Daryl Leggett and Mark Drejza will share the triumphs and setbacks encountered throughout this journey, including the impact of the reset and how the results have affected performance and culture at the site. Attendees will also hear where the plant currently stands with its improvement process and what work still needs to be done.Go To TopOwe Forsberg - Senior Consultant and Product Development, IDCON
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M104
The prioritization of work orders is a key step in the planning and scheduling process. Unfortunately, most daily or weekly planning and scheduling meetings are long and ineffective with nothing getting accomplished. This session will detail steps to make your meetings fun, motivating and effective for your operations and maintenance team. The starting point is to show how important these meetings are to execute work efficiently. Attendees will learn how to better manage their daily or weekly planning and scheduling meetings, including how to prepare for the meeting, develop an agenda, facilitate the meeting and get active participation.Go To TopJeremy Wright - Director of Product Management, Advanced Technology ServicesCategory: Maintenance Management
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M101-102
Many factors will help guide the future of maintenance, including automation, staffing shortages, big data, artificial intelligence, sensor technology, constrained budgets, cultural shifts, etc. In this special roundtable discussion, Jeremy Wright of Advanced Technology Services will explore the current status of several of these key issues and speculate what the future will usher into the maintenance industry. By joining this conversation about the future of maintenance, you will be better prepared for the upcoming changes and understand how to capitalize on them if and when they occur.Go To TopJohn Sexton - Reliability Engineer, BASF
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M103
Oil analysis reports contain a wealth of information, but without a basic knowledge of what the tests are and what the results mean, you may find the reports complex and confusing. Many end users just want their lab to tell them if their oil is good or bad and miss out on information that could prevent unnecessary oil changes or catastrophic failures. This presentation will review common oil analysis tests and detail what their results can tell you about your oil and equipment. After this session, attendees will be able to quickly review their oil analysis reports, pick out the important information and know what actions should be taken.Go To TopFrank Pereira - Managing Partner, Coleman Consulting Group; Marco Juarez - Senior Partner, Coleman Consulting GroupCategory: Maintenance Management
April 7, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M111
In many plants around the world, the traditional operations and maintenance schedules are Monday through Friday, with technicians returning on the weekends to work overtime. This not only costs the company money but also takes a toll on the maintenance crew's morale and quality of work. This presentation will explain why it’s time to rethink scheduling and how a proper maintenance schedule can reduce operating costs and improve the quality of your service or product. Attendees will discover how to improve employee morale and retention through predictable work schedules, as well as how a customized schedule can save millions.Go To TopMichael Mazur - Level III Mechanic/Trainer/Supervisor, Schwan's Global Supply Chain
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M100
Maintenance managers looking for a "quick fix" to problems can often lead to an ad-hoc firefighting culture. Using the analogy of running a marathon, this session will highlight the importance of training, coaching, maintaining good habits and following through to achieve better outcomes with your maintenance actions. Join Michael Mazur as he shares his insights from more than 30 years of experience as a technician and supervisor in the military and in industrial plants to help you break the barriers of an ingrained culture. You will learn how to ensure personnel maintain their proficiency in performing tasks, as well as how to provide the tools, space and time to "self-train" your team.Go To TopGarrett Bapp - Senior Technical Service Advisor, Petro-Canada LubricantsCategory: Hydraulics
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M101-102
Which hydraulic oil is right for your application? With so many types of oils on the market, this question can be challenging to answer. Should you rely solely on price? Will any anti-wear (AW) fluid work? What does "ashless" mean? This presentation will address the most common questions about hydraulic oils and their formulations. Attendees will learn about the different types of base oils and additives, including their advantages and disadvantages, as well as the problems associated with mixing hydraulic oils and understanding biodegradability.Go To TopMatt Adams - Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M107
Whether your organization has an established, well-functioning lubrication program that has been in place for several years or you have just begun the journey of building your program, if long-term, recurrent success is the end goal, the challenge of developing and sustaining a reliability culture must be addressed. This presentation will offer guidelines for using a systematic approach to manage this often-overlooked portion of lubrication program development. Attendees will discover how to develop and sustain a reliability-centered lubrication program and put a course of action in place not only to ensure a strong program in the near future but also to enable long-term achievements as well.Go To TopAlan Ross - President, Electric Power Reliability Alliance; Chip Angus - Reliability Account Manager, SDMyersCategory: Reliability Engineering
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M108
This session will explore some of the most pressing challenges currently facing industrial facilities along with practical solutions to help resolve them. Join Alan Ross and Chip Angus as they address six critical issues and offer real-world examples of how better practices can often remedy the situation. From transferring knowledge to future generations to overcoming the digitization of data and employing integrated asset health management systems, you will learn how to implement best practices into your reliability plan and approach asset reliability as part of a holistic system.Go To TopJohn Pucillo - Principal, True ReliabilityCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M111
