TAPPI OpEx Reliability Seminar

Creating Operating Excellence for Today’s Pulp and Paper Mills

Monday and Tuesday, April 23-24
8:30am - 5:00pm

Maintenance and reliability continue to be critical to the efficient operation of pulp and paper mills worldwide, just behind fiber and labor as top production cost factors. This two-day seminar explores the latest reliability strategies today’s mills are implementing to stay in-tune and competitive under progressively lean operating conditions.

Registration for the OpEx includes access to the PaperCon Trade Fair, lunch and receptions which will be attended by more than 1000 industry leaders. The fee for OpEx is only 350 US for TAPPI Members and 650 US for nonmembers!

A full PaperCon Registration includes OpEx along with Control Systems 2012, RPTA and the Sustainability Forum sessions.

Program Information:

Monday, April 23

7:30am-8:30amBreakfast
8:30am - 10:00amPaperCon Opening Session and Keynote Address
Rhythms Ballroom (2nd Floor)
10:00am-10:30amOpEx Keynote Address
Gallery Room (1st Floor)
10:30am-12:00pmSession 1: Mill Maintenance and Reliability Case Studies
Gallery Room (1st Floor)
Moderator:
  • Operator Driven Reliability (ODR)/Basic Care Approach at a North American Paper Mill, Bob Forstrom, SKF
  • Quality Screw Conveyors Reduce Downtime in Harsh Paper Machine Environment at Port Townsend Paper, Kirk Morton, Precision Machine and Manufacturing Co.
12:00pm-1:30pmLunch and New Technology Showcase
Mardi Gras (NTS) and Jazz Exhibit Hall
Joint with PaperCon
1:30pm-3:00pmSession II: Progress in Reliability
Gallery Room (1st Floor)
Moderator:
  • The Journey Toward World Class Maintenance: Why Some Reach It and Most Do Not, Tor Idhammar, IDCON
  • Combining Reliability Systems, Processes, and Precision Skills to Deliver Exceptional Results, Ian McKinnon, Reliability Solutions LLC
3:00pm-4:30pmSession III: Alignment Technologies and Applications
Gallery Room (1st Floor)
Moderator:
  • Why Laser Shaft Alignment and Pulley Alignment, Trent Phillips, Ludeca Inc.
  • Advances in Roll Alignment of Paper Machine Winders, Bill Wick, American Industries Metrology
4:30pm-5:30pmSession IV: Special Panel Session
Gallery Room (1st Floor)
Moderator: Ken Patrick, TAPPI
Speakers and other maintenance and reliability experts field questions submitted earlier by attendees. Open forum discussion.
5:00pm-7:30pmHospitality Reception
Mardi Gras and Jazz Exhibit Halls
Joint with PaperCon

Tuesday, April 24

8:00am-10:00amSession V: Custom Workshop: Fixed Equipment Maintenance Optimization (FEMOS)
Instructor: David C. Bennett, Corrosion Control Probe Inc.
Gallery Room (1st Floor)
Special Seminar on use of the Systematic Inspection Design (SID) inspection planning process and the API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, Fitness for Service post-construction code and WRB 488.
10:00am-10:20amRefreshment Break
Location
10:20am- 12:00pmSession VI: Reducing Downtime and Cutting Costs
Gallery Room (1st Floor)
Moderator:
  • Resurfacing of Bearings to Extend Life and Reduce Costs, James A. Wood, SKF
  • Condition Based Maintenance Solution Targeted at Paper Mills, Paul Berberian, CBM Enterprise Solutions
12:00pm-1:30pmLunch and New Technology Showcase
Mardi Gras (NTS) and Jazz Exhibit Halls
Joint with PaperCon
1:30pm-3:30pmSession VII: Latest Approaches to Maintenance and Reliability Training
Gallery Room (1st Floor)
Moderator: Ken Patrick, TAPPI
Session Being Arranged by People and Processes Inc.