| Muhammad Asadullah Assistant Manager Technical Services Uch Power Private Limited Muhammad has a degree in Mechanical Engineer (B.E). Vibration Analyst ISO Level-I Certified by BINDT, ISO CAT-2 and CAT-3 certified by MOBIUS. He was trained as a Machinery Diagnostics Engineer by GE and has been in the diagnostics field since 8 years. Muhammad started with RECoM (A service partner of SKF Pakistan) in 2009. He provided reliability services and trainings to different clients and now is working as Assistant Manager Technical Services at Uch Power Private Limited since 2013. He has been engaged extensively in diagnostics and trainings. | |
| Gungor Aydin Preventive Maintenance Chief Denizli Cement Güngör AYDIN, born in 1981 in Denizli , Turkey, received his BSc Mech Eng degree at the Yıldız Technical University (2004) in İstanbul,Turkey and has started MBA studies at the İzmir University of Economics (2016-continuing) in İzmir, Turkey. He is married with a 5 year old daughter. His business experience includes positions as follows; His last position is Preventive Maintenance Chief at Denizli Cement, where his responsibilities include investment and project planning and execution. His expertise covers vibration analysis, predictive and preventive maintenance, short and long term strategic planning, project and investment, energy audits, energy management, reporting, inventory management, maintenance cost optimizations. His experience also covers many different project implementations such as new vertical roller mill, comflex (roll press), capacity increase in cement kiln , environmental treatment projects, alternative fuels handling and feeding system, energy efficiencies project, ISO 50001 certification with team and many others. He was on CRH’s team, responsible for maintenance/investment in Kamyanets/Ukraine to support commissioning activities for new cement plant. Presently he is managing Preventive Maintenance Department and Investment activities, finding and implementing R&D projects, implementing new technologies for predictive maintenance in the plant, planning long term strategical maintenance activities in order to maximize overall plant effectiveness. | |
| Herman Baets Company Manager - Independant Consultant MRT Herman Baets graduated in 1973 at KULeuven as Master of science in chemical engineering. He started his career at BASF Antwerp, where he held various positions ranging from production (operations) to engineering and maintenance to strategic tasks. The confrontation of ideas from engineering, maintenance and operations lead to the creation of strategic models and the application. This interaction lead to the development of a strategic asset and maintenance management model. During his career, Herman Baets was a member of numerous internal and external working groups and committees, mostly in the technical world. After his active career, he was elected president of the EFNMS, a function he executed until the end of 2016. In this function, he participated in a European project to place maintenance in a better way on the European map. In addition, Herman Baets is also active as a guest professor at the University of Antwerp. In his spare time, he's tour guide in the port of Antwerp. | |
| Nicolas Bleret Business Development Director I-Care Nicolas Bleret is the Business Development Director at I-Care. He graduated in Electro-mechanical Engineering from Liège. Since graduation he has been involved in predictive maintenance and condition monitoring practices in various industrial sectors. He has held several positions while at I-Care which include Field Engineer, Field Team Leader for international business development, sales and French Market Management. He has recently been involved with the creation and distribution of Wi-care, the wireless vibration sensor, and is now focusing his experiences and expertise in the area of Motion Amplification instrumentation. Nicolas has always had a passion for predictive maintenance especially in the area of vibration. Nicolas would welcome sharing any of his field experiences and would enjoy learning about your field experiences. | |
| Stanley Bognatz President M&B Engineered Solutions, Inc. Mr. Bognatz has over 30 years of rotating machinery vibration analysis & reliability analysis experi-ence in the power generation, petrochemical, pulp/paper, and wastewater industries. Prior to founding M&B Engineered Solutions in 2005, he managed and staffed Bently Nevada Corpora-tion’s Machinery Diagnostic Services (MDS) and Asset Care teams for nearly 20 years. Mr. Bognatz specializes in critical rotating machinery analysis & inspection; balancing of large gas, steam, and hydro-turbine machinery trains; modal & ODS analysis; optical & laser alignment; pre-dictive maintenance; oil analysis; motor testing; and customer training. He has authored & pre-sented many technical papers, covering vibration analysis / diagnostic techniques, rotor balancing, modal analysis, optical alignment, condition monitoring systems integration, and lube oil analysis. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University in 1985, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Wilkes University in 2009. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Vibration Institute (Level 3 Analyst), and is a Certi-fied Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) through the Society for Maintenance & Relia-bility Professionals (SMRP). | |
