2019 FREE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Conference Day 1
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2019
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Session 1.1.1
Pump DESIGN, maintenance and operation
Chairperson: Bhekinkosi Gumede, Machinery Engineer: Cape Town Refinery, Chevron South Africa
13:00 – 13:20
The use of variable speed control in huge slurry pumping facilities – advantages, disadvantages and cost savings
Marchant de Kooker, Electrical / Control & Instrumentation / Systems Engineer, AngloGold Ashanti
13:20 – 13:40
Solar driven pump solutions in irrigation or other applications
Hannes van Niekerk, Chief Executive Officer, S A W Africa
13:40 – 14:00
An Eskom pump experience: what did we learn about pumps during the past 25 years?
Willem van der Westhuizen, Corporate Specialist: Pump Technology, Eskom
14:00 – 14:30
Session Q&A and Think Tank
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Session 1.2.1
Control & Automation
Chairperson: Hamanth Kasan, General Manager, Rand Water
15:00 – 15:20
Case study: Remote monitoring, control and analysis of pumping systems using 4IR technology
Lyon van der Merwe, Product Manager, Franklin Electric SA
15:20 – 15:40
Reducing water losses via web-based IIOT technology
Petrus Klopper, Professional Services Portfolio Member, Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement and Control (SAIMC)
15:40 – 16:00
Case Study: Using an Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) software tool as a replacement to Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) within a valve manufacturing company
Lance Zikalala, Managing Director, nCoded Solutions
16:00 – 16:30
Session Q&A and Think Tank
16:30
End of day 1
Conference Day 2
THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2019
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Session 2.1.1
Valve reconditioning, quality control and operation
Chairperson: Andy Camphausen, Member, Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Cluster of South Africa (VAMCOSA) and Public Affairs Officer, Lixil Africa
10:00 – 10:20
The validity of reconditioning valves
Wayne Arnold, Director, Valve Hospital
10:20 – 10:40
High-pressure steam isolation valve replacement
Roy Zhou, Technical Engineer, LVSA Group, China
10:40 – 11:00
Operation, maintenance and quality control of valves
Julius Frauendorf, Group Technical Manager, AVK Southern Africa
11:00 – 11:30
Session Q&A & Think Tank
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Session 2.2.1
Pipe Applications and standardS
Chairperson: Jacques van Eck, Independent Auditor, Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA)
12:00 – 12:30
LSD capacity, SABS commercial as well as certification
Erich Seeger, Senior Manager: Civil Engineering; Johan Louw, Executive: LSD and Amanda Gcabashe, Executive: Certification, South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
12:30 – 13:00
Exploring what is available in the market in terms of high-temperature plastic pressure piping system for hot & cold water applications
Ken Patrick, Chairman, Polymer Hot and Cold Technology Association (PHACT)
13:00 – 13:30
Session Q&A and Think Tank
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Session 2.3.1
Tanks, vessels and drums
Chairperson: Hendrick Rasebopye, Executive Director, Corrosion Institute of South Africa (CorrISA)
14:00 – 14:30
Case study of thermophilic digestion instead of aeration that is an energy guzzler
Sally Hall, Managing Director, Hyson Cells
14:30 – 15:00
Making financial sense of liquid storage and transport
Hein van Spaendonck, Group Director, Flexitank Systems
15:00 – 15:30
Session Q&A and Think Tank
15:30