MONDAY APRIL 25
SPORTING CLAY TOURNAMENT – COVEY RISE LODGE 8:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
CAJUN DAY ON THE RIVER – LA PAVILLION – 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
WELCOME RECEPTION – 5:00 -6:30 P.M. BATON ROUGE MARRIOTT, HOST HOTEL
*times and rooms subject to change
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TECHNICAL PRESENTATION – OPERATIONS |
BREAKOUT SESSION – NEWCOMERS |
BREAKOUT SESSION – PROCESS |
BREAKOUT SESSION – MAINTENANCE |
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APRIL 26 TUES |
ROSE ROOM |
CAMELIA ROOM |
MAGNOLIA ROOM |
AZALEA ROOM |
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8:00-9:00 |
OPENING SESSION – NEW TECHNOLOGY LASER CLEANING |
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Bartosz A. Dajnowski, MS, President, G.C. Laser Systems Inc. & Mark Carte, Becht, Pono Division, NDE SME |
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9:05-10:05 |
Steam Methane Reformer Tube Lifecycle Improvement via Inspection & Operations Best Practices Grant Jacobson, Becht |
Integrated APM: Seamless Management of Asset Strategy & Health Chris Harrington, Bently Nevada |
Challenges & Requirements of Proper Operation for Compressor Anti-Surge Valves Manuel Vasquez, REXA, Inc.
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10:05 – 10:30 |
MORNING BREAK |
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10:30-11:30 |
API UPDATES / APPLICABLE CODES & STANDARDS Ernie Blanchard, HSI Group |
Rotating equipment and compressor issues, vibrations, lubrication and PM Joe Moreno, FlexElement |
Tim Cimperman, Amlon Group |
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11:30-1:00 |
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN |
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1:00-2:00 |
Workshop: The Evolution of Examination for HTHA in Fixed Equipment Mark Carte, Becht |
An Overview of Advanced Process Control (APC) Solutions for the fertilizer/syngas industry – why some projects fail and others are successful – Christian Moons, Ravi Guddeti, IPCOS |
Reducing Fired Heater CO2 Emissions & Fuel Consumption Christian Chanel, TubeTech |
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2:05-3:05 |
Approach & FFS Brian Olsen, Becht |
Trends in Machinery Protection & Condition Monitoring Technology Mike Lockas, Bently Nevada |
Steam Methane Reformers – James Cross, AMETEK LAND |
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3:05-3:30 |
AFTERNOON BREAK |
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3:30-4:30 |
Water management & Reuse Raymond Titsing, Suez |
Rotating equipment basics 101 – Mitch Romine, B & E Resources |
Managing SMR Life Cycles – Brian Olson and Frank Sapienza (Andrew Cleverdon) Becht |
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5:00-7:30 |
CRAWFISH BOIL |
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APRIL 27 WED |
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8:00-9:00 |
OPENING SESSION – PASSING DOWN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE & GENERATIONAL COMMUNICATION Gordon Swett and Katy Wright, Becht |
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ROSE ROOM |
CAMELIA ROOM |
MAGNOLIA ROOM |
AZALEA ROOM |
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9:05-10:05 |
James Cross, AMETEK Land |
Best Practices Syngas Refractories – Kevin Paskale, Will Burak, Saint-Gobain |
Optimizing Compressor Performance with High Precision Actuation and Tuning – Mike Murphy, Lambda Process Management, Inc/ REXA, Inc. |
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10:05-10:30 |
MORNING BREAK |
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10:30-11:30 |
Safe Operations of Low Temperature Shift Reactors Under Harsh Conditions Taylor Archer, Clariant Corporation |
PSM Updates & Approaches John Mangus, Becht |
PSV – control valves & relief valves Manuel Vasquez, REXA |
NEW TECHNOLOGY – Cat technology advancement – Simulator technologies. Gary Bennington, Unicat |
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11:30-1:00 |
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN |
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1:00-2:00 |
Coupling removal, installation & basic design Joe Moreno, FlexElement |
PSM, Hydrogen management – William Giang, PSRG |
Steam Methane Reforming – Operator Training Session Franz Petzold, Clariant |
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2:05-3:05 |
Effective Maintenance & Outage Practices Kirk Blanchard, Ohmstede |
Boiler Feedwater System Issues & Failures Raymond Titsing, Suez |
How Newcomers Can Make a Difference – Starting your First Job Clyde Dooley |
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3:05-3:30 |
AFTERNOON BREAK |
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3:30 – 4:30 |
GENERAL SESSION WRAP UP |
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5:00-6:30 |
COCKTAIL HOUR |
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