Predictive maintenance (PdM) programs have been tremendously effective in finding failures and recommending repair actions. However, on their own, these programs do not improve equipment reliability. This presentation will explain how shifting your focus from managing failure to eliminating it can add true reliability to your program. You will learn which data and information to track as well as how to collect it, how to incorporate root cause failure analysis as a main component of your PdM program, and helpful techniques to add to your program to eliminate common failure modes.Go To TopJerry Putt - Senior Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M103
Goldilocks didn't want her porridge to be too hot or too cold. She wanted it just right. If she were your maintenance manager, she would allocate resources based on the equipment's criticality, with some machines attended to with every resource in the toolkit and others only receiving minimal attention. This presentation will reveal how to make these important decisions and the keys to determining your optimum reference state. You will learn how to find this maintenance "sweet spot" instead of chasing diminishing returns or leaving needed capability untapped.Go To TopRyan Botelho - Maintenance Planner/PM Coordinator, LeachGarner
April 7, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M104
Maintenance departments without a suitable computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) often see work not being completed, miscommunication, lack of historical data and improper management of parts, all of which can lead to equipment downtime. This case-study presentation will explain how a well-designed CMMS can significantly improve maintenance by mapping out workflow processes. Join LeachGarner's Ryan Botelho as he details how to define the requirements for CMMS selection, set up equipment hierarchies, and data-cleanse asset and inventory information. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how to identify their workflow for work requests and work orders so they can properly select and implement a new system or revamp their current one.Go To TopWednesday, April 08
William Jacobyansky - Owner, Strategic Maintenance ConsortiumCategory: Maintenance Management
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M104
Maintenance departments have a strong tendency to become reactive. There are several causes for this. Maintenance advocates would like to place all the blame on the operations group, but they are just a contributor and not the sole reason. This session will explore both the internal and external reasons for reactive maintenance. You will learn key strategies for dealing with the root causes of reactive maintenance as well as how you can document and share your successes to enable further gains.Go To TopRich Wurzbach - President, MRG Labs; Richard Janosky - Lab Manager, MRG LabsCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M103
While grease sampling and analysis have been standardized for almost a decade, many facilities still have not begun to use these important tools to help increase the reliability of their equipment. Most don't even know where to start. This session will walk attendees through the process of selecting the right machines to monitor, determining the best sampling methods and tools, and establishing both onsite and laboratory capabilities for grease analysis. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how to interpret grease analysis results as well as set criteria and action levels for extended component life and improved equipment reliability.Go To TopGreg Folts - President/CEO, Marshall Institute
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M108
Every industrial plant's output is affected by the level of partnership, teamwork and ownership at the site. This session will explain the fundamentals of total productive maintenance (TPM) and the importance of these principles in a world-class maintenance organization. You will learn what TPM is, the different TPM tools that can be used to improve equipment performance, how skills development impacts asset reliability and why you must reach out to other key stakeholders within the organization to maximize your plant's capacity, partnership and efficiency.Go To TopMichael D. Holloway - President, 5th Order IndustryCategory: Root Cause Analysis
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M107
Equipment failures often produce waste, inefficacy and confusion along with frustration and cost overruns. While failures can be costly, not having a process in place to deal with them can be devastating. This presentation will cover the basics of fault analysis and troubleshooting with the goal of increasing reliability. Join Michael Holloway as he explores the techniques used by highly successful companies, departments and people. You will discover how to troubleshoot critical systems and correlate failure consequences, predetermine the level of management involvement, and establish a process and protocols for greater reliability.Go To TopJim Seffrin - Director, Infraspection InstituteCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M101-102
One of the most challenging steps for a thermographer is leaving the classroom and using an infrared imager in the real world. While thermography is a science, it is also an art or craft requiring a skilled human operator for both conducting the inspection and interpreting the data obtained. This workshop will provide hands-on time with infrared imagers to help attendees learn more about infrared thermography. Participants will work with an experienced instructor in small groups while focusing on basic infrared techniques, common applications and infrared support, including standards, program management and development, and reporting techniques.Go To TopIan McKinnon - Principal Partner, Reliability SolutionsCategory: Maintenance Management
April 8, 8:30 am - 10:00 am. Room M100
At your facility, are you attacking failure sources or just managing failure symptoms? Are you constantly repairing and rebuilding machinery, or are you improving manufacturing performance and reducing costs? This timely and informative presentation will explain where precision maintenance begins and what it can encompass. Join Ian McKinnon as he details the results that can be attained in asset reliability improvement, production enhancement, maintenance cost reduction and energy conservation. You will leave with practical tips to achieve reliable manufacturing within your facility. Come prepared to think differently.Go To TopJeremy Drury - Vice President, IoT Diagnostics; Will Tudoroff - Director of IoT Reliability Solutions, IoT Diagnostics
