9:00am - 9:10 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

 Representatives from NFPA and MSOE will call us to order and provide an overview of today’s program and the supporting organizations.

9:10 - 9:50 a.m. Market Forces: Preventative Maintenance

Tate Askelsen, Customer Experience Manager – Service Vermeer Manufacturing; Andrew Turner, Reliability – Vermeer Manufacturing

This presentation will provide an overview of Vermeer Manufacturing Products and describe some of the differences in the reliability requirements of the agriculture and construction markets. Several examples of how customers can reduce the total cost of ownership through predictive and preventative hydraulic system maintenance will be presented. The presentation will conclude with a glimpse of Vermeer’s perspective on future customer requirements for hydraulic system reliability.

9:50 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  Marketing Solutions: Predictive and Condition Monitoring   

Kirk Mikulan, Group Project Manage-Filter Systems, Schroeder Industries; Connor Dudas, Applications Engineer, Schroeder Industries                                                    

This presentation will discuss some of the many ways to move from reactive to predictive maintenance using real-time machines and fluid condition monitoring and data collection. The benefits apply to both MRO and original equipment....roughly 80 percent of warranty claims can be attributed to system cleanliness.   

10:30a.m.-11:10a.m. Market Solutions: Connected  Systems and Machines

 Antonio Lettini, Group R&D Manager, Casappa S.p. A

Mr. Lettini will talk primarily about the benefits of digital technology applied to variable displacement piston pumps with integrated controls and sensor that send data to the cloud for monitoring and analysis that includes estimates of residual pump life, occurred anomalies, and severity of operation cycles.

11:10a.m. - 11:30a.m. Future Development and Discussion 

Representatives from NFPA and MSOE will present information from the NFPA Technology Roadmap on future development needs for fluid power in autonomous functions and operations and engage participants in discussion on same topic.