Plant & Asset Management 2012 comprises an exhibition
and a series of topical seminars. It takes place at the NEC,
Birmingham from 17th to 19th April

Plant & Asset Management has the
support of key sector organisations,
including the British Compressed Air
Society, and the Institution of Diagnostic
Engineers.

Companies already booked include:
Antech Hydraulics, Artesis, ChA Oil/Triple
R, Das Developments, Derma Shield, Flir,
EA Technology, Flowcrete, Fluke, Forward
Industrial Products, GDO Engineering,
Helmets UK, Icon Research, Idhammar
Systems, Keytracker, Mainnovation, Mistras,
Monition, Petro-Canada, PCMS, RMS,
Schaeffler, Shire Systems, Strategic
Maintenance, Tempus Software, Testo and
Xetec, plus many more.

Seminars and workshops
Running alongside Plant & Asset
Management will be a comprehensive
programme of technical seminars and
workshops covering a diverse range of topics
that will be of interest and value to plant,
maintenance and asset management
professionals, as well as
offering networking
opportunities.

The sessions will be
presented by industry
experts from suppliers,
trade associations or
professional bodies and
will include case studies
from front line
practitioners.

The event will have two
free seminar theatres. DFA
Media recommends
booking in advance to
guarantee a seat. Interest is reported to be
high, with the floor plan having to be
enlarged to accommodate additional stand
space and a second seminar theatre added.

Presenters will include: Andrew Stevens,
from EA Technology who will deliver a
session on ‘Condition Assessment of HV
Assets’, EA Technology has developed
condition assessment techniques over the last
40 years that are recognised and used
globally.

Stevens will describe these techniques and
explain that, when used in conjunction with
the Health & Safety Guidelines, HSG230,
they not only make sure legal obligations are
met but also ensure the continuous operation
of high voltage assets.

Timothy Bradshaw, an applications
specialist with Mistras, will deliver a session
on the ‘Application of On line Asset Inspection
and Monitoring’. His presentation will explain
how ‘The use of on line inspection and
monitoring techniques allows the intelligent
prioritisation of asset maintenance that
minimises unnecessary down time’. He will
discuss the range of techniques that are
available (together with their benefits and
restrictions) – techniques covering pipework,
storage tanks, pressure vessels, structures,
transformers, etc, that allow the maximum
amount of data about an asset’s condition to be
established without its removal from service.

Places soon filled for Geoff Walker’s
seminar on Predictive Maintenance and
Condition Monitoring – how to monitor for
mechanical, electrical and operational faults
simultaneously and cost effectively, so
Walker has agreed to present a second
seminar.

Other sessions planned include: The early
and accurate detection of rolling element
bearing faults; Risk mitigation through
strategic maintenance and reliability;
Knowledge management and global asset
management; OEE and effective asset
management; and Linking maintenance and
asset management.

The seminar theatres will give delegates
the opportunity to pick up best practice tips
and valuable advice from a variety of speakers,
representing a cross section of the engineering
and manufacturing sector.

As the UK continues its slow emergence
from recession, there are encouraging signs
that it is being led by a resurgent
manufacturing sector.

Darrell Moffatt, part of the sales team at
Abbey Wood Marketing, comments: “Only
companies that have ensured that their
physical assets, the plant and machinery on
which their businesses depend, are fit for
purpose will benefit from the upturn. The
Plant & Asset Management Exhibition 2012
will deliver maintenance and asset
management solutions that will enable UK
manufacturing industry to take advantage of
the opportunities offered by established and
emerging economies throughout the world.”
Further details of the exhibition and
seminar programme are available at:
www.maintenanceuk-expo.com.