INTRODUCTION

Non Destructive Examination consists of a wide group of analysis techniques used in science and industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) is the process of inspecting, testing, or evaluating materials, components or assemblies for discontinuities, or differences in characteristics without destroying the serviceability of the part or system. In other words, when the inspection or test is completed the part can still be used and that too with more confidence.

Today modern non-destructive tests are used in manufacturing, fabrication and in-service inspections to ensure product integrity and reliability, to control manufacturing processes, lower production costs and to maintain a uniform quality level.

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The fast and multidiscipline technological growth has led to large and complex systems development and deployment. Conventional approach to the system design and development does not provide efficient, economical and efficient solution. System made of multiple sub systems employing multiple technologies need global understanding of system requirements and operation in addition to the functioning and interface requirements of the smallest sub-sub systems. The solution lies in Systems Engineering approach at all stages in the entire life cycle of the system.

OBJECTIVE

A brief programme is out lined for practicing Engineers and Scientists to help focus on the Systems Engineering approach that can give a total solution approach for new system development and managing the existing ones more efficiently hence forth.

PLEASE NOTE REVISED SCHEDULE

24-27 Oct 17

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Procurement is the act of finding, acquiring, buying goods, services or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. It is essential to ensure that the goods, services or works are appropriate and that they are procured at the lowest cost to meet the needs of the acquirer in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location. Corporations and public bodies often define processes intended to promote fair and open competition for their business while minimizing risk, such as exposure to fraud and collusion. In project, procurement of resources is a very important activity, which in turn plays a decisive role in cost and time estimation in the planning phase and controlling the deviation during the execution phase for any project. To procure the resources at right cost at right time and in right quantity Tendering is most sorted out process which can meet the objective with transparency if understood properly at each level. With the unprecedented changes that are taking place in this era, the operating environment is becoming VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous.) To get aligned to the dynamics of the global alignment, understanding of the comprehensive estimation and tendering process is a must for any organisation doing projects.

Project Monitoring, Control and Implementation
(Concept of Earned Value Management System in Project Management)
14 - 17 November 2017

INTRODUCTION
The time and cost scheduled as arrived at during the planning process are based on the predictions of the future. Therefore, it is not always expected that execution or the implementation of the project plan would go strictly as per the plan. Even in case of a project where plans have been made based on experience gained from similar projects in the past, the environmental factors and other natural occurrence may cause deviations from the plan. In implementation it is, therefore, necessary to constantly appraise the progress of the project and this process is known as monitoring.
What is Monitoring? Simply stated, monitoring involves watching the progress against time, resources and performance schedules during the execution of the project and identifying lagging areas requiring timely attention and action. The essence of good monitoring system is the speed of communication of depend-able information on key result areas, the competence of the monitoring agency to interpret the signal and the ability to lead to intervention in a constructive manner.
Monitoring and Control go hand in hand. While monitoring helps in identification of deviations from the plan, the control involves corrective action and ensures that deviations are overcome and performance is brought back to the planned course (originally planned or if it becomes necessary, revised plan).
The technique of Earned Value integrates cost