The organisers of the 2008 Drives & Controls Exhibition and Conference have published the seminar programme. This features a number of high-profile speakers and covers a broad range of topics.
Pre-registration for the seminars is not required, but places will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day.
More details are available on the organisers' website at www.drives08.com/drives07/show_link17.asp, but the following is a summary.
Tuesday 22 April 2008
10.30 - 11.00 Keynote Address: Manufacturing in a Changing Environment.
Stephen Radley, Chief Economist, EEF - The Manufacturers' Organisation
11:15 - 11:45 Energy Management.
David Pratt, Carbon Management Account Manager, Carbon Trust
12:00 - 12:30 A New Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) - What Does it Mean for Me?
Mike Dodds, Assistant Director - Single Market directives (Machinery, Pressure Equipment, Lifts, ATEX), Sustainable Development and Regulations Directorate, BERR.
12:45 - 13:15 Helping Assure Plant Safety - A New Competence Scheme for Condition Monitoring Personnel.
Matt Gallagher, CEO, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
13:30 - 14:00 Building a Better Compressed Air System.
Chris Dee, Executive Director, The British Compressed Air Society
14:15 - 14:45 Advanced Gearbox Maintenance: New Technology for In-Service Early Vibration Monitoring of Local Tooth Damage.
Prof Len Gelman, Director of Centre of Vibro-Acoustics and Fatigue, Cranfield University.
15:00 - 15:30 Profibus - Making Use of the Data.
Gareth Johnson, Fieldbus Communications Specialist, ABB
Wednesday 23 April 2008
09:45 - 10:15 Energy Saving with Variable Speed Drives.
Stephen Barker, Gambica
10:30 - 11:00 Condition Monitoring with Thermography to Avoid Failures.
Colin Pearson, Secretary, The UK Thermograph Association
11:15 - 11:45 Hydraulic Hose Safety.
Ian Morris, The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA)
12:00 - 12:30 SafetyNET p - Real-time Ethernet for Industrial Communication.
Stewart Robinson, UK Services Manager, Pilz Automation Technology
12:45 - 13:15 Making Manual Handling Training Work.
Pete Dixon, Consultant, RoSPA
13:30 - 14:00 The Repair and Maintenance of Hazardous Area Equipment.
Tim Marks, Association Secretary, The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT)
14:15 - 14:45 Reliability Centred Maintenance - Flexibility Based Experience.
Wing Commander Chris Hockley OBE, CEng MRAeS RAF (Rtd), Defence College of Management & Technology
15:00 - 15:30 Working Safely with Compressed Air.
Greg Bordiak, Technical Officer, The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS)
Thursday 24 April 2008
10:30 - 11:00 Hydraulic Hose Safety.
Ian Morris, The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA)
11:15 - 11:45 Arthur Clarke, The British Gear Association (BGA)
12:00 - 12:30 TPM - The Route to High Productivity and High Safety Performance.
Dennis McCarthy, TPM Author and Consultant, DAK Consulting
12:45 - 13:15 Lowering the Cost of Heating in Commercial and Industrial premises.
David Hughes, Technical Director, ICOM Energy Association
13:30 - 14:00 The UK and EU programmes on Energy-efficient Motors, Drives and Systems.
Charles Gaisford, Product Area Manager for Motor Driven Systems, UK Market Transformation Programme
14:15 - 14:45 Watch Your Step: The Case for Slips and Trips.
Mark Thomas, Slips and Trips Policy Advisor, Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
15:00 - 15:30 The Impact of Ethernet on Industrial Communications.
John Morse BSc, IMS Research, Automation & Control Group, Wellingborough, UK
More information
Further details about the seminars are available at www.drives08.com/drives07/show_link17.asp
