1^st Annual Pump Conference and Exhibit

Rotating Machinery Maintenance, Reliability and Energy Conference

Herzliya (northern Tel-Aviv), Israel, November 22-23, 2010

in consortium with leading pumps’ and pump-related equipment manufacturers, suppliers and pump users

Site Location:

at Hotel "Sharon" – Herzliya:

Address: Ramot Yam St. 4 
Herzlia on Sea, Israel 46748
Tel: 972 - 09 - 9525777, 
Fax: 972 - 09 – 9572448

Hotel and Conference Halls View: www.travelbyclick.net/hotels/Hotel_vr.cfm?PictureID=285&HotelID=74

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www.inisrael.com/sharon/index.html
(for accommodations reservation at the hotel Email: sharon@sharon.co.il)

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Conference for engineering, maintenance, operating and management professionals from: Water and Wastewater municipalities, Power Plants, Chemical Plants, HVAC, Pulp and Paper mills, and General pump-related affiliations.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

PUMPS

· Training on a variety of pump types, styles and makes

· Technical, lots of hands-on, and busy

· See the pumps at the internals, attend hands-on training sessions

· Assemble pumps, learn pumps troubleshooting methods

· Equipment reliability improvement techniques and life extension

· Efficiency improvements and energy savings methods

· Gain new skills, and leave having gained real knowledge, ready to implement at your facility and in your career

· 1.6 Continual Education Units (CEU) and a Pump Training Certificate of Attendance

Program Objective: to provide Plant Maintenance, Reliability and Engineering professionals working with pumps with a “rapid-deployment” - hands-on training exercises, specifically designed to reinforce pump theory, applications and pump repair and maintenance techniques. Industries involved: power generation, water and wastewater, chemical and petrochemical plants, hydrocarbon processing, paper mills, marine and navy, and general industries. Practical and pragmatic training for a pump novice, and an excellent refresher for the old-timers.

Monday, November 22, 2010

8:15: Opening Address: U. Landau, Minister of Infrastructure (Israel), and Binyamin (Fouad) Ben Eliezer, Minister of Industry (Israel)

8:30 – 11:30 Session #1 “Centrifugal Pumps”:

· End-Suction: Dr. Lev Nelik, P.E., Pumping Machinery, LLC, (USA/Israel) – Focus on Efficiency and Energy Savings

o Theory and hands-on, re-assembly of single-stage end suction ANSI centrifugal pumps. Learn to read and interpret pump performance curves, head-capacity, efficiency, power, impeller trim effect on performance, affinity laws NPSH, cavitation/recirculation issues. Design features evaluation, applications, troubleshooting methods, performance testing of two sample pumps operating in parallel mode and plotting performance curves

· Double-Suction: Haim Shlomo, Siniaver Pumps (Israel) – New hydraulics to improve operation

o Hands-on re-assembly of a double suction horizontally split case centrifugal pump. Rotor assembly, design variations and effects on reliability

· Verticals: Gabi Klein, Gennady Heifetz, Michael Benjamin, Mekorot / EMS Shaham (Israel) – Maintenance Issues and Challenges for Proactive Maintenance Approach

o Open versus enclosed lineshaft designs; repair techniques and upgrades; cavitation – how to avoid it and what to do about it if you can’t; reassembly of a small vertical pump and importance of impeller-to-case lift clearance for larger units; reverse engineering your pump installations for maximum reliability; bearing design configurations and materials for maximum reliability in “difficult” applications; OEM parts versus duplicates; materials selection for problem avoidance; common problems with vertical turbine pumps and what to do about them; sump design and submergence / turbulence considerations; register fits and clearances, lateral clearances and wear rings; foundation design and vibration – how to reduce

11:30 – 12:15: Special Presentations (4 sets of 10-minute-segments by the Conference Sponsors)

12:15 – 1:00: Luncheon

1:00 – 3:00 Session #2 “Abrasive, Corrosive and Specialty Applications”

· Paper Mill Pump Applications: Amnon Sharon, Mondi Hadera Paper Development and Infrastructure (Israel)

· Abrasive Pumping Challenges: Menahem Weiss, Dead Sea Works (Israel)

· Boiler Feed Pump Aspects for Power Generation: Marchel Kalmanovich, Israeli Electric Corporation (Hevrat Hashmal)

• Chemical Issues with Pumps: Boris Rechtman, ICL Chemicals (Israel)

3:00 – 6:00 Sessions #3 “Electrical Aspects: motor efficiency, VFD, controls, and line losses: Oscar Heinhorn, Enercom Engineering (Israel), Mario Berman, Israel Electric Corporation, and Arik Dan, Yaskawa (Japan)

