Seminar Programme

If you don't know what your asset is or how its components can fail then you need to consider carrying out a Criticality Assessment. The process outlined in this presentation can frame the complete Maintenance Strategy for a single asset or a whole production line.

Through our stepped process we identify where assets sit in the hierarchy, Critical Spares, Lubrication requirements, Condition Monitoring, Planned Instructions, skill gaps and more.

At the end of Andy's presentation you will have learnt that the asset manufacturer is not always best placed to evaluate the operation, care, maintenance, and overall lifecycle of our assets.

Breakthrough technology is enabling online condition monitoring of electrical contacts, cables, busbars and more. All without the need for batteries or cables for long-term passive monitoring improving data capture, safety and carbon footprint.

This presentation from the UK Lubricants Association Metalworking Fluid Product Stewardship Group will give the delegates a simple, quick introduction to the hazards associated with working with metalworking fluids.

The aim of the presentation is to promote the control measures and best practices which should be implemented to ensure operator safety and optimise product performance.

The presentation will cover:

• Who are the UKLA
• Risks that metalworking fluids can pose to human health
• Basic coolant monitoring checks and control measures
• Benefits of good maintenance and management of metalworking fluids
• Supporting literature and videos

Over 80% of premature bearing failures can be attributed to some form of lubrication-related issue. By making some simple adjustments and deploying Ultrasound on your greasing routes, you can help reduce this figure dramatically.

Reduce compressed air energy consumption by identifying key areas of risk within a complete system. The presentation will also help you better understand the difference between ‘predictive’ maintenance and ‘reactive’ maintenance.

Generating compressed air can be very intensive, representing as much as 30% of a business' total electricity bill.

Hi-line Industries MD Steve Smith provides an essential guide for ensuring compressed air energy savings, including fixing leaks, improving maintenance processes, and tips for improving system design.

Adrienne will offer vacuum pump maintenance insights on how to avoid both pump and production downtime. The presentation will provide an overview of different technologies, detailing the typical weak points and how to diagnose the common issues before they lead to a failure. Furthermore, it will also provide recommendations on when it makes sense to repair or replace the vacuum pump.

Today’s plant manager is under increasing pressure to improve plant availability while also dealing with an increasingly complex installed base of instrumentation and ever-changing technology. Implementing an effective maintenance routine is fundamental to good asset performance and is proven to: reduce capital and operating expenditure, prevent unscheduled downtime and associated costs, and improve repair handling through better spares management. Join us to understand how you can optimise your maintenance routine through:

• Predictive maintenance: shifting from reactive to predictive maintenance
• Effective asset management
• Digital solutions: remote support via the cloud

In our daily lives, we have access to numerous platforms and modes that allow us to visualise the world around us. However, in the workplace, our options for visualising facilities and the data they generate have largely been confined to architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) software packages.

This talk will explore new and emerging technologies that provide companies with diverse and cost-effective ways to visualise their facility's data. These advancements are designed to be engaging for users across various roles and industries.

ACORN and SKF will present the bearing lifecycle and how/why an Authorised distributor is key for a successful partnership.

Acorn will highlight the beginning to end of a bearing expanding upon the 6 stages.

• Buy a bearing – Authorised routes and risks of counterfeit, full traceability, and factory fresh products
• Mounting – Best practice advice along with an overview of the key tools available
• Lubrication – Best practice advice along with an overview of automatic lubricators and a detailed look at SKF Dialset
• Alignment – Best practice advice along with an overview of the key tools available
• Basic Condition Monitoring – different levels available and introducing Axios
• Dismounting - Best practice advice along with an overview of the key tools available

Acorn as a SKF Maintenance Product partner, the benefits and what Acorn can do to support End Users

The Module Connect is a new type of connector for connecting electrical cables, fibre optic cables and pneumatic hoses. Traditionally, each cable has a separate connector. Module connect combines all these into one simple sleek housing. Save up to 80% assembly time, fit together with two screws. An immediate Lean improvement for all machine builders who connect cables in their manufacturing process. Try it for yourself, it really is as easy as it looks!

Julian will explore the digital revolution of maintenance, highlighting a tool to help service engineers around the clock - directly on their mobile devices. Giving them access to all services quickly and efficiently, helping them to identify components, query status information, initiate action at the touch of a button, with all relevant data sent directly to us. In addition he will look at the evolution of technology where the power of machine learning is revolutionising maintenance.