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I know that you will enjoy reading the PEM April issue. We put the spotlight on four women who didn't let obstacles in the plant stop them from establishing successful maintenance careers:

Sandra Foreman, maintenance and construction manager, Sarnia, ON-based Suncor Energy;

Sue Lubell, facility asset management, Calgary-based Encana;

Cathy Lewis, millwright, St. Thomas, ON-based Presstran Industries; and

Donna Gibbs, maintenance planner, Whitby, ON-based Patheon Inc.

These women talk about their job-related challenges and opportunities, as well as how they're making a difference in the workplace. We hope the article encourages more women to consider maintenance as a viable career option.

Cheers,

Robert Robertson, PEM Editor
PEMAC Allied Member
rrobertson@clbmedia.ca

www.pem-mag.com

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In the current issue of PEM:

PEM April issue

Women in Maintenance

Brains not brawn on the shop floor

Right Way

Consolidate lubricants to reduce costs

Chain Gang

Take closer look at lubrication-free chain

Shake, Rattle or Roll?

How to choose the right caster for the job

Parliament Hill

PTDA to hold Canadian conference in Ottawa

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BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE:

IMPROVE ASSET UPTIME AND REDUCE COSTS

Main Conference: November 28-29, 2006

Pre-conference workshops and MMP certification: November 27, 2006

Post-conference workshops and MMP certification: November 30, 2006

NOVOTEL TORONTO CENTRE

VISIT WWW.MAINTRAIN.CA

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MainTrain 2006 Platinum Sponsors:

MainTrain 2006 Gold Sponsor:

Get ready for MainTrain 2006 TORONTO--The Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC), organizer of MainTrain 2006 to be held on November 27-30, 2006 at the Novotel Toronto Centre, has a dynamic list of speakers who have been invited to take part in Canada's premier physical asset management event. In the weeks and months ahead, PEMAC and its event planning committee will announce more exciting news about MainTrain 2006. Turn first to PEM for MainTrain 2006 news! Respected industry consultants Ken Bannister, production and maintenance management specialist with Engtech Industries Inc. and regular PEM contributor; and James V. Reyes-Picknell, president of Conscious Management Inc., will highlight the Maintenance Masters panel session. Here's a list of just some of the invited MainTrain 2006 speakers:
Joel Levitt Joel Levitt is president of Springfield Resources and a leading trainer of maintenance professionals. He has trained more than 7,000 maintenance leaders from 3,000 organizations from 20 countries in more than 425 sessions. He has also written numerous maintenance textbooks, such as "The Handbook of Maintenance Management."	John Lambert John Lambert is president of Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc., a company specializing in rotating machinery installation, training, service and equipment sales. He has trained hundreds of tradesmen in organizations like Dofasco, City of Toronto and Ontario Power Generation. John served his apprenticeship in mechanical maintenance at Fazakerly Engineering in Liverpool, England.
Brian Malloch Brian Malloch is the current president of the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC). He's also the president of Twenty First Century Solutions Inc.; a PEMAC director and chair, professional development; a MainTrain 2006 conference planning committee member; and is a past recipient of PEMAC's Sergio Guy Memorial Award.	David Berger David Berger, P.Eng. (Alta.) is the founding president of the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC). He's also North America's number one expert on computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) systems and plant operations, and a frequent contributor to leading industry journals. David now works with Western Management Consultants.
James V. Reyes-Picknell With more than 26 years of experience in engineering, operations, maintenance management and business consulting, James V. Reyes-Picknell is president of Conscious Management Inc. and has in-depth knowledge of the human factor within organizations. He has authored and co-authored physical asset management textbooks.	Ken Bannister Ken Bannister of Engtech Industries Inc. is a production and maintenance management specialist located in Innerkip, ON. He has worked for many years in the industry as an engineer and maintenance professional in Canada and England. Ken now helps companies and their maintenance departments solve physical asset management problems. He's also a regular editorial contributor to leading industry magazines and is involved with training and education.
Ray Beebee Ray Beebee developed condition-monitoring applications alongside engineering and middle management during 28 years in the fossil power generation industry in Australia, with two years in the UK. Joining Monash University in 1992, Ray teaches in and co-ordinates the post-graduate, off-campus learning programs in maintenance and reliability engineering. In 2005, there were 150 students from 14 countries. He has run many short courses in Australia and other countries. For many years, Ray has presented at conferences around the world. Many of his 75 papers have re-appeared in technical magazines worldwide. In 2003, Ray received a Highly Commended Award from Emerald's Literati Club for his paper on steam turbine monitoring. In 2004, he was awarded the George Julius Medal by Engineers Australia for his second book, "Predictive maintenance of pumps using condition monitoring." The medal may be awarded each year for the best publication in mechanical engineering. In previous years, Ray won the Collacott Award three times from the Institution of Diagnostic Engineers. He's a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and a Chartered Professional Engineer. Ray is involved with the Maintenance Engineering Society Australia.
Dr. Jay Lee Dr. Jay Lee is Ohio Eminent Scholar in Advanced Manufacturing and L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor at the University of Cincinnati. He's also the founding director of National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS), which is a multi-campus NSF Center of Excellence between the University of Cincinnati and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Previously, Dr. Lee held a position as Wisconsin Distinguished Professor and Rockwell Automation Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Lee is also founding co-director of Industrial Innovation Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His current research focuses on IT-enabled infotronics technologies and smart prognostics tools for smart products, e-manufacturing operations and intelligent maintenance/service systems, including embedded product lifecycle monitoring, prognostics, remote monitoring, design of self-maintenance systems and smart service business strategies. He has authored/co-authored over 100 technical publications, edited two books, contributed numerous book chapters, three U.S. patents, two trademarks and delivered numerous invited lectures and speeches, including over 60 invited keynote and plenary speeches at major international conferences.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND MAINTRAIN 2006?