| Marc Böhning Application & Product Support Engineer Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH & Co. KG Marc Böhning has graduated his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2014 at the Technical University of Darmstadt. During his studies, he has specialized in automation systems and control systems engineering. Post-graduate he is working at Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH & Co. KG as Application & Product Support Engineer regarding CATERPILLAR diesel engines for industrial and locomotive applications. Therefore, he is the authorized representative for the planning, execution and analysis of NVH measurements including structural analyses from the development of prototypes to the production stage of diesel engine driven powertrains based on multichannel spectral measurements, interpretation of frequency response functions, phase, coherence as well as modal analyses. Additionally, he is responsible for the optimization of preventive maintenance regarding block-type thermal power stations including close coupled generator sets based on signal analyses in the frequency and time domain. | |
| Dr. Marco Bonato Reliability Engineer Valeo Marco Bonato is a Reliability Expert, in Valeo since 2012. His responsibility includes the elaboration of new specifications, the design of reliability studies related to engine cooling components, and development and implementation of customer-based engineering and reliability issues. Marco holds a Ph.D. in Material Science from the University of Bristol (UK). Prior to this, he obtained a Master degree in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Padua (Italy). He is currently Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. | |
| Peter Boon European Training Manager UE Systems Europe UE Systems Inc., headquartered in the USA, has been developing, distributing and supporting end-users with Ultrasound inspection tools since 1973. Mr. Boon has been with UE Systems Europe, headquartered in the Netherlands, since 2010. He has lectured about the technology of Airborne / Structure borne Ultrasound in most of the industrialized world and has been instrumental in the program implementation of Ultrasound inspection technology for multiple companies worldwide. In addition to his efforts to educate and lecture, Mr. Boon is the European Training Manager of UE Systems Europe, with direct responsibility for all the European countries as part of UE Systems’ global training department. Mr. Boon is a part of the UE Systems training development team and is level III certified for Ultrasound technology. | |
| Ibrahim H Caglayan General Manager VibraTek Eng Co Ltd Dr Caglayan was born in 1953 in Trabzon, Turkey. His degrees were received as follows: BSc Mech Eng degree at the Middle East Technical University (1976) in Ankara,Turkey; MSc Mech Eng degree at the University of New Hampshire (1977) in Durham, NH, USA; PhD MechEng/Ocean Eng at the University of Washington (1983) in Seattle, WA, USA. His business experience includes position of tire engineer at BFGoodrich Tire Plant (1977-1978) Izmit, Turkey; senior engineer at SeaTek Inc (1983-1984) in Santa Barbara, CA, USA; senior engineer at Marathon LeTourneau Offshore (1984-1985) in Houston, TX, USA; senior engineer at DLI Engineering Inc (1985-1990) in Seattle, WA, USA. His last position with DLI Engineering has paved the way for his lifelong carreer in vibration engineering. In this job he had the opportunity to sail the Seven Seas to perform predictive maintenance duties for the US Navy aircraft carriers. Returning to his country of birth, Turkey in 1990 Dr Caglayan founded his company VibraTek, in Ankara, Turkey to offer vibration engineering training, services and equipment. His professional services have taken him to four corners of the globe, from the Arctic Circle in Norway to the Gulf States; from Japan to Algeria etc. etc. Dr Caglayan’s expertise encompasses ship vibrations and acoustics, torsional vibration calculation and measurement, vibration and oil analyses for predictive maintenance. Presently he is managing VibraTek Eng Co Ltd in Ankara, Turkey and offering vibration analysis and oil analysis classes to the industry at large and has published articles in trade journals, referreed publication and conference proceedings. He has given many seminars at universities in Turkey and abroad. He was the keynote speaker at Vibration Association of New Zealand meeting in Christchurch, NZ in 2003. | |
| João Costa Reliability Engineer Repsol João Pedro Costa born 1984 in Cascais (Portugal), has a Master degree in Mechanical Engineer from Coimbra University (Portugal) since 2011 and vibration analyst certification according ISO 18436-2 CAT II for Mobius institute. In 2011 started his professional activities in the oil & gas in-dustries at the Repsol Petrochemical site in Sines, where there are olefins plants (Steam Cracker, Butadiene), Polyolefins plants (LDPE, HDPE) Power plant and a harbor for storage and shipping. Currently works as reliability engineer for dynamic equipment, carrying activities mainly in the are-as of reliability centered maintenance (RCM) and condition based maintenance (CBM) using tech-niques such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, root cause analysis, etc. Has also performed as pro-ject manager for installation of new equipment. | |
