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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. • Maintenance Masters Panel. Speakers: Ken Bannister, Engtech Industries; James V. Reyes-Picknell, Conscious Management; Dr. Jay Lee, Eminent Scholar in Advanced Manufacturing and Professor, University of Cincinnati.

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. • Effective Fluid Management. (Sponsored by Bosch Rexroth Canada). Speaker: Dr. John K. Duchowski, Hydac Corp.

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. • Maintenance Best Practices — Peer to Peer. Speakers: Brian Malloch, Twenty First Century Solutions; Scott Anderson, Purolator Courier; Bill Mullen, Syncrude;, Andrew Thorne, Falconbridge.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. • Achieving World-Class Maintenance. Speaker: John Lambert, Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc.

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. • Effective Asset Management Communication. Speakers: Ron Bettin and Sue Lubell, EnCana.

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. • Maximize Inventory Management (MRO). Speaker: Eugene Moncrief, author of ''Optimizing the MRO Inventory Asset.''

CERTIFICATION (Mon., Nov. 27 and Thurs., Nov. 30 • 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

PEMAC MMP Module 1

PEMAC RECEPTION AND AGM (Mon., Nov. 27 • 5:00 p.m.)

AWARDS DINNER (Tues., Nov. 28 • 6:00 p.m.)

PEMAC Sergio Guy Memorial Award/PEM Maintenance Awards; Speaker: Ted C. Buffington

TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSES

• Maintenance of Industrial Hydraulic Systems

This interactive, fundamental course designed by Bosch Rexroth Canada is intended for maintenance managers, supervisors, planners and maintainers who have industrial hydraulic power units in their facilities. Topics to be discussed include: factors affecting hydraulic reliability; fluid maintenance; filtration fundamentals; considerations in developing a preventive maintenance program; and prerequisites for effective troubleshooting.

• Introduction to Vibration Analysis

The course provides an overview of what vibration analysis is and its origins. This includes the value of a vibration analysis program as a maintenance cost reduction and reliability improvement tool. Participants will learn about: basic concepts of frequency, amplitude, period and phase; methods and techniques for the early detection and analysis of problems through vibration spectra (i.e. unbalance, misalignment, mechanical looseness, electric problems, roller bearings, plain bearings, resonance); vibration measurement types and parameters and more.

LEARNING WORKSHOPS

• Maintenance Metrics: Leading to World Class

Workshop participants will be capable of identifying and using key performance indicators for the maintenance and reliability function to achieve improved equipment reliability. In the highly interactive workshop, the relationship between maintenance and reliability metrics and manufacturing level metrics will be explained. You will learn how to identify specific maintenance and reliability measures, including both results metrics and key performance indicators for the maintenance process that are responsible for producing these results.

• Application of PdM by Performance Monitoring

Using many case studies, the workshop will show how to apply predictive maintenance using the condition-monitoring method of performance analysis. This is the only method that can be used to estimate increased operating costs from running degraded plants. Workshop leader Ray Beebe will show how to apply the methods to common machines, such as pumps, heat exchangers, air compressors, steam turbines, boilers, mechanical control systems.

• Energy Efficiency in Facility Maintenance

There are a significant number of readily available tools, materials and technologies to improve the energy efficiency at your facility, reduce dependency on energy providers and upgrade the reliability of processes. In this workshop, participants will learn about alternative energy strategies (existing and in development), how to avoid the energy product "con-artists," case studies and how proper selection of tools will impact facility reliability, profitability, throughput and product quality. The workshop leader will provide food-processing, petrochemical, automotive, paperboard and other industry case studies.

• Science of Performing Under Pressure

"Focus, Fold, or Freeze—The Science and Art of Performance Under Pressure" is a four-hour workshop, which is based on Ted Buffington's soon-to-be-released book by the same title. The workshop will take you through a step-by-step series of modules, which will get participants quickly skilled at getting to the "root" patterns and processes that influence their decision-making competency and performance in under-pressure situations.

MAIN CONFERENCE SESSIONS

• Intelligent Maintenance Systems

This presentation introduces emerging technologies and selected best practices in the area of intelligent maintenance systems, which are aimed to enable machine and systems to achieve near-zero breakdown performance. Learn how prognostics tools and advanced tether-free monitoring technologies can effectively transform traditional maintenance from "fail and fix" practices to the "predict and prevent" approach. Examples will be given to illustrate the lessons learned from different industries.

