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February 2010
Modern Hydronics Basic Seminar
Feb. 1 - 3
Chicago, Ill.
- Discuss the advantages of properly designed hydronic systems
- Describe how to size boilers, pumps, piping, compression tanks and hydronic specialties for hydronic systems
- Apply rules of thumb to design simple systems
- Use the Bell & Gossett System Syzer to complete typical calculations
Introduction to Industrial Automation and Control
Feb. 1 - 5
Burbank, Calif.
This course combines lecture and hands-on labs to provide an overview of industrial measurement and control. Technicians, engineers, and managers are provided with a foundation for communication with other control system professionals. Serves as a solid fundamental course for introduction to other ISA courses.
Database Management for Industrial Automation and Control Systems
Feb. 8 - 9
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Learn the ways in which information is stored, managed and protected in a modern Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) including how to access and manipulate that information and what steps can be taken to safeguard and ensure the availability of that information. This course provides a specific introduction to relational database technologies and techniques. This course provides a basic understanding of the technologies and terminology of information storage, manipulation, and exchange, which makes it especially beneficial to personnel responsible for the support and administration of an IACS and for integrating such systems into plant and corporate business systems.
2010 ARC World Industry Forum
Feb. 8 - 11
Orlando, Fla.
Today, operational excellence is no longer a philosophy, it is a survival tool. The current economic climate has forced many companies to come up with new and creative approaches for success. To foster innovation and improve performance, leading companies are enhancing communications, connectivity, and cooperation. New collaboration tools and technologies are enabling businesses to move beyond integration and begin to have people, teams, and organizations work together more effectively. Will you be ready when opportunities arise? Do your people have the tools to make intelligent decisions about the business and manufacturing processes in a timely manner? Join us at ARC's 14th Annual Orlando Forum: Rethinking Operational Excellence - Innovative Solutions for the Changing Economy, February 8-11, 2010, in Orlando. You will learn how to use innovative concepts and solutions to help you compete in today's changing global economy.
Feb. 8 - 10
Orlando, Fla.
The current economic climate has forced many companies to come up with creative solutions to deal with reduced demand and overcapacity, while at the same time remaining ready and agile enough to react when conditions improve and additional capacity utilization is required. Meanwhile, the industry remains plagued by a shortage of skilled workers and a wave of baby boomer retirements. Today, operational excellence is no longer a philosophy, it is a survival tool. We are just starting to scratch the surface when it comes to the significant benefits that can be realized by an intelligent approach to operations management as it relates to domains such as workforce changes, cyber security, carbon emissions, process safety, wireless networking, energy management, alarm management, system migration, and regulatory compliance. ARC believes that operational excellence is a journey, not a destination. Will you be ready when the opportunities arise? Do your people have the tools to make intelligent decisions about the manufacturing and business processes in a timely manner? At this Forum, you will learn how to use innovative concepts and solutions to help you compete in today's changing global economy. For more information, visit the event Web site.
Feb. 8 - 10
Orlando, Fla.
Reduce risk, reduce costs, reduce project cycle time, reduce energy use, reduce carbon footprint! These are key challenges for asset-intensive organizations today and they can all be achieved through better Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM). Organizations need immediate results and they want them achieved with minimal use of limited cash. But they also want their short term gains to be sustained as future competitive advantage. A proper ALM strategy is essential to provide the roadmap for selecting the best projects and the most efficient paths to your final goal. ARC’s ALM Forum will help you on all of these fronts. You will learn what others are doing to address today’s economic and sustainability issues. You will get solid information about the benefits they are achieving. And, you will have a chance to discuss your own challenges with peers and gain new ideas for overcoming funding and implementation hurdles. Join ARC at our Orlando ALM Forum to learn what you can do to address your organization’s challenges. Encourage other ALM stakeholders in your company and key suppliers to attend. This will ensure that they understand and support your ALM strategy and have an opportunity to build relationships that can help them overcome some of their major obstacles. Whether you are an asset owner/operator, an EPC, a supplier of equipment, an asset service provider, or someone involved with ALM technology you simply cannot afford to miss this event! For more information, visit the event Web site.
Contractor Management Strategies 2010
Feb. 8 - 10
Houston, Texas
This conference brings together expert practitioners from a wide range of asset-intensive industries, sharing case studies that offer practical lessons to help you reap the greatest rewards from your contractors — from setting overall strategy to contract structure, operational roadblocks and relationship management, monitoring strategies and incentives.
