About the VI Spanish Forum on Reliability and Predictive Maintenance
26 October 2015
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The VI Forum was a success, an event that managed to [...]

We describe the VI Forum as a success, an event that brought together experts who shared their experiences from different points of view and industrial sectors.
On October 21, the VI Spanish Forum on Reliability and Predictive Maintenance kicked off at the Trovador Building in Zaragoza.
The event organized by Preditec/IRM had very interesting presentations, we highlight José Alfonso Antonino, professor and researcher, from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, with his presentation "Diagnosis of failures in electric motors by current analysis", who was chosen among all attendees as best speaker and awarded by Preditec/IRM with a travel Smartbox.
Other presentations:
- Francisco Ballesteros Robles, Sales Support & Training Manager, Preditec/IRM, "PdM is a fundamental pillar of RCM".
- Andrés Montemayor, Diagnostic Engineer, Iberdrola-TECNO, "Diagnosis of Fans
- David Faro, Managing Director, Preditec/IRM, "Improving business management efficiency through holistic knowledge of asset condition."
- Rubén Armenta, Head of Reliability Site San Roque/Coordinator Reliability, CEPSA, "Benefits of RCM in the petrochemical sector".
- Javier Blasco, Professor and director of the Rotating Master, University of Zaragoza, "Postgraduate online training in Rotating Teams".
- José Miguel Acosta Pérez, Project Leader, SIM, "Application of reliability techniques for the generation of value in the different stages of the life cycle of the facilities: Practical Cases."
- David Núñez, IT Manager, Insoat, "Asset management as a support for the strategic achievements of the organization: Fitting into the company's processes
- Javier Artal de la Iglesia, Head of Predictive Services and CMDT, Preditec/IRM, "Remote monitoring of critical equipment. Experiences and benefits.
- Juan Carlos Galán, Commercial Director, Preditec/IRM, "How to specify predictive diagnostic services".
- Cristina Méndez, Monitoring Projects Consultant, IDBox, "Integration, processing and analysis of information to increase reliability in the industry".
- Ignacio Luis Francia, Maintenance and Reliability Technical Support in EMEA, Bunge, "Improvement in maintenance KPIs (OEE, RAV/Mant cos, proactive work, assets, reds, etc) vs. implementation of a reliability program and PDM technologies".
- Rafael Quirós, ISO Cat- III Vibration Analyst, Bridgestone, "Optimization of the maintenance plan by the application of predictive techniques".
- Manuel Angós Ramón, Monitoring Project Manager, Preditec/IRM, "Asset Monitoring on the Web with the AWM platform".
- Juan Antonio Gutiérrez, Deputy General Manager, Abeinsa Operation and Maintenance, "The on-line equipment condition monitoring system as a source of knowledge for asset management optimization".
- Juan Antonio Criado, Founding Partner, Applitechgnosis, "Tribological Asset Management under RCT".
- José Alfonso Antonino, Professor and researcher, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, "Diagnosis of failures in electric motors by current analysis".
A Sony Smartwatch was also raffled among all attendees, the lucky winner was: Victor Roman.
The VI Spanish Forum has been an event in which attendees and speakers have been able to exchange experiences and network. The recorded presentations will be published shortly. We do not hesitate to repeat the experience, we look forward to seeing you at the next edition of the VII Spanish Forum on Faibility and Predictive Maintenance in 2016.