PdM-2008
The Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference and Expo

 

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Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference & Expo
September 15-18, 2008
Qwest Center
Omaha Nebraska
 

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Predictive Maintenance Conference Short Courses and Learning Zone Sessions
 
Monday September 15, 2008 - Qwest Center
6:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am – Workshops Begin
PdM
Best Practices
PdM
Mechanical
PdM
Energy
PdM Management Failure Analysis Lubrication
World
PdM
Excellence
WS#1
PdM Managers Workshop
by Jack Nicholas Jr.
WS#2
Bearing fault detection: Three keys to great results by Jason Tranter

WS#3
Save Energy –
A 3 Part Workshop on becoming a Greener, Leaner Company
by Howard Penrose PhD, Paul Klimuc, SDT Ultrasound and John Snell, Snell Infrared

WS#4
Establishing Predictive Maintenance and Lubrication Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by Ricky Smith
WS#5
Basic Failure Analysis Techniques by Neville Sachs
WS#6
OMA 101 Oil Monitoring Analysis by Jack Poley and Michel Murphy
WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 1
Noon -1:00 pm  Lunch
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Workshops
WS#1
PdM Managers Workshop
by Jack Nicholas Jr.
WS#2
Bearing fault detection: Three keys to great results by Jason Tranter

WS#3
Save Energy –
A 3 Part Workshop on becoming a Greener, Leaner Company
 by Howard Penrose PhD, Paul Klimuc, SDT Ultrasound and John Snell, Snell Infrared

WS#4
Leveraging the Visibility of your PdM Program at the Corporate Level by Carl Schultz, MRG
WS#5
Basic Failure Analysis Techniques by Neville Sachs
WS#6
OMA 101 Oil Monitoring Analysis by Jack Poley and Michel Murphy
WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 1
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcome Reception in PdM Expo Hall
4:15 pm – 6:15 pm SMRP and STLE Certification Exams
Tuesday September 16 - Qwest Center
6:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am – Welcome address and Uptime Magazine PdM Award Presentations -  Do miss this chance to meet, see and hear the 2008 winners of Uptime Magazine's Predictive Maintenance Program of the Year Awards.  Learn what it takes for your program to be future PdM Program winner.  
9:30 am - Coffee and refreshment break in PdM Expo Hall
10:15 am - 11:00 am - Learning Zone Sessions
PdM Best Practices PdM
Mechanical
PdM
Electrical
LubeWorld
1
LubeWorld
2
PdM
 Excellence

Paper 01
Gallatin Steel Company Predictive Maintenance Story by Jeff Stegemiller, Gallatin Steel and Donald Nice, Jr. Timken

Paper 02
Road to Gold
Hamilton Sunstrand quest to achieve UTC's  Ace Gold Status by Steven Piazza
Paper 03
Calpine Motor Testing PdM Initiatives by Kevin Nordenstrom
Paper 04
Lubricant Storage and Handling Best Practices by Paul Dufrense, Trico

Paper 05
5 Rights of Lubrication
by Ray Thibault, CLS, OMA

 

WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 2

Solutions & Innovations A - Diagnostic Aid Provided by Autocorrelation by James C Robinson and Allen Collette Emerson

iLearnLab Session A
Generating Alarms with Statistics: Let your Machines set their own Alarm Limits
by Jason Tranter, Mobius Institute
11:15 am – Noon Learning Zone Sessions
Paper 07
Catawba Nuclear Site’s Relentless Pursuit of PdM Excellence
by Ted Royal, Duke Energy
Paper 08
Successful and effective inspection of slow speed bearings using Ultrasound by Tom Murphy
Paper 09
Airborne Ultrasound for Electrical Inspections
 by Jim Hall
Paper 10
Managing Lubrication and Oil Analysis at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Mike Bryson

Paper 11
Filter Debris Analysis by Allison Toms and Mike Barrett, Insight Services

 

WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 2

Solutions & Innovations B - Threaded Fluid Condition Sensor for Real-Time and In-Line Oil Condition Monitoring by VI Sensors by Kerem Durdag, Vectron Sensors and Advanced Packaging

iLearnLab Session B
Understanding the Vibration Patterns Generated when Machines are Misaligned
by Walt Barringer, Mobius Institute

Noon  - Lunch and  PdM Expo

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Short Courses
Paper 12
Auditing a Predictive Maintenance Program by Jack Nicholas Jr.
Paper 13
Introduction to Vibration Analysis by Jason Tranter
Paper 14
Unearthing the root cause –An electric motor program at SKF’s Hanover plant by Fredrik Fränding, SKF Certified Programs
Paper 15
Bearing Lubrication Fundamentals by Dave Pierman, Timken

Paper 16
Effective Guidelines for Implementing a Well-Engineered Lubrication Program
by Kevan Slater

WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 2

Solutions & Innovations C  - Predict Condition Manager by Don Koehler, Predict

iLearnLab Session C
Case study:  I have a two-channel vibration analyzer, so what can I do with it?
by Bill Kilbey, Mobius Institute