Maintenance Cost Control Strategies 2010
Feb. 8 - 10
Houston, Texas
This inaugural conference brings together leading practitioners sharing practical advice to let you stay on top of your department's finances, no matter what comes your way.True cost control doesn't just mean cutting costs - it starts with a clear understanding of what your costs are, how they come about and what happens to them when your activities change.
Modern Hydronics Advanced Seminar
Feb. 8 - 10
Chicago, Ill.
- Discuss the advantages of properly designed hydronic systems
- Use the Bell & Gossett System Syzer to design more complicated systems
- Recognize when standard design techniques may lead to poor design decisions
- Discuss the differences between conventional design and conversion applications
- Apply the basics of primary-secondary pumping to simple zoned systems
Introduction to Building Automation Systems
February 9 - 11
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
This real-world-based course will give you a broad introductory understanding of the specific issues involved with Building Automation Systems (BAS). You will explore the processes that occur at every level in the air conditioning industry including digital controls. Learn about sensing and measurement, actuation, analog output devices, and relays. Computer interfaces are discussed including web interfaces. Your survey of the world of BAS includes: Future of BAS; Digital Direct Control (DDC) Basics; Field Devices; The Human Machine Interface (HMI); BAS Design and Specification; Energy Conservation Control Strategies; and System Maintenance.
Sensor Basics, Measurement, and Vision Sensors — Sensors
Feb. 9 - 11
Schaumburg, Ill.
This three-day course is designed to explore advanced sensor technologies from simple object detection to a full featured vision system. The methods of determining how far, how big, how thick, what shape, and the real world application of these in-line measurement and intelligent control sensors are explored. Application examples from markets such as food and beverage, packaging, and automotive industries will be presented. Both hands on time and live product demonstrations are used to show the power and ease of use of each of these smart sensors.
Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification
Feb. 9 - 12
Houston, Texas
This course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements.
This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs. You can register for the course only or for the certificate program which includes course and exam.
Understanding and Tuning Control Loops
Feb. 15 - 17
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
This course is directed to anyone who would like to gain a better understanding of how to tune conrol loops, whether they have tuned loops but would like to become more proficient or they have never tuned a loop before. Registrants are expected to have a basic understanding of instrumentation and controls (either by working experience or taking fundamental courses such as ISA's FG07: Introduction to Industrial Automation and Control) as this course does not cover that material
Service and Maintenance Seminar
Feb. 15 - 17
Chicago, Ill.
- Discuss the major limits on seal performance
- Recognize the need for correct piping at the pump
- Apply recommended trouble shooting tables
- Measure and apply pump gauge readings to solve typical system problems
- Recognize the need for routine pump service procedures.
Introduction to Boiler Control Systems
Feb. 16
Houston, Texas
This seminar will give process control system engineers, managers, project engineers, operators, and technicians in boiler houses and power plants, a basic understanding of boiler operation and control.
New Solar Thermal Systems Webinar: Incentives - Financing - ROI - Implementation for Cities and Commercial
Feb. 16
Webinar
Join us in a live webinar to explore the latest developments in solar thermal systems, including a step-by-step analysis on the incentives, policies, ROI and requirements for implementing these systems in cities, communities, campuses and commercial buildings.
Web Seminar: Introduction to Flow Measurement
Feb. 17
Webinar
This is an introduction and overview of flow measurement as current practice in measurement and control systems. Terminology, technology, and applications are covered in this concise presentation.
Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems
Feb. 18 - 19
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
This course presents a systematic approach to troubleshooting and start-up of single and multi-loop control loops. You'll see how pressure, level, flow, and temperature loops operate to maintain good process control systems. A knowledge of instrumentation and control is assumed.
Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems
Feb. 22
11 a.m. EST
This web-based version of the popular Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems training uses an interactive format that enables the instructor to diagram examples, give pop quizzes and answer students’ questions in real time. The curriculum will be organized into four two-hour sessions:
- Introduction, Why Care About Air and Study Your Supply Side
- Understand Your Demands and Are You On Base
- Controls
- Maintain System Efficiency, Get With the Plan and Summary/Evaluation
Installing, Calibrating, and Maintaining Electronic Instruments
Feb. 22 - 26
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
This popular course offers a combination of practical information and hands-on experience, covering proper installation, calibration, and maintenance of electronic instruments. You will examine characteristics of electronic control systems; techniques for installing electronic instruments; and procedures for configuring and calibrating transmitters, transducers, and controllers.
Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification
Feb. 22 - April 16
Online Course
The course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements.
Boiler Burner Management System: Meeting NFPA Standards
Feb. 23
Houston, Texas
This seminar provides an understanding of the boiler burner standards and why they are so critical to this industry. With the emphasis in industry on process safety, the design of Burner Management Systems has become more important than ever. Boiler explosions have resulted in loss of major facilities as well as loss of life.
The Canadian Institute's Plant Maintenance and Asset Reliability Conference
Feb. 23 - 24
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The Canadian Institute is bringing back its Plant Maintenance and Asset Reliability conference to give attendees the latest information on best practices, tools and technologies to improve the reliability and overall effectiveness of plant equipment. A top-notch faculty of maintenance professionals and technical specialists will be sharing their experience on critical issues.
Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level I Review Course
Feb. 23 - 25
Houston, Texas
This is a fast paced review of the knowledge and practical skills necessary to install and maintain standard measurement and control instrumentation. It is intended for practicing technicians preparing for the CCST® Level I exam. An explanation of the examination process and practice certification-type exams are provided.
Introduction to Pressure Measurement
Feb. 24
Web Seminar
This seminar offers an introduction and overview of pressure measurement as currently practice in measurement and control systems. Terminology, technology, and applications are covered in this concise presentation.
Introduction to Flow Measurement
Feb. 27
Web Seminar
This seminar provides an introduction and overview of flow measurement as currently practice in measurement and control systems. Terminology, technology, and applications are covered in this concise presentation.
March 2010
Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems
March 1
11 a.m. EST
This web-based version of the popular Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems training uses an interactive format that enables the instructor to diagram examples, give pop quizzes and answer students’ questions in real time. The curriculum will be organized into four two-hour sessions:
- Introduction, Why Care About Air and Study Your Supply Side
- Understand Your Demands and Are You On Base
- Controls
- Maintain System Efficiency, Get With the Plan and Summary/Evaluation
Steam System Design Seminar
March 1-3
Chicago, Ill.
- Discuss the development of modern steam system components, design ideas, and terminology
- Discuss common boiler controls and boiler operating principles
- Size steam and condensate piping using nomograms or software
- Use ESP Plus to size pressure and temperature regulators
- Recognize how to avoid the damage mechanisms typically at work in steam heat exchangers
- Apply steam traps to solve system problems
- Describe the basics of condensate pumping equipment applications
Concepts to Consider when Designing an Order Picking Module
March 3
Jacksonville, Fla.
Companies looking to redesign their current picking method or implement a more efficient picking system to their operation can benefit from the seminar, "Concepts to Consider when Designing a Pick Module." Topics covered include classifying order picking needs, advanced picking methods, pick module technology and more. The seminar will benefit anyone who plays a role in the decision making process, including presidents and CEOs, VPs of operations and engineering and warehouse/distribution managers for the design and operation of their distribution center.
Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems
March 8
11 a.m. EST
This web-based version of the popular Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems training uses an interactive format that enables the instructor to diagram examples, give pop quizzes and answer students’ questions in real time. The curriculum will be organized into four two-hour sessions:
- Introduction, Why Care About Air and Study Your Supply Side
- Understand Your Demands and Are You On Base
- Controls
- Maintain System Efficiency, Get With the Plan and Summary/Evaluation
Design and Application Seminar
March 8-10
Chicago, Ill.
- Employ pump selection principles
- Use the System Syzer in advanced calculations
- Identify the importance of control valve sizing in hydronic systems design
- Recognize the importance of proportional balance
- Compute flow requirements in primary-secondary systems for energy savings
- Recognize the components of system pressure and apply the fundamentals of tank sizing
SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou
March 8 - 11
The China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China
This four-day event will offer a comprehensive product category that includes drive systems and components, electrical and mechanical components, peripheral equipment, low voltage switching devices, sensors, control technology and assembly and dismantling equipment. The show will be of particular interest to exhibitors whose business is related to the equipment/devices and automation system software sectors, as well as consultants, trainers, engineers and trade associations.
March 9
Long Beach, Calif.
