Everyone knows maintenance is a prerequisite for plant reliability, but sometimes we forget that maintenance also applies to a plant’s humans. The Reliable Plant Conference is dedicated to skills maintenance. The professionals responsible for keeping a plant running predictably must continuously build on their foundational knowledge.
This conference, happening at Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center April 16th through 18th, will devote 150,000 sq ft of space to showcasing technologies in which H&P readers have a professional stake. We list many of the exhibitors on the following pages, but let’s start this preview by highlighting what you’ll take back home with you.
Pre-Conference Workshops
First up is certification. Each of the conference’s four certification programs consists of a half-day pre-conference workshop supported by four learning sessions. Here’s the curriculum:
How to Integrate Multiple Condition Monitoring Technologies for Maximum Reliability
• Oil Analysis
• Ultrasound
• Vibration Analysis
• Infrared Thermography
Eight Steps to Successful Maintenance Planning
• Developing Job Plans
• Implementing Equipment Databases
• Integrating Proactive Tasks
• Measuring Performance (KPIs)
Key Principles and Best Practices for Better Maintenance Management
• Developing a Proactive Maintenance Strategy
• Creating a Successful Maintenance Culture
• Using Metrics, KPIs, and Benchmarking
• Maintenance Resource Planning and Execution
Pre-Conference Workshop: Improving Workforce Productivity and Compliance
• Understanding Digitalization
• Strategies for Integrating the Connected Worker
• Common Questions and Challenges in Digitalization
• Exploring the Future of Maintenance
Custom Learning Sessions
If you want to customize your own curriculum, the conference offers more than 90 learning sessions under these additional categories:
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Reliability Engineering
Root Cause Analysis
Oil Analysis
Lubrication Program Management
Contamination Control
Lubricant Selection
Hydraulics
Sessions of particular interest to H&P’s audience include:
Leak Detection Techniques for Preventive Maintenance and Diagnosis
Diagnose hydraulic fluid leaks and compressed air leaks using ultraviolet (UV) fluorescent dyes and ultrasonic leak detection tools. Learn techniques to reduce waste, maintain equipment, and optimize efficiency.
Maximizing the Benefits of Lube and Hydraulic Oil Analysis
Learn to design and implement an effective oil analysis program, including equipment selection, routine and non-routine tests, setting targets and limits, choosing a lab, sampling, data interpretation, and key performance indicators.
How to Identify, Control and Remove Contaminants from Your Oil
Learn the best practices for keeping particle contaminants out of lubricating and hydraulic oils, and if you somehow miss some, how to remove contaminants once they have entered a system.
Best Practices for Controlling Varnish in Hydraulic Systems
Learn what causes varnish contamination, its detrimental effects on fluid-powered systems, the best ways to check for varnish, and why it often builds up in hydraulic systems.
Case Study: Best Practices for Achieving Hydraulic Oil Cleanliness
This case-study presentation will identify the steps required to ensure oil cleanliness, including applying the correct filters and breathers, proper fluid handling, and routine oil analysis. Learn how one company prolongs component life and cleans bulk oil to avoid purchasing pre-cleaned hydraulic oil.
How to Monitor and Analyze Gearboxes with Vibration and Ultrasonic Inspections
This case-study presentation will reveal the results of monitoring gearboxes used for general mining applications in Brazil. It will cover the relationship between vibration, ultrasound, and viscosity, and suggest how to use condition monitoring tools to avoid damaging gears and bearings.
Hands-on Workshop: Ultrasonic Bearing Regreasing Principles and Practices
If you are responsible for managing grease replenishment in your bearings, you will want to know if ultrasonic greasing is a valid technology for you. Attendees will learn why ultrasonic greasing is important, how to determine proper regreasing intervals and volumes, and how ultrasonic technology can help detect bearing issues.
To get pricing and more information on the Reliable Plant Conference, or to register, call (800) 597-5460 or visit www.conference.reliableplant.com/registration.
Reliable Plant Exhibitors------------------------Booth
A.W. Chesterton------------------------------------- 129
Ametek Spectro Scientific------------------------- 433
Augury-------------------------------------------------- 541
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences------------------ 633
C. C. Jensen Inc.------------------------------------- 534
Cannon Instrument Co.----------------------------- 514
CheckFluid Inc.--------------------------------------- 213
Chevron Lubricants--------------------------------- 101
Closed Loop Recycling---------------------------- 608
Dexsil Corp.------------------------------------------ 508
DropsA USA----------------------------------------- 528
Engineered Lubricants---------------------------- 109
Enviropeel USA------------------------------------- 120
Esco Products, Inc.-------------------------------- 414
Filtertechnik----------------------------------------- 128
Filtration Group------------------------------------- 428
Fluid Technologies Inc.--------------------------- 635
Gill Sensors & Controls Ltd--------------------- 240
Harvard Corp.-------------------------------------- 516
Henek Fluid Purity Systems-------------------- 115
Henek Mfg. Inc.------------------------------------ 140
Hilco Filtration Systems-------------------------- 501
Hy-Pro Filtration----------------------------------- 102
HYDAC---------------------------------------------- 328
IMI Sensors a PCB Piezotronics Div.--------- 524
Monroe Infrared Technology-------------------- 436
National Filters Inc.-------------------------------- 427
No Limit Oil Filtration Technologies----------- 622
Noria Corp.----------------------------------------- 320
Oil Filtration Systems----------------------------- 510
Pall Corp.-------------------------------------------- 308
Petro-Canada Lubricants------------------------ 220
PFP USA--------------------------------------------- 319
Phillips 66 Lubricants------------------------------ 441
Polaris Laboratories-------------------------------- 209
R&G Laboratories Inc.----------------------------- 235
Royal Purple----------------------------------------- 413
Schroeder Industries------------------------------- 328
Spectronics Corp.--------------------------------- 136
Swift Filters Inc.-------------------------------------- 327
TelLab-------------------------------------------------- 609
TestOil-------------------------------------------------- 219
Todd Technologies Inc.----------------------------- 527
Total Specialties USA Inc.------------------------- 302
UE Systems Inc.------------------------------------- 239
US Lubricants---------------------------------------- 632
Vacudyne---------------------------------------------- 630
ViewTech Borescopes----------------------------- 122
Whitmore---------------------------------------------- 642
Y2K Filtration----------------------------------------- 110
Advertisers in the March issue appear in bold type.
