MATERIALS HANDLING ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION

Secretariat:- 19 Marrick Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 5LW

Tel: 01642 570045 Fax: 01642 570045

e:- hw@mhea.co.uk w:- www.mhea.co.uk

MHEA Bulk2003

Technical Awareness Seminar

Manchester Airport Moat House

April 10 - 11, 2003

SEMINAR PROGRAMME

Thursday 10 th April

8.45 Registration & Coffee

9.15 Welcome

Peter Webster, President MHEA

Formal Opening of BULK2003

John McDougall, President IMechE

ROAD TO RAIL

Chair

Mr John Chapman

Strategic Rail Authority

Channel Tunnel Link - High Speed Cement Handling and Storage

Mr Ian Birkinshaw, Sales Manager, Portasilo &

Mr Albert Deakin, Project Consultant, Claudius Peters UK

Road to Rail – The Design Challenge

Mr Haydn Wren, Technical Manager, Fairport Engineering

SRA Competition – Innovative Wagon and Trailer Combination

Mr David Simms, Planning Director, Lafarge Cement UK

11.00 Coffee

BIOENERGY PROJECTS

Chair

Mr Gary J Shanahan

Department of Trade & Industry

Bioenergy – Prospects, Markets and Challenges

Mr Peter Billins, Chief Executive, British Biogen

Energy Crops – Opportunities and Issues for On-Farm Handling and Logistics

Dr Mike Bullard, Managing Director, ADAS & Bio-Renewables

Bulk Handling: Renewable Power Generation

- Opportunities and Requirements

Mr David Raubenheimer, Development Director, Fibrowatt

12.30 Lunch

RECYCLING

Chair

Mr Peter T Jones

BIFFA Waste Services

Opportunities in a Fast Growing Market

Mr Alan Jones, Sales Manager – Industrial Division, General Kinematics

China’s First Operational Lightweight Aggregate Plant –A Sustainable Solution

Mr John Crankshaw, Regional Director & Mr Chris Paddey, Senior Project Engineer, Waterman Sustainable Energy

Recovering Plastics, Foam & Other Products from Shredder Residue (Fluff)

Mr David Osborne, Managing Director, Krupp Materials Handling

15.00 Coffee

COFIRING IN POWER STATIONS

Chair

Mr John Grimes

AES-Drax Power

Cofiring Projects - Planning for a Successful Start

Ms Elizabeth Simmons, Project Director, Robert Long Consultancy

The Market for New Technologies

Mr Ian P Burdon, Vice-President and Senior

Professional Associate, PB Power

Biomass Cofiring in Utility Boilers

Mr Barry Cohen, Business Development Manager,

Alstom Power

Biomass – Risks and Rewards of Cofiring with Coal in Existing Plants

Mr Andy Marshall, Cofiring Project Manager, Innogy

17.30 WORKSHOP/BROKERING

The Session Chairmen will be available for detailed discussion with delegates

19.30 Pre - Dinner Drinks

20.00 Seminar Dinner & Speaker

Friday 11 th April

9.00 Start

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Chair

Mr Stewart Gater

RMC Group Services

Starscreen Solution for Screening Difficult Materials

Mr Peter Boer, Sales Director, Lubo Screening & Recycling Systems, Holland

The Benefits of Gravimetric Feeders in Coal Fired Power Stations

Mr Gordon Gardiner, Senior Sales Engineer, Redler

ATEX – Implications for Mechanical Drive Equipment

Mr Dave Dyer, Project Sales Manager, Flender Power Transmissions

10.30 Coffee

OPTIMISED MAINTENANCE

Chair

Mr Paul Ellerton

Corus Northern Engineering Services

Proactive versus Reactive Maintenance in Today’s Economic Environment

Mr Simon Ayre, Contracts Manager – Operational Services, Mitsui Babcock

Maintenance of Materials Handling Plant

Mr Greg Kelley, General Manager & Mr Keith Schofield, Operations Manager, Norec

Condition Monitoring – Delivering Availability

Mr Kevin Peacock, Manager Engineering Technology, Corus Northern Engineering Services

12.30 Summary & Close

Bill Reading

Chairman - BULK 2003

13.00 Buffet Lunch

Contact:- Dr. H. Wright – MHEA Secretary

Address:- 19 Marrick Road, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS18 5LW, UK

Tel/Fax:- +44 1642 570045 e-mail:- hw@mhea.co.uk ■