Keynote Presentations:Cajetan Pinto, ABB India

Dr. Roderick Thomas, Snell Infrared International

Ground breaking sessions to be featured in the 2007 programme:

Life Expectancy Analysis ProgrammeTotal Motor Management

Condition Monitoring using: Oil AnalysisVibration AnalysisThermal Applications

20-21 FEBRUARY 2007Rand Water Conference Centre

DENNIS SWANEPOEL

Qualifications: National Higher Diploma (Mechanical S4); VibrationAnalysis (Level 3 ASNT); Vibration Diagnostic and Reduction;Techniques (Level4TA); ODS & Modal Analysis (TA).

Career Background: Jan 2000 – Oct 2001: ESKOM Matimba PowerStation. Designation: Turbine Performance and Testing Technician.Oct 2001 – Current: ABB South Africa. Designation: Senior Vibration Analyst.

Area of speciality: Dynamic Structural Vibration Analysis, utilising ODS and ModalAnalysis and Rotating Equipment Vibration Analysis.

Achievements: Matimba Power Station managers award for excellence.

NICO BRUNKEBusiness Unit Manager ABB Performance Services SA

Nico Brunke has a National Diploma in heavy current and management.He worked for Anglo Coal for 10 years as an electrical apprentice, he then movedto foreman and finally Engineer in training. Nico spent the next 5 years with ABB inthe asset management division. Nico’s tasks at ABB included Contract Manager andOperations Manager. Currently Nico is involved in the business development ofoutsourcing contracts.

FRANCOIS VAN EEDEN

1992: National diploma in mechanical engineering at Vaal Triangle Tech.1992-1993: Maintenance supervisor at Matla Power Station.1994-1997: Vibration analist with Eskom Matla Power Station.1997-1998: Vibration analyst with Rotek at Kriel and Matla Power Station1998-2000: Senior vibration analyst with Predict engineering servicing

client in Petrochemicals, Sugar, Chrome, Mining, Wooden industries.2000-2003: Senior vibration analyst servising the mining industry2003-2006: Senior analyst and site manager at Eskom Kendal Power Station2004: Technical assosiates Vibration level 3 with ASNT accreditation

GERT NEL

Gert started working for ABB in Pretoria West in March 1991, in thetransformer oil laboratory. In 1996 JHB City Council asked him to headup their transformer oil laboratory in Booysens JHB. He was thelaboratory manager until June 2000, when he decided to start his ownbusiness.HVM Business Technologies started on 01 July 2000 on the

Reyroll premises (now ABB) in Elandsfontein. This laboratory was only the secondprivately owned laboratory in South Africa. In these years they were only testingGas, Moisture, Acidity and Dielectric strength in house, all other tests were outsourcedto Fluidex Eng and Castrol. In 2004, with the name change to Rowan Tree 1114 CC,we extended our testing to include also PCB in transformer oil. Rowan Tree 1114at this stage decided to get it own premises in Anderbolt, Boksburg and wereoperating until 31 July 2006 when Wearcheck Africa decided to buy the laboratory.

MODERN LIFETIME EXTENSION TECHNIQUES

ELECTRIC MOTORSRELATIVE TO

LIFE EXPECTANCY ANALYSIS PROGRAMME

Motor health monitoring programmes are aimed at periodically performingmeasurements to trend the general condition of the machine and its components,and to recognise the development of faults as they occur. The main limitation ofavailable continuous on-line, off-line, or walk-around type monitoring fault detectionsystems, is that they give a reliable warning only when failure is imminent, withoutincluding information regarding the “expected remaining life”. When this informationis used along with the minimum time needed to repair or replace a motor component,it allows service to be performed during planned downtime rather than during a costlyemergency. Presented by Cajetan Pinto – Assistant VP ABB India

LEAP is not a package of inspections; it is a systematic approach to managingmachine maintenance.

ABB PERFORMANCE SERVICES (APS)

Full Service:™Typically, maintenance is viewed as a cost center. ABB can turn maintenancefunctions into a profit-based business. This new business model can improve assetproductivity with significant, measurable economic results. ABB guarantee theseresults through a performance-based bonus or penalty partnership agreement.

