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APRIL 3-5, 2017

MIDDLE EAST Dubai, UAE | Hyatt Regency Dubai

JUNE 6-8, 2017

EUROPE Antwerp, BE | Crowne Plaza Antwerp

NOVEMBER 6-8, 2017

USA Orlando, FL | B Resort & Spa

SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2017

AUSTRALIA Gold Coast, QLD | Novotel Surfers Paradise

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WHERE:Gold Coast QLD Australia Novotel Surfers Paradise

WHEN:September 5-7, 2017

WHO:Vibration Analysts, Condition Monitoring Professionals, Program Managers, Overall Industry Professionals

WHAT ATTENDEES GET:+ 3 keynote presentations by

leading industry experts

+ Your choice of half or full day workshops

+ 3 networking sessions

+ Entrance to the exhibition hall

+ Access to all recorded conference presentations

IMVAC Australia is designed specifically for vibration analysts and condition monitoring professionals. From workshops, learning sessions and case studies to the latest technologies featured in the expo, the conference provides practical learning in the important aspects of industrial vibration analysis, the complementary condition monitoring technologies, and the reliability improvement fields of precision alignment, balancing, and lubrication.

It is our aim to help you form new relationships with your fellow reliability improvement practitioners, and provide you with actionable new skills and knowledge that you can take back to the plant to help you deliver even greater value. I look forward to seeing everyone at IMVAC Australia in Gold Coast, Australia.

See you there! - Jason Tranter

THE AUSTRALIAN EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MACHINE VIBRATION ANALYSIS CONFERENCE (IMVAC AUSTRALIA) IS BEING HELD SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2017.

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WHY:+ Dedicated to Vibration Analysis and Condition Monitoring Technologies

+ Improve diagnostic knowledge and skills

+ Build relationships with peers who face the same challenges

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PRE-CONFERENCE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

1:00 – 5:00pm Registration

DAY 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

7:00 – 8:00am Morning Coffee and Tea

8:00 – 9:15am Welcome Introduction by Jason Tranter, Founder, Mobius Institute and IMVAC

Premier Sponsor Introductions

Keynote Presentation - The Pursuit of Asset Reliability Improvement by Malcolm Osenton, The Mosaic Company

9:15 – 9:30am Welcome Coffee and Tea

S T R E A M 1 S T R E A M 2 S T R E A M 3

9:30 – 12:30pm Practical Vibration Analysis Workshop: Interactive and challenging case studies (Part 1 - Part 2 required below) - Scott Dow, Senior Instructor, Mobius Institute

Time signal analysis of ultrasound signals - Tom Murphy, Corporate Training Manager, SDT Ultrasound Solutions

Rolling bearing applications, failure analysis & reliability improvement - Darren Kenworthy, SKF Australia Pty Ltd, Engineering Manager

12:30 – 1:30pm L U N C H

1:30 - 4:30pm Practical Vibration Analysis Workshop: Interactive and challenging case studies (Part 2 - Part 1 required above) - Scott Dow, Senior Instructor, Mobius Institute

An animated introduction to fluid-film bearing vibration analysis - Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute

Improving Electrical Reliability by implement-ing a Motor Diagnostic and Testing Program - William Kruger, ALL-TEST Pro, LLC, Technical & Training Manager

4:30 – 6:30pm Welcome Networking Session with food & drinks in Exhibition Hall

DAY 2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

7:00 – 8:00am Welcome Coffee and Tea

8:00 – 8:30am Welcome by Jason Tranter, Founder, Mobius Institute and IMVAC and exhibitor introductions

8:30 – 9:15am Keynote Presentation - David Parkin, Champion AFL Coach and Business Leader

A U S T R A L I AC O N F E R E N C E A G E N D A

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A U S T R A L I AC O N F E R E N C E A G E N D A

DAY 2 (CONTINUED) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

S T R E A M 1 S T R E A M 2 S T R E A M 3

9:30 – 10:15am The future of vibration analysis - Henrico Van Niekerk, Meridian Energy Ltd

Used Oil Analysis as both a Condition Monitoring & Pro-ductivity improvement Tool - Brenden Tymensen, ExxonMobil

Bearing failures and remedies - Andreas Pieper, Schaeffler Australia

10:15 – 10:45am Morning Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall

10:45 – 11:30am Case Study: Can we fix high vibration problem due to mis-alignment without stoppage of the machine? - Megh Nath Goyal, National Fertilizers Limited

A most unusual hydro generation problem - Matthew Fallow, Asset Quality Pty Ltd

High Definition Gearbox Monitoring - Tim Sundstrom, SPM Instrument

11:45 – 12:30pm Case Study: Modal balancing and over speed testing of large turbo-alternator rotors - Simon Hurricks, Genesis Energy Ltd