• Interactive CMMS Panel

This interactive panel session will allow participants the opportunity to discuss the challenges of implementing computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) systems with maintenance professionals from three different business sectors. North America's leading CMMS expert David Berger will moderate the session, which is divided into three stages: first stage (engineering, development, and selection of a CMMS system); second stage (implementation); and third stage (maintenance).

• Operator-Driven Reliability/Mobile Technology

This is a joint vendor and customer case-study presentation. The term operator- driven reliability (ODR) is a subset of the total productive maintenance (TPM) concept. The ODR concept, on the technology side, involves the use of mobile technology, RFID, connectivity to CMMS. ODR is an excellent tool for any company that's currently travelling the route of TPM implementation. Attendees will hear first-hand experiences of ODR implementations and related tools.

• PdM Optimizes Pump Overhauls

Little information is available on the application of pump predictive maintenance/condition monitoring. When deterioration in performance of a centrifugal pump causes a drop in plant production, overhaul is readily justified, as its cost is usually small in proportion. When the effect of deterioration is only to increase power consumption, the time to overhaul for minimum cost can be calculated from test results. Attendees will learn how to maximize their next pump overhauls and improve operating performance.

• Physical Asset Management in the Boardroom

The session introduces the realities of modern physical assets to management, dispelling many of the most widely held misconceptions that senior managers have about physical asset management and maintenance. Session highlights include: the interface between different departments of an organization as part of the development of a physical asset management strategy; how developing an effective physical asset management strategy influences all aspects of a healthy business; the long-term impact of boardroom decisions on individuals and physical asset performance; and how development and implementation of a successful physical asset management strategy should involve all organization levels.

• Managing Machinery Data to Drive Reliability

Machinery management programs will have a positive impact on the productivity and overall performance of a manufacturing facility. These programs use software and hardware tools to aid in the management of the machines. Simply owning a set of tools, however, doesn't guarantee the success of a machinery reliability program. If machinery performance can influence a company's ability to reach their production, safety, quality, health or environmental performance capabilities—then good business principles about machinery management are a must. The session will explore some very basic data structures and processes, which should be in place to make cost-effective, long-term decisions about operating, maintaining and machinery investment.

• Maintenance Masters Panel

The "Maintenance Masters" panel at MainTrain 2005 was a big hit. Once again, attendees will be able to bring their maintenance-related questions and have them answered by leading industry consultants-free of charge. PEM editor Robert Robertson will moderate this "town hall" panel session. Prizes, which maintenance departments can use on the job, will be given to those participants asking the best questions in the interactive session.

• Effective Fluid Management

This session will provide attendees with the hands-on knowledge they need to ensure higher rates of machine availability and lower overall maintenance costs through the use of effective fluid management.

• Maintenance Best Practices—Peer to Peer

Learn from industry peers who are running some of Canada's best-maintained facilities about the strategies they use for success. These panellists are respected industry practitioners (Purolator Courier, Falconbridge and Syncrude) who face the same daily challenges in their facilities (i.e. maintaining uptime; preserving equipment and asset life; delivering reliability; proving return on investment for maintenance spending; building a skilled maintenance workforce; and implementing new maintenance technologies). PEMAC president Brian Malloch will moderate the session.

• Achieving World-Class Maintenance

Are you ready for world-class maintenance? Maintenance is a process and step one is to establish a fundamental maintenance program. Step two is to implement a structured maintenance system, such as RCM, TPM etc. The session will demonstrate the importance of having a strong fundamental maintenance program. It will be a "reality" check that will make you re-think your maintenance processes. Attendees will learn how maintenance basics have changed, and why good fundamental maintenance practices will lead them to world-class maintenance performance. Session highlights include: success rate of CMMS implementations; scheduled preventive maintenance systems; planned maintenance; machinery installation programs and maintenance team training.

• Effective Asset Management Communications

EnCana is one of North America's largest upstream oil and gas producers. The company is made up of several large operating regions, which are primarily in western Canada and the U.S. that have many business units independently responsible for the development and production of reserves in their area. The physical assets managed by EnCana include thousands of remotely located wells and pipelines, hundreds of compressor stations and several large processing facilities. The business model used is "coordinated decentralized" that allows each area to focus on results within a framework of accountability.

