IPA Collective National Showcase | Reliability
In 1978, the Reliability-Centered Maintenance report by F. Stanley Nowlan and Howard F. Heap introduced maintenance technicians to the first iteration of the potential-failure/functional-failure (P-F) curve. The report was sponsored by the United States Department of Defense to be a roadmap for managing reliability on many different types of equipment. The initial design stood as a guide to the current versions of the curve that continue to develop and evolve in a growing desire to keep equipment running longer and cost of operation to a minimum.

The desire to keep critical equipment running has driven us to evolve the curve to encompass newer technologies with already existing best practices. Today, the most commonly accepted version is called the D-I-P-F curve as introduced by Doug Plucknette in 2006.

In today's event, we are going to gain an insight of the D-I-P-F curve and then take a look at some of the technologies that are driving reliability into the future, so if you want to increase machine-up time and quality of products, this is the event of the year.

In this workshop, we will explore the fundamentals of improving your reliability capability, through a series of presentations in a storyboard format. The presenters are part of our IPA Collective program, which brings together leading industry experts from around Australia.

Our Storyboard begins with us building the foundations through the D-I-P-F curve and progresses through to looking at some of the methodologies and technologies available to us.

Agenda:

8:00 am | Registration
8:15 am | Event starts
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Introductions
8:30 am | Your Maintenance Coach
- The D-I-P-F Curve is the building block of reliability, Simon will give us a greater understanding of how the curve works, but also bring forward some of the more critical aspects.
9:15 am | Machine Consultation & Services (MCS)
- Where does vibration analysis sit within the curve, how does it work and what can it tell us?
10:00 am | Morning tea
10:30 am | Ultra-Tek
- Ultrasound has been around for many years as a reliability & fault finding technique, but are we utilising it correctly and can we get more from it?
11:15 am | Lubrication Expert

We will gain an insight into not only best practice lubrication but also precision lubrication and how this can have a significant impact.

12.00 pm | Lunch
13:00 pm | Factory Ai
- Machine learning, Industry 4.0 and Ai are now at the forefront of preventative maintenance, but what is happening in the real world?
1:45 pm | Q&A Panel
2:15 pm | Afternoon tea and networking
3:00 pm | Close

Our Presenters:

Simon Murray
Your Maintenance Coach
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For over 25 years Simon has been creating leading and coaching high-performance maintenance & reliability teams.

Simon has implemented his practical strategies in small family businesses and global corporations, from bricks to bread and everything in between.

He now speaks, trains and coaches around the world, working with organisations ready to take their maintenance, reliability and asset management thinking to the next level.

    Salah Attia
  Machine Consultation & Services
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Salah Attia is one of the few machinery diagnostics international consultants, Holding Australian citizenship he played a critical role in each leading company he worked with in the Arabian Gulf, Egypt, and Australia.
He has more than 16 years of experience in reliability & and rotating machinery diagnostics services, troubleshooting, and condition monitoring techniques in multinational organisations.
Currently, he is acting as a Technical Director of MCS – Australia and Founder of MDI – Machinery Diagnostics Institute.
Wide experience in mechanical maintenance and machinery condition monitoring in different fields such as Cement, Steel, Power Generation, Oil and gas, Refineries, Mining, Food & and beverages … etc.
Accredit instructor for Vibration Analysis, Machinery Lubrication, and Infrared Thermography.
o Certified Vibration Analysis Instructor Accredit from Mobius Institute
o Certified Machinery Lubrication Instructor Accredit from ICML
o Certified Infrared Thermography Instructor Accredit from Infraspection Institute

Tyler Beck
Ultra-Tek
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Tyler Beck is a Technical Service Manager at Ultra-Tek, an industry leader in ultrasonic tools and condition monitoring solutions for maintenance and reliability. With a strong background in engineering and technical support, Tyler works across Queensland and New South Wales, delivering cutting-edge solutions for predictive maintenance. Known for his expertise in ultrasonic technology, Tyler provides clients with practical insights to enhance plant productivity, reduce equipment failures, and achieve operational efficiency. He excels in building strategic partnerships and developing tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of industrial clients across Australia’s diverse sectors.

    Rafe Britton
  Lubrication Expert
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Rafe Britton, the Lubrication Expert, is known within the industry for his YouTube channel and podcast, and works with both oil manufacturers and industrial lubricant end-users to improve their equipment uptime while reducing the cost of their lubrication program. He is a mechanical engineer with 14 years of experience on both sides of the industry; both as an operator, and lubricant supplier. Rafe holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and a Bachelor of Physics from UNSW.

Rafe is a technical committee member for the Australian Lubricants Association, a Precision Lubrication Magazine editorial board member, an advisory board member of the Lubricant Expo, exam board member of the International Council of Machinery Lubrication and a technical editor of TLT, the monthly publication of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. Rafe is ICML MLE, MLA III, MLT II, VIM and VPR certified and STLE CLS and is a Chartered Professional Engineer through Engineers Australia."

JP Picard
Factory Ai
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JP is the CEO of Factory AI, a company that enhances maintenance and condition monitoring by delivering faster, more accurate insights using advanced AI, sensor data, operational logs, and external data.

In his role, JP collaborates with reliability leaders, engineers, and maintenance teams to understand their machines and reliability strategy to show how AI can help prevent issues and improve planning.

Registration Details:

Registrations close 7 days before the event date.
Registrations are based on a "first come, first served" basis.
Please select the appropriate ticket type depending on your membership status.

Who should attend?
This is open to a broad range of business professionals, Site Managers, Reliability, Maintenance, Assets, Engineering and anyone looking to improve their equipment reliability.

When do I need to register?
Registrations close seven days before the event date.

Who can I contact for further information?

Samantha Jeffrey | National Engagement & Events Manager
samantha@industrypartners.com.au
0438 058 823

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