Installing smart instrumentation in new facilities has never been more of a ‘no-brainer’ these days, but what do you do with all that intelligence? Is there some way of accessing the diagnostics and device parameters without installing and maintaining multiple, proprietary software applications on a maintenance station or laptop? Learn how easy it is to have a common tool-set that accesses any manufacturers’ device intelligence on a uniform platform. See how maintenance regimes are simplified and supplemented by a single software frame application...all of which are facilitated through globally-supported FDT Technology.
Concepts to Consider when Designing an Order Picking Module
March 10
Lakeland, Fla.
Companies looking to redesign their current picking method or implement a more efficient picking system to their operation can benefit from the seminar, "Concepts to Consider when Designing a Pick Module." Topics covered include classifying order picking needs, advanced picking methods, pick module technology and more. The seminar will benefit anyone who plays a role in the decision making process, including presidents and CEOs, VPs of operations and engineering and warehouse/distribution managers for the design and operation of their distribution center.
Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems
March 15
11 a.m. EST
This web-based version of the popular Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems training uses an interactive format that enables the instructor to diagram examples, give pop quizzes and answer students’ questions in real time. The curriculum will be organized into four two-hour sessions:
- Introduction, Why Care About Air and Study Your Supply Side
- Understand Your Demands and Are You On Base
- Controls
- Maintain System Efficiency, Get With the Plan and Summary/Evaluation
26th International Pump Users Symposium
March 15 - 18
George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston Texas
The International Pump Users Symposium continues to be the only meeting organized by pump users for pump users. The members of the Advisory Committee, who provide overall guidance, are recognized leaders in the pump community. The Symposium is an outstanding value for users concerned with maintenance, performance, troubleshooting, operation, and purchase of pumps. The technical sessions provide an opportunity for attendees to select those lectures, tutorials, case studies, and discussion groups that best meet their personal and professional needs and interests. The exhibits feature products from many key companies in the industry. Exhibiting companies normally send their "first-team" players to this symposium; hence, you can get knowledgeable help at the exhibit hall, in addition to seeing major exhibits of equipment. For more information, visit the event Web site.
Modern Hydronics Basic Seminar
March 22-24
Chicago, Ill.
- Discuss the advantages of properly designed hydronic systems
- Describe how to size boilers, pumps, piping, compression tanks and hydronic specialties for hydronic systems
- Apply rules of thumb to design simple systems
- Use the Bell & Gossett System Syzer to complete typical calculations
March 28 - 31
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina, Tampa, Fla.
SAP-Centric EAM is North America’s most comprehensive program dedicated to the SAP EAM community. This year’s conference is all about getting back to the basics, a deep-dive into the core foundation of your business to see a greater return on investment, tangible benefits and to help move companies closer to achieving total overall performance optimization. The program’s compelling agenda has eight tracks of content covering Master Data, Work Identification, Planning & Scheduling, Execution, Work Completion, History, Analysis, and Expert Advice. The program will also feature a dedicated SAP track. For more information or to register, please visit the conference web site or contact the event producers, Eventure Events, at (877) 411-4675 or (914) 509-5354.
May 2010
May 12 - 14
Conference Center of Veronafiere, Verona, Italy
Euromaintenance, the international travelling industrial maintenance event, will be held in Italy for its 20th year in 2010. The themes covered by the conference will be those of most interest to operators: from predictive, conditional and predetermined maintenance to RAM Engineering (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability); from enhancing the productivity of maintenance personnel to improving energy footprints and environmental protection; from reducing operating costs to revamping industrial plants, from E-Maintenance (Cmms, Rfid, Infomobility) to technological innovation, etc.September 2010
Sept. 21 - 24
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Automation 2010, which will enter into its fifth edition, is known as one of the leading exhibitions for the automotive industry. Various products/services will be exhibited, including hydraulics and pneumatics, building automation, drives and bus technology, robotics, process automation and control systems.Design & Manufacturing Midwest 2010
Sept. 28 - 30
Donald E. Stephense Convention Center, Rosemont, IL
Join Us for Design & Manufacturing Midwest 2010!
The must-attend event for manufacturers looking to strengthen their business and improve product margin and efficiency returns in 2010. See the latest systems, products, and solutions covering the entire manufacturing process from design through distribution, and meet the suppliers that can help you increase productivity, improve quality, reduce costs, and solve your most complex challenges.
October 2010
October 18 - 21
Milwaukee, WI
SMRP's Annual Conference is one of these largest pure maintenance and reliability conference in North America. Come and be Driven By Performance, Powered by Professionals.Jump to a month:
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