Lubrication Excellence 2006

Sessions at a Glance

Lubrication Excellence is the leading conference and exhibition devoted exclusively to using effective lubrication practices to get the most from your plant's physical equipment assets. This annual event brings together lubrication technicians, analysts and engineers; hydraulic specialists; maintenance, reliability and quality managers and plant managers to learn, discuss and debate the best technical and managerial ideas and applications in the drive for lubrication excellence. The conference features an information-packed schedule of education sessions, keynotes and panel discussions that define and deliver best practices on almost every aspect of machinery lubrication. Some 60 unique presentations, delivered by subject matter experts and successful lubrication practitioners, demonstrate how to achieve the efficiencies and financial benefits of a proper, proactive lubrication program.

Tuesday, May 16
Opening General Session
8:00 - 9:30am	Up Close with Roy Firestone
Keynote Lunch
12noon - 1:20pm	Rusty Patterson, Raytheon
Lubricants and Lubrication
11:00 - 11:50am	Transformed Lubrication Program Boosts Reliability and Reduces Costs
1:30 - 2:20pm	Degradation Mechanisms Leading to Sludge and Varnish in Modern Turbine Oil Formulations
2:30 - 3:20pm	Development of a World-class Lubrication Program Using a Team Concept
4:30 - 5:20pm	The Basics of Food-grade Lubricants Oil Analysis
Oil Analysis
11:00 - 11:50am	Safe Handling of Petroleum Products
11:00 - 11:50am	The Power of Particle Counting: Integration for Sustainable Competitive Advantage
1:30 - 2:20pm	Practical Strategies for Successful Karl Fischer Analysis of Water in Oil
1:30 - 2:20pm	Oil Analysis Interpretation: A Systematic Approach
2:30 - 3:20pm	What a Good On-site Oil Analysis Lab Should Look Like
2:30 - 3:20pm	Multiple Technologies Help Find Imminent Failure
4:30 - 5:20pm	On-site Oil Analysis Basics
Contamination Control
11:00 - 11:50am	A Mechanism for Reducing Wear Particles in a Coal Pulverizer Gear Box
1:30 - 2:20pm	Developing Practical Standards for Achieving In-Plant Fluid Cleanliness
2:30 - 3:20pm	Reducing Contamination in Paper Machines to Improve Long-term Reliability
4:30 - 5:20pm	Monitoring Headspace Moisture Levels Prior to Reaching Damaging Levels
Wednesday, May 17
Plenary Panel Discussion
8:00 - 9:50am	How Reliability Helps Drive Our Plants: Views from the Top
Keynote Lunch
12noon - 1:20pm	John Stollenwerk and Mark Birmingham, Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation
Lubricants and Lubrication
8:00 - 8:50am	Effective Lubrication Strategies for Electric Motors
9:00 - 9:50am	How to Interpret and Create Lube Specs for Industrial Gearing
11:00 - 11:50am	Boost Detection by Integrating Predictive Technologies
11:00 - 11:50am	How Much is Poor Lubrication Costing Your Company
1:30 - 2:20pm	A New Lubricant Identification System
1:30 - 2:20pm	Lubricant Specifications - What They Are and What They Are Not
2:30 - 3:20pm	Operations -The Virtual Maintenance Evolution
2:30 - 3:20pm	Maximizing Oil Life and Improving Hydraulic and Lube Reliability with Electrostatic Oil Cleaning
4:30 - 5:20pm	Trick or Treat: The Truth about High performance Lubricants
4:30 - 5:20am	Lubrication Engineering Enables Continuous Improvements and Cost Reductions
Oil Analysis
11:00 - 11:50am	The Lubricant's Nemesis - Oxidation
1:30 - 2:20pm	How to Effectively Monitor Large Particles in Gear Oils
2:30 - 3:20pm	Effective Methods for Determining the Root Causes of Fluid Degradation
4:30 - 5:20pm	How to Predict Electric Motor Bearing Failures
Contamination Control
1:00 - 11:50am	Fluid Conditioning Improves Plant Output and Equipment Reliability
1:30 - 2:20pm	Varnish in Turbine Oils - Causes, Effects and Solutions
2:30 - 3:20pm	Conquering Contamination: Exploring Pragmatic and Profitable Technologies
4:30 - 5:20pm	New Oil Cleanliness: Is Super Clean the Answer?
Thursday, May 18
Keynote Lunch
11:30am - 12:50pm	Jim Fitch, Noria Corporation
Lubricants and Lubrication
8:00 - 8:50am	Best Practices for Lubricating API
	Centrifugal Pump Bearing Housings
8:00 - 8:50am	ICML State of the Council Report
9:00 - 9:50am	Leveraging Internal Assets to Create an Oil Analysis Program
9:00 - 9:50am	Maintaining Grease Lubricity and Cleanliness With Automatic Relubrication
10:00 - 10:50am	Using Thermal Imaging to Help Solve Lubrication Problems
10:00 - 10:50am	New Generation High Temperature Lubricants
1:30 - 2:20pm	Tips for Cost-Effective Maintenance and Cleaning of Bulk Oils, Lubricants and Fuels
2:30 - 3:20pm	Not All Hydraulic Fluids are Created Equal: How to Minimize Operating Problems and Maximize Operating Profits
Oil Analysis
8:00 - 8:50am	MOV Grease Condition Monitoring Tests
9:00 - 9:50am	How to Inspect and Analyze New Oil Deliveries
10:00 - 10:50am	Demystifying and Understanding Your Lubricants Using FTIR
	Spectroscopic Analysis
1:30 - 2:20pm	Forms of Water in Oil and Their Control
2:30 - 3:20pm	Acid Number Tests Reproducibility and Repeatability
Contamination Control
8:00 - 8:50am	Product Cleanliness: What Are We Really Measuring?
9:00 - 9:50am	Effective Strategies for Improving Oil Cleanliness with Kidney Loop Filtration
10:00 - 10:50am	Effects of Electrostatic Technology on Turbine Oil and Hydraulic Oil Performance
1:30 - 2:20pm	Gas Turbine Lubrication Filter
	Plugging and Valve Sticking: Cause, Effect and Prevention
2:30 - 3:20pm	How to Achieve Aggressive but Realistic Oil Cleanliness Levels

* Note: Multiple listings in time slot indicates concurrent sessions in track