It is all systems go for this year’s Mining, Manufacturing and Process Conference to be held on 12 and 13 November at The Forum, The Campus, Bryanston, South Africa.
Following an enthusiastic response to the call for papers, the conference program committee has finalised the programme, which features highly knowledgeable speakers from around the world. The international committee comprised:
* Andrew Ashton, features editor, SA Instrumentation and Control in South Africa.
* Alan Williams, vice president, strategic advisory services from international conference partners ARC Consulting Group in the USA.
* Steve Mackay, technical director, IDC Technologies in Australia.
Keynote address: Dave Woll, BSEE; VP Consulting Services, ARC Advisory Group.
Keynote address: Jim Pinto, MSc; independent analyst, angel investor and futurist.
Rio Tinto’s mine of the future: A case study; John McGagh, BSc Hons, FICE; head of Innovation: Rio Tinto.
Ravensthorpe Nickel project: A case study; Richard Chilvers BSc, MEng, MDP; global practice director: Hatch Systems & Process Control.
The holy grail for process performance enhancement: Johan Rademan PhD, MBA; director: Africa: CSense Systems.
A perspective for manufacturers moving towards IT and controls engineering convergence: Deon Engelbrecht, MBA; business manager Rockwell Software: Rockwell Automation; chairman: MESA International in South Africa.
SOA what – an explanation: Andrew Duca, B.CompSc; MES systems: Honeywell; Neil Freeman, MSc; principal consultant: Mining, Metals and Minerals Processing: Honeywell; Siggy Drews, BS ChE; account manager: Africa: Mining, Minerals and Metals Industries: Honeywell.
Active RFID interface in mining: Clive Wilmans; managing director: Core System Integration.
Security in industrial control systems – getting back to basics: Eugene Coetzee; managing director: Reedflute Software Solutions.
Sensor web enablement of environmental monitoring and process control: Gavin Fleming, MSc; senior GISc and sustainable development researcher: Mintek.
Wireless technology implementation in process plants: Alan Baird; PlantWeb marketing manager: Emerson Process Management.
Plant-level asset management: Rolf Köstlin, NHD EE; product manager: SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Control System: Siemens.
Alarm system management in the process industries: Dick Perry; control systems design director: Fluor.
Beyond MES and ERP – the future of IT in mining and manufacturing operations: Gavin Halse, BSc (ChemEng); managing director: ApplyIT.
Operational Risk Modelling and Control: Kobus van der Merwe; position: IME Solutions.
EtherCAT – the Ethernet fieldbus: Martin Rostan, Dipl.-Ing; executive director: EtherCAT Technology Group.
The value of standards (ISA S88 Batch Control): Mike Ramsay; global automation architect: APV.
The rise of IT in manufacturing: Dave Ives, BSc (ChemEng), MDP; developer platform head: Microsoft SA.
Quality lifecycle analysis: Goran Dragosavac, MSc; product manager: SAS Analytical Intelligence.
Alarm management as a winning strategy: Dave Wibberley, BSc (MechEng); managing director: Adroit Technologies.
Man-machine anti-collision system: an application of active microwave technology: Lore Holtzhausen; senior project manager: ProDesign.
Why does process matter? Paul van der Merwe; enterprise architecture consultant: Real IRM Solutions; course presenter: Department of Informatics: University of Pretoria.
The Lonmin MES journey: Mike le Plastrier, MBA director: EOH Mthombo.
Specifying and selecting a MES system for mineral processing: Johan van Tonder; manager information management: Anglo Platinum.
KPIs and production metrics in mining: Derick Knoll; Exxaro.
Readers are urged to diarise the conference dates now as delegate space is limited.
For more information please visit www.mmpsa.co.za
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