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M103
As modern technology continues to drive down the cost and increase the portfolio of sensing products and their ability to connect, more and more organizations are employing smart sensors to bolster their preventive maintenance (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) programs. This presentation will explain not only how to use simple, smart sensing technologies for lubrication and vibration analysis but also how they can impact reliability programs today. You will learn which technologies are currently available, who should and shouldn't be exploring the addition of smart technologies, the do's and don'ts for lubrication and vibration analysis programs, and how to link vibration and lubricant analysis for the best holistic reliability program.Go To TopLawrence Whittle - CEO, Parsable; Lincoln Hughes - Director of Manufacturing Services and Analytics, American Axle & Manufacturing
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M111
It's nearly impossible today to ignore all the buzz around digital transformation and the automation of industrial operations. This has led some to question the future role of humans in manufacturing, but people are not going away. This is where connected work comes into play and changes the game. In this session, Lawrence Whittle and Lincoln Hughes will explore how machines and digitally connected humans can work together to increase productivity, quality and safety. Attendees will learn the best ways to successfully integrate people, processes and technology, as well as where connected work fits into their company's digital journey and technology toolkit.Go To TopJerry Putt - Senior Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M107
Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) is a concept used to identify potential asset problems and establish minimum maintenance levels or changes to operating procedures. This presentation will explain how RCM has created several paradigm shifts in conventional maintenance management assumptions, including the misconception that every component has a lifespan of reliable service, after which it must be replaced or overhauled to prevent failure. Attendees will learn how RCM can reduce the risks associated with failure modes as well as the seven questions which, when answered, can provide a cost-effective strategy to address the primary causes of equipment failure.Go To TopAndy Page - Principal Consultant, Allied ReliabilityCategory: Asset Management
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M101-102
Many criticality analysis models are not effective for asset management. While a process may produce results, it often does not improve the way resources are allocated based on criticality. This session will explain the differences between risk analysis and criticality analysis and why these differences are important. You will learn how to design a proper criticality analysis system, useful tips and tricks for analyzing the results and determining if they are fit for your purposes, as well as some of the most common mistakes made when facilitating a criticality analysis.Go To TopJames Kovacevic - Principal Instructor, EruditioCategory: Planning and Scheduling
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M108
Creating accurate job plans can be one of the most difficult tasks for maintenance planners. This is especially true when the planner is unfamiliar with the job at hand. In this session, Eruditio's James Kovacevic will outline a step-by-step process to help maintenance planners design great job plans even if they are not familiar with certain jobs. You will gain a better understanding of what is required for a good job plan, what job mapping is and how to use it to develop job procedures.Go To TopRudiger Krethe - General Manager, OilDoc GmbHCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M104
Oxidation is among the most important concerns with in-service lubricants. Unfortunately, the current methods for measuring oxidation in industrial lubricants are often unreliable and unable to detect problems at an early stage. This presentation will explore how these challenges can be overcome with new infrared-based methods. Real-world examples will be given demonstrating the benefits of the new methods and how they can be applied in different applications. Attendees will learn the limitations of standard oxidation methods, the conditions necessary for reliable results when using infrared-based methods and the basic rules of interpretation for these new methods.Go To TopDon McDaniel - Maintenance Manager, Worthington Industries (Steel Division)
April 8, 11:00 am - 11:50 am. Room M100
Four years ago, the Worthington Industries plant in Columbus, Ohio, identified a gap in filling its skilled maintenance technician positions. This session will describe how the plant began a training program with local trade schools and colleges to build a pool of skilled talent. Discover how Worthington developed this pipeline of talent for the future, which has resulted in several students being hired and the maintenance department becoming fully staffed. Attendees will hear how students are shown what to expect firsthand, how to work as a team and how to take ownership, as well as how new employees are paired with senior technicians for continued learning.Go To TopJohn Cohn - Senior Hydro Engineer, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M100
Many maintenance organizations check the temperature of their bearings but fail to monitor the bearings' oil temperature, which can result in some problems being caught too late. This case-study presentation will detail how the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) suffered a bearing failure due to the effects of a cooling system on its hydro-turbine bearing oil. You will hear why overcooled oil can be just as much of a problem as overheated oil, how overcooling your oil can lead to lubricant starvation and when you should consider using oil heaters to maintain the correct oil temperature.Go To TopAnthony Clayton - Aftermarket Account Manager, FS-Elliott; Barbara Ross - Aftermarket Product Associate, FS-ElliottCategory: Maintenance Management
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M108
