19.00 Registration opens
19.00-21.00 Drinks reception in the exhibition area
08.30 Exhibition area opens: Registration, networking
Session 1: Wear and maintenance overview
09.15 Conference welcome and introduction, Dr Robert McCaffrey, editor of Global Cement Magazine
09.30 'Customer Service - increased availability, enhanced reliability, reduced cost,' Ralph Viebrock and Bernd Preiß, Loesche GmbH
10.00 Meet the delegates session 1
10.30 Coffee break and networking
Session 2: Wear and abrasion solutions
11.15 'Economic
and optimal wear protection in cement plants for extended lifetime of various
plant components,' Joachim May, Kalenborn Kalprotect
11.45 'Taking service to the next level: Maintenance concepts for the cement
industry,' Gjorgji Balkanov, Rema Tip Top GmbH
12.15 'Anti-wear solutions: better productivity and availability with lower costs and environmental impact,' Dorival Tecco, Welding Alloys Ltd
12.45 'Advantages of bi-metallic wear parts through case-studies from laboratory and Industry,' Irina Issleib-Lubojanski, Hardtop Giessereitechnologie GmbH
1.15 Lunch
Session 3: Maintenance strategies
2.30 'From a lubricant point of view: Best maintenance practise for key machines in the cement industry,' Klaus Holz, Fuchs Lubritech GmbH
3.00 Meet the delegates 2
3.30 Coffee and networking
4.15 'Cost savings and benefits for the cement industry by use of condition monitoring', Christoph Clemens, F'IS - FAG Industrial Services
4.45 'Maintenance strategies for gears and tyres for the cement industry,' Fabrice Ziegler, Novexa
6.30
Conference dinner. The dinner will take place in the old town of Düsseldorf at "Goldener Kessel" which is part of the oldest micro-brewery, the famous Brauerei Ferdinand Schumacher. Return by
10.00.
08.30 Exhibition opens, coffee and networking
Session 4: Maintenance optimisation
09.15 'Successful
operation of a bag house: Failure patterns, problem identification and
problem solutions,' Georg Rathwallner, Evonik Fibres GmbH
09.45 'Special workshop and services for machinery refurbishing,' Dirk Schmidt,
Intercem Engineering GmbH
10.15 'Challenges of maintenance,'
Dr Stefan Seemann, KHD Humboldt Wedag
10.45 Coffee and networking
Session 4: Maintenance
optimisation, continued
11.30 'New efficiency standards and efficiencies for low-voltage motors,' Stefan
Beese, EMZ Elektro Maschinen Zentrale GmbH
12.00 'Developments in rotary kiln alignment techniques', Peter Cope, Phillips Kiln Services (Europe) Ltd
12.30 'Alignment using dynamic thrust balancing', Steve Machin, Phillips Kiln Services (Europe) Ltd
13.00 Lunch, networking and prize-giving
14.30 - Conference ends