2:30 pm Keynote address by Heinz Bloch - Emphasize People, NOT PdM - Or You Will Affect Uptime

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Refreshment Break in Expo Hall

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Chill Out Sessions (Cold Beer Served)

Paper 17
Transition from Walk-Around to Online Systems for PdM by Dennis Shreve, Commtest
Paper 18
Guideline for Overall and Narrow Band Alarming
by Brian Graney
Paper 19
Infrared Inspections and NFPA70E by Martin Robinson
Paper 37
Acoustic Vibration Monitoring for Conditioned Based Lubrication
by Paul Klimuc, SDT
  WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 2
iLearnLab Chill Out Session
Machines behaving badly”, Mobius Institute
by Jason Tranter, Bill Kilbey and Walt
Barringer, Mobius Institute

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner and Uptime Magazine PdM Awards Celebration

Join us to celebrate the PdM Program of the Year winners with Casino games, music, fun, food and drinks.

Wednesday September 17 - Qwest Center

6:30 am breakfast 

8:00 am – Short Courses

PdM Best Practices PdM
Mechanical
PdM
Electrical
LubeWorld
1
LubeWorld
2
PdM
 Excellence
Paper 20
Listening and Commitment is Key to Achieving A Million Dollars in Savings

by Jim Cruikshank, US Steel and Jim Hall, President Ultra-Sound Technologies
 
Paper 21
Shock Pulse Monitoring for Bearing Fault Detection
by Lou Morando, SPM
Paper 22
 Taking Reliability Beyond Time and Space
by OJ Utter

Paper 23
Getting Back to the Basics – the Building Blocks to creating an Effective Plant Lubrication Program by Paul Dufresne, CMRP, CPMM 

Paper 24
Greased Bearings and Gears: a new tool for sampling and analysis
by

Rich Wurzbach,
Maintenance Reliability Group
WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 3
Solutions & Innovations D  - The Use of Aftermarket Lubricant Additives by John Sander, Lubrication Engineers, Inc.
iLearnLab Session D
Understanding machine dynamics: resonance, phase shifts and mass, stiffness and damping
by Jason Tranter, Mobius Institute

9:00 am – 9:45 am Refreshment Break in Expo Hall

10:00 am – 10:45 am  Learning Zone Sessions

Paper 26
Timing is Everything - Effective Precision Spindle and Gearbox Condition Monitoring by Andrew Calcagno, GM Spring Hill Powertrain
Paper 27
Triax Accelerometer for Route Based Vibration Analysis by James C Robinson, Emerson Process Management and James S Sparkman, Sr, Tennessee Valley Authority

Paper 28
Pieces of the (Infrared) Puzzle
by Matt Willems and Nick Bohonik, Johns Manville

Paper 29
How to Manage Lubrication Systems & Practical Examples of Lubricated Machine Failure at POSCO by Seong-Jin Kim

Paper 30
PM and Today’s Maintenance Realities by Carl Stevens, Virginia Department of Transportation
WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 3

Solutions & Innovations E  - Remote Machine Condition Assessment by John Bernet, DLI

iLearnLab Session E
Diagnosing Faults on AC Induction Motors using Vibration Analysis and Motor Current Analysis
by Bill Kilbey, Mobius Institute

11:00 am – 11:45 am  Learning Zone Sessions

Paper 32
 
Paper 33
Fault Diagnosis of Process Air Fan using Vibration and Operating Deflection Shape
by Dave Reynolds, The Walling Company
Paper 34
Electrical Motor Diagnostics in the Automotive Industry by Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP, SUCCESS by DESIGN and Robert Varcoe, UAW-GM, GM Worldwide Facilities Group
Paper 35
Oil Analysis Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)
by Daniel Walsh
Paper 36
Understanding the Reality of Filter Ratings

by Mike Boyd

 
WS#7
Roadmap to
PdM Excellence
Day 3

Solutions & Innovations F  - Industrial Vibration Consultants

iLearnLab Session F
Case Study:  1000 HP, 3585 RPM Sleeve Bearing Motor Problems after a Rebuild
by Bill Kilbey, Mobius Institute

Noon – Lunch and Expo

1:15 pm – Biggest PdM and Lubrication Challenges with PdM Award Winners Panel

Please join us as the entire group discusses the biggest challenges as reported by conference participants.  In past sessions, discussion have been lively and many common problems are reported and several solutions have been discovered. 

3 pm - Alienware Giveaway, Best Presentations Prizes and Conference Wrap Up

All Reliabilityweb.com conferences end with our famous Alienware Laptop giveaway. 

Thursday Sept 18 FREE Bonus Workshops - Omaha Hilton

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

BWS#1
Association for Maintenance Professionals
Breakthrough Session
Asset Health Management
BWS#2
The Reliability Game by MRG
BWS#3
The Oil Analysis Game by Ray Thibault and Paul Goldman
BWS#4
Lubrication Fundamentals by Insight Services
BWS#5
Fundamentals of Shaft Alignment Seminar by
Dennis Onken, Ludeca

 

 

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