Asset Management: Designing for Reliability

Name: Asset Management: Designing for Reliability
Start: 2019-03-26T08:30:00
Location: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster

26 March 2019
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Overview

With a huge amount of resource and costs required at the design stage, it is vital that companies are ensuring the design process is fit for purpose. Considerations at the early stages of design contribute most significantly to the success or failure of the final product. Especially as the reliability of equipment cannot be enhanced by maintenance, only preserved.

This seminar will shift focus towards designing for reliability, and how it can be used to reduce maintenance and ensure reliability throughout the life cycle of an asset. Understand the significance of design considerations for cost-saving and maintenance reduction.

Attendees will leave with an understanding of how reliability may be inputted into design, and how it is managed and demonstrated in various production and use activities. Learn how to effectively and efficiently manage your systems, products and equipment in order to maintain reliability throughout the full life-cycle, and how design can impact this. Utilise opportunities for networking with other industry practitioners and share experiences.

Seminar venue update:

Due to popular demand, we are pleased to announce that this seminar will now be taking place at the QEII Centre, London - located just behind One Birdcage Walk.

Attend this seminar to:

Hear from asset management, design and reliability specialists from organisations across engineering sectors including Sellafield Ltd, Caterpillar Defense, Dyson, Rolls-Royce and Network Rail
Learn how achieving clear definitions of life-cycle conditions, loads and costs, can assist in saving costs and man-hours, reduce maintenance needs and guarantee safety
Address challenges in capturing data in context, and using trending data to measure design robustness
Build upon and improve existing design and strategies for whole life cycle costs
Take part in interactive discussions during our roundtable sessions focusing in on key challenges relating to designing for reliability

Key programme highlights:

Rolls-Royce address how alignment through the levels of detail within a large company making complex systems can improve the reliability of assets
Caterpillar Defense discuss how to build upon and improve existing asset design including environmentally sustainable practices
Dyson share best practice strategies for capturing data in context for feedback into design
Network Rail discuss why and how designing for reliability is being implemented into their processes
Sellafield Ltd share design insights into safety, engineering and the law

Key speakers include:

Andy Parsley, Robust Design Specialist, Rolls-Royce
Kevin Rayment, Reliability Process Manager, Network Rail
John Morrison, Remote Handling Centre of Expertise Leader, Engineering Design Capability, Sellafield Ltd
Tim Ingram, Chair of ISO55000 BSI Mirror Committee, MMI Thornton Tomasetti
Scott Mitchell, Design Team Leader, Caterpillar Defense

Attendees from previous seminars included representatives from:

ABB
Abbott Risk Consulting
Angel Trains
Artis
Assystem UK Ltd
Atkins
AWE
Babcock International
BAE Systems
BMT Asset Performance Ltd
BMT Reliability Consultants
Bosch
Bureau Veritas
Costain Group
CRA
De La Rue
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
Dow Chemical
E.ON UK
Edwards
Emerson Process Management
Environment Agency
Eversholt Rail (UK) Limited
Faiveley Transport
Foresight Group
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Govia Thameslink Railway
HBM UK
Heathrow Express
Heriot-Watt University
Jaguar Land Rover

John Crane Asset Management Solutions
London Underground
Mars UK
Martin-Baker
Mexichem Fluor
Ministry of Defence
Network Rail
Office for Nuclear Regulation
Office of Rail and Road
Operational Intelligence Ltd
PCMS Engineering
Pfizer Ireland
Rolls-Royce
SABIC UK Petrochemicals
SGN
SSE
Tata Chemicals Europe
Tata Steel
Thames Water
Total UK Ltd
TransAlta
Transport for London
Trinity House
TWI
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Unipart Rail
Uniper
United Utilities
University of Reading
VTG Rail UK Ltd
Weetabix Ltd
Whitecastle Engineering Ltd

Delegate feedback from previous seminars:

"A very informative day with quality speakers and wide range of experience presented. I would certainly recommend attendance in the future."
Principal ILS Engineer, BAE Systems

"Another well run, interesting event. Very worthwhile for anyone involved in asset management."
Consultant, CRA

"A well managed seminar with knowledgeable keynote speakers."
Site Asset Manager and Maintenance Authority, DSRL

"The event was well planned and had speakers who were knowledgeable on the subjects that we were interestted in!"
Field Technical Advisor, Total UK Ltd

Organising Committee:

Safety and Reliability Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Member Credits:
Bob Wilson, Member, Safety and Reliability Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Mark Norris, Technical Director, Asset Management, Black & Veatch

