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Workshop 1

Workshop 2

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Invited Speakers

Dr Alan C Eachus

Professor Yoshitsugu Kimura

Professor Kyu-Yong Lee

Professor Will Scott

Professor Frank E Talke

Dr Alan C Eachus

Consultant, USA
Dr Eachus, a retiree from The Dow Chemical Company, is currently an independent consultant and freelance technical writer. He has more than thirty years of technical-support experience in nitroparaffin-based technology and antimicrobial-chemistry applications, and has authored or co-authored numerous publications on lubricants and on other topics in U.S., European and Asian technical and trade journals. He also retired as a Colonel from the Ordnance Corps, U.S Army Reserve. Dr Eachus earned a B.S. in chemistry from Syracuse University, a PhD in organic chemistry from the State University of New York, College of Forestry at Syracuse, and an MBA in marketing and finance from the Northwestern University Graduate School of Management in Chicago. His professional memberships include the American Chemical Society, the Society for Industrial Microbiology (Emeritus Member), the American Society for Testing and Materials, the Society for Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (Life Member), and the New York Academy of Sciences. His major area of expertise in the lubrication area is metalworking-fluid microbiology, and he is an adjunct instructor in the SME/STLE Metalworking Fluids Certificate course. Dr Eachus also provides technical-topic narration and voiceovers for audio spots, training tapes and commercial messages.

Professor Yoshitsugu Kimura

University of Tokyo and Kagawa University, Japan
Yoshi Kimura was born in Tokyo. After studying at the University of Tokyo, he obtained his Doctor's degree in 1966. Since then, he has conducted research work as well as education on tribology as Research Associate, Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor in the University of Tokyo until his retirement in March 1997, where his interest covered friction and wear of materials, traction in ehl, ehl with emulsions, active control of friction with liquid crystal lubricant, and maintenance tribology. He continued his activity in tribology at Kagawa University as Professor until 2002. He served as President of Kagawa University for 2003-2005 and Member of Science Council of Japan for 2003-2005. He received Best Paper Award from JAST in 1984, JSME Medal in 1991, JSME Centennial Distinguished Service Medal in 1997 and the 2003 Tribology Gold Medal. His major activities include Corresponding Member of International Tribology Council since 1987, Vice President of JAST for 1990-1992 and 1993-1995, Vice President of JSME for 1996-1997 and President of JAST for 1996-1998.

Professor Kyu-Yong Lee

Pukyong National University, Korea
Professor Lee's research expertise is in the areas of materials science and surface modification engineering, joining of dissimilar materials, and tribology. He has been conducting research in these areas for over 20 years. His main interests include: applications and characterizations of materials treated with surface modification engineering techniques, such as plasma deposition of hard coatings and nitriding; technology and process development for high temperature lubrications including physical vapor deposition; joining of dissimilar materials with surface modification technique; and tribological characterization of treated materials in wear, friction, and corrosion testing. Since joining Pukyong National University (PKNU) (formerly Busan National Fisheries University) in 1978, as a full time lecturer, Professor Lee takes the responsibility of leading a research laboratory, surface modification engineering Lab. in conducting research on plasma surface modification engineering and developing new technologies for engineering problem. At PKNU, his teaching areas are strength of materials, surface modification engineering and material science for engineer.

Professor Will Scott

Scott Tribology Services, Australia
Professor Scott retired from his position as Professor of Tribology at the Queensland University of Technology 1999. He received his early engineering training with the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow as an apprentice fitter and then as a draftsman working on design and detail of diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives. This was followed by three years in the design offices of G&J Weir Ltd., and Davy-United Engineering Ltd., both in Glasgow, before being appointed as Resident Engineering Consultant (Scotland) for Century Oils Ltd., (Lubrication Specialists) where he was mainly involved with the lubrication of mining machinery for about seven years. He was Chief Engineer of Kenneth Thelwall Ltd. (now Croda Applied Chemicals), Doncaster, England and Technical Director of Vinter Industrial Services Ltd., before migrating to Australia in 1973 to join the staff of QUT. He led the Tribology Research Group at QUT for about 25 years. Professor Scott was educated in Mechanical Engineering at Stow College of Engineering and the Royal College of Science and Technology (now Strathclyde University) by part-time study before taking his Master of Science degree in Tribology and a Doctor of Philosophy in Metal Grinding at the University of Leeds. He is currently Principal Consultant for Scott Tribology Services Pty Ltd and Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology.

Professor Frank E Talke

University of California-San Diego, USA
Frank Talke received his PhD from UC Berkeley in 1968. He worked at the IBM Research and Development Laboratories in San Jose from 1969-1986 on magnetic recording disk and tape technology and ink jet printing. He was a visiting professor at UC Berkeley in 1984, and joined the Department of MAE at UCSD in 1986. He is currently with the Center for Magnetic Recording Research, where he holds an endowed chair in the area of mechanics and tribology of magnetic recording systems. His current research interests are in the areas of mechanics and tribology of magnetic recording technology, precision engineering, and optimization of mechanical design. Professor Talke is a Fellow of the ASME, the STLE and the IEEE, and he received the Max Planck Research Prize for International Cooperation. He was elected a member of the US National Academy in 1999.