| Kris Deckers Technical Director Allied Reliability Group Emea Background • Master of Science degree in civil mechanical engineering from Catholic University of Leuven, 1991 • Certified Vibration Analyst Cat. IV ISO 18436-2 • CMRP Certified • VCA for “Safety for Operational Supervisors” • Expertise in vibration analysis • Industry experience in all major industries (chemicals, automotive, power, gas, food & beverage, …) • Analytical, independent, disciplined, passionate • Fluency in Dutch, English and French • Date of Birth: July 24th, 1968 Biography • Currently Kris acts as Technical Director for Allied Reliability Group Emea, providing technical support for the Condition Monitoring Services group. • Since 2005, he operated as Regional Manager for Flanders and The Netherlands at Coservices NV. The condition monitoring services group expanded to approx. 30 people by the end of 2010, when Coservices became part of the Allied Reliability Group. • As a vibration analyst at Data Analysis Products, the Belgian distributor of CSI equipment, he gained experience in several major industries in the early ‘90s. At CSI Europe, which acquired Data Analysis Products in 1997, he operated as services manager for the condition monitoring group. Within Emerson Process Management, which acquired CSI in 1998, he continued to manage this services group for Flanders and the Netherlands, and expanded it to approximately 15 people by 2004. | |
| Ettore Di Pasquale Service Division Manager SPM Instrument Srl Ettore Di Pasquale, born in 1968 in Italy, has a University Engineering degree in Aeronautics from Naples University, Italy. For over 18 years has been operating as Maintenance Manager in several Companies throughout Italy. In 2014 he joined SPM Instrument Italy as head of the service division and is involved in different service activities. | |
| Scott Dow Senior Instructor Mobius Institute A mechanical engineer by trade, Scott Dow has been working in the vibration world for over 25 years. During that time, he has worked extensively as a field analyst and as a trainer, teaching formal classes and also mentoring clients individually and in small groups. During the mid-90s, Scott developed an innovative training method based on recreating interesting and educational case studies he had encountered. Students would receive the actual data to analyze and were free to request any field tests they thought would help them diagnose the problem. Originally called InterActive Training when it was introduced, the cases have recently been updated and the classes are now being offered by Mobius as Analyst Flight School. Scott currently owns his own business, CBM Consultants, with one of his primary duties being a Senior Instructor for the Mobius Institute N.A. When he is not conducting Mobius classes, he continues to mentor both individuals and small groups with either on-site or remote support for database setup, building analysis skills, field testing and more. | |
| Stijn Droessaert Support Manager Crane Maintenance ArcelorMittal Stijn has been a reliability engineer for the overhead cranes on ArcelorMittal Ghent since 2010. | |
| João Duarte dos Santos Lieutenant, Engineer Portuguese Navy João Duarte dos Santos is a Portuguese navy officer since 2009 with M.Sc. degree in Marine Engineer specialized in Mechanical. With five years of experience aboard of Portuguese navy vessels as Marine Engineer has accomplished several missions along seas. In 2015 had completed a M.Sc. degree in Maintenance Engineer in Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon and since that is managing the condition monitoring section on Directorate of Ships of Portuguese Navy, where is performed technics of condition evaluation as vibration analysis, chemical analysis and thermograph | |
| Carina Freitas Research Engineer Siemens Industry Software Carina Freitas, born in Portugal, has a M.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Porto. In 2014, she joined Siemens as a Research Engineer and she is technically involved in the IWT project Multi-CMS. The main research topic of this project is condition monitoring of cranes using alternative technologies to the standard vibration and understand the added benefits in combining the information provided from different sensors. | |
| Rik Geerdink Senior Expert Vibrations Advituro In 2008 Rik started working as expert rotating equipment at energy company Electrabel. Together with a colleague Rik analysed the vibration data of the power trains at 7 power plants of Electrabel in the Netherlands. For one of these power plants we also performed the off-line vibration measurements of the balance of plant equipment. During a major overhaul, it was sometimes necessary to balance generator- or steam turbine rotors. Most of the time this was done at high speed balancing facilities. Rik was there to witness the balancing. Rik was fortunate to follow the commissioning of a gas fired and a coal fired power plant. He performed site acceptance tests for balance of plant equipment, power train and protection systems as well as the vibration analysis systems. In 2017 Rik joined his colleague at the company Advituro. Advituro is specialized in all vibrations measurements and analysis, all balancing services, Blade Vibration Measurements, SMART condition monitoring and technical assistance for steam turbines during minor and major overhauls. All services are offered 24/7 and around the world. Rik is married and have two kids of 4 and 6 years old. He likes to mountain bike, once or twice a week, listen to music, cook for family and friends. | |