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Day 1

08:30 - Seminar Programme

	TUESDAY, 26 MARCH 2019
08:30	REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00	CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
09:10	KEYNOTE ADDRESS: DELIVERING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, AND ASKING WHY? Tim Ingram, Chair of ISO55000 BSI Mirror Committee, MMI Thornton Tomasetti
	DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
09:35	SAFETY, ENGINEERING AND THE LAW John Morrison, Remote Handling Centre of Expertise Leader, Engineering Design Capability, Sellafield Ltd
10:05	CAN REDUNDANCY DESIGN IMPROVE RELIABILITY? Mahmood Shafiee, Programme Director and Senior Lecturer Professor, Department of Energy and Power, Cranfield University How efficient were conventional designs? What is redundancy and what kinds of redundancies are available? How does Redundancy improve Reliability? Examples from railway, oil and gas, wind energy
10:35	IMPROVING EXISTING PRODUCT RELIABILITY THROUGH THE USE OF ANALYSIS Scott Mitchell, Design Team Leader, Caterpillar Defense
11:05	NETWORKING BREAK
	DATA FOR RELIABILITY
11:35	CAPTURING DATA IN CONTEXT FOR FEEDBACK INTO DESIGN James Pugh, Senior Quality Engineer, Dyson Why we capture data and what we use it for How we capture data – analysis of in market products and data logging trials How we use the data to improve product reliability
12:05	USING ADVANCED DATA ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS TO MANAGE ASSETS AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY Alexandra Knight, Technical Director, Amey Strategic Consulting From data to insight: The Amey IOT Advanced Analytics platform - Mercury How we are using this on big bridges through to waste treatment facilities What next? How we will use it to enhance asset management decision making further
12:35	NETWORKING LUNCH
	LIFE CYCLE: FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE
13:35	LIFE CYCLE COSTING: EASIER SAID THAN DONE Gary Knight, Principal Engineer, ROSEN Group Defining the lifecycle Cost modelling – methods and selection Aligning the organisation Managing risk
14:05	ENSURING ROBUSTNESS BY MANAGING DATA BETWEEN SYSTEM LEVELS Andy Parsley, Robust Design Specialist, Rolls-Royce Defence Interpreting and flowing top level requirements to all system levels, and feeding compliance back up Mechanisms for multi-physics concurrent robust design to ensure reliability Pragmatic management of technical data between system levels to avoid errors in interpretation
14:35	INTRODUCING DESIGN FOR RELIABILITY (DFR) AT NETWORK RAIL Kevin Rayment, Reliability Process Manager, Network Rail Why was DFR introduced? How can a single process cover every situation? What does the process look like?
15:05	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:35	ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS Delegates can choose to join one of four roundtable discussions. This will give them the chance to share their views and thoughts around the roundtable topic of choice. How can reliability risks be reduced? Gordon Bailey, Chief Mechanical Design Engineer, Airbus Helicopters Design benefits vs cost: how to balance the two? Jon Wiggins, RA Engineering Manager, Rotork Controls Who holds accountability for unreliable assets? Gary Knight, Principal Engineer, ROSEN Group How can reliability be tested in design and development? Mark Norris, Technical Director, Asset Management, Black & Veatch
16:35	ROUNDTABLE SUMMARY DISCUSSION Facilitators summarise the outcomes of their roundtable discussion for all the audience. This provides a perfect opportunity to share valuable expertise and insights.
16:55	CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
17:00	END OF SEMINAR

Mark Norris: Technical Director, Asset Management, Black & Veatch

Mark is an expert in Asset Management and Reliability, having written books and delivered papers on the topics all over the world. Mark began his career designing and developing engines for Ricardo Consulting Engineers, moving on to their Mechanical Development (Reliability) service, designing test rigs, HALT and ALT tests etc., a role he reprised with BOC Edwards for High Vacuum Pumps and latterly for Industrial Equipment with Terex. Mark has been a Reliability Engineering professional since 1998 and is Deputy Chairman of the IMechE’s Safety & Reliability Group Committee and two working groups – Engineering for Reliability, Human Factors. Mark is co-author of the IAM’s Subject Specific Guidance on Reliability Engineering gaining endorsements from the IMechE and SaRS.

Tim Ingram: Chair of ISO55000 BSI Mirror Committee, MMI Thornton Tomasetti

Tim is an experienced Chartered Engineer, with experience as an Asset Manager, System Engineer, and Management Consultant delivering projects for clients in a variety of sectors. His work ranges from operational analysis, through to advising government bodies and international bodies such as the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Alexandra Knight: Technical Director, Amey Strategic Consulting

Alexandra is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Since joining Amey in April 2018 she has led asset management projects involving advanced data analytics for clients such as Transport Scotland, Network Rail and Ferrovial. Alex is also a member of the UK mirror committee for ISO 55000 - the international standard for Asset Management.

Gary Knight: Principal Reliability Engineer, ROSEN Group

Gary has a rich career history spanning heavy equipment manufacturing (Caterpillar), food processing (Tetley), steel production (Corus) and petrochemical plant operations (SABIC). He has experience of a range of roles starting on the shop floor as a mechanic then progressively senior roles in quality assurance, technical support, maintenance management and reliability engineering. Technical pedigree is from a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Teesside University, an MSc in Maintenance Engineering & Asset Management from the University of Manchester and chartered status through the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Gary currently delivers bespoke reliability and maintenance engineering projects as a consulting engineer with ROSEN Group.