Plant managers, plant engineers, maintenance managers, director of engineering, director of operations, production/operations, reliability engineers, facility managers, purchasers, supply chain managers and anyone involved in physical asset management.

REASONS TO ATTEND MAINTRAIN 2006:

• Reduce equipment downtime, improve production capacity and lower costs.
• Discover how to sell world-class maintenance to management and operations.
• Better manage maintenance to generate a greater ROI and bottom line.
• Learn how to maximize equipment reliability and lifecycle management.
• Become a successful manager and take your maintenance career to new levels.
• Network and connect with industry peers and Canada's maintenance leaders."
  

PTDA to hold Canadian conference in Ottawa

CHICAGO--The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) will hold its fifth annual Canadian conference on June 1-3, 2006 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa. The conference will provide an opportunity for Canadian power transmission/motion control channel participants to explore nationally focused industry issues and trends.

The program will consist of a Thursday evening welcome event, a welcome breakfast and full day of programming on Friday, a Friday evening dinner and Saturday morning programming, with optional events and dinner scheduled for Saturday. Highlights of the conference program include:

• Keynote presentation by Dr. Peter Andersen of Andersen Economic Research Ltd.;
  
  
• Panel session featuring key end-user industry executives;
  
  
• Member presentation by Wendy McDonald, chairman of BC Bearing Engineers Ltd. on building and maintaining a successful distribution business;
  
  
• Member presentation by Ted Chisholm, vice-president finance and information technology of BDI Canada Inc., on the PTDA Foundation's Industrial Careers Pathway initiative;
  
  
• Formal and informal networking with important Canadian power transmission/motion control market decision-makers; and
  
  
• Social events, including an optional golf outing.

The conference is open to all PTDA members selling product in Canada (distributors and manufacturers), as well as non-members who qualify for membership. For more information on the conference, contact the PTDA at tel: (312) 876-9461; email: ptda@ptda.org.

www.ptda.org

People and Companies

• Toronto-based V.J. Pamensky Canada Inc. passed on the news that WEG announced it recently manufactured its 100 millionth electric motor.
  
  
• Colson Can-Am Casters has opened a new retail store in Mississauga, ON.
  
  
• Canton, OH-based the Timken Co. received a Supplier Quality Award from Renault. In other news, Timken announced it entered into an agreement with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) to become an official technical partner of the NASCAR racing organization. The partnership, which provides product development and technical engineering support, will be leveraged across JGR's multiple team operations in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Busch Grand National Series and Craftsman Truck Series.
  
  
• Brampton, ON-based Buckhorn Canada recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.
  
  
• Mississauga-based KSB Pumps Inc. appointed National Process Equipment as a national distributor for the Canadian environmental market.
  
  
• Burlington, ON-based Ivara Corp. announced its EXP 4.2 reliability software earned the "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" certification.
  
  
• Mississauga-based Nilfisk-Advance Canada announced that this year is Nilfisk-Advance's 100th anniversary.
  
  
• Burlington-based FLIR Systems announced the seventh annual InfraMation Conference to be held on October 23-27, 2006, at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
  
  
• Mississauga-based Hilti Canada launched a new Lifetime Service program for its power tools.
  
  
• Boise Cascade selected Burlington-based Invensys Process Systems for a critical generator control system upgrade at its DeRidder Packaging and Newsprint Mill. Boise Cascade will use Triconex triple modular redundant (TMR) technology at the facility. In other news, the Avantis unit of Invensys announced the expansion of its current North American Avantis PRO enterprise asset management software licence trade-in offer to other regions.
  
  
• Richo Inc. signed a contract to implement Waterloo, On-based IFS business software at its North American manufacturing plants.
  
  
• Chicago, IL-based Grainger presented 28 top-performing suppliers with the Partners in Performance Supplier Award for 2005 at its annual supplier conference.
  

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