| Sébastien Grégoire Technology Manager Vibrations & Mechanics Laborelec Sébastien started his career at Laborelec in 1999, in the department "Vibrations of rotating machinery". He participated in the development and deployment of the LVMS, a home-made vibration monitoring system for large turbomachineries. From 2007 and 2010, Sebastien was responsible for the “Condition Monitoring, Condition Assessment and Predictive Maintenance” project of Laborelec. From mid-2010 to 2013, Sebastien was responsible of the Diagnostic Center of Laborelec which offers remote monitoring services for power plants of the GDF-Suez group. This department merged with the Vibrations team (which a.o. remotely monitors more than 120 heavy-duty shaft lines around the world) in 2014 and Sébastien is now Technology Manager of the Vibrations & Mechanics team. Key qualifications Mechanical engineering •Vibration analysis, especially on large gas and steam turbines and generators •Rotor dynamics •Stress Analysis, fracture mechanics and life time assessment •Condition Monitoring and predictive maintenance | |
| Mark Gurney Reliability Engineer Mark is a reliability engineer, formerly maintenance & utilities manager of Murray Goulburn Coop Australia’s largest dairy company. During his time at MGC followed a structured Operations and Reliability programme and achieving strong competitive advantage. Elements of the programme included a predictive analysis covering 3500 rotating machines, Electrical systems, Control and Calibrations, Heat Exchangers, Utilities, Planning & Scheduling and implementation of SAP plant maintenance. Mark maintained strong executive support and was able to achieve significant improvements through reliability teams at each of the nine manufacturing sites and hence has a broad experience in the implementation of Reliability. Mark supports Mobius Institute in writing content, and offers a mentoring service advising enterprises in reliability strategy. | |
| Anders Hultman Vibration Engineer M.Sc. Askalon Anders Hultman, born 1986 in Sweden, has a M.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics with focus on quantum physics and nanoscience from Karlstad University. He graduated 2010 and have been working in the vibration industry since then. First as a structural calculation engineer at Metso Paper where he conducted vibration measurements and structural calculations such as modal analysis for big paper machines. In 2013 he joined the Reliability Solutions team at Askalon where he has been involved in developing a new vibration software focusing on an easy graphical interface for the nuclear industry as well as developing Askalons Remote diagnostic center. He is also training manager for Askalons Education Center for the vibration related courses. | |
| Pavel Jakobson PdM and Precision SME ILIM Group I joined the Ilim
Group as the Chief PdM Specialist in 2014. Currently I am responsible for Basic
Care, PdM [Predictive Maintenance] and MPrM [Mechanical Precision Maintenance]
programs development and implementation for the Ilim Group mills. | |
| Daniyal K. Durrani Reliability Lead United Energy Pakistan (former British Petroleum) Daniyal Durrani graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in January 2007 and had been serving in the field of Reliability ever-since. He began his career with SKF Asia Pacific where he acquired the ISO 18436-2 CAT-I certification from Technical Associates of Charlotte broadening his horizon from Field Services Engineer to FSE/Technical Trainer. After three years of delivering services & trainings in Asia Pacific, he switched to IRCM – an Authorized Training Center for Mobius Institute Australia and gained further certifications on IR Level-II from Infrared Training Centre and ISO 18436-2 CAT-II & CAT-III from Mobius. He further underwent Mobius Train the Trainer program to become Pakistan’s first Mobius Certified Instructor & had delivered ISO 18436-2 Vibration Analysis CAT-I & CAT-II courses at numerous occasions. His latest career switch landed him as the Field Reliability lead at British Petroleum, which has now been taken over by United Energy Group – China. Although his core responsibility is to develop appropriate reliability envelopes, optimize PdM & PM job-plans, perform site acceptance testing for all commissioning underway and endorsing assets for handing-over to production; frequently he engages hands-on in machinery inspections, as the saying goes, “dirty hands ensure clean money”. Durrani is a consultant for six external working groups & his professional services have taken him across four continents by far from Asia to Africa, and Europe & North America. He was a key-note speaker in the first Atomic Energy Conference in Pakistan & presently in the pilot stages of launching AMP’s local chapter which shall serve as a hub for globalizing asset management conferences, training certifications based on uptime elements and certified reliability leaders. He brings over a decade of field experience to the table and is eager to learn from the peers, seniors & delegates attending this IMVAC – Europe. | |
| Frédéric Kihm Engineering Consultant HBM Prenscia Kihm is an Engineering Consultant for HBM Prenscia, where he provides technical support, training and engineering services activities related to FEA, signal processing, fatigue and vibration analysis in the industry. Frédéric holds a MS in Mechanical Engineering from IFMA University and is currently pursuing a PhD with the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research (ISVR) in Southampton. | |
