IMVAC Australia 2017 - International Machine Vibration Analysis Conference
 
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Tuesday, 05/09/2017
6:00 am - 4:30 pmRegistration
7:00 am - 8:00 amWelcome Coffee and Tea
8:00 am - 9:15 amWelcome and Keynote Address
8:45 am - 9:30 amKN1: The Continuous Pursuit of Asset Reliability
Malcolm Osenton, Director - Reliability, The Mosaic Company
9:30 am - 12:30 pmWS1: Practical vibration analysis workshop: Interactive and challenging case studies (Part 1 - Part 2 required below) by Scott Dow
Scott Dow, Senior Instructor, Mobius Institute
AMWS2: Time signal analysis of ultrasound signals workshop by Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy, Corporate Training Manager, SDT Ultrasound Solutions
AMWS3: Rolling bearing applications, failure analysis & reliability improvement - missing links by Darren Kenworthy
Darren Kenworthy, Engineering Manager, SKF Australia Pty Ltd
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pmWS1: Practical vibration analysis workshop: Interactive and challenging case studies (Part 2 - Part 1 required above) by Scott Dow
Scott Dow, Senior Instructor, Mobius Institute
PMWS2: An animated introduction to fluid-film bearing vibration analysis workshop by Jason Tranter
Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute
PMWS3: Improving electrical reliability by implementing a motor diagnostic and testing program by William Kruger
William Kruger, Technical & Training Manager, ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmWelcome Reception in Exhibition Hall

Wednesday, 06/09/2017
6:00 am - 4:30 pmRegistration
7:00 am - 8:00 amMorning Coffee and Tea
8:00 am - 9:15 amWelcome and Keynote Address
8:30 am - 9:15 amKeynote Presentation by David Parkin
David Parkin, Champion AFL Coach and Business Leader
9:30 am - 10:15 am1S1: A visual introduction to modal analysis
Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute
2S1: Used oil analysis as both a condition monitoring & productivity improvement tool
Brenden Tymensen, Sr. Sales Advisor, ExxonMobil
3S1: Bearing failures and remedies
Andreas Pieper, Engineering & Quality Manager, Schaeffler Australia
10:15 am - 10:45 amMorning Coffee and Tea Break in Exhibition Hall
10:45 am - 11:30 am1S2: Case Study: Modal balancing and over speed testing of large turbo-alternator rotors.
Simon Hurricks, Predictive Maintenance Engineer, Genesis Energy Ltd
2S2: A Most Unusual Hydro Generation Problem - 93m below water
Matthew Fallow, Founder, Asset Quality
3S2: High definition gearbox monitoring
Tim Sundstrom, Manager of Strategic Sales & Application, SPM Instrument AB
11:45 am - 12:30 pm1S3: Continuous Monitoring Solution over the Internet for Heavy Earth Moving Equipment
David Dick, Condition Monitoring Technician, Rio Tinto
Paulo Cipriano, Global CBM Services CoE Cluster Manager, SKF Australia Pty Ltd
2S3: Case Study: The integration of ultrasonic acoustic and vibration techniques to enhance our rotating equipment CM program
David Kauppila, Regional Reliability Manager, Wilmar Sugar, Herbert River Mills
3S3: Using Root Cause Analysis to Solve Equipment Problems
Peter Todd, Reliability Engineer, ARIA
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLunch in Exhibition Hall
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm1S4: Case Study: Gearbox failure
Wendy Kera, Principal Defect Elimination - Condition Monitoring, BHP Billiton
2S4: Smart Reliability CBM & Fourth Industrial Revolution
Sven Fleischer, Area Sales Manager, PRUFTECHNIK S.E.A. PTE LTD
3S4a: (90 min.) A quick introduction to the other condition monitoring technologies
Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm1S5: Do we really have to take averages or are we just wasting our time?
Clyde Volpe, Owner, Vibration Institute of Australia
2S5: Case Study: Connecting Asset Health to Asset Strategies in real time
Graham Forrester, Managing Director, NVMS Solutions
3S4b: (90 min.) cont'd. A quick introduction to the other condition monitoring technologies
Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute
3:15 pm - 3:45 pmAfternoon Coffee and Tea Break in Exhibition Hall
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm1S6: Evolution of Condition Monitoring Program
Malcolm Osenton, Director - Reliability, The Mosaic Company
2S6: Oil condition monitoring and varnish mitigation for steam/gas turbines and compressors
Pierre Vanderkelen, VP Intl Sales, Fluitec
Wayne Buckland, Owner, CTG Lubrication Services
3S5: Case Study: Low Speed Bearing Lubrication, Monitoring & Reliability
Peter Todd, Reliability Engineer, ARIA
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmReception in Exhibition Hall
6:00 pm - 8:30 pmEvening Dinner & Entertainment

