Maintec 2008
January 1st 2008 Leading players in the field of plant maintenance
and asset management will gather at Birmingham's
NEC in March for easyFairs MAINTEC 2008. And
now, in its 33rd year, the March 11-13 show is
expected to set new records both in terms of visitor
numbers and exhibitors
As well as around 170 stands –
showcasing an array of products
from the latest thermal imaging
cameras and hazard monitoring systems,
to bulk solid measurement sensors and
germ-busting floor coverings – there's a
programme of learnShop seminars and a
briefing lunch presented by PICME entitled
'Improving Plant Productivity &
Performance'.
It be co-located for the first time with
easyFairs SOLIDS 2008 – the UK's main
event for companies involved in the solids
processing, handling and storage – it will
also feature a new Industrial Environment
Forum catering for the growing number of
professionals tasked with reducing the
environmental impact of the operations
and facilities they manage.
"Bringing these events together will
provide an integrated networking and
exhibition platform for senior and
operational decision makers with a
broader remit, and ensures that Maintec
exhibitors will reach a much broader
cross-section of relevant professionals,"
says Peter Heath, managing director of
easyFairs UK, Europe's leading organiser
of time and cost-effective trade shows.
Lunch and learn
A new feature for easyFairs Maintec 2008 is
a Briefing Lunch, presented by the Process
Industries Centre for Manufacturing
Excellence (PICME) on 'Improving Plant
Productivity & Performance'.
Scheduled for Tuesday 11th March
(12.30pm to 13.30pm) the briefing will
focus on providing practical solutions.
PICME (www.picme.org), part funded by
the DTI, has been set up specifically to
help manufacturers of chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, plastics and rubbers
improve their competitiveness and efficiency
by reducing manufacturing waste and
increasing the efficiency of the manufacturing
process in the shortest possible time.
And there is also a comprehensive
programme of short, practical 'learnShops'
seminars across all three days of the show,
covering key topics including predictive
maintenance, condition monitoring, Health
& Safety, and Best Practice in maintenance
scheduling and execution.
Delivering these seminars will be
speakers from leading industry
organisations including the Society of
Operations Engineers/Institution of Plant
Engineers, the British Compressed Air
Society, UK Thermography Association,
Society of Diagnostic Engineers and the
Health & Safety Executive.
For more information and to register for
free entry, visit
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