Centrifugal compressors are used to supply compressed air for a variety of applications in a wide range of industries, from food and beverage processing to oil refining. However, when plant demands change or compressors are moved to different locations, users are often faced with a decision to either purchase a new compressor or rerate an existing one to meet the new conditions. This session will reveal the key factors that should be considered as well as the pros and cons of rerating an existing air compressor versus purchasing a new compressor. With this knowledge, attendees will be able to perform an accurate assessment in their plant to determine which path is best for them.Go To TopBrad McCully - Business Development Executive, Advanced Technology Services; Chadwick Johnson - Director of Sales, ATSCategory: Asset Management
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M111
All manufacturers need their assets to perform well, but do you know what poor asset performance is actually costing you or what improved asset performance could be worth? This session will reveal how to use overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) modeling to support an asset improvement investment, even if you don't track OEE. Attendees will learn how incremental improvements in the right areas can boost your plant's financial results, as well as how to calculate OEE and present return on investment (ROI) numbers to justify the necessary investment to improve asset performance.Go To TopNnamdi Achebe - Lead Engineer & Country Manager, Petrosave Integrated ServicesCategory: Hydraulics
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M104
The most important component of a hydraulic unit is the oil. For this reason, keeping oil cool, dry and clean should be the central focus if maximum value is to be extracted from the machine. This session will share how a waste-paper recycling company was able to use comprehensive oil analysis and contamination control methods to double the expected life of its in-service hydraulic oil and save thousands of dollars in oil replacement and associated labor charges. Attendees will walk away understanding the correlation between oil cleanliness, oil life optimization and lower operating costs, as well as the importance of setting oil cleanliness targets.Go To TopKumar Singh - Chief Data Scientist, Jagah.AICategory: IIoT
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M101-102
The most common application of the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is for predictive maintenance, and rightly so. Predictive maintenance (PdM) allows manufacturers to lower costs, extend equipment life, reduce downtime and improve production quality by addressing problems before they cause machine failures. This session will examine leading-edge PdM algorithms and approaches that can be used to make a paradigm shift in predictive maintenance. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the connection between Industry 4.0 and PdM, as well as the best practices to leverage machine learning algorithms for more effective predictive maintenance.Go To TopRay Garvey - Reliability Engineer, Facility IntegrationsCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M107
Why do machine components fail? Is there anything you can do to prevent it? This session will describe eight of the most common failure mechanisms and how they can be offset to increase equipment reliability and availability. Ray Garvey will explain why periodic assessments should be employed to evaluate asset condition monitoring for reduced risks and improved decision making. Attendees will learn which types of equipment apply to each failure mechanism, along with the contributing factors, proactive measures and condition monitoring options to determine when components are in various stages of progressive failure.Go To TopPaul Farless - Industrial Service Technician, Noria CorporationCategory: Reliability Engineering
April 8, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Room M103
If you truly want to increase your plant's reliability, you likely will need to make equipment modifications. These generally non-invasive alterations are a smart strategy for reducing operating costs. This session will explain why plants modify their machinery and provide examples of common machine modifications. Attendees will gain insight into the process of retrofitting equipment as well as learn which machines can be modified, how to cost-justify equipment modifications, and the consequences of altering and not altering your machinery.Go To TopDr. Nathan Wright - President, Transformational Performance Solutions
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M103
When viewing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) with an eye on reliability, the easy piece of the puzzle is to focus on availability. However, those who follow this approach are missing out on a strategic opportunity. This session will explore how OEE can be used to measure maintenance and reliability effectiveness as well as to establish better maintenance practices. You will gain a better understanding of OEE and how equipment is integrated through this calculation. Knowing how equipment affects all three parts of the OEE calculation will help guide your decision making to maximize the use of your resources.Go To TopSteven J. Tuttle - Maintenance Planner, ClariosCategory: Planning and Scheduling
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M104
This presentation will offer proven maintenance planning and scheduling techniques, including a "rubber meets the road" approach for having a perfectly planned and scheduled day before all the reactive calls come in and force rescheduling. You will see how to manage your well-laid plans, overcome obstacles, and leverage your kitting and staging area to your best advantage. Come hear the key tips and techniques that a senior maintenance planner has learned during his career to help your organization become more efficient and profitable.Go To TopJeremy Borton - Senior Consultant, Americas, MaxGripCategory: Asset Management
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M101-102
Sound data is the bedrock from which asset management is anchored. With accurate data, organizations can identify trends and make equipment predictions that ultimately reduce downtime and save on maintenance costs. This session will explore why foundational data is critical for your enterprise asset management (EAM) or computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and how standardization can help you develop a strategic asset performance management framework. Attendees will learn what differentiates good data from information bloat, how simple structures like asset naming conventions can have a dramatic impact on data integrity, and how data inside your CMMS can drive asset management decisions down the line.Go To TopMarcello Gracia - Technical Director, ConfialubCategory: Root Cause Analysis
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M100
