Workshops

Daniel Walsh - Director, Technical Sales Support, AMETEK Spectro Scientific

Many maintenance and reliability professionals want to investigate if onsite oil analysis fits into their reliability strategies, and how their organizations can benefit. Choosing the right tools for the right tests, the process of testing and reporting, and adjusting oil analysis limits to detect problems early are all addressed. Onsite oil analysis is integral to an effective lubrication program, in reducing costs and avoiding failures.

This interactive workshop transforms the classroom into a functioning onsite oil analysis minilab, allowing attendees to handle real-world equipment, test samples, and gain practical insights into oil analysis techniques. Experts will guide participants through interpreting test results, identifying contamination issues, and applying data to improve lubrication programs and reliability strategies.

Attendees will:

-Understand Three Key Oil Analysis Tests
-Get Hands-On Experience with Oil Analysis Equipment
-Apply Oil Analysis Data for Better Decisions

Lake Speed Jr - Tribologist, SPEEDiagnostix

Everyone claims to have the "best oil" or "greatest additive." How can you know which lubricant to use? Is there really something better out there?

Utilizing facts and case studies, we will walk through the "sausage factory" to see how oils are really developed and produced. These insights will enable the attendee to see past the marketing and begin to appreciate real science when it comes knocking. Using the correct lubricant and following an optimized maintenance plan reduces operating costs and downtime.

Attendees will learn:

-The facts about base oils and additives
-Blending and packaging operations
-Proper lubricant testing and evaluation
-Practical application and decision making

Alejandro Trujillo - CEO, Pabelon

Many organizations struggle to develop structured training plans that align employee competencies with the real site demands of roles like the Reliability Engineer.

This gap often results in inconsistent performance, skill shortages, and reduced operational efficiency and even fatal errors. The lack of a standardized framework for identifying required skills, assigning proficiency levels, and evaluating competencies worsens the situation.

We are engineers and maintenance folk, it's not in our expertise to develop skills development plans, but no one else but us knows what we need. So how do we cross that bridge? And how can we better translate our needs to a HR language plan?

Through interactive activities participants will:

-Define foundational concepts, roles, and functions specific to reliability and maintenance
-Utilize action verbs to outline tasks and required proficiency levels
-Map critical skills and knowledge to job responsibilities using pre-designed templates and skill banks
-Create competency levels evaluations with AI-generated exams to identify gaps and training needs