The first day of MainTrain Fort McMurray kicked off at the local Quality Hotel Sept. 15, bringing to Alberta and the oil sands the first event of its kind.
As Canada's largest physical asset and maintenance management industry association, the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada's (PEMAC) Fort McMurray chapter had an active hand in selecting and shaping the content for this year's event to ensure it met the unique needs of local industry.
Following opening remarks by Suncor Energy's Jim Dardis (who is also vice-president of PEMAC's Fort McMurray chapter) and moderator John Lambert, from Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc., conference attendees were treated to a full day of technical training seminars, which focused primarily on predictive maintenance tools like thermography, oil analysis programs, ultrasound , motor current analysis and laser alignment systems. The theme of achieving a return on investment (ROI) was prevalent throughout, as well as showing how each technology works together in comprehensive condition monitoring programs.
FLIR's Greg Bork opened up the day's seminars by teaching the attendees about the latest innovations in predictive and thermography. This session taught the audience how to get the most out of the leading-edge technology, not only in reducing equipment downtime but also addressing the energy-cost savings — without ripping a machine apart.
"What we are doing in terms of of infrared technology and what FLIR has been doing for years is focusing in on non-destructive, non-contact testing," Bork said, "keeping the process going and finding out the problem in real time."
Kevin Eaton in the hydraulics business unit with Bosch Rexroth Canada addressed how the monitor the condition of hydraulic equipment through oil analysis. A successful oil-analysis program is more than purchasing a sample bottle, filling it with oil and sending it to a
As Canada's largest physical asset and maintenance management industry association, the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada's (PEMAC) Fort McMurray chapter had an active hand in selecting and shaping the content for this year's event to ensure it met the unique needs of local industry.
Following opening remarks by Suncor Energy's Jim Dardis (who is also vice-president of PEMAC's Fort McMurray chapter) and moderator John Lambert, from Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc., conference attendees were treated to a full day of technical training seminars, which focused primarily on predictive maintenance tools like thermography, oil analysis programs, ultrasound , motor current analysis and laser alignment systems. The theme of achieving a return on investment (ROI) was prevalent throughout, as well as showing how each technology works together in comprehensive condition monitoring programs.
FLIR's Greg Bork opened up the day's seminars by teaching the attendees about the latest innovations in predictive and thermography. This session taught the audience how to get the most out of the leading-edge technology, not only in reducing equipment downtime but also addressing the energy-cost savings — without ripping a machine apart.
"What we are doing in terms of of infrared technology and what FLIR has been doing for years is focusing in on non-destructive, non-contact testing," Bork said, "keeping the process going and finding out the problem in real time."
Kevin Eaton in the hydraulics business unit with Bosch Rexroth Canada addressed how the monitor the condition of hydraulic equipment through oil analysis. A successful oil-analysis program is more than purchasing a sample bottle, filling it with oil and sending it to a
laboratory for analysis: it is one of the best ROI predictive maintenance practices available when executed in an accurate, timely and consistent manner.
"Every machine is different," he explained. Trending a piece of equipment's condition over time and figuring out when a potential failure may occur can help avoid downtime and maximize the equipment usefulness.
After lunch, UE Systems' Blake Canham spoke about the latest innovations in ultrasonic testing and tools. It’s all about improving equipment uptime, maximizing asset management performance and reducing costs.
Randy Keener with SKF espoused the virtues of motor current analysis, talking about various online and offline testing techniques. "The question isn't if a motor will fail, the question is when it will fail," he said. "Nothing runs forever. It all fails eventually, and our goal is to figure it out before it happens so we don't have unplanned events."
Moderator John Lambert then spoke about machinery installation and achieving (and correcting) alignment. The machinery installation process is a critical process for all maintenance departments — and even if you contract out the work, there should be in-house knowledge that a machine has been installed to a correct specification or tolerance. Unfortunately, this is not always done, and the result is premature failure. He provided information on how to save money by doing the job right, and provided examples of incorrectly installed machines.
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"Every machine is different," he explained. Trending a piece of equipment's condition over time and figuring out when a potential failure may occur can help avoid downtime and maximize the equipment usefulness.
After lunch, UE Systems' Blake Canham spoke about the latest innovations in ultrasonic testing and tools. It’s all about improving equipment uptime, maximizing asset management performance and reducing costs.
Randy Keener with SKF espoused the virtues of motor current analysis, talking about various online and offline testing techniques. "The question isn't if a motor will fail, the question is when it will fail," he said. "Nothing runs forever. It all fails eventually, and our goal is to figure it out before it happens so we don't have unplanned events."
Moderator John Lambert then spoke about machinery installation and achieving (and correcting) alignment. The machinery installation process is a critical process for all maintenance departments — and even if you contract out the work, there should be in-house knowledge that a machine has been installed to a correct specification or tolerance. Unfortunately, this is not always done, and the result is premature failure. He provided information on how to save money by doing the job right, and provided examples of incorrectly installed machines.
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