Agenda
Following is the preliminary agenda for ARC presentations and events. Times and sessions are subject to change.
Tuesday, October 5
Opening Keynote Speaker
8:30 - 10 AM
Inventor and physicist Dean Kaman will deliver the opening day keynote speech.
Next Generation Energy Management Using Smart Grid Technologies and Tactics
10:30 AM - 12 PM
The majority of publicity concerning the Smart Grid has covered new Smart Meters and future applications that target the consumer market. A great deal of research and development has been undertaken to make electric power consumption visible to the consumer, and thus more controllable.
Commercial and industrial electric customers, besides being larger users of power, already have “smart” meters and also pay electric rates based on time-of-use. What impact will the Smart Grid have on these operations? Which new technologies can pinpoint targets for savings in the industrial sector? How will the transition to time-based rates for all electric customers change incentives in the industrial segment? What steps should management of industrial sites take now to position for the future?
Leverage Maintenance and Operations Information to Recover Hidden Costs
1:30 - 3 PM
Despite the potential benefits of improving the collaboration between maintenance and operations, initiatives consistently fail with high degree of predictability due to the lack of measureable benefits. However, the sharing of key information between maintenance and operations can improve production availability and utilization leading to reductions in asset maintenance cost and production cost by increasing product quality. This session will identify appropriate Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions and discuss available information from each solution and the potential benefits for maintenance and operations. APM solutions discussed include maintenance solutions (Enterprise Asset Management, Plant Asset Management, and Reliability) and operation solutions (process optimization, intelligent field devices, and ODR).
Wednesday, October 6
Justifying Technology Selection
10:30 AM – 12 PM
This panel session will review methods being used to select automation technology levels and provide business justification on the economic value automation technology brings.
Monday, October 4 - Thursday, October 7
ARC Booth #311 in Exhibition Hall
Monday: 1-5 PM
Tuesday-Thursday: 7:30–8:30 AM, 10–10:30 AM, 12–1:30 PM, 3–3:30 PM, 5–7 PM (10:30 AM close Thursday)
Visit ARC's booth, #311, on the exhibition floor to learn more about thought leadership and strategies for sustainable operational excellence in industrial manufacturing. Private consultations are available with ARC's Market and Technology Analysts (contact ARC by October 1, 2010).
