Technology, the increasing speed of business and the requirement for measurable business value are all forces that have and will influence how calibration is performed and managed. Another one of the biggest influencers is the aging workforce and the lack of skilled workers available to replace them as they retire. Join this discussion as visionary, Walt Boyes, with more than 40 years of experience with instrumentation, lays out some predictions for the future and gives you some ideas on how to manage a successful calibration program in today’s fast-moving world.
Have you been doing things the same way just because, "this is how we've always done it"? Does implementing a new system or improvement seem too time consuming or expensive? This presentation will highlight some key indicators that suggest it may be time to change your process and will show how a process improvement can save you time and create a big return on investment.
Although the Data Integrity is a pretty old concept, it has recently become more important due to new regulations from agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as increasingly stricter auditor requirements. ALCOA and ALCOA Plus are key acronyms of Data Integrity. Learn from Mike Uhrin, an expert with a decade of experience, about these acronyms and other general information about Data Integrity and Calibration to effectively manage it at your facility.
Speaker: Roy Tomalino, Engineer & Calibration Evangelist, BeamexDo you know why you use certain calibration tolerances and intervals? It’s not always an easy answer as many factors come into play, such as legacy systems, old habits, available tools and many more. This discussion will outline the importance of understanding the variables and the necessary elements to consider for an effective calibration program.
Speaker: Daniel Martin, Electrical and Automation Engineer, Nestle Dreyer's Ice CreamCalibration data is critical to the success of any program and managing that data is sometimes difficult. Instruments are wired to run equipment; however we constantly place the data about the instrument only in a calibration software or some offline record. This makes managing calibrations more difficult to execute due to issues in the field being separate from the SCADA or process control monitoring. With the complexity of platforms, Daniel will introduce a few methods that can be deployed on almost any local HMI or SCADA platform. Organization of data and how to present it is the first step, but keeping that data consistent is the trick and often the disconnect in our systems. This presentation is meant for engineers, automation technicians, engineering managers, or anyone who is supporting the calibrations program on their site.
Speaker: Ned Espy, Technical Director, BeamexMaybe you know that in resistance and RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) measurement you can use 2, 3 or 4 wires, but maybe you don’t really remember what the difference is between them, or how these connections really work. This presentation will explain the best way to calibrate RTDs.
