PREVIEW MAINTEC MAINTAINING FUTURE RELIABILITY
Maintec, the longest standing event dedicated to maintenance and reliability in the UK is back. And organisers say it’s going to be bigger and bolder than ever, with its high-level seminar content and breadth of exhibitor base
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aintec is somewhat an outlier in the world of engineering exhibitions in
the UK. As the longest-standing event dedicated to the maintenance industry, which this year will be celebrating 44 years, it has stood the test of time – evolving and adapting to the changing profession and becoming the only annual event of its kind. When the event returns to The NEC,
Birmingham on the 30-31 October 2019, it will be third edition of Maintec under the steerage of Western Business Exhibitions, part of the Nineteen Group, who have invested time and resources into ensuring the event remains pertinent to the maintenance and reliability engineering professionals operating in the UK today. Its high-level seminar content and
breadth of exhibitor base attracts maintenance, reliability and asset professionals from across UK industry and as such is seen by many exhibitors as the best platform to launch new technology and equipment to the UK market. This year’s programme will feature a
variety of different session formats including; keynote presentations, in- depth case study reviews of active maintenance projects, technical sessions, and panel discussions.
THE ROLE OF DIGITALISATION Each day begins with a keynote presentation, both of which will emphasise the role of digitalisation in modern maintenance and its wide- ranging potential for long-term and predictive maintenance. A company’s digital transformation
journey can start small to address a single issue, such as pump health or personnel safety, and build from there. Or it can explore company-wide programmes across a full impact area, such as reliability. On an even larger scale, it can mean an enterprise-wide strategy across all manufacturing and operations areas, with a view to enabling true business transformation. Companies that have invested in IIoT
are now achieving quantifiable business value through a reduction in maintenance costs. The technology can warn that a piece of critical equipment is
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about to fail, enabling repair or replacement before it does so. But how do we ensure the data needed
for planning, processing and documenting maintenance measures is exchanged reliably? On day one (30 October), Gary Ingram from Emerson Automation Solutions will talk about ‘Accelerating the Digitalisation Journey with Operational Certainty’. Emerson studies suggest that a company can save around £40 million on their ongoing maintenance budget for every £1 billion of capital that they already have deployed in their plant.
MERGING IT AND OT On day two (31 October), Martin Walder, Chairman of the Engineering and Machinery Alliance (EAMA) and Vice President Industry, Schneider UK, will talk about ‘Merging IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) to Maximise the Potential of Digitalisation’. IT teams that are accustomed to working in spotless data centres now need to collaborate with OT colleagues who often work in dangerous industrial settings. What happens when OT and IT collide? If not managed well, the result can be a clash of cultures and a potential crisis. One Schneider case study talks of an
instance where IT and OT were not working well together so the manufacturer sent both IT and OT to school to learn about each other’s area of expertise! After the successful partnership in
2018, Society of Operations Engineers (SOE), the professional engineering
Now in its 44th year, the event remains pertinent to the maintenance and reliability engineering professionals operating in the UK today
membership organisation, has confirmed that it will be partnering with Maintec for 2019. SOE promotes efficient, safe and
environmentally sustainable Operations Engineering for the betterment of the community at large, with the view of also promoting public safety by supporting and encouraging the standards of competence when contributing to the society. All of the Maintec seminar sessions will
be CPD accredited and approved by the Society of Operations Engineers, who review each session prior to the event to ensure the highest level of educational quality.
Each day begins with a keynote presentation, both of which will emphasise the role of digitalisation in modern maintenance and its wide-ranging potential for long-term and predictive maintenance
BRITAIN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS As Britain continues to battle over its withdrawal from the European Union there is a feeling within the UK business community of uncertainty. Yet Maintec, which subsequently falls on the current withdrawal deadline (31 October) has seen growth in international manufacturers and solution providers sign up to exhibit at the 2019 event. Global businesses including Fluke
Corporation, Petro-Canada Lubricants, Valuekeep Lda, MENZEL, SDT International and Mobility Work are just some of the organisations at the event this year. Austin O’Kelley, director of Global
Operations at Noria Corporation, who are exhibiting for the first time said: “Given that Noria Corp is focused on promoting reliability excellence worldwide, we see this [Maintec] as an excellent opportunity for developing client and partner relationships within the European market, as well as gaining a better understanding of the unique challenges they face so that we may assist accordingly.” Free visitor registration for Maintec is
now open at
www.maintec.co.uk. Follow @UKMAINTEC on Twitter for show news.
Maintec
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