Drives & Controls March 2022

The Knowledge Hub 5th APRIL 2022 10.30 OPENING PRESENTATION 11.15 BRINGING INTELLIGENCE TO MANUFACTURING FROM SMB TO GIGAPLANTS Asmanufacturersofallsizesseektotakeadvantageof increasing digitisation,connectivityandautomation,whattechnologies availabletodaywillhelpyoutakeadvantage? Thissession exploressomeofthemost impactfultechnologiesforsmarter manufacturingandsupplychainsandtheroleofdata insolving oldproblems innewways. Thissession includesaQ&Awith DavidThrelfall,CIOofBritishvoltwhowillsooncompletethe productionoftheUK’sfirstGigaplant inNorthumberland. Andrew Kinder SVP, Industry & Solution Strategy Sales, infor David Threlfall, CIO of Britishvolt 12.30 ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION: A NEW PERSPECTIVE TheadoptionofroboticsandautomationintheUKcontinuesto lagtheprogressbeingmadeinallmajorcountriesthroughoutthe world.TheMTChasrecentlyconcludedastudywhichidentifies recommendationstoaddressthissituation.Wearenowlooking toworkwithallstakeholderstodevelopactionstoacceleratethe adoptionofrobotsolutionstoensureourfutureprosperity. Mike Wilson, Manufacturing Technology Centre Chief Automation Officer 13.15 HOWTO MINIMISE MACHINE ASSET DOWNTIMEWITH SENSOR-BASED SOLUTIONS Asmachineshavebecomesmarterandmoreintuitiveaspartof thedigitaltransformationinitiativesinfactories,sohastheneedto accuratelymonitortheirhealth,efficiency,andperformance. Sensorshave,inturn,beenelevatedinimportanceasacritical partofthemanufacturingecosystem.Learnmoreabouthowyou canminimisemachinedowntimeinyourindustrialsettingwith newandsmartsensor-basedsolutions,whichhelpreduce operationalcosts,increaseproductivity,andoptimise performanceinsmartfactoryandsmartbuildingapplications. Martin Sime, IIOT Systems Engineering Manager, Sensata 14.00 WAKE UP TO AUTOMATION Thereislittledoubtthatmanufacturingindustrywillplayan increasinglyimportantpartinoureconomyandfutureprosperity post-Brexit.Itisclearthatadramaticincreaseininvestmentin roboticsandautomationwillbeessentialifwearetoremain competitiveandachievetheproductivitylevelsrequiredtoattain thegrowthneededtosustainoureconomy.Thisseminarwillset outthepositiveimpactthatfutureinvestmentinautomationand roboticscanhaveonUKcompetitiveness. NikeshMistry,SectorHeadfor IndustrialAutomation,GAMBICA 15.00 SAFE HUMAN ROBOT COLLABORATION The increased interestandadoptionofcollaborativerobots, alsoknownascobots, isbeingdrivenpartlybythedigital revolution.Manyofthebenefitsofusingcobotsareverysimilar tothoseoftraditional industrialrobots–repeatability,accuracy, productivity–whereasthequestionofsafetyrequiressome carefulconsiderationasnewsafetyconceptspermittingor foreseeingactualhuman-cobotcollisionhaveemerged.As withmostdynamicsituations,realisationofasafeand compliantapplicationmustbedoneonacase-by-casebasis. JamieThomasCMSE(TÜVCertifiedMachinerySafetyExpert)CECE (TÜVCertifiedExpertCEMarking),PilzAutomationTechnology 10.30 ASSETMANAGEMENTANDMAINTENANCE OFFIXEDPLANTITEMS-THECONVENTIONS, LEGISLATIONANDSTATUTORYDUTIES Themainfocusofthispresentationisfixedassetmanagementand maintenanceoffixedplantitems,theconventions,legislationand statutorydutiesassociatedwithproductionplantandmachinery. Aspartofthisseminar,MartinBarnes,willdiscussthemanagement systemhiscompanyusestotrackphysicalandmaintainphysical assetsacrossthreedifferentUKsitesandtheupsetincorrectdata causesduringauditsetc.Hewillalsodiscuss,thetrialsand tribulationsofpumpmaintenanceincludingtestingofpumps priortoinstallation,thetestingofhydraulicsystems,standby hydraulicpowerpackstopowerfixedproductionmachinery, standbypowergenerationandcompressedairsystems. Martin Barnes, Technical Engineer - Ambipar Response/ Society of Operation Engineers (SOE) 11.15 GOVERNMENTSUPPORTTOHELPCOMPANIES DEVELOPHIGHEFFICIENCYDRIVESUSING ADVANCEDSEMICONDUCTORS ThispresentationdescribesarecentprojecttodevelopUK supplychainsofSiCforpowerconversionapplications. It describessupportfor industryfromUKgovernment, including fundingthroughthe IndustrialStrategy,anddescribesthe Catapult’srole inhelpingcompaniesadoptnewtechnologies aspartoftheir‘NetZero’strategy. Andy Sellars, Strategic Development Director, CSA Catapult 12.00 ENERGY EFFICIENCY GAINS IN COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEMS Compressedairsystemshaveasignificantimpactontheenergy