This has proven to be an excellent model for growth and production, but one challenge is how to effectively enable asset management communication with staff independent from each other. One of the primary tools that EnCana uses to foster communication and collaboration is through "Communities of Practice" (COP). At EnCana, this involves a combination of Web site applications, discussion tools and member technical forums that are used to provide a coordinated approach for company asset managers and practitioners. Session highlights include: how EnCana established the COP model for asset management; how COP's are used at EnCana; factors that make COP's work at EnCana (and things that don't work); and case-study examples.

• Maximize Inventory Management (MRO)

The session will focus on key issues that impact the management of production spare-parts inventory including: why different techniques are required for "active" versus "rarely used" inventory; why spare-part criticality and replenishment lead times are two of the most important parameters for setting spare-part stocking levels; how to identify overstocking of spares; how to protect process availability by having the right spares; and typical inventory overstocking tendencies. Several "real-life" industry case studies of particular interest to maintenance professionals will be highlighted.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

• Scott Anderson

Scott is maintenance manager Ontario/Quebec hubs for Purolator Courier and an accredited Six Sigma leader. Purolator’s maintenance team is a past winner of the PEM Maintenance Awards. Scott holds the positions of secretary and director with PEMAC.

• 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 their physical asset management problems. He's also a regular editorial contributor to leading industry magazines and is involved with training and education.

• Ray Beebe

Ray Beebe developed a condition-monitoring application 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 and co-ordinates the postgraduate off-campus learning programs in maintenance and reliability engineering. Ray is a member of the Maintenance Engineering Society Australia.

• David Berger, P.Eng. (Alta)

David 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.

• Ron Bettin

Ron is team lead of facility asset management for EnCana's Canadian Foothills Region. He has been with EnCana for more than nine years in various roles dealing with operations, technical and business support for EnCana's Upstream Oil and Gas Operations. Ron is a graduate of SAIT Industrial Engineering Technology and holds Second Class Power Engineering Certificates in both Alberta and BC. He’s currently chairman of the Alberta PEMAC Chapter.

• Eric Boere, MES, C.E.T.

Eric has more than 10 years experience in the areas of municipal infrastructure, construction and management. He has spent much of his last five years on Halton Region's Infrastructure Management Implementation. He was the project manager for the first phase of the implementation. Since 2005, Eric has assisted with the second phase of the plan, which involves the CMMS implementation.

• Michael Bonga, P.Eng., CMRP

Since graduating with a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1990, Michael has pursued his interest in improving the performance of machines in industry. His area of expertise has included the development of vibration programs, machinery analysis, reliability programs, machinery management programs, CMMS implementations and reorganizations.

• Ted C. Buffington

Ted is the founder and CEO of Achievement By Design. He's an internationally recognized researcher, lecturer and trainer of high-performance crisis response teams. He has worked with the GTAA (Greater Toronto Airport Authority) and JIBC (Justice Institute of British Columbia).

• Dr. John K. Duchowski

Dr. Duchowski joined HYDAC Technology Corp. in 2005 where he holds the position of director of technology development. He has been involved in the fields of contamination control, fluid condition monitoring and treatment for 15 years and has authored several technical papers based on the results of his industry work.

• Joel Gaab

Joel has 15 years of experience in various capacities within Mosaic Potash and holds a degree in computer science from the University of Regina. He's currently employed as a senior IT analyst for Mosaic. Most recently, Joel has been working as project lead on the implementation of an operator-driven reliability program based on SKF Reliability Systems' Machine Inspector/Marlin product.

• Darren German

Darren is the content chairperson for MainTrain 2006 and served as the content co-chairperson of MainTrain 2005. He's the hydraulics business unit field service manager for Welland, ON-based Bosch Rexroth Canada. Darren has 15 years of hydraulic service experience specializing in hydraulic system PdM, PM program optimization, troubleshooting and technical assistance. He's a member of the Canadian Fluid Power Association and a PEMAC director.

• John Lambert

John is president of Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc., a company specializing in rotating machinery installation, training, service and equipment sales. He has trained hundreds of tradespersons in organizations like Dofasco, City of Toronto and Ontario Power Generation. John served his apprenticeship in mechanical maintenance at Fazakerly Engineering in Liverpool, England.

