Uptime Magazine - October/November 2008 - (Page 38)

Designed with Your Needs in Mind With costs rising and budgets getting tighter, we understand that it may be getting tougher to attend several conferences. With a world class slate of sessions, workshops, learning labs, plant tours and many superb opportunities to network with a virtual who’s who in maintenance and reliability, IMC-2008 is a can’t miss conference for your Maintenance & Reliability team. In fact, we guarantee it (see below). The Reliabilityweb.com team prides itself on creating a 4 day “reliability community of learning” where all your needs are taken care of on a proactive basis. There is always a cold bottle of water or a hot cup of coffee available at Reliabilityweb.com conferences as well as some of the best meals you will find at any conference. This helps you concentrate on learning as much as possible from the conference program. Other amenities include full hot breakfast (with protein, not the typical continental), free wireless internet in the Expo and General Session areas, Internet café with internet connected computers, Padded backpack for conference material and proceedings that can be used as a laptop case once you get back home. Do not miss this incredible 4 day learning event. Make sure you are at the maintenance and reliability conference of the year and attend IMC-2008 – The 23rd International Maintenance Conference. Keynotes at IMC-2008 IMC is known for its dynamic and targeted keynote presentations. This year we have invited two leading edge thought leaders to provide a vision of a more reliabile future for all of us. Attend these keynote addresses to help shape the context of the reliability improvements you will become. Introducing Organizational Excellence! by S. Bradley Peterson, President, Strategic Asset Management Inc. We often find that operations improvement efforts are ad-hoc, where someone has a good idea (usually a senior manager), tells (rather than sells) it down to the organization, and creates some resources to deliver the results. A typical look at manufacturing organizations around the world finds many initiatives going on at once. The result is confusion and exhaustion. These good ideas are often designed to fail from the start, not by intention of course, but through a misunderstanding of human nature. When people are engaged to develop and implement a solution, they have real ownership of the result. When people are ordered to work differently, they usually consider the change optional. Attend this keynote session to learn effective techniques for operations improvement. Lights Out - The Reliability of Our Transmission and Distribution System by Jason Makansi - Author, Lights Out: The Electricity Crisis, the Global Economy, and What It Means To You A behind-the-scenes exposure of why our electricity system is headed for a state of emergency - and what can be done to head it off. Between production (power plants) and delivery is an antiquated, “third-world” transmission grid that is in desperate need of hardening against breakdowns, terrorist attacks, inadequate carrying capacity, and operational obsolescence. Beyond just uncovering and illuminating the problems, this keynote addresses a framework for rethinking, rebuilding, and enhancing the entire electricity production and delivery infrastructure. Prescriptive and provocative, this IMC-2008 keynote will redefine the simmering debate on how the world can-and must-act now to head off a global catastrophe, one that could eventually wreak even more havoc than the ongoing oil crisis. Where is IMC-2008 being held? IMC-2008 is being held at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in sunny Bonita Springs, Florida. Pools, waterslides, golf, spa, tennis, a climbing wall, games galore, biking, hiking, gooey treats around the firepit – these are just some of the exciting activities at this exquisite Bonita Springs Florida hotel. After an excellent learning experience you can hit the beach, hop on a boat to search for dolphins and manatees or shop in nearby Ft. Myers or Naples. Top it off with a lovely location and friendly staff, and you’ll enjoy the best of southwest Florida from the welcoming luxury hotel in Bonita Springs. Take the International Maintenance Conference for a “Test Drive” – Risk Free with our 100% Money-Back Guarantee! We are sure that IMC-2008 will provide you extraordinary knowledge and will be well worth the time you invest in attending. If for any reason you are dissatisfied with your experience at this conference, we will refund 100% of your paid registration fee. Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort +1 239 444 1234 please call 1-888-575-1245 or 305-735-3746 with http://www.Reliabilityweb.com http://www.Reliabilityweb.com

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Uptime Magazine - October/November 2008 Contents Upfront Upclose: An Asset Management Oasis in the Desert Information Technology: Streamlining Through Simplicity Lubrication: Phases for Framing a Solid Foundation Infrared: Do Your Homework Before You Buy Maintenance Management: Get It Together by Getting Together Motor Testing: Key Elements in Motor Decision Making Precision Maintenance: Shedding Some Light on Tolerances Reliability: RCM & the Mortgage Meltdown Ultrasound: A Multidimensional Tool Vibration: The Whirling Pump Mystery, Solved with ODS Upgrade: Are You Looking in the Right Place for Your Wear Debris?

Uptime Magazine - October/November 2008

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