consumptionandefficiencyofmanufacturingsystems.BCAS, executivedirector,VandaJoneswilldiscusstheenergyefficiency gainsincompressedairsystems. Vanda Jones, Executive Director of The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) 12.30 UNLOCKTHEADVANTAGESOFSAFETYAND RELIABILITYSTRATEGYALIGNMENT Companiesthataligntheirsafety,maintenance,andreliability strategiesunlockadynamicoptimisationandculturalpotentialfor theirpeopleandassets.Thisseminarlooksathoworganisations aresuccessfullycreatingthisalignmentwhilealsoreducing unplanneddowntimeandreactivemaintenance.Italsolooksat howaretheyimplementinghigh-performingpredictive maintenanceprogrammesthatyieldcostandoperational optimisation.Thesetopicswillbecoveredwithselectcasestudies. Colin Duncan, CEO, SEAM Group 13.15 USING GIT FOR PLCWORKFLOWS: NEW APPROACHES Untilnow,codedevelopmentfor industrialautomationhasnot beenabletotakeadvantageofmodernDevOpsprocessesthat havetransformedtraditionalsoftwaredevelopment,duetothe visualnatureofPLCprogrammingandthevarietyof developmentenvironments.Newsolutionsareaimingto changethis,withtoolstailor-builtforcontrolsandautomation engineers.ApplyingGitcapabilitiesdirectlytoPLCworkflows bringsseveralbenefitsthat leadto increasedROI inoperational uptime,bydeliveringprovenversioncontrol,simultaneous collaborationwithbranchingandmerging,andstreamlined codereviewandapprovalprocesses. Adam Gluck, Founder & CEO, Copia Automation 14.00 ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN MOTOR DRIVEN PUMP SYSTEMS GaryWildewilloutlinetheenergyefficienciestobegainedby thecorrectconfigurationofmotordrivenapparatus inrelation topumpsystems. Gary Wilde, Technical Services Manager, BPMA 15.00 A SIMPLE GUIDETO SENSORS FOR SAFEGUARDINGOFMACHINERY Withsomanyoptionsonthemarkettosafeguardmachinery, selectingtheoptimumsolutionforbothsafetyand productivitycanbeacomplexexercise. Thisseminarwill outlinethe latesttechnologysolutionsandtheirprosandcons fordifferentapplications. JasonReedCMSE(TÜVCertifiedMachinerySafetyExpert)CECE (TÜVCertifiedExpertCEMarking), PilzAutomationTechnology 15.45 PREDICTIVEMAINTENANCE BEST PRACTICES AND SOLUTIONS Thisseminarwill lookatPredictiveMaintenance(PM)best practicesanddive intothedifferentphasesofPMprojects. It willalsoexplainwhysomebusinessesfailandwhyothers succeedbasedonpracticalcases.Discussions include: • Essentialprerequisitesforcarryingoutasuccessfulpredictive maintenanceproject • Keyphasesoftheproject • Criteriaforsuccess • Steps involvedwhenchoosingaPdMsolution Niall Sullivan, VP Marketing, Senseye 7th APRIL 2022 11.15 USING CONDITION MONITORING TO IMPROVE PLANT RELIABILITY Monitoringtheconditionofmachinerywithconditionmonitoring techniquesisanessentialpartofanycostreduction(andsafety improvement)programme.Butarewedoingenoughsimply monitoringcondition?Thisanimatedpresentationprovidesabrief overviewofvariousconditionmonitoring(CM)techniques. Dean Whittle, Senior Reliability Engineer, RMS Reliability 12.30 AUTOMATION TRENDS IN THE UK AI,roboticsandotherformsofsmartautomationhavethe potentialtobringgreateconomicbenefits,potentially contributingbillionsofPoundstotheUKeconomy.This seminarwilltalkaboutthemostsignificanttechnological achievementsoverthepastyearand illustratepromisingtrends forthefuture inthefieldofautomation. NikeshMistry,SectorHeadfor IndustrialAutomation,GAMBICA 14.00 DYNAMIC STATES OF SAFETY Traditionallyasafestateonamachineiswhenitisstoppedandthere isnomovement,however,thiscanimpedeproductivity.Whilst absolutestandstillisstillnecessaryinthemajorityofcases,wherea riskassessmentpermitsandtherequiredtechnicalmeasuresare feasible(suchassafemodeselection,safespeeddetectionetc),a casecanbemadeforallowingequipmenttorunwithoutnecessarily stoppingitduringhuman-machineinterventions(suchasmachine settingupandfault-finding). Thisseminarwilldescribethevarious safetyfunctionsdesignatedinIEC61800-5-2andsomeofthe technologiesavailabletorealisethemtotheadequatesafetylevel. AlexBryceCMSE(TÜVCertifiedMachinerySafetyExpert)CECE(TÜV CertifiedExpertCEMarking),PilzAutomationTechnology The KnowledgeHub will bring together a wide range of case studies and practical seminars from leading industry experts. The programme will have a strong emphasis on technological developments, covering the wide range of topic areas of the co-location of events. Sponsored by 5-7 April 2022 | NEC Birmingham 6th APRIL 2022