| Dragutin Lacko Technincal Manager PRUFTECHNIK N.V. Born in Zagreb (Croatia) in 1957, Dragutin Lacko graduated in 1980 in Antwerp. Since 1990 he is involved in condition monitoring, laser optic shaft alignment and geometrical alignment. In the beginning his main occupation was selling measurement systems, giving technical support to customers and training users. Today he uses his experience to support the service department of PRUFTECHNIK N.V. and gives training sessions in shaft alignment and geometrical alignment. | |
| Tom LaRocque Director, Research and Development Meggitt (Maryland), Inc. Technical leader Tom LaRocque, Director of Research and Development for Wilcoxon Research® products at Meggitt Sensing Systems in Germantown, Maryland is a driving force in innovative vibration monitoring solutions that are shaping the future. For over twenty years, Tom has focused on developing product lines and manufacturing processes that deliver strong advantages to customers. Tom's background in leadership, engineering management, product development, and entrepreneurship provide him with the tools he needs to lead a very talented research and development group. His team is tapping into innovation and focused on creating a range of vibration monitoring solutions that provide clear benefits to businesses and end users. For over 60 years, Wilcoxon Research vibration monitoring solutions have been a critical part of a wide range of industrial and defense operations. Continuing Meggitt’s strong legacy and decades of experience bringing high quality, reliable vibration monitoring solutions and accessories to market that improve manufacturing processes and maximize efficient plant operations continues to be Tom's priority. Embracing new ways to apply and allocate vibration monitoring products to save time and optimize resources is key. | |
| Johann Loesl International Business Development Manager ACOEM Johann started working with ACOEM Group beginning of 2016. He is specifically focused in the business development of ONEPROD, the Condition Monitoring line of ACOEM. Before that he was working for more than 15 years as managing director at Pruftechnik Condition Monitoring. Having an Engineering Physics background he was also heavily involved in the field of product development and product specification most of them still on the market today. Earlier he has worked as application engineer and product manager at Pruftechnik. | |
| Max Ma President MHCC Dr. Max Ma Xiaoxiao obtained his doctor degree in 2002 in Control Engineer. He is the Founder and CEO of MHCC which is one of China’s leading condition monitoring company’s. Dr. Ma previously worked for Siemens, Rockwell, Commtest and GE as senior manager. | |
| Tom Murphy Corporate Training Manager SDT Ultrasound Solutions Degree in Acoustics Chartered Engineer Certified Reliability Leader 33 years in vibration measurement, 22 years using IR and 16 years using ultrasound. Tom Murphy has worked in the field of vibration measurement and specifically condition monitoring for most of his professional life. He now assists Companies to develop or re-vitalise their programs with a clear focus on the overlap between the various technologies. | |
| Mohsin Murtaza Machinery Engineer Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited Mohsin Murtaza has a six years professional experience of turbomachines and is currently working as a machinery reliability engineer in Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited. He is responsible for ensuring the availability and longevity requirements of turbomachinery at best possible cost and according to company's business needs. Leading a team of technical experts, he leads the condition monitoring, routine preventive maintenance and major overhauls of turbomachines. Mohsin holds a Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering. He is also a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), from Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP), which is an ANSI accredited certification body in the field of maintenance and reliability. | |
| Agusmian Ompusunggu Senior Research Engineer Flanders Make vzw Agusmian Partogi Ompusunggu is a senior research engineer at Flanders Make vzw, the strategic research centre for the manufacturing industry in Flanders, Belgium. He has diverse research experiences including (i) Condition monitoring, prognostics and health management, (ii) Dynamics & Vibration analysis, (iii) Industrial big data analytics and advanced signal processing, (iv) Tribology and (v) Advanced manufacturing technologies. He holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium. He earned his B.Eng. degree in 2004 and his M.Eng. degree in 2006 both from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia. Dr. Ompusunggu has been working in different R&D projects together with high-tech companies in Flanders. He has been invited as speaker in national and international events. He has published more than 30 technical papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. | |
| Héctor Palacio Condition Monitoring Systems Specialist Héctor Palacio Experienced in the most important industrial sectors as energy, oil & gas, process, services, ... as project engineer in condition monitoring systems. - CAT III Vibration Analyst Certified by Mobius Institute | |