Workshop 1

The Use of the Anticipatory Failure Determination (AFD) Method for Analysis and Prediction of Machinery Failure

Date: Thursday, 7 December 2006
Time: 08:30 - 12:30
Venue: Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Gardens Point Campus
Cost: A$250.00
Note: Workshops are subject to a minimum number of participants

Machinery failure can be classified into two groups: rule-based and event-based. For rule-based cases of machinery failure statistical methods can be effectively used to establish a trend in machinery performance and component failure. Event-based failures are caused by a combination of events, operating and environmental conditions, and a contributing factor can be a hidden design flaw that does not reveal itself under normal operating conditions. For such cases of failure statistical methods are of little help. In late 90s the Ideation International Incorporation (USA) released the Anticipatory Failure Determination (AFD) method, which is one of the tools of the Ideation / TRIZ methodology. This method proved to be the most effective and powerful tool of analysis of event and rule-based cases of machinery failure and can also be effectively used at the design stage to reveal design deficiency and predict potential failures before machine is built as well as on existing machinery. In this workshop a 9-step AFD procedure will be presented and illustrated with case studies of machinery failures. The Innovation Work Bench (IWB) software will be demonstrated, which includes the AFD tool.

Facilitator: Dr Vladis Kosse
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Vladis Kosse is a graduate of the Azov State Technical University (ASTU), Mariupol city, Ukraine (BEMech. 1973), and Moscow Academy of Civil Engineering, Russia (PhD in Mechanics of Solids, 1981). Until 1992 he worked as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing engineering of ASTU. In 1992 he immigrated to Australia and established a consultancy "Valdis Engineering". Active research and consulting work is conducted in the area of mechanical design, expert analysis of the accidental machinery failure, mathematical and computer modelling of the dynamics of machines and mechanisms, re-manufacturing of worn out machine part. In 1995 he joined Monash University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and since 1999 he is associated with Queensland University of Technology where redeveloped mechanical design units with emphasis on practical experience, equipment maintenance and failure analysis, which resulted in the introduction in 2004 a specialisation (minor) in Engineering Maintenance. He published about 70 scientific works and registered 17 patents. As the leading Australian expert on the Ideation / TRIZ methodology in 1999 he published in USA a book "Solving Problems with TRIZ - an Exercise Handbook". In 2000 the book was translated in Japanese and published in Japan. In 2004 the second English edition revised and expanded was released in USA. He established and successfully ran nationally and internationally workshops "Fundamentals of engineering problem solving / Engineering Creativity" and "Analysis and prediction of industrial equipment failure".

Workshop 2

Lubrication of Mining Machinery

Date: Thursday, 7 December 2006
Time: 08:30 - 12:30
Venue: Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Gardens Point Campus
Cost: A$250.00
Note: Workshops are subject to a minimum number of participants

This workshop deals with the application of lubricants to mining machinery. Although the machines themselves may be most commonly associated with mining, their elements are ubiquitous. It is their size, configuration and conditions under which they operate that pose a challenge to tribologists. The material will be presented with reference to lubrication related failures giving cognisance to the role of the machine designer, manufacturer and the operator/maintainer. Workshop delegates are invited to contribute lubrication related problems and/or experiences for discussion in an open forum.

Facilitator: Professor Will Scott
Scott Tribology Services, Australia

Will Scott retired from his position as Professor of Tribology at the Queensland University of Technology 1999. He received his early engineering training with the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow as an apprentice fitter and then as a draftsman working on design and detail of diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives. This was followed by three years in the design offices of G&J Weir Ltd., and Davy-United Engineering Ltd., both in Glasgow, before being appointed as Resident Engineering Consultant (Scotland) for Century Oils Ltd., (Lubrication Specialists) where he was mainly involved with the lubrication of mining machinery for about seven years. He was Chief Engineer of Kenneth Thelwall Ltd. (now Croda Applied Chemicals), Doncaster, England and Technical Director of Vinter Industrial Services Ltd., before migrating to Australia in 1973 to join the staff of QUT. He led the Tribology Research Group at QUT for about 25 years. Professor Scott was educated in Mechanical Engineering at Stow College of Engineering and the Royal College of Science and Technology (now Strathclyde University) by part-time study before taking his Master of Science degree in Tribology and a Doctor of Philosophy in Metal Grinding at the University of Leeds. He is currently Principal Consultant for Scott Tribology Services Pty Ltd and Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology.

Social Program

Welcome Reception

Date: Sunday, 3 December 2006
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Venue: Boulevard Terrace, Rydges South Bank
Cost: Included in the registration fees. Please indicate on the registration form if you will be attending.
Additional tickets: A$45 per person

All full delegates are invited to attend the Welcome Reception. Renew old friendships and make new acquaintances as we welcome you to Brisbane and AUSTRIB 2006. Drinks and cocktail food will be served.

Conference Dinner

Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2006
Time: 19:00 for 19:30
Venue: Rooftop Terrace, Rydges South Bank
Cost: Included in the full registration fees. Tickets will not be automatically allocated. You will need to indicate on the registration form if you will be attending.
Additional tickets: A$100 per person

The Conference Dinner is traditionally the social highlight of the program. It is a chance to network with peers in a relaxing and enjoyable environment, whilst sampling some delicious cuisine.