· Motor-to-pump alignment effect on motor operation

· Overall vibration level limits versus FFT spectral analysis; interpretation of amplitude-frequency versus amplitude-time wave form

· Field case examples and examples

6:00 – 7:30 Reception

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

8:00 – 11:30: Session #4 “Positive Displacement Rotary Pumps”: Jim Brennan, IMO/Colfax Pumps Corporation (USA/Europe), Maty De-Haas, Berlin Technologies (Israel), and Moshe Rozenbloom, Polak Brothers (Israel)

· 3-screw pumps

· progressing cavity pumps,

· gear pumps: applications

· lobe pumps: standard and specialty applications

· design feature comparison and hands-on assembly work; viscous versus thin-fluid pumping; reliability and troubleshooting procedures

11:30 – 12:00: Session #5 “Pumping Challenges at Municipalities”: Eli Bronstein, Dimona Vice Meir (Israel)

12:00 – 12:30 Special Presentations (4 sets of 10-minute-segments by the Conference Sponsors)

12:30 – 1:15 Luncheon

1:15 – 3:00 Session #6 “Mechanical Seals versus Seal-Less Pumps”: Yossi Avisar, Laor Engineering (Israel), and Rammy Shellef, Ettem Seals (Israel)

Overview of mechanical seals and packings; actual hands-on exercise of setting of a component seal and comparing with a cartridge seal assembly procedures

· Mag-drive pumps

· Canned-motor pumps

3:00 – 4:00 Session #6 “Vibration Analysis for Rotating Machinery”: Dr. Leonid Avrukh, PMME (Israel), Shmil Shamis, Israeli Electric Hevrat Hashmal, and Dr. Elia Schwartz , Predictive Systems Engineering (Israel)

Various methods of vibration detection, interpretation and problem solving. Effect of unbalance, misalignment, blade-pass frequencies, and other factors are discussed. Mechanical, electrical and other methods applied and compared. Overall vibrations, FFT Spectral signatures, route planning and diagnostics. Field cases with examples are presented.

Cost (check or credit card):

· Attendees: $100 (400 shekels) before September 15, 2010 ($200 (800 shekels) after that date) - Group Discounts: 10% (5+ people) / 25% (10+ people)

· Exhibitors/Sponsors (tabletops): $1000 (4000 shekels) before September 15, 2010 ($2000 after that date)

· Members of the SEEEI / IEEE / ASME Societies qualify for an additional 5% discount

Late Registration Fee: after November 1, 2010: additional $50 (200 shekels)

For more information, location, fees, display opportunities, or any other questions to the Advisory Committee, contact Dr. L. Nelik, P.E., at:

Phone: +972-54-579-4711 (Israel)

Phone: +1-770-310-0866 (USA)

or

DrPump@PumpingMachinery.com

www.PumpingMachinery.com

PumpTec-Israel Advisory Committee:

Dr. Lev Nelik, P.E., Pumping Machinery, Pump-Tec Conference Chairman

Meir Azerad, Seagon Energy

Michael Benjamin, Mekorot

Michael Bixon, Israeli Electric Power Company (Hevrat Hashmal)

Mario Berman, Israel Electric Corporation (Hevrat Hashmal)

Jim Brennan, Colfax Pumps Corporation – USA/Europe

Eli Bronstein, Vice Meir, Dimona

Maty De-Haas, Berlin Technologies

Rasmus Dorrington, Colonial Pipeline – USA

Alexander Feldman, Trubostal Piping Corporation – Ukraine

Shimon Goldman, Dead Sea Works

Gennady Heifetz, Mekorot

Oscar Heinhorn, Enercom Engineering, Ltd.

Sergiu Hollinger, Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Kazaa

Frank Huntington, John Crane Inc. - USA

Dr. Sasha Kadichevitz, Electric Networks Consultant

Gabi Klain, Mekorot

Grigory Komarenko, Gasprom Zinger - Russia

Amnon Krigel, Mondi Hadera Paper

Israel Lev, Paz Refinery

John Martin, Safety Consultant – USA

Rich Owens, Vogelsang Rotary Pumps – Germany

David Peled, Israel Electric Corporation (Hevrat Hashmal)

John Purcell, Roper Progressing Cavity Pumps - USA

Amnon Sharon, Hadera Paper Development and Infrastructure

Hiram Tanner, DC WASA Municipalities, Water and Wastewater Treatment - USA

Harry Urban, Water and Wastewater Digest magazine - USA

Menahem Weiss, Dead Sea Works

Steve Young, MRC/SKF Bearings – USA

Sponsors (tabletop displays):