| Frits Petit Expert Engineer Vibrations & Mechanics Laborelec After obtaining a Master's degree in electro-mechanical Engineering in 2005 at the University of Ghent, Frits Petit proceeded with a PhD in the field of mechanical vibrations. Since 2011, he works at Laborelec in the department of Vibrations & Mechanics. He is mainly involved in the dynamics of large turbomachinery as well as in the lifetime assessment of critical power plant components. | |
| Jean-Luc Pierrieau Technical Application Engineer Schaeffler France Jean-Luc Pierrieau, born 1970 in France, has a diploma in Production and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Belfort 1993. During the last 15 years working as support for bearings tools and FAG maintenance condition systems for all industrial applications. Now starting to train maintenance people and services companies to develop Condition Monitoring everywhere. Vibration Analyst ISO 18436-2 CAT III | |
| Harald Reiners Manager Condition Monitoring Services FAG Industrial Services Harald Reiners, born 1966 in Germany, got his training as an electronic engineer. After that he worked in a computer company for 14 years as the head of the hardware department. 2002 he joined the condition monitoring group of FAG Industrial services as a field service engineer which he is now leading for 9 years. As a level III certified specialist he did condition monitoring in several industries as wind power, marine, oil and gas, paper and steel. Additionally, he worked as a trainer and developed several special condition monitoring hardware and solutions. | |
| Jos Sas Product Manager Allied Reliability Group Background •Master of Science degree in industrial Electro-Mechanical engineering KULeuven •Graduate Degree of Business Administration at the Catholic University of Leuven •Expertise in Maintenance excellence, Condition Monitoring & Reliability •Industry experience in All major industries Chemical, Automotive, Power, Gas, Food & Beverage,… •Fluency in Dutch, English, French and German •Born 1959 Key Engagements •Product Manager Allied Reliability Group since 2013 •Chairman in Global Chemical 2012 •R&D development for CBM in renewal energy (Windturbines) •Integration of Coservices, EPP and GPAllied EMEA. •Sales & Marketing Director Coservices •General Manager: CSI Europe. Development and startup of a European distribution organization till 1999-2006. •Founder and General Manager of DAP till 1999 •Consultant at LMS International •Project engineering for plant production efficiency in Procter & Gamble Certifications ISO VA Mobius Level III Ultrasound Level I Modal Analysis II | |
| Sophie Sieg-Zieba Project Manager CETIM Sophie SIEG-ZIEBA graduated, more than 20 years ago, from University of Technology of Compiegne (France) as Mechanical Engineer, specialized in Acoustics and Vibrations. She then received a PhD in System Control, focusing on signal processing and data analysis for monitoring in industrial applications. She is currently working as a project manager at CETIM (Technical Center for Mechanical Industries), in the Noise and Vibrations Department. Her main fields of experience are machine diagnosis and monitoring based on vibration analysis, dynamic analysis of machines, condition monitoring and signal processing. At CETIM she is in charge of research projects, consulting activities and continuous training for industrial. She is also involved in standardization, as French representative in the ISO TC 108/SC5 committee, dealing with condition monitoring. | |
| Tim Sundstrom Manager of Strategic Sales & Application SPM Instrument AB Tim Sundström, born 1964 in Sweden, has a M.Sc. degree in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from Linköping University, Sweden. For over twenty years, he has been specializing in electronics development and has held managerial positions in the field since 1992. In 2001, he joined SPM Instrument as head of Research and Development, where he has been deeply involved in SPM HD development and field evaluations. | |
| John Sykes Training Manager and Technical Authority AVT Reliability As an experienced engineer, John, has worked in a variety of industrial sectors at both technician and supervisory levels having specialized in Reliability Engineering and Condition Monitoring for the last eleven years. He completed a marine engineering apprenticeship in the Royal Navy before achieving a BEng (Hons) degree with the Open University. He has completed a post graduate course in Reliability Engineering and Asset Risk Management at Cranfield University. John is a certified Category IV Vibration Analyst, having completed the course with Mobius in September 2016. He also completed the VA Category 3 certification through BINDT and is now an active member of the BINDT VA working group by being part of a BINDT accredited training organisation. John is the Training Manager at AVT Reliability and developed a condition monitoring training centre for internal and external delegates at their Oil & Gas offices in Aberdeen, as well as developing advanced level diagnostic courses, reliability centred maintenance training and training modules for both Vibration Analysis Cat I and Cat II courses. He has also developed a variable speed vibration demonstrator with fitted accelerometers and a speed sensor connected to a digital signal analyser in order to show the real time vibration response for various types of fault, so delegates can gain a more practical understanding of unbalance, misalignment and looseness etc. John is also working as a Senior Consultant and technical authority within AVT Reliability, being responsible for technical support and advanced level diagnostics on large turbo machinery for a variety of industries from Oil and Gas to Steel plants, as well as providing on-site reliability, FMECA audits, optimising vibration analysis and lubrication programmes and conducting pump system audits. | |