In turbines, varnish is a common failure mode that can be difficult to detect and treat, as routine tests often do not confirm its existence. This presentation will outline a unique methodology for determining the root causes of varnish formation in steam turbines. You will learn how the bleed-and-feed method can be used to verify critical varnish problems, how to identify inconsistencies in the formulation and degradation of lubricants to diagnose the root cause of varnish, and how to employ reliability-centered maintenance concepts to develop a plan of attack so new varnish problems do not reappear.Go To TopJorge Alarcon - OCM Global Manager, Bureau VeritasCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M111
Managing a large fleet of equipment is not easy. Different suppliers, locations and challenges can be a real problem for the day-to-day maintenance team. This presentation will explore how predictive maintenance (PdM) can be used as a strategy to better manage large numbers of assets in different locations and scenarios. You will learn the importance of PdM in achieving fleet reliability, including how to develop a criticality analysis, apply analytical tools for large volumes of data and define work task procedures.Go To TopDan Ambre - Principal Engineer, Full Spectrum DiagnosticsCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M108
Vibration video surveys usually can provide a good preliminary assessment of a machine's condition. However, to determine the root cause of a problem, analysts typically need more information. This presentation will explore how new video technology can be combined with animation to solve difficult rotating equipment issues. Case studies will demonstrate how operating deflection shape (ODS) videos can be used with traditional ODS analysis to identify root cause solutions. Attendees will see the power of enhanced video for detecting machine issues so they can pinpoint potential problems before they become catastrophic.Go To TopDaniel Rader - Business Development Manager, Noria Corporation
April 8, 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm. Room M107
With any asset, it is critical to define a standard of performance and then drive toward that goal. By definition, falling short of the goal should be regarded as a failure, both in how the asset failed and the effects of the failure. This session will detail how a failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system (FRACAS) can play an integral role in evaluating an asset failure. You will discover how to establish standard parameters for failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), as well as learn from the experiences of others to help increase equipment reliability at your site.Go To TopChris Christenson - Director of Education, Noria Corporation
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M103
World-class maintenance organizations are always changing, but how do you know if your team is truly ready to change? An effective change that can be sustained over time must include the team's focus, practices and tasks. This presentation will detail the best methods for assessing your team's willingness to embrace a new way of managing equipment reliability. You will learn how to identify your team's attitudes and beliefs so you will have the needed awareness to lead them through change.Go To TopJoe Lonjin - Performance Management Consultant, Cohesive SolutionsCategory: Maintenance Management
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M101-102
The foundation of every organization lies in its people, but sadly this truth is often overlooked. This session will explore how maintenance organizations can develop, connect with, and retain the knowledge and passion of their key personnel. Find out how to increase human capital, from connecting personnel with business objectives to communication plans that increase transparency and performance, as well as how subcultures in your organization actually drive or hinder performance. You will also hear case-study examples of how empowered and connected technicians can uncover and jump-start potential improvements.Go To TopKevin Berkery - Director, Eastway Remote MonitoringCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M107
Accurately alarming vibration data is critical for effective condition monitoring and avoiding equipment downtime. This session will examine new methods of calculating and defining alarm limits, including live statistical models and machine learning techniques, to identify machine deterioration. You will learn how vibration is measured and used to detect a machine failure, how alarm limits are commonly employed and their limitations, as well as how these new methods can be applied to a wide range of machine vibration data to improve condition monitoring.Go To TopThayana Pinto - Senior Engineering Process Analyst, VLI LogisticaCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M100
In many industrial plants, managers tolerate poor lubrication practices and fail to make the necessary improvements because they don't know where to start. This case-study presentation will show the approach used by VLI to significantly improve the lubrication and reliability of its Brazilian ports and warehouses in less than 12 months. Thayana Pinto will explain how the company reached its goals, what the biggest obstacles were and how they were overcome. Attendees will also learn how to get improvement projects off the ground, how to involve leadership, what not to do and how to prioritize work for the greatest impact.Go To TopBill Keeter - Principal Consultant, BK ReliabilityCategory: Maintenance Management
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M108
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a manufacturing strategy designed to improve asset availability, quality and throughput. It requires close cooperation between maintenance and production to yield optimum benefits. All too often, organizations try and fail to implement and sustain a TPM strategy. This session will explore how change management and strategic planning tools can help ensure successful TPM implementation. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the critical factors for implementing TPM, how to identify and manage key stakeholders, and how to drive the cultural change associated with TPM.Go To TopAsad Malik - Senior Sales Development Manager, Emerson
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M111