Kevin Rayment: Reliability Process Manager, Network Rail

Kevin is an IMechE Fellow who gained his passion for continuous improvement at Ford Motor Company, where he was Quality Supervisor for Dagenham Body and Assembly Plant. His MSc in Advanced Automotive Engineering gained him a patent for an intelligent system which identifies squeak and rattle issues using frequency finger-printing. As part of Ford’s world class Engineering Quality Improvement Programme, he trained and supported engineers and managers in Total Quality Management tools such as SPC, Design of Experiments, FMEA, Problem Solving, Quality Function Deployment and Robustness. This allowed him to build an extensive portfolio of successful projects, including winning Ford’s prestigious President’s Customer Driven Quality Award twice. Kevin was on the first waves of Ford’s Six Sigma Black Belt and Master Black Belt training and then headed up and deployed Six Sigma into foundries, V-Engine plants, Automatic Transmission Design and Diesel Engineering. Following time as the Quality and Reliability Supervisor for European Diesel Engines fitted into Jaguar vehicles, Kevin joined Network Rail to deliver their Maintenance Six Sigma Programme leading to very significant signed-off savings. To gain non-engineering, transactional experience, Kevin became Senior Business Improvement Manager in Contracts and Procurement and reducing a process from 3 days to 18 seconds. A role as Reliability Improvement Manager for Signalling, led him to identify the need, write and gain stakeholder approval for Network Rail’s mandated Design for Reliability Standard, integrating reliability tools into the design process. He has briefed and taught this to Network Rail, suppliers and European Infrastructure Management companies. Kevin received a Network Rail Technical Fellowships at level 2, for experience and knowledge in the fields of quality and reliability.

James Pugh: Senior Quality Engineer, Dyson

James Pugh began his career as an Air Engineer Officer in the Royal Navy and for the last two years has been working as a Senior Quality Engineer at Dyson. James studied at the University of Southampton where he gained and MEng in Aerospace Engineering. His role at Dyson focuses predominantly on product reliability, as well as broader aspects of product quality. So far James has worked on a range of personal care projects including the Dyson Airwrap and the Supersonic 23.75 karat gold and Professional editions, endeavouring to bring the level of rigour learned whilst working in aviation to these and a number of exciting new technologies.

Andy Parsley: Robust Design Specialist, Defence Future Programmes, Rolls-Royce

My early years were spent following my father’s oil career around the world from Brunei to Holland and eventually Scotland, where I spent my childhood making go carts, hillwalking and messing about with Lego. I enjoyed Maths and Physics at school and eventually headed down the wonderful path of Engineering. After a year at Rolls-Royce (Helicopter Engines) in Leavesden, and a 3 year degree in Engineering at Cambridge, I started my career at Rolls-Royce in Bristol as a Design Engineer. In 2009, having worked for 15 years in various projects and in other disciplines including performance and stress analysis, I was asked to look into “Robust Design” and I realised it’s exactly what the company needed, and exactly what I wanted to do, so I created my own role as a Robust Design specialist and set about changing the way we did Engineering in Rolls-Royce. I am married with three children, a grandson, three cats and a dog. The kids don’t give me much time for hobbies, but I like walking, history, archaeology and lying on the sofa watching telly!

Jon Wiggins: RA Engineering Manager, Rotork Controls

I have worked in industry for the past 20 years, starting in plant maintenance then moving into plant improvement for the Food industry. Leaving the food industry I became a Development and test engineer for Rotork, assessing new and existing designs for durability as well as performance. Following this I moved myself into new product design with a special interest in application engineering and optimising or extending the existing range of products to meet changing markets. This led to the creation of the Applications Engineering Department, a cross functional team of engineers dedicated to product extension and optimisation which I now lead. My work has spanned the heat of ovens to the cold of Siberia; precision process control to survival of earthquakes. Variety know no bounds, and what is produced must be reliable and cost effective not just now but in 10 or 20 years’ time.

Dr Mahmood Shafiee: Director of MSc Programme in “Renewable Energy” and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in “Risk and Reliability Engineering”; Department of Energy and Power, Cranfield University

Dr Mahmood Shafiee is the Director of MSc Programme in “Renewable Energy” and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in “Risk and Reliability Engineering” at the Department of Energy and Power at Cranfield University. He has more than seventeen years’ experience of research and consultancy in the fields of Smart Maintenance, Asset Reliability, Prognostics and Health Management (PHM), Risk Analysis, Life Prediction & Extension; Predictive Maintenance; and Uncertainty Quantification, within a range of industry sectors including Oil and Gas and Offshore Renewables (Wind, Wave, Tidal). He has managed and led several international research projects (funded by EPSRC, InnovateUK, EU, and SMEs) about Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) studies of Energy Systems, form which he has published more than 100 scientific papers in top-ranking journals and major conference proceedings as well as developed a couple of patents. He sits as the Chair of Energy Committee at the European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA) and also is a Committee Member of the Upstream Oil and Gas Committee at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

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