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North America 2018
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World Cement
Tuesday morning will include the Portland Cement
Association (PCA) Chief Economist Ed Sullivan’s State of
the Industry update, a tradition that veteran conference
attendees and those new to the event will not want to
miss. On Wednesday morning, the PCA will begin the
session with an address by PCA Chairman Allen Hamblen
and the Chairman’s Manufacturing Performance Award
Presentations.
For a detailed listing of the programme schedule please
visit the conference website or download the conference
app.
Technical programme highlights
Professional development training
This year’s programme offers an array of training sessions
for both newer and seasoned professionals in the industry.
Safety training
This training session will outline a new approach to safety,
developed and proven at one of the largest mines in the
world, that has delivered profound results in hundreds
of large-scale operations. Typically, within 3 to 6 months
of implementation, the ground work has been laid
for sustained zero or near-zero fatality outcomes. The
paper and presentation will draw on 10 years of applied
experience, learning, achievements, and fatality negation
innovation and will address the following:
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History and motivation.
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Unique methodology.
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Implementation journeys and maturity mapping.
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Interpretation of results.
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Feedback from (previously skeptical) site personnel.
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Future state.
The session will be presented by Steve Wood of
Forwood Safety from the the Maintenance and Safety
Working Group.
Fan system optimisation, reliable operation, and achieving
ideal capacity requirements
Engineers, operators, and maintenance personnel will be
provided with practical information that extends from
project concept to long-term operation of fan systems by
Vern Martin PE, FLOWCARE Engineering Inc., from the
Maintenance and Safety Working Group.
Preventative baghouse maintenance: how to reduce
unexpected downtime.
This training will focus on baghouse preventative
maintenance in order meet and maintain PM NESHAP
compliance, while also minimising unexpected downtime.
The training will dive into a weekly, monthly, and annual
preventative maintenance programme to ensure baghouses
are performing at peak levels. The training will also review
red flags to look for and how to address them. The session
will be presented by Matt Devitt of BWF Envirotec and
Zach Griffey of Parker Hannifin Filtration-BHA from the
Environmental, Energy and Sustainability Working Group.
Stakeholder management
The course will cover defining the stakeholder matrix,
mapping stakeholder interests, and developing strategies
to address stakeholder issues. Stakeholder communication
techniques will be explored and linked to meeting
stakeholder management objectives. Focus will be placed
on addressing local community concerns and dealing
with regulators. Strategies for resolving conflicts will be
explored. Participants are invited to bring up specific issues
that they are dealing with for discussion in the session by
John Kline of Kline Consulting LLC from the Environmental,
Energy and Sustainability Working Group.
Considerations in the selection and application of
synchronous and induction motors for cement plant
applications
The course will compare the relative advantages of several
motor types, including squirrel cage induction motors,
wound rotor induction motors, synchronous motors, and
DC motors. The speed-torque-current characteristic of each
type of motor will be compared against the speed–torque
requirement of several cement plant loads, including
kiln drives, crushers, mills, conveyers, baghouse fans, and
pumps. An overview of the level of motor protection
offered by different enclosure types will be provided.
Motor accessory options, such as surge protection, stator
winding RTDs, bearing temperature devices, vibration
probes, and other protective devices, will be reviewed from
a cost-benefit perspective. The session will be presented by
Mark Fanslow, Teco-Westinghouse Motor Co. from the
Drive and Related Products Working Group.
Key performance indicators in the cement plant
Key performance indicators (KPI) are a necessary part of
any business aiming for success. This course will focus on
plant efficiency, plant management systems, the KPIs, and
the best practices worldwide in operating and managing
cement plants. The right KPIs will work as tangible targets,
focusing on reducing operating costs and improving
efficiency. The session will be presented by Delvi Rodriguez
of FLSmidth Inc.
Process training
This programme offers a range of cement process and
production topics, covered over two days of training
by cement industry experts. Topics will range from the
theoretical to the practical, such as diagnosing vertical
mill performance, diagnosing clinker cooler performance,
and production cost management. Continuing education
credits will be available for each course on an individual
basis. Four modules (of different topics) will be offered
each day and each module will consist of a 105 min.
presentation.