Focus on core business

A long-term partnership agreement enables ABB to design, execute and managethe maintenance of the entire asset base.

Benefits include:- Higher asset performance- Increased availability and output- Optimised resource allocation- Reduced costs

ABB Full Service™ agreements are flexible and include:- Maintenance Labour (trades, support, supervision)

DR RODERICK A. THOMASFIEE, CEng, Snell Infrared International, UK

Roderick has twenty years experience in Condition Monitoringincluding infrared thermal imaging and vibration analysis withinthe Steel, Automotive, Services, Petro-Chemical, PowerGeneration and Distribution Industries in a number of countriesthroughout the World. He is Chairman and Organiser of QualityReliability and Maintenance (QRM), an International Conference series hostedby St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, UK (www.qrmconference.co.uk) andco-sponsored by the Institution of Engineering Technology (formerly the IEE).He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IET and is currently Chairmanof the South West IET Region. He is author of the Thermography Handbookpublished by Coxmoor Publishers, UK (ISBN 1-90189-201-8).

CAJETAN PINTO

Cajetan studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Mumbaiin India and at the University of California, Irvine where hespecialized in Electrical Machines.

He was instrumental in developing an approach to the LifetimeExpectancy Analysis on windings in Electrical Machines. Currentlyhe is the Vice President of ABB India and responsible for the

ABB Global Center of Excellence for Lifetime Expectancy Analysis which isbased in Mumbai. Cajetan has presented many papers to Engineering groupsaround the world and has had more than 28 papers published in ElectricalEngineering journals.

In 1990 at the INSUCON conference Cajetan was presented with the BEAMA(UK) Michael Symons award for Young Authors.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

JAN BACKERSenior consultant and technical trainer: Wearcheck division of Setpoint Technology Group

Jan Backer holds a higher diploma in mechanical engineering fromthe Pretoria Technicon. He began his career in 1984 with Iscor in Pretoriaestablishing and running a condition monitoring department involvingoil analysis, vibration testing, thermographic analysis as well as othernon-destructive techniques. He ran this department for 9 years focusing

on all critical equipment. He then went to work for companies in the private industrygaining specialized experience doing vibration analysis, oil analysis and thermographic analysis on a contract basis. He joined Wearcheck in 1997 as technicalconsultant. With more than 20 years experience in the condition monitoring business,Jan is involved in technical customer support, integrating oil analysis with plannedmaintenance and also doing technical training. He is also an ICML certified instructorand has published numerous papers on the issues regarding oil analysis and pro-active maintenance principles.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMMEDAY ONE: 20 FEBRUARY 2007

08h00-08h30 REGISTRATION

08h30-08h45 WELCOME by Carlos Pone

08h45-09h00 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS

09h00-09h45 LIFE EXPECTANCY ANALYSIS PROGRAMMELEAP is not a package of inspections; it is a systematic approach to managing machine maintenance. What makes LEAP special is it’s ability to relate the development of defects to time, making it possible to be directly integrated into a maintenance plan (CMMS)Cajetan Pinto – Assistant VP ABB India

09h45-10h00 TEA BREAK

10h00-10h45 TOTAL MOTOR MANAGEMENTThis new business model can improve asset productivity.ABB Full Service TM Agreements are flexible to the client’s needsNico Brunke – ABB South Africa

10h45-11h30 OIL ANALYSISOil Analysis is not simply an add-on service; it is a partnership with the client encompassing analysis, interpretation, feedback andtraining. Oil Analysis from a machine or component is identical to that of taking a blood sample from a person.Gert Nel – Wearcheck Africa

11h30-12h15 VIBRATION ANALYSIS GOING 3DVibration Analysis has come a long way from overall vibration meters to multi channel analysers that are portable. Using the latestsoftware and analysis an accurate and trustworthy analysis and recommendations can be made.Dennis Swanepoel – ABB South Africa

12h15-13h15 LUNCH

13h15-14h00 THE APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL INFRARED THERMOGRAPHYIN MACHINE AND PROCESS DIAGNOSTICSIndustrial Infrared Thermography (IRT) has matured over recent years with a plethora of new thermal imaging devices and applications.IRT is a diagnostic condition monitoring technique operating at twolevels Qualitative, where the radiant heat patterns emitted from a machine or component indicate condition and Quantitative, where radiometric temperature measurements indicate the presence of ananomaly and help identify and predict machine or component failure.Dr. Roderick Thomas – Snell Infrared International

