Maintenance: Moving with the times

 

The Maintec 2016 seminar programme provides maintenance professionals and engineers with a range of educational opportunities to learn about the latest trends, market drivers and issues facing the maintenance community. 

Daniel Gray, Maintec event manager, comments: “The momentum for this year’s show is really gathering pace. We are thrilled to have a brand new seminar programme lined up for our visitors this year, featuring some leading authorities from the maintenance industry. They will be covering some of the key topics that have got the industry talking, including Industry 4.0, Big Data and workflow processes. This year’s show is not one to be missed!”

Keynote presentations 

The seminar programme will feature keynote presentations from experts working right across the maintenance spectrum.  

Al Gane, maintenance manager at Jaguar Land Rover, will explore 'The challenge of keeping the Range Rover assembly line producing a new car every 90 seconds'. During his presentation, Gane will look back on his career as an engineer in the Royal Navy and discuss the challenges he faced as a maintenance manager in a war zone. He will talk about his role at JLR and the different approaches taken by non-profit and profit-based organisations. Plus he will analyse the challenges faced when implementing future technology, whilst maintaining equipment and controls standardisation.

Paul Hingley, business manager data services CMR cloud and plant security services, plant analytical services and safety services at Siemens Customer Service, will also be headlining at the show. During his talk, 'Where Big Data meets Smart Data', Hingley will look at turning data into value and what this means for an integrated approach to maintenance, with live visualisation and predictable failure data using algorithms. He will also explore the investment into technology that is required to take advantage of Industry 4.0. 

Seminar sessions

In addition to the keynote presentations there will be a host of exhibitor seminars, offering expertise drawn from the industry coal-face. 

For example, a modern maintenance strategy is not simply focused on the mean time between failure and mean time to repair, but on a much broader view of equipment performance in terms of quality, cost, delivery and particular product value streams. With this in mind Malcolm Jones, principal engineer – TPM, will focus on combining value stream, risk-based and TPM approaches when developing a maintenance strategy for a competitive advantage.

Alexander Hill, Co-founder at Senseye, will be presenting 'Prognostics as a product', where he will consider how prognostics have been used in aerospace, in context with other analysis types. He will also explain why he believes it adds greatest value over diagnostics and predictive analytics. 

Roy Davis, senior consultant with MCP, and Gary Power, reliability lead with MSD, will consider the journey to reliability excellence, in a sterile pharmaceutical environment. The presentation will feature a case study of a new pharmaceutical plant which has developed and implemented a world class asset management system, incorporating best practice maintenance and reliability approaches. The seminar will also look at the use of a range of condition monitoring tools and techniques within clean room and plant room environments.

The Internet of Things, the 4.0 Industrial Age, and what they could mean for manufacturers in the UK, are hot topics within the maintenance sector at the moment. With this in mind, in Managing Maintenance in 4.0, David Hipkin, group managing director at SoftSols, will demonstrate how equipment sensors, data exchange and system automation can streamline maintenance management in this smart era.

On the second day of the show, Jit Parelt, Fluke’s UK technical sales manager, will explore how Fluke Connect Assets’ system of software and wireless tools enables maintenance managers to build and sustain successful maintenance programs. 

George Varga, regional manager at SPM Instrument, will consider the economic benefits of condition-based monitoring.

Dean Whittle, training manager at RMS Reliability, will give a graphical and animated introduction to vibration analysis. Throughout his talk, Whittle will explain the origin of the vibration frequencies, amplitudes and motion, and introduce the spectrum, time waveform and phase.

As many industries are increasingly facing challenging business conditions, it is essential to reduce maintenance costs and optimise production, which leaves operators facing numerous challenges. GE and Meridium, have therefore partnered together to offer a predictive maintenance solution — Production Asset Reliability. Tom Berry, senior sales manager at GE, will present this maintenance solution on day two of the seminar programme.

Gary Rees, regional sales manager at UE Systems, will kick off day three with a session considering the benefits of implementing ultrasound technology into the reliability and maintenance program.