Case Study: The integration of Ultrasonic acoustic and Vibration techniques to enhance our rotating equipment CM program - David Kauppila, Herbert Mills, Wilmar Sugar Australia

Taking Notice of Change - Matt Blanch, Noble Engineering Services Pty Ltd

12:30 – 1:30pm L U N C H & D E S S E R T I N E X H I B I T I O N H A L L

1:30 – 2:15 Case Study: Gearbox failure - Wendy Kera, BHP

Smart Reliability CBM & Fourth Industrial Revolution Sven Fleischer, PRUFTECHNIK S.E.A. PTE LTD

(90 min.): A quick introduc-tion to the other Condition Monitoring technologies - Jason Tranter, Mobius Institute

2:30 - 3:15pm Do we really have to take averages or are we just wasting our time - Clyde Volpe, Vibration Institute of Australia

Case Study: Connecting Asset Health to Asset Strategies in real time - Graham Forrester, NVMS Solutions

(90 min.) cont’d: A quick introduction to the other Condition Monitoring technologies - Jason Tranter, Mobius Institute

3:15 - 3:45pm Afternoon Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall

3:45 - 4:30pm The Implementation of Condition Monitoring in Well Head Compressor Operation - Pravin Hujare, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering

Oil condition monitoring and varnish mitigation for Steam\Gas Turbines and Compressors - Wayne Buckland, CTG Lubrication Services & Pierre Vanderkelen, Fluitec

Case Study: Low Speed Bearing Lubrication, Monitoring & Reliability - Peter Todd, Australian Reliability Improvement Association

4:30 - 5:30pm Reception with food and drinks in Exhibition Hall

6:00 - 8:30pm Evening Dinner & Entertainment

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A U S T R A L I AC O N F E R E N C E A G E N D A

DAY 3 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

7:00 – 8:00am Welcome Coffee and Tea

8:00 – 8:50am Keynote Presentation - Making Vibration Analysis Count by Jason Tranter

S T R E A M 1 S T R E A M 2 S T R E A M 3

9:00 - 9:45am Rolling Element Bearings - why the harmonics, why the side bands - Clyde Volpe, Vibration Institute of Australia

CM Program KPIs- Key to survival and growth of CM programs - Tarun Motwani, Visy Paper

HD Technology - Accurate condition monitoring of ultra-low and low speed machines - Tim Sundstrom, SPM Instrument

10:00 - 10:45am Acoustic vibration monitoring - Tom Murphy, SDT Ultrasound Solutions

Case Study Challenge: Test your analysis skills in a case study presentation that asks you, the audience, to decide what to do next - Scott Dow, Mobius Institute

(20 min.) Eli Lilly’s Lubrica-tion-driven Global Reliability - Suzy Hitchcock, ICML

(20 min.) Online Condition Monitoring utilising Acoustic Emission on a very slow speed application - Mark Ciechanow-icz, Schaeffler Australia Pty Ltd

10:45 – 11:15am Morning Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00pm Motion Amplification - Moving vibration analysis to the visual spectrum - Andrew Gale, Optical Motion Technologies

How to align vendors to complement your reliability efforts, and make sustainable gains - Mark Gurney, ACS

Understanding Machinery Malfunctions for Automated Detection, Trending and Alarming - John Morey, Tensor Systems Pty Ltd

12:00 – 1:00pm L U N C H & D E S S E R T I N E X H I B I T I O N H A L L

1:00 - 1:45pm Nefarious methods of reducing vibration caused by resonance in large turbo machinery - Simon Hurricks, Genesis Energy Ltd

Case Study: Maximising Cost Effectiveness of Machine Condition Monitoring Frequencies - Peter Todd, Australian Reliability Improvement Association

(90 min.) Things are not always as they seem. The mysterious bearing fault - John van Bynen, Commotion Systems Pty Ltd.

2:00 - 2:45pm VFDs: The vibration analyst's worst nightmare - Scott Dow, Mobius Institute

Inner race bearing faults - Glenn Withington, Rio Tinto

(90 min.) cont’d. Things are not always as they seem. The mysterious bearing fault - John van Bynen, Commotion Systems Pty. Ltd.

2:45 – 3:00pm Afternoon Coffee Break

3:00 - 3:45pm High return motor management - Mark Gurney

Implementation of Condition Monitoring in Well Head Compressor Operation - Puji Nugroho, VICO Indonesia

Investigation of parameters influenced by the crack for LP turbine blade health monitoring - Suresh Babu Annamraju, BHEL

3:45 – 5:00pm Interactive Forum, Closing and Giveaways

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“Thank you for providing such a wonderful conference! I really couldn’t imagine any way it could have been better. Great Job!

“IMVAC was a great conference, well organized with plenty of good topics to choose from.

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