| Jason Tranter Managing Director Mobius Institute Jason Tranter (BE Hons) has been involved with condition monitoring and vibration analysis since 1984. In 1986 Jason formed his Australian company, ARGO, which was heavily involved in vibration monitoring and systems development. In 1990 he sold that company and the “ALERT” product line to DLI Engineering in Seattle (now AzimaDLI). Jason was in charge of product development, and later in charge of vibration products. In 1996 Jason returned to Australia and for the next three years he developed the ExpertALERT (EAV), DCX data collector, and DCX Online products for DLI Engineering. In 1999 Jason formed Mobius and began the development of the iLearnInteractive series of computer-based products for vibration and alignment training and analysis, including iLearnVibration, iLearnAlignment and Interpreter. These products have been used by thousands of people in over 90 countries to learn and become certified. Mobius was awarded the Victorian Regional Exporter of the year and was a finalist in the Australian Export Awards for 2007 and 2008. In 2005 Jason formed the “Mobius Institute” for expanded distance learning and public courses, and courses that comply with ISO and ASNT standards for certification. Mobius has offices in Australia, the United States and Costa Rica, and training centers in over 40 countries. In 2010 Jason formed the Mobius Institute Board of Certification, a not-for-profit organization to make it possible for vibration analysts anywhere in the world to achieve certification per ISO 18436-1. Jason has delivered technical papers around the world, and has had articles published in numerous international magazines and journals. | |
| Rao Vamsidhar Assistant General Manager Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Rao Vamsidhar is a Maintenance Manager having a rich experience of 18 years in the rotating machinery field. He has begun his career as a Management Trainee in Power Engineering Maintenance department in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, India in 1998 and successfully progressed and elevated to the position of Assistant General Manager in 2016. Throughout his career he is involved in the maintenance, condition monitoring and vibration analysis of high speed rotating machinery from turbines to balance of plant machinery. He completed his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Andhra University, India and Master of Business Administration (Finance) from ICFAI UNIVERSITY, India. He is a certified Category IV vibration analyst from Mobius Institute and Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) from The Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) and a member of Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP). He attended IMVAC-2016 INAUGURAL CONFERENCE held in Orlando, Florida. He has been awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Award, highest recognition for best performance in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in the year 2015. He is 1st Indian to be certified as Cat IV vibration analyst from Mobius Institute in the year 2015. | |
| Pieter Van Camp I-care Reliability Pieter Van Camp, living in Belgium, is more than 15 years active in the maintenance and reliability world. He has an engineering degree in electromechanics and started his career at CSI in supporting customers with the implementation and execution of their condition monitoring programs. Over the years, he has proven that customers only really benefit from their condition monitoring program if it is well embedded in their whole maintenance philosophy and strategy. Today, at I-care, Pieter is responsible for implementing that approach on a worldwide scale. | |
| Dr. Joris Van Ostaeyen Joris Van Ostaeyen is an expert on as-a-service business models and big data analytics. He helps companies to create and capture value from services and data. Dr. Van Ostaeyen holds a Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering (2003) and a PhD in Industrial Management (2014) from KU Leuven University, Belgium. Early in his career, he gained 5 years of experience in Belgium and China as a quality engineer, process engineer and manufacturing project leader for Atlas Copco, the world’s largest manufacturer of air compressors. After his return from China, he became Research Associate at the Center for Industrial Management of KU Leuven and embarked on a doctoral research project into Servitization for industrial manufacturers. He has authored various articles in international scientific journals and is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. In parallel to his academic work, he started his activities as independent consultant in 2013. Dr. Van Ostaeyen helps industrial companies – such as Allied Reliability Group – to create new business models and service portfolios for the digital age. Throughout his consulting and academic work, he has gained experience in managing projects related to predictive analytics and machine learning. | |
