Educational Content 2024

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10:00
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    The continued use of standalone and nonconnected equipment and its place in a cost conscious Industry 4.0 factory. 
10:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE

    Everybody is talking about Industry 4.0 cool technologies, but today, more than 50% of asset-intensive companies are still more than 50% reactive when maintaining their production assets.

11:00
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    We will talk about the use of AI, to cover various aspects of spare parts management. Starting with data management, supporting i.e. transition from legacy ERP into new systems AI plays an important role to enrich and correct data. A second area is stock management and access to parts, where AI helps managers to be on top of the process and reduce friction between processes.
11:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE

    Graeme Chilvers, UK Tinting Services Manager at AkzoNobel, reveals how the company transformed its supply chain and field service operations with a mobile, connected worker platform.  

    AkzoNobel offers comprehensive tinting solutions for various industries and specialises in providing customised colour matching. However, AkzoNobel was facing productivity and inventory management accuracy issues with traditional manual processes.  

12:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    Are you performing time-based lubrication activities and still seeing premature bearing failures?  Do you really know how much grease is needed and when the right time to apply it? By taking a Condition based approach, you will know how much and when to apply grease to help reduce the major causes of premature bearing failures. Ultrasound is a proven technology in the world of Lubrication.
13:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE

    The supply chain continues to be one of the major issues that manufacturing businesses are facing. In late 2023 ERIKS commissioned the Manufacturing Indirect Supply Chain Survey to look deeper at this problem - and this webinar explores The MRO Supply Chain Report that was subsequently produced in association with the IET.

14:00
  1. Maintec Solution Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    From complex and costly tech, to time-consuming change management programmes, the benefits of digital maintenance systems have often felt out of reach for many. Snowed under with existing workloads and limited resources - focusing on the future isn't easy for maintenance professionals. 
15:00
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    Working alongside Manufacturers for the last 7 years there has been a common theme that has progressively got worse, the ever-growing labour shortage & skills gap. A study in 2022 predicted that 18% of the current manufacturing workforce in the UK is due to retire by 2026. With 47% of people quitting their apprenticeships, we're here to guide you through the challenges.
15:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE

    Find out all you need to know about entering the industry's leading awards programme, including the brand new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion category.  Delivered by The Manufacturer in partnership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), The Manufacturer MX Awards have a combined heritage of over 50 years and are widely regarded as the gold standard in industry awards.

     

    TMMX Awards exist to encourage, benchmark and celebrate manufacturing excellence, with every stage of the programme providing value for participants, regardless of their excellence maturity.

     

    With  categories ranging from recognition in innovation and sustainability, through to digitalisation, leadership and staff engagement, there are plenty of opportunities for UK industrial businesses of all sizes and sectors to be recognised.

     

    Manufacturers are achieving amazing things against a backdrop of challenging circumstances, as such, there’s never been a better time to shine a light on industry success, and for the sector to take centre stage.

     

    This year's programme is open for entries until 8 July. With one month to prepare your entries, drop in to The Manufacturer team to find out more.

     

10:00
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    The supply chain continues to be one of the major issues that manufacturing businesses are facing. In late 2023 ERIKS commissioned the Manufacturing Indirect Supply Chain Survey to look deeper at this problem - and this webinar explores The MRO Supply Chain Report that was subsequently produced in association with the IET. 

    Among the report's revelations is the direct link between unscheduled downtime and the operation of the engineering stores, supply chain, and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) procurement. The survey data clearly demonstrated that in 2023 the main causes of downtime in UK manufacturing was due to spares availability and lead time issues.
10:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    This presentation unveils a transformative approach to facilities and maintenance management, fostering a thriving organisational culture. Discover how a diverse and innovative maintenance and facilities team can go beyond fixing equipment and impact culture and the bottom line. 
11:00
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    Lubrication is more than oil and grease! World Class Lubrication Management covers variety of different areas. This session will focus on best practice in lubrication management. In focus will be long term asset reliability, optimisation, TCO reduction, storage & handling, knowledge transfer, and energy reduction.
11:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    John and Sarah Matthews from MCP will be joined by Tony Denning from Lucozade Ribena Suntory. Lucozade and MCP have worked closely for more than 15 years. Tony will discuss some of the training and assessment work that has been completed in Coleford and the benefits to his business.
12:00
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    This session will provide insights into industry trends in enterprise asset management from the IFS EAM trend report. We will explore the EAM maturity model and provide tips to improve your maintenance maturity now and in the future.
12:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
13:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE
    Why is it a good time to start your digitalized Predictive Maintenance approach?

    We are fully immersed in the 4.0 hype. Stating;Industry 4.0 feels like a hype and therefore partly has a negative connotation.

    Various suppliers are queuing up with their 'smart sensors', but which ones really bring added value? 
14:00
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE

    As today’s operations grow in complexity, they can experience equally complex problems that threaten performance – but how can you quickly identify and resolve issues while keeping an eye on profitability? In this session, you’ll learn how Emerson and AspenTech’s comprehensive reliability solutions can utilise a centralised data management system to compile various data sources to make smarter decisions.

15:30
  1. Maintenance Theatre
    20 mins
    • MAINTENANCE THEATRE

    Find out all you need to know about entering the industry's leading awards programme, including the brand new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion category.  Delivered by The Manufacturer in partnership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), The Manufacturer MX Awards have a combined heritage of over 50 years and are widely regarded as the gold standard in industry awards.

     

    TMMX Awards exist to encourage, benchmark and celebrate manufacturing excellence, with every stage of the programme providing value for participants, regardless of their excellence maturity.

     

    With  categories ranging from recognition in innovation and sustainability, through to digitalisation, leadership and staff engagement, there are plenty of opportunities for UK industrial businesses of all sizes and sectors to be recognised.

     

    Manufacturers are achieving amazing things against a backdrop of challenging circumstances, as such, there’s never been a better time to shine a light on industry success, and for the sector to take centre stage.

     

    This year's programme is open for entries until 8 July. With one month to prepare your entries, drop in to The Manufacturer team to find out more.