Plant Works & Engineering March 2022

The Knowledge Hub 5th APRIL 2022 10.30 OPENING PRESENTATION 11.15 ENERGY EFFICIENCY GAINS IN COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEMS Compressedairsystemshaveasignificant impactonthe energyconsumptionandefficiencyofmanufacturingsystems. BCAS,executivedirector,VandaJoneswilldiscusstheenergy efficiencygains incompressedairsystems. Vanda Jones, Executive Director of The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) 12.30 ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION: A NEW PERSPECTIVE Mike Wilson, Chief Automation Officer, Manufacturing Technology Centre 13.15 HOWTO MINIMISE MACHINE ASSET DOWNTIMEWITH SENSOR-BASED SOLUTIONS Asmachineshavebecomesmarterandmore intuitiveaspart ofthedigitaltransformation initiatives infactories,sohasthe needtoaccuratelymonitortheirhealth,efficiency,and performance.Sensorshave, inturn,beenelevated in importanceasacriticalpartofthemanufacturingecosystem. Jointhissessionto learnmoreabouthowyoucanminimise machinedowntime inyour industrialsettingwithnewand smartsensor-basedsolutions,whichhelpreduceoperational costs, increaseproductivity,andoptimiseperformance insmart factoryandsmartbuildingapplications. Martin Sime, IIOT Systems Engineering Manager, Sensata 14.00 WAKE UP TO AUTOMATION There is littledoubtthatmanufacturing industrywillplayan increasingly importantpart inoureconomyandfuture prosperitypost-Brexit. It isclearthatadramatic increase in investment inroboticsandautomationwillbeessential ifwe aretoremaincompetitiveandachievetheproductivity levels requiredtoattainthegrowthneededtosustainoureconomy. Thisseminarwillsetoutthepositive impactthatfuture investment inautomationandroboticscanhaveonUK competitiveness. 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. Jamie Thomas CMSE (TÜV Certified Machinery Safety Expert) CECE (TÜV Certified Expert CE Marking) - Pilz Automation Technology 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 12.30 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. Jason Reed CMSE (TÜV Certified Machinery Safety Expert) CECE (TÜV Certified Expert CE Marking) - Pilz Automation Technology 15.45 PREDICTIVEMAINTENANCE BEST PRACTICES AND SOLUTIONS Thisseminarwill lookatPredictiveMaintenance(PM)best practicesanddive intothedifferentphasesofPMprojects. Itwillalsoexplainwhysomebusinessesfailandwhyothers 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 Monitoringtheconditionofmachinerywithcondition monitoringtechniques isanessentialpartofanycostreduction (andsafety improvement)programme.Butarewedoing enoughsimplymonitoringcondition?Thisanimated presentationprovidesabriefoverviewofvariouscondition monitoring (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 Traditionally a safe state on a machine is when it is stopped and there is nomovement, however, this can impede productivity.Whilst absolute standstill is still necessary in the majority of cases, where a risk assessment permits and the required technical measures are feasible (such as safe mode selection, safe speed detection etc), a case can be made for allowing equipment to run without necessarily stopping it during human-machine interventions (such as machine setting up and fault-finding). This seminar will describe the various safety functions designated in IEC 61800-5-2 and some of the technologies available to realise them to the adequate safety level. Alex Bryce CMSE (TÜV Certified Machinery Safety Expert) CECE (TÜV Certified Expert CE Marking) - Pilz Automation Technology 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