14h00 DEMONSTRATIONSAlrode Factory – Cajetan PintoThermal Imaging – Dr Roderick Thomas

CONDITION MONITORING USING THERMAL APPLICATIONS

Skills and professional development remain at the top of the agenda in South Africaespecially with reference to the new engineering technologies such as ConditionMonitoring (CM). Of particular importance is the short course portfolio as ongoingtraining for engineering professionals. However, at the ABB School of Maintenancein Johannesburg, developing a skilled workforce is key to our mission that includesa portfolio of novel and effective courses.

One such technology that is growing in importance and numbers throughout SouthernAfrica is Infrared Thermograhy (IT). This condition Monitoring technique integratesnew technology into the workplace allowing the development of predictive maintenancethereby reducing catastrophic failure and impacting directly on profitability. Due toits multivariable applications it also promotes multi-discipline working practices. Thispaper highlights the advantages to such training including examples of good practice.

CONDITION MONITORING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

ABB Performance Services, a division of ABB South Africa specializes in machineCondition Monitoring. This is one of the largest Condition Monitoring groups inSouthern Africa with broad geographical knowledge and a scope of approximately12000 machines. The department consists of close on 50 employees with officesin Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northwest Province, and Kwazulu Natal. Headquartersare based in Alrode, Gauteng.

Vibration analysis has come a long way from overall vibration meters to multi channelanalysers that are portable enough to carry along. Analysis techniques have alsocome a long way, from trending vibration values to spectral analysis to three-dimensional modelling of structures and machines. A tour through the 3D world invibration.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMMEDAY TWO: 21 FEBRUARY 2007

08h00-08h30 WELCOME – TEA/COFFEE ETC

08h30-09h15 LEAP: A CASE STUDYCajetan Pinto

09h15-10h00 TMM: A CASE STUDYNico Brunke

10h00-10h15 TEA BREAK

10h15-11h00 VIBRATION ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDYFrancois Van Eeden

11h00-11h30 OIL ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDYJan Backer

11h30-12h00 THERMAL APPLICATIONS: A CASE STUDYDr Roderick Thomas

12h00-13h00 LUNCH

13H00 PANEL DISCUSSION:Members: Dr Roderick Thomas

Cajetan PintoNico BrunkeDennis SwanepoelFrancois Van EedenGert NelJan Backer

Topic: Modern Lifetime Extension Techniques

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Applications close 31 January 2007

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

- Maintenance, repairs and operating (spare parts, tools, consumables)- Indirect maintenance (human resources, information technology, purchasing)- Subcontracts

Equipment Performance Management:

Total Equipment Management is a partnership agreement whereby ABB assumesthe management of electrical equipment such as motors, drives, automation systems,breakers and transformers.

ABB programmes ensure maximum performance of equipment 24 hours a day, 365days a year. ABB optimise the total lifecycle cost of power and automation equipmentby integrating engineering, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenanceof the equipment.

ABB Total Equipment Management results in:• Increased output• Reduced administrative costs• Decreased capital employed• Lower risks

OIL ANALYSIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Wearcheck was established in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal in 1974. Today the companyis a national operation processing more than 400,000 oil samples annually and isa division of a listed industrial analytical group, Set Point Industrial Technology. Witha custom-built laboratory in Pinetown and administrative office in Johannesburg,Wearcheck technical staff travel throughout the country to meet the needs ofcustomers. Wearcheck is an operational partner in an SOS oil analysis laboratoryin Johannesburg – a joint venture between Barloworld Equipment and Set PointTechnology, whose primary function is to process Caterpiller warranty samples inAfrica. A strategic alliance between Wearcheck and ABB’s Service operation offersa complete condition monitoring service for industrial equipment incorporatingvibration analysis, thermography and oil analysis. As a member of WearcheckInternational (WCI), the company shares resources and technical information withthe nine WCI member companies in Europe, North America, the UK and Australia.