Thursday, 07/09/2017
6:00 am - 3:00 pmRegistration
7:00 am - 8:00 amMorning Coffee and Tea
8:00 am - 8:45 amKN3: Making Vibration Analysis Count
Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute
9:00 am - 9:45 am1S7a: (90 min.) Rolling element bearings - Why the harmonics, why the side bands
Clyde Volpe, Owner, Vibration Institute of Australia
2S7: CM Program KPIs- Key to survival and growth of CM programs
Tarun Motwani, Sr. Engineer- CM & Lubrication, Visy Paper
3S6: Accurate condition monitoring of ultra-low and low speed machines
Tim Sundstrom, Manager of Strategic Sales & Application, SPM Instrument AB
10:00 am - 10:45 am1S7b: (90 min.) Rolling element bearings - Why the harmonics, why the side bands
Clyde Volpe, Owner, Vibration Institute of Australia
2S8: Acoustic vibration monitoring
Tom Murphy, Corporate Training Manager, SDT Ultrasound Solutions
3S7: Online Condition Monitoring utilising Acoustic Emission on a very slow speed application
Mark Ciechanowicz, Industrial Services Manager, Schaeffler Australia Pty Ltd
10:45 am - 11:15 amRefreshment and Snack Break in Exhibition Hall
11:15 am - 12:00 pm1S8: Motion Amplification - Moving vibration analysis to the visual spectrum
Andrew Gale, Technical Director, Optical Motion Technologies
2S9: Using Ultrasound for Super Slow Speed Applications
Ian Ware, Managing Director, Ultra-Tek
3S8: Understanding Machinery Malfunctions for Automated Detection, Trending and Alarming
John Morey, Engineer, Tensor Systems Pty Ltd
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch in Exhibition Hall
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm1S9: Nefarious methods of reducing vibration caused by resonance in large turbo machinery.
Simon Hurricks, Predictive Maintenance Engineer, Genesis Energy Ltd
2S10: Case Study: Maximising Cost Effectiveness of Machine Condition Monitoring Frequencies
Peter Todd, Reliability Engineer, ARIA
3S9a: (90 min.) Case Study: Vibration in the real world – examples from the field
John van Bynen, Director, Commotion Systems Pty Ltd
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm1S10: VFDs: The vibration analysts's worst nightmare
Scott Dow, Senior Instructor, Mobius Institute
2S11: Inner Race Bearing Faults
Glenn Withington, Condition Monitoring Technician, Rio Tinto
3S9b: (90 min.) cont'd. Case Study: Vibration in the real world – examples from the field
John van Bynen, Director, Commotion Systems Pty Ltd
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmAfternoon Coffee and Tea in Foyer
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm1S11: Isolators – How on earth does putting springs under a machine reduce vibration?
Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute
2S12: Implementation of Condition Monitoring in Well Head Compressor Operation
Puji Nugroho, Mechanical Engineer, VICO Indonesia
3S10: Case Study Challenge: Test your analysis skills in a case study presentation that asks you, the audience, to decide what to do next
Scott Dow, Senior Instructor, Mobius Institute
3:45 pm - 5:00 pmInteractive Forum / Closing / Giveaways

08/09/2017
8:00 am - 12:30 pmCertification Day - CAT I, II, III Certification Exam