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way people work and live. The rise of AI primarily has been driven by a tool called machine learning. In industrial applications, AI and machine learning algorithms are now being used to predict, monitor and manage different assets. This session will explain how you can leverage AI and machine learning to detect abnormal behaviors of processes and assets in real time and predict future performance. You will gain a better understanding of what AI and machine learning are, the importance of big data and how to apply these technologies in real-world applications.Go To TopDon Shoemaker - Vice President Engineering & Consulting, SynovosCategory: Maintenance Management
April 8, 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm. Room M104
Plant management often struggles in developing a strategic approach for managing parts and services, missing opportunities for efficiency gains in process improvements. While implementing an integrated supply program is a step in the right direction, program champions rightfully ask: "Is there more we should be doing?" The answer is yes. This presentation looks at the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supply chain from the plant's perspective. You will discover how to identify continuous improvement opportunities, navigate the roadblocks to implementing improvements and recognize when outside help is needed.Go To TopMarie Getsug - Program Manager, Jacobs Engineering GroupCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M111
Design for reliability is a strategic approach that can be used to optimize any plant's total cost of ownership (TCO) and ensure a reliable and sustainable product supply. This presentation will show how predictive technologies fit within the context of design for reliability to support asset management. You will gain a better understanding of predictive technologies and how they can be applied as design for reliability elements, as well as how an organization's reliability culture and stakeholder engagement can be positively affected by integrating these technologies.Go To TopJohn Pucillo - Principal, True ReliabilityCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M108
Are your predictive maintenance (PdM) efforts providing the expected value and positively impacting your overall operations? Managing a successful PdM program requires more than a disciplined deployment of the appropriate technologies. It also requires key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the program's value. This session will explain how to determine if your PdM program is performing at an optimal level and helping your facility achieve the desired organizational goals and objectives. You will learn the best metrics for judging a PdM program's effectiveness, what data is needed and where to find it, how to perform periodic program self-assessments, and how to use equipment history and failure modes to improve your PdM approach.Go To TopMuhammad Ali Qureshi - Reliability Engineer, Saudi AramcoCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M107
This case-study presentation will outline the predictive maintenance (PdM) techniques and proactive maintenance strategies that Saudi Aramco used to detect machine faults at an early stage. Join Muhammad Ali Qureshi as he describes how the company integrated its lubricant condition monitoring system with ultrasonic analysis to minimize equipment downtime and repairs while saving significant costs simply by trending and monitoring basic oil properties. Attendees will gain a better understanding of oil condition monitoring and ultrasonic analysis along with the benefits that can be achieved by employing multiple PdM techniques.Go To TopRick Phelps - Principal, ActionCoach of Greater Cleveland; Wendell Simpson - Principal, ProChain Solutions
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M104
Plant shutdowns can cause major business disruptions when they don't go as planned or finish on schedule. Reducing the duration of a shutdown while improving its quality can significantly impact an organization's top and bottom line. This session will detail a proven methodology for shortening the length of shutdowns while minimizing the chances they get off schedule. Attendees will learn how to simplify a shutdown before optimizing it, how to leverage human assets and gain buy-in for continuous improvement, and how anyone in an organization can be the catalyst for change and improvement.Go To TopRich Wurzbach - President, MRG Labs; Paul Hiller - Marketing Manager, International Council for Machinery LubricationCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M101-102
The new Machinery Lubrication Engineer (MLE) certification from the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) is both an engineering and management level certification for reliability and asset management professionals with a strong emphasis in lubrication and lubricant analysis. This session will explain how the MLE certification has been structured to help organizations achieve ISO 55001 certification and why it is ideal for individuals whose daily activities are associated with the development, implementation and management of lubrication programs. Attendees will hear from ICML board member Rich Wurzbach and marketing manager Paul Hiller as they describe the importance and benefits of this new certification.Go To TopGeorge Miconi - Maintenance Planner, Worthington Industries (Steel Division); Don McDaniel - Maintenance Manager, Worthington Industries (Steel Division)
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M103
This case-study presentation will provide a detailed roadmap to a sound maintenance program so you can improve machine uptime at your organization. Join Worthington Industries' George Miconi and Don McDaniel as they share the path their company took to transition from being reactive to becoming more proactive and achieving greater uptime. You will hear why communication is key, how to determine the root cause of problems, why change is your friend and how anyone can develop a team of first-class maintenance technicians.Go To TopHenry Neicamp - Technical Business Consultant, Polaris LaboratoriesCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 8, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm. Room M100
Most people assume the purpose of an oil filter is to prevent contamination and wear debris from circulating through the system, but analyzing the debris caught in a filter can also help you see what's actually going on in your system. This session will explain how filter debris analysis can pinpoint the source of wear and contamination as well as identify problems before an equipment failure can occur. You will learn the best test methods and procedures for performing filter debris analysis, how to establish a trend analysis, and how to use the results to determine the source of wear and the cause of equipment breakdowns.Go To TopThursday, April 09