• 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 and is the founding director of National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS).

• James Li

James holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He's a Cat III vibration analyst and has broad knowledge along with 20 years of practical experience in vibration analysis, vibration control and machinery troubleshooting.
James is an SKF Canada service and sales support supervisor and training provider on condition monitoring for SKF's Reliability Maintenance Institute.

• Sue Lubell

Sue leads EnCana's Foothills maintenance management and facility records group. She completed her degree in Chemical Engineering at Queen's University (Kingston) in 1992 and moved to Ft. McMurray to work for Syncrude in their oilsands upgrader. Following completion of her MBA at the University of Calgary, Sue worked for Imperial Oil as a project engineer for their Cold Lake heavy oil facility.

• Brian Malloch

Brian is the current president of the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC). He's a past recipient of the PEMAC Sergio Guy Memorial Award. Brian is president of Twenty First Century Solutions Inc. He's also a PEMAC director and chair and a MainTrain 2006 conference planning committee member.

• Shelley Moffat, PMP

Shelley is a CMMS specialist with more than 19 years of combined IT and municipal experience. She has been with the Region of Halton for seven years working in both the planning and public works and technology services departments. Her focus has been in software development, hardware co-ordination and managing of IT projects within system operations. Shelley is a certified project management professional with the Project Management Institute.

• Dr. Eugene C. Moncrief

Dr. Eugene C. Moncrief has nearly 50 years of experience as a researcher, businessman, and consultant. He spent five years at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he performed research and development on the nuclear fuel cycle. Dr. Moncrief is a partner with Inventory Solutions Inc. and has authored "Production Spare Parts—Optimizing the MRO Inventory Asset."

• Richard (Dick) H. Olver, P.Eng., CMRP

Dick, a senior asset reliability specialist, has held many maintenance and operation positions in mining, metals refining and the manufacture of bulk fertilizers. He has also managed CMMS implementations, including the introduction and upgrading of SAP for Agrium. He currently leads the Agrium asset management improvement work. Dick is the treasurer of PEMAC's Alberta chapter.

• Jean-Pierre (J.P.) Pascoli, P.Eng.

J.P. is superintendent of maintenance services for the Temiscaming division of Tembec Inc. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen's University and is a graduate of the University of Toronto's Physical Asset Management Program. J.P. is a licensed engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario and Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, as well as a formerly certified project management professional. He's a member of the MainTrain 2006 content committee.

• Howard W. Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP

Howard is the president of SUCCESS by DESIGN (reliability and maintenance services), as well as publisher and the founding executive director of the Institute of Electrical Motor Diagnostics, Inc. He has spent than 20 years in the energy, reliability and maintenance industries with experience from the shop floor to academia and manufacturing to military.

• James V. Reyes-Picknell

With more than 26 years of experience in engineering, operations, maintenance management and business consulting, James is president of Conscious Management Inc. He has authored and co-authored physical asset management textbooks and is a popular North American conference speaker.

• Allison Rougeau

In 1992, Allison joined the Ottawa apprenticeship branch of the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and served that organization in a number of roles. In September 2001, she joined the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum-Forum canadien sur l'apprentissage (CAF-FCA) and was promoted to the position of director of operations.

• Michael Schultz

Michael has been employed with Dofasco since 1981 working in various capacities in the field of maintenance and reliability. As a reliability specialist in the equipment reliability services business unit, he mentors and assists production business units in the development and implementation of physical asset management strategies. Michael is a licensed Aladon Reliability-centred Maintenance II practitioner. He's also a member of the MainTrain 2006 content committee.

• David Staples

An engineering graduate from Ohio State University, David has helped customers resolve mechanical reliability issues and processes for more than 20 years. He’s currently the ODR business manager for SKF Reliability Systems.

• Ben Stephens

Ben is president of OMDEC Inc. a company dedicated to developing and selling products and services focused on equipment reliability and maintenance improvement. He's a past business development manager in PriceWaterhouseCooper's International Physical Asset Management Centre of Excellence in Toronto.

• Ronald W. Thomas

Ronald graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He has spent 28 years with Dofasco, Inc. in various technical, supervisory and management roles. In his position as senior reliability consultant and project manager, Ronald has been responsible for formulating and deploying maintenance strategies across the organization.