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In the PEM September issue, we’ll publish results of our second annual salary survey. Early survey findings show that salaries and raises are up over last year. Everybody wants a bigger paycheque. Make sure you get your hands on the PEM September issue when it comes into the plant. We’ll tell you where the money is and how to get it. The survey will also enable maintainers to compare their jobs against industry peers. Cheers, More cool prizes for winners of the PEM 2005 Maintenance Awards! 
We’re pleased to announce that FLIR Systems Canada is a new prize sponsor of the PEM 2005 Maintenance Awards. FLIR will provide a free two-week rental of an infrared camera to the winners. Fluke Electronics Canada and Milwaukee Tools are also prize sponsors. In addition to the FLIR infrared camera rental, this year’s winners will receive either a new Fluke compact, hand-held insulation multi-meter or a heavy-duty Lok-Tor 18v cordless driver drill from Milwaukee Tools for their maintenance teams. As well, the winners will receive one free pass to MainTrain 2005 (retail value of $1,500), special plaques and a profile story in the PEM February 2006 issue. Last year’s winners were Purolator Courier Ltd. and Gennum Corp. Now is your chance to step into the maintenance industry spotlight and get well-deserved recognition.We're calling for PEM 2005 Maintenance Award submissions. Here are general guidelines for the awards: Best maintenance team
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IMPORTANT NEWS! * Conference brochure available by visiting: www.maintrain.ca * Get ready for MainTrain 2005 TORONTO—The Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) continues to work behind the scenes on MainTrain 2005, a learning, training and networking conference for Canada's maintenance and physical asset management professionals. MainTrain 2005 will be held from Nov. 28-Dec 1, 2005 at the Novotel Toronto Centre. Terry Wireman, respected industry analyst and author of numerous maintenance textbooks, and Joel Levitt, president of Springfield Resources Inc. (a maintenance management training company) and world-renown author of maintenance textbooks, will start off MainTrain 2005 with a bang. On Monday, November 28, 2005, Wireman will conduct an optional total productive maintenance (TPM) workshop. At MainTrain 2004, Wireman's workshop scored top marks with attendees. Levitt will present an optional lean maintenance workshop session also on Monday, November 28, 2005. These two workshops will be a MainTrain 2005 highlight. Wireman and Levitt will also take part in a special "Maintenance Masters" panel session on Tuesday, November 29, 2005. Joining Wireman and Levitt will be CMMS and plant operations expert David Berger, highly regarded enterprise asset management practitioner James V. Reyes-Picknell and leading industry analyst Roopchan Lutchman. During the high-level panel session, attendees will learn about important MRO trends. They will also have the chance to ask the panellists their maintenance toolbox questions and get valuable answers. Another returning presenter is John Lambert, who will again offer useful maintenance tips. At MainTrain 2005, you will also be able to learn how the City of Toronto saved $42 million in maintenance costs. Other MainTrain 2005 topics include shutdowns and turnarounds, maintenance leadership, the future of manufacturing, facility management, equipment reliability, new maintenance technology and more. Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association, will deliver the event's keynote opening address. In the weeks ahead, PEMAC will offer additional MainTrain 2005 information. "MainTrain 2005 is an industry event created by and for industry practitioners," says Gerry Fitzsimmons, P.Eng., the chairperson for MainTrain 2005. "The event fits perfectly with PEMAC's mission statement, which is to improve its members' professionalism, performance, safety and outside recognition by providing specialized training and certification, undertaking research, providing forums for the exchange of information and acting as the public voice for all of its members." For more conference information, contact PEMAC executive director Norm Clegg at tel: (905) 823-7255; email: maintrain@pemac.org.
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PTDA releases 2005-2006 Membership Directory CHICAGO, IL—The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) released its 2005-2006 Membership Directory, which can be used as a resource to locate providers of all types of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC)-related systems, products and support. The directory is updated annually to include the most recent contact information for all PTDA distributor members and manufacturers of PT/MC products. The compact and easy-to-use format includes fold-out tabs to allow quick access to the three major sections. A comprehensive alphabetical distributor listing includes complete address, phone, fax, e-mail and web site; top executive contacts; and number and location of branches and manufacturers' lines represented by the firm. A manufacturer section includes complete address, phone, fax, e-mail and web site; top-level management contacts; and product categories manufactured. A quick-reference index of manufacturers by product is also included. Other directory highlights include an associate member listing with complete contact information and a company description, a PTDA overview; phone and e-mail contact information for key executives and PTDA volunteer leaders; and an advertiser index. The 2005-2006 Membership Directory is available to PTDA members for US$25 per copy and to non-members for US$250 per copy. Saskatchewan mine selects Foxboro system FOXBORO, MA—Cameco Corp., a leading uranium producer, has selected Invensys Process Systems to implement a Foxboro automation system at its Cigar Lake Mine in Saskatchewan. The system will monitor and control all key mining production operations at Cigar Lake, the world's largest undeveloped high-grade uranium deposit. The implementation includes the latest I/A series V8.0 hardware and software, engineering services, training, field services and Foxboro HART-based field instrumentation for processes bid to date. The I/A series automation system for Cigar Lake is highly distributed., says Invensys. The newest generation I/A series of family field-mounted control processors is being deployed at various stages of the uranium mining process, having started with the shaft concrete plant and freeze systems (ore body stabilization) plant, to be followed by underground ore handling, grinding operations, slurry load-out and wastewater treatment. A variety of field I/O platforms are being deployed, integrating HART combined analog and digital signals with Ethernet and serial connections to third-party devices. The I/A series system will also interface with Modicon PLC systems using Foxboro's latest field device system integrator I/O modules. The Cameco implementation of the Foxboro control automation project is in two stages. The shaft concrete plant and freeze systems are being implemented now for completion in the fall. Automation for the balance of the Cigar Lake Mine operations is projected to be completed in 2007. Timken to hold bearing training classes CANTON, OH—Timken will launch a paper industry bearing training class in September. Held at Timken's Tyger River facility in Union, SC, the class will help paper mills and roll-shop operators reduce downtime and improve machine performance by maximizing the efficiency of their mill's bearings. "We're dedicated to improving our customers' performance. By sharing our knowledge of friction management, customers will get the greatest performance out of Timken products," says Todd A. Thorsen, industry manager—forest products. “Continuous improvement is a core value in the forest products industry. "This training is an in depth look at how mill operators can improve machine uptime through sound maintenance of all types of bearings, including Timken tapered, spherical and cylindrical products. The paper and forest products team plans to extend the scope of this training to include more modules." A combined schedule of in-class and hands-on training covers every phase of bearing performance in the mill—from pulp to finish. The training equips mill operators to better understand how bearings are manufactured, removed, installed, maintained, lubricated, inspected, repaired and analyzed. Scheduled quarterly beginning in September, the two-day, fee-based training covers:
Timken's service and application engineers and metallurgist from its forest products team will facilitate the training. Class sizes are limited to 12-15 individuals to allow personalized instruction. "We recognize that bearings in the hands of a trained operator become better products," says Rich M. Miskell, senior service engineer. "With this in mind, the training isn't manufacturer-specific. Rather, it heightens the operators' knowledge and understanding of vital machine elements, so they're reaping the benefits and not misusing them in any way—be it our product or a competitor's."
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