Jeff Hay - CEO, RDI TechnologiesCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M111
Traditional vibration can be costly and cumbersome to scale. Techniques such as operating deflection shape (ODS) analysis are often time-consuming, and many times the results don't reveal the root cause, which might be structural in nature. This presentation will explain how motion amplification allows users to see the motions that are occurring at the asset and become aware of the issues that are causing excessive vibrations or failing components. Several case studies will be included with real-life examples to help attendees understand this new approach to vibration and how it is being implemented in facilities today.Go To TopJack Weeks - Instructor/Consultant, GPM Hydraulic ConsultingCategory: Hydraulics
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M107
Hydraulic systems usually are so reliable that plants can be caught off guard when they fail. The sense of urgency to get the machine back online often results in a frantic parts-changing scenario that not only can further delay operation but also create new problems later. This session will reveal the five things every hydraulic troubleshooter should know and how these elements can be used to increase system reliability. Through case studies and real-life examples, each of the five components will be discussed to show attendees how to follow a logical troubleshooting progression and transition from simply being hydraulic parts changers to hydraulic troubleshooters.Go To TopRebecca Zwetzig - Americas ISOCLEAN Program Manager, ChevronCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M104
Most people know the importance of using the correct lubricant to meet viscosity and performance requirements. However, it is equally important to understand the third lubricant specification (cleanliness) and how to achieve a clean lubricants program. This presentation will explain why focusing on lubricant cleanliness is critical and how to identify gaps in your lubricant handling to reduce exposure to contamination. You will find out where to concentrate your time and attention to successfully implement a clean lubricants program, helpful tips for each stage of the transition, and how to effectively communicate and get everyone on board.Go To TopKevin Grider - Predictive Analyst, General Motors/PM Tech
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M100
The lack of sound predictive maintenance (PdM) practices is quite common in industrial plants across the country. In this case-study presentation, Kevin Grider will explore the use of predictive tools and practices in a maintenance program and how they can provide unique insight that can be vital to an operation. Attendees will gain a better understanding of sound predictive technologies, applications, practices and tools, as well as the importance of monitoring, trending and reporting the results.Go To TopMario Guilherme Silva Rupf - Field Mechanical Engineer, FLSmidthCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M103
This case-study presentation will explore the most effective ways to optimize open gear lubrication. Come hear FLSmidth's Mario Rupf as he details a step-by-step methodology for selecting lubricants and reducing lubricant consumption in open gears. This methodology has been proven not only to provide cost savings but also to increase asset reliability. Attendees will learn which oil properties should be evaluated for open gears and how to define the correct lubricant quantity so they can improve the reliability of their lubrication systems.Go To TopMichael D. Holloway - President, 5th Order IndustryCategory: Predictive Maintenance
April 9, 8:00 am - 8:50 am. Room M108
Planned maintenance and maintenance work performed in response to a failure require very different procedures and protocols. By choosing the appropriate strategy, you can help increase equipment availability and optimize staff utilization. This session will outline the duties and tasks associated with predictive maintenance versus corrective maintenance, as well as how to convey the differences to personnel. Attendees will learn how to set task intervals, develop clearly worded procedures, establish safe work practices and maximize reliability while satisfying operational requirements.Go To TopSteffen Nyman - Corporate Trainer & Consultant, C.C. Jensen & CleanOilConsultCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M111
As more companies consider the environment and their carbon footprint, specialized lubricants, such as biodegradable oils and environmentally acceptable lubricants, are becoming more popular. All these special fluids have one thing in common: their ability to absorb water. This presentation will explore the effects on machines and lubricants if low water content is not maintained. Attendees will gain a better understanding of available water removal technologies as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Case studies will also be presented in which water removal led to significant cost savings and helped avoid a machine breakdown.Go To TopMarcello Gracia - Technical Director, Confialub; Rodrigo Werneck - Maintenance Engineer, CMOC - CopebrasCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M107
Not having a well-designed lubrication room can threaten a plant's ability to perform lubrication tasks safely, reliably and accurately. This session will describe how to build a new lube room as the trigger for changing an organization's lubrication practices. You will learn the importance of having a lubrication room designed according to reliability concepts, how to obtain the necessary resources to invest in this type of initiative, and how you can estimate the benefits to justify the project.Go To TopDr. Holger Streetz - Director of Business Development, Bathan AGCategory: Maintenance Management
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M104
Knowledge is like an iceberg; most of it is not visible but rather hidden from consciousness, waiting to be forgotten or captured. As employees retire with the change in generations, a lot of accumulated knowledge is in danger of being lost. This presentation will address how tacit or informal knowledge, including unspoken experiences, observations, intuition, know-how and insights, can be difficult to capture and require special conservation techniques. Attendees will learn why the knowledge drain is a threat to most industries as well as the best approaches for conserving knowledge and making it accessible to other employees.Go To TopAmir Basyouni - Lead Machinery Diagnostics Engineer, Baker Hughes
