Reinventing Maintenance September 10th, 11th and 12th, 2008 Mississauga

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Conference Agenda

Session 2:

1:30-2:15 - MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CMMS)
Kyle McDonald, Mechanical/Maintenance Engineer (EIT), De Beers Canada Inc.

Improved equipment reliability is a critical objective of the maintenance department and the key tool used for this purpose is the CMMS. It should provide information for fault analysis, costing and work statistics, as well as guidance for improvements to critical operations. The quality of the information in the maintenance plan of the CMMS will largely determine an organization's success in increasing reliability. This discussion will examine the concept of a reliability-centred knowledge solution.

· Data acquisition and data integrity
· Maintenance tool kits including a focus on content, fault diagnosis and failure prediction
· Increased value in the CMMS
· Performance management and information feedback
· Turning data into information you can use


2:15-3:00 - Reliability Through Knowledge Management
Murray Wiseman, Vice President, Technology, OMDEC Inc.

More and more top companies are switching to money saving and effective Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) programs for scheduling of machine maintenance and testing. The ultimate goal of the CBM approach is to eliminate routine maintenance and allow the servicing of equipment only when the monitoring system indicates that such service is needed. The benefits of CBM are measured by reductions in maintenance costs, machinery breakdowns, spare parts inventories, total machine downtime and overtime expenses, as well as increases in machine life and overall productivity.

· Developing optimal decision models in everyday Condition Based Maintenance programs
· Assessing the effectiveness of current CBM programs
· Evaluating the degree to which an optimal CBM data interpretation model will reduce maintenance costs and improve reliability
· Tapping the heretofore unintelligible CMMS historical database



3:00-3:30 NETWORKING BREAK

3:30-4:15 - Preventive Maintenance best practices
Rob Ulrich, Asset Management Coordinator, Community Asset Management Program, Infrastructure Services, City of Lethbridge

Preventive maintenance techniques are used to establish required servicing and inspection periods so that equipment shutdown can be more effectively scheduled and planned, resulting in longer equipment life, fewer equipment and system breakdowns, and smoother operation, planning and scheduling. Over time this will result in a significant reduction in total maintenance and operating costs. This presentation looks at best practices in establishing and maintaining a PM system.

? Designing a PM program: preventing the failure of equipment before it actually occurs
? Preserving and enhancing equipment reliability by replacing worn components before they actually fail
? Conducting equipment checks, partial or complete overhauls at specified periods, oil changes, lubrication
? Keeping a record of equipment deterioration
? Technological advances in tools for inspection and diagnosis
? Controlling the cost of preventive maintenance



4:15-5:00 - Implications of RFID and mobile technologies on the maintenance manager's role
John G. Keogh, Director, RFID & Supply Chain Solutions, Hewlett-Packard Canada

Changing the business processes of an organization will change the role of any maintenance manager. The technology of RFID will modernize the supply chain process and is a necessary deployment to remain competitive. In this light, effective deployment means effectively changing the role of the maintenance manager as smoothly as possible. This session will look into the changes and constants that more organizations share and allow companies to ask whether they are ready, or are doing an adequate job.

· Evaluate and manage the change
· RFID work done to date: successes and failures
· Privacy and security issues: what your manager needs to know
· Integrating other technologies