Also on day three Dean Whittle, training manager at RMS Reliability, will give his second presentation called: 'Using condition monitoring to improve reliability: Explaining that condition monitoring is useful but the skills of the CM technician can also be used to improve reliability'.

Roy Rothwell, senior consultant, professional services at eMaint EMEA will use Maintec 2016 to explore 'Workflow Processes Development and SOPs'. This session will review the fundamental reasons why organisations should document business processes, and associated workflows, as a best practice. 

Exhibitors

Some of the exhibitors will be using Maintec 2016 as the launch pad for new technologies and products. Those on board include Fluke, Atlas Copco Compressors, Indysoft Europe, AV Technology, UE Systems Europe and Technical Training Solutions, to name just a few.

FLEXIM Instruments UK will debut its range of non-invasive ultrasonic flow meters at the show. These can measure energy usage across heater or chiller circuits and gauge compressed air demand.

Hansford Sensors will be displaying its selection of vibration monitoring solutions. These include the HS-100 series – an AC industrial accelerometer that enables quick and easy measuring of vibrations in rotating machine components. It will also present the HS-620 Vibration Monitoring Kit, which enables maintenance technicians to measure bearing condition and levels of velocity, acceleration and displacement.

UE Systems will present its new Ultraprobe 401 Digital Grease Caddy Pro which has the ability to measure, data log and trend the amount of lubricant used in order to optimise equipment maintenance.

PMI Software’s new PEMAC Assets Software assists in the planning, management and implementation of an effective asset maintenance strategy

Technical Training Solutions will share its range of practical industrial engineering skills training courses, including Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance Skills, PLC Faultfinding, Instrumentation, 17th Edition Wiring Regulations, Pneumatics and Hydraulics. 

InVMA will showcase its PMC ThingWorx. This is a software platform designed to build and run the applications of the connected world. It is said to reduce the time, cost, and risk required to build innovative Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications

Dustcontrol UK will exhibit its range of cyclone based industrial vacuum equipment including Hepa filtered, ATEX, centralised systems, mobile vacuums and accessories. This includes its range of ‘plug and play’ centralised vacuums which will be demonstrated on the stand.

Construction Specialties has a range of solutions which help provide safer, more efficient and easier to maintain facilities. These includes special explosion relief systems, aluminium ventilation louvres, impact damage protection and performance coatings for walls and ceilings.  

Exel Computer Systems will present its Eagle Field Service system, a mobile management solution which provides real-time information and resources to field based engineers.

PAR Group will be showcasing its range of rubber plastic and insulation products for a wide range of industries including chemical, brewing, mining and quarrying, aerospace, power generation, packaging, recycling and distribution. 

Complementary shows 

Maintec 2016 will once again run alongside two highly practical co-located shows. Those with a wider remit will be able to take advantage of the Facilities Management 2016 seminar programme and exhibition hall. This show focuses on the large scale and multi-site facilities industry and will also feature the Cleaning Zone. 

The Cleaning Zone focuses on buyers and suppliers from within the cleaning industry and will include some of the top innovations from the sector. The Hill Club will also be holding a meeting at Facilities Management 2016. This is a chance for maintenance professionals with a wider FM and cleaning focus to come together to share best practice and connect with new ideas from an increasingly fast-paced industry. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 23rd March from 14:00 to 16:00 in the VIP lounge. 

The second co-location is The Health and Safety Event, run by Western Business Exhibitions. With 25 to 30% of all manufacturing fatalities typically related to maintenance activities, this provides the perfect additional networking and educational opportunity for Maintec visitors. 

Visitors can access all three shows with just one badge. 

Networking event 

In addition to having three shows under one roof, visitors will have full access to the Networking Bar throughout the event, where they will have the opportunity to meet with industry peers and network with like-minded individuals. Don’t miss the Maintec 2016 official networking drinks on Tuesday 22nd March from 15:00.  

Registration is open for Maintec 2016. For more information on the show, please visit www.maintecuk.com.