March 2020

The Engineering and Digitalisation Forums at the 2020 co-located events; Plant & Asset Management Exhibitions, Drives & Controls, Smart Industry Expo, Air-Tech and Fluid Power & Systems, will feature a three day FREE comprehensive programme of seminars and panel discussions strategically located in two theatres at the heart of the 2020 co-location. THE ENGINEERING FORUM With a strong emphasis on technology, The Engineering Forum will bring together all aspects of plant and asset management, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics and automation, energy efficiency, machine safety, drives, motion control, legislation, system strategies and technological developments. Featuring representatives from across industry including government agencies, research bodies, trade associations, and manufacturers. SEMINAR PROGRAMME THE ENGINEERING The Engineering Forum sponsored by TUESDAY 21st APRIL 2020 10.30am Driving machines beyond limits Simon Graham of Soil Machine Dynamics joins Gary Busby from Elmo Motion Control Following the major technical advancements of the last few years, the automation industry needs to constantly adapt to newly emerging trends. Doing so brings many challenges manufacturers of all industries try to overcome. Simon Graham of Soil Machine Dynamics joins Gary Busby from Elmo Motion Control to demonstrate the advances the industry is making with extreme automation challenges. 11.30am Energy efficiency gains in compressed air systems Vanda Jones, executive director, The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) Compressed air systems have a significant impact on the energy consumption and efficiency of manufacturing systems. BCAS, executive director, Vanda Jones will discuss the energy efficiency gains in compressed air systems. 12.30pm Panel The post-Brexit engineering skills challenge BFPA / MTC / Primary Engineer Chair: Vanda Jones, Executive Director, BCAS 2.00pm A single intuitive EAM platform with modular and scalable solutions Urbaser Balfour Beatty and Ultimo Software Solutions Tom Reames from Ultimo and Urbaser Balfour Beatty present a case study on an intuitive, modular Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) platform within the energy from waste sector. 3.00pm Challenging the boundaries of manufacturing The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) will highlight the latest developing and innovative manufacturing processes and technologies to help manufacturers adapt to the changing manufacturing landscape. 3.45pm Aguide to sensors for safeguarding ofmachinery David Collier, product manager, Pilz Automation Technology With so many options on the market to safeguard machinery, selecting the optimum solution for both safety and productivity can be a complex exercise. David Collier will outline the latest technology solutions and their pros and cons for different applications. WEDNESDAY 22nd APRIL 2020 10.30am Asset management and maintenance of fixed plant items - the conventions, legislation and statutory duties Martin Barnes, technical engineer - Ambipar Response/ Society of Operation Engineers (SOE) This presentation provides an overview of asset maintenance management methodology, with a pump case study and a brief introduction to the legislation applicable to engineers in the workplace. Delegates will learn the basics of how to define the type of asset management system that would suit their operations. The pump case study will outline the process followed to determine the cause of a fault with the pump, as well as an overview of the legislation that applies to the working life of an engineer, highlighting the definition of what is a competent engineer. 11.30am Government support to help companies develop high efficiency drives using advanced semiconductors Andy Sellars, strategic development director,CSACatapult This presentation describes a recent project to develop UK supply chains of SiC for power conversion applications. It describes support for industry fromUK government, including funding through the Industrial Strategy, and describes the Catapult’s role in helping companies adopt new technologies as part of their‘Net Zero’strategy. 12.30pm Panel Predictions for manufacturing: Industrial trends for 2020 CSA Catapult / BPMA / GAMBICA Chair: Chris Buxton, CEO, BFPA 2.00pm Energy efficiency inmotor driven pump systems Gary Wilde, technical services manager, BPMA GaryWildewilloutlinetheenergyefficienciestobegainedbythecorrect configurationofmotordrivenapparatus inrelationtopumpsystems. 3.00pm Wake up to automation NikeshMistry,sectorhead,IndustrialAutomation,GAMBICA There is littledoubtthatmanufacturing industrywillplayan increasingly importantpart inoureconomyand futureprosperitypost- Brexit. It isclearthatadramatic increase in investment in roboticsand automationwillbeessential ifwearetoremaincompetitiveandachieve the productivity levels required to attain the growth needed to sustain our economy. Nikesh will set out the positive impact that future investment inautomationandroboticscanhaveonUKcompetitiveness. 3.45pm RESOLUTION - Utilising newCMM technology to drive improvement inmanufacturing processes OliverNoakes&ChrisIvory,Ultra-HighAccuracy&Special Geometry, HexagonManufacturingIntelligence ( MTCMember) Looking to the future, Oliver Noakes & Chris Ivory will discuss how new technology, sensors and strategies can allow industry to change the way CMM inspection is considered. THURSDAY 23rd APRIL 2020 10.30am Remote machine access solutions Jon Butler, managing director, Maximator UK Jon Butler will present a case study on how a VPN-based remote access service eliminates the need for physical access to installed machines, reducing a suppliers response times from days to minutes, so improving customer service levels whilst reducing cost. 11.30am Using condition monitoring to improve plant reliability Dean Whittle, senior reliability engineer, RMS Reliability Monitoring the condition of machinery with condition monitoring techniques is an essential part of any cost reduction (and safety improvement) program. But are we doing enough simply monitoring condition? This animated presentation provides a brief overview of various condition monitoring (CM) techniques. 12.30pm Automation trends in the UK Nikesh Mistry, sector head for Industrial Automation, GAMBICA AI, robotics and other forms of smart automation have the potential to bring great economic benefits, potentially contributing billions of Pounds to the UK economy. Nikesh Mistry will talk about the most significant technological achievements over the past year and illustrate promising trends for the future in the field of automation. 1.30pm Pneumofore seminar presentation Seminar programme correct at time of going to press. Please refer to the website for up-to-date information. THE BRITISH FLUID POWER DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION Q APPROVED HOSE ASSEMBLIES To view the up -to-date seminar