| Johan Van Puyenbroeck Business Development Manager I-care Reliability Group Johan Van Puyenbroeck, born in 1966 Belgium, is an industrial engineer with over 25 years of experience in condition monitoring, more specific in vibration analysis. This includes many years of field experience, customer support, product manager, application manager and trainer. After 20 years in business with Emerson/CSI in the condition monitoring world, Johan joined I-care to develop new markets and support the own I-care wireless vibration monitoring system. | |
| Geert van Rijswick Technical Manager Van Geffen Allround Machine Support B.V. Geert van Rijswick is Lead Engineer and Technical Manager at van Geffen Allround Machine Support and is specialized in machinery diagnostics and advanced vibration analysis. Motivated by a strong and lifelong interest in technology he received his engineering degree in 2004 and worked as a noise & vibration engineering at BMW’s Innovation Centre in Munich before joining van Geffen Allround Machine Support in 2007. In the role of machinery diagnostics engineer in the past ten years, extensive experience has been gained in the field of rotor & structural dynamics, machinery diagnostic including vibration/pulsation analysis. As a Technical Lead manager, he is final responsible and still actively involved as a vibration and diagnostics specialist in many projects, he also guides R&D projects with the pursuit to combine practical problem solving with advanced, high level analytical skills and technology capabilities. | |
| Stijn Vermeersch Project Engineer SKF 1999: Bachelor Mechanics KaHO Sint-Lieven Gent | |
| Geoff Walker Operations Director Artesis LLP Geoff Walker is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with 40 years’ experience in Maintenance and Asset Management. Following a first degree in Engineering at St John’s College, Cambridge University, Geoff spent the first decade-and-a-bit of his career in the Chemicals Industry, covering the range of new plant design, new plant build, new plant commissioning, plant operation and maintenance, and technology development. His first exposure to RCM, FMEA and Condition Monitoring came in the mid-1980s, applying the techniques to fine chemical production plants. He spent the next decade-and-a-bit of his career in Management Consultancy, being one of the founder members of Coopers & Lybrand’s Physical Asset Management practice, and ending up as Director responsible for Physical Asset Management across Europe, Middle East and Africa. In this role he helped organisations in many different industries improve their physical asset management, getting better performance at lower cost, through a variety of techniques covering people, processes and systems. These techniques included Maintenance Strategy development, RCM deployment, Spares Optimisation, and the deployment of Computerised Maintenance Systems, particularly focussing on realising the benefits from the use of these systems. He has spent the last decade-and-a-bit developing and deploying smart systems for automated fault diagnosis and condition monitoring, and is one of the founding partners of Artesis LLP, who specialise in condition monitoring of rotating equipment using the drive motor as a sensor to monitor the behaviour and condition of the driven equipment. Geoff sits on a number of committees responsible for the development of standards for Condition Monitoring, for the British Standards Institute, and the International Standards Organisation, ISO. He also sits on the Committee for BINDT – the British Institute for Non-Destructive Testing. | |
| Dean Whittle Managing Director Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd Mr. Dean Whittle is the founder and managing director of Reliability Maintenance Solutions (RMS) Ltd. based in the United Kingdom. During Mr. Whittle's more than 36-year career he has held various roles in electro/mechanical engineering ranging a five-year apprenticeship through various shop floor/field services roles to district manager for a world-leading supplier of Reliability-Based and Condition-Based Maintenance products and services. During the past twenty-five years he has been committed to implementing plant reliability and condition monitoring improvement programs throughout UK industry; covering power, paper, petro-chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, quarries, film/plastic, food, electronic, service and engineering manufacturing industries. Mr. Whittle shares his expertise as an approved trainer for both the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) and Mobius Institute ISO-18436 accreditation programmes, and as a speaker at a number of conferences. Additionally, Mr. Whittle is an active member in a number of accredited institutes and committees:
British Standards Institute – BSi Technical sub-committee GME/21/7 Mechanical vibration and shock and Condition monitoring - Condition monitoring. | |
| Ninoslav Zuber Associate Professor Technical Research Center and Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad Ninoslav Zuber, born 1973 in Serbia, has a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Novi Sad. Certified Mobius vibration CAT III analyst and instructor with 20 years of experience in vibration expertise. Author of many scientific and research papers and University textbooks. Active member of:-Mobius Institute Board of Certification (MIBoC) Technical Committee
-Institute for standardization of Serbia M108 (Mechanical Vibrations and Shock)
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