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M100
Reciprocating compressors are among the most expensive assets in a plant. Despite their criticality and importance, they often are overlooked by condition monitoring teams because the primary predictive maintenance tool is not well-suited for these types of machines. This results in the overall machine health being ignored and not diagnosed until damage occurs. This presentation will explore why condition monitoring should not only be used to protect reciprocating compressors from catastrophic failure but also to predict and diagnose any equipment abnormality to sustain reliability. You will learn how this can be accomplished by monitoring all machine components simultaneously and recording their performance along with the operating parameters and overall machine health.Go To TopBrian Alessi - Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications, Everactive
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M108
The potential of the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is enormous, promising an explosion of data from assets that allows companies to optimize resources, slash costs, reduce energy usage and boost overall efficiency. So why has adoption continued to lag behind analyst forecasts? This presentation will reveal how to best navigate the internal approval processes that can be expected when deploying IIoT solutions. You will discover how to make sense of the true value of the IIoT, the criteria to look for when selecting an IIoT offering and which internal teams to involve in an IIoT integration.Go To TopJoe Lisowski - Applications Engineer, Airline Hydraulics; Martin Migliori - Fluid Systems Engineering Manager, Airline HydraulicsCategory: IIoT
April 9, 9:20 am - 10:10 am. Room M103
Unexpected downtime can be costly, especially in the energy sector. This session will show how real-time data on oil can be collected and used to predict the end of the oil's useful life. This data can then be utilized to schedule downtime and predict maintenance intervals. You will gain a better understanding of what is involved in collecting the required data, how data should be analyzed and how it can assist in planning downtime, as well as how sensor technology can be employed for real-time monitoring of data.Go To TopBhanu Srilla - Director of Technical Marketing, Grace Engineered ProductsCategory: Maintenance Management
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M100
Increasing productivity while reducing exposure to safety hazards and incidents should be the goal of every maintenance organization. This presentation will outline the types of tools, technologies and cultural shifts that can help you safely perform maintenance tasks more productively. You will walk away from this session with a better understanding of the relationship between work-related injuries and reactive maintenance work, how to transition from reactive to proactive maintenance, and the importance of culture and behaviors in driving change.Go To TopForrest Pardue - President/Owner, 24/7 SystemsCategory: Reliability Engineering
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M108
Many reliability programs achieve a measure of success, but equipment still fails periodically and the mean time between failures (MTBF) is not at a world-class level. With all the efforts in predictive maintenance and asset management, it can be easy to overlook the fundamental role of reliability information management (RIM). This presentation offers advice for how to better manage RIM data so you can prevent avoidable failures and see a dramatic difference in equipment life expectancy. Find out how your reliability information management compares with best practices and what steps can be taken to boost your reliability program's results.Go To TopKevin Price - Technical Product Evangelist, InforCategory: Asset Management
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M111
Transitioning from reactive maintenance to prescriptive maintenance can be a long and winding journey for many organizations. In this session, Kevin Price will highlight seven steps for incorporating technology into your asset management approach to help speed up and simplify the process. From streamlining basic tasks and planning cash flow to prioritizing investments and providing early warnings, you will learn successful asset management methods and strategies as well as discover how technology can be used to achieve world-class standards.Go To TopJoe Goecke - Senior Technical Services Advisor, Petro-CanadaCategory: Lubrication Program Management
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M104
Many lubricant users are looking for a better way to control and manage their equipment and the lubricants used in them. With so much information available, it can be overwhelming to decide where to start. This presentation will detail a simple step-by-step approach that all facilities can use to establish an effective lubrication management program. You will discover how to reduce lubricant consumption, increase machine reliability and improve overall profitability, as well as the critical role that training plays in lubricant management.Go To TopThayana Pinto - Senior Engineering Process Analyst, VLI Logistica
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M107
This case-study presentation will reveal the process VLI employed to identify the best lubricant supplier for its ports and warehouses. Thayana Pinto will share how the company's previous lubricant buying decisions were focused solely on the lowest price and what problems this created. Attendees will hear how VLI began utilizing a new methodology based on a corporate lubrication policy to find the right supplier. You will learn which parameters should be used to select a lubricant supplier, how to justify your choice and how to get new contracts approved.Go To TopAssem Alghamdi - Asset Performance Management Manager, SABIC/SAFCO
April 9, 10:20 am - 11:10 am. Room M103
What are the most cost-consuming assets in your plant? How do you manage these bad-actor machines? This case-study presentation will describe the asset management problems faced by the Saudi Arabia Fertilizers Co. (SAFCO) and how the company was able to successfully overcome these challenges by setting the right priorities. You will hear how SAFCO maximized production and reduced its maintenance costs by converting reactive work to a more proactive approach, as well as how it obtained buy-in and spread a reliability culture throughout the whole organization.Go To Top
