NEVER FLY SOLO

KEynote speaker – WALDO WALDMAN

His message is simple: Whether achieving greatness as a fighter pilot or in business, the same qualities that drive success apply: disciplined training, dedicated teamwork, impassioned leadership and most of all… unwavering trust.

REVOLUTION OF MACHINE RELIABILITY

Jim Fitch, Noria Corp

There’s a revolution occurring. Managers who once desired machine reliability now demand it. It’s a matter of corporate survival in the global economy, and effective machinery lubrication is an essential enabler to success.

DO COOLANTS HAVE YOU HOT UNDER THE COLLAR?

JEFF SNYDER – CHEVRON LUBRICANTS

Selecting the proper coolant for your fleet used to be a simple decision. With the advancements in equipment technology, OEM specifications and market drivers leading change in available coolant technologies, this simple decision has become complex. This session will cover the leading changes in equipment technology that have driven change in coolant requirements that may be costing your operation uptime.

IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND MINING INDUSTRY

Rich Smith, Komatsu AMERICA Corp

Technology and Innovation is more prominent than ever in our industry, but are we gaining the full value of the technology we expect? The discussion will focus on current technologies and barriers to adoption, a vision of what technologies could be in our future and what questions should be asked when considering new technologies.

IoT DIGITALIZATION TRENDS TRANSFORMING MACHINERY MONITORING & MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS

Gary Foster,
SKF SERVICES and Solutions

The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed how people communicate and live. We see this in everyday family and social life, personal business, and politics. It’s debatable to what extent this transformation is progressing to improve life, but there is no debating that digital technology change is real and immense. Consider the explosive or “disruptive” affect that Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, etc. have on how we live, especially shaping the changing habits and views of generations from Boomers to Millennials, proving again that change is a dependable constant in life.

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a fascinating source of attention and debate during the past 12 to 18 months, with equally transformational effects looming on how companies function and adopt business strategy to deal with, or capitalize on, emerging IIoT induced technologies and work flows. This presentation will provide a view into what IIoT technology trends may mean to our businesses, and reliability maintenance today.
We will attempt to pull from the IIoT and Industry 4.0 buzz and hype, present real world examples of how Supplier Strategy, Machinery Owner / Operators, and Machine Manufacturers are currently dealing with transformational change influenced by Industrial Digitalization.

RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM)

Michael Haisler, KOMATSU MINING CORP GROUP

A discussion on The Evolution of Maintenance, reviewing different maintenance philosophies and examine what each has to offer and which is best for today’s industry.

Corrective/Reactive Maintenance versus Proactive Maintenance.
Highlighting the different types of Proactive Maintenance:
- Preventive
- Predictive
- Continuous Monitoring
A look at the Advanced Concepts of RCM
A final look at the pros and cons of the many types of Maintenance Practices.

INTELLIGENT MACHINE CONTROL: MORE PRODUCTIVE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE

Jason Kennedy, KOMATSU Intelligent Machine Control

Continuing on a long history of bringing technology innovation to our customers. Komatsu understands and is constantly working towards improving: customer productivity. Customer Productivity is the driving principle behind Komatsu Intelligent Machine Control. Intelligent Machine Control technology solutions making our customers more productive today and for the future. Adding Komatsu Intelligent Machine Control system is a formula for unmatched productivity improvement.

LUBRICANTS: THE LIFEBLOOD OF YOUR MACHINERY

Chris Van Dagna and shawn whitacre, Chevron Lubricants

Optimizing the use of Powertrain and Drivetrain fluids throughout your fleet. Learn how you can improve the life of critical components by consolidation and use of Chevron’s Premium Products.

Mike Vorster

HOW TO IMPROVE FLEET MANAGEMENT

Mike vorster, C.E.M.P. Central, Inc.

Fleet management is an extremely complex subject that relies as much on intuition and experience as it does on data, analytics and theory. This session sets philosophy and complexity aside and focuses on the what and how of fleet management by focusing on the four key factors – cost, reliability, utilization and age – brought together into a simple framework that can be used to improve performance in operations, maintenance and finance and lead to a better understanding of what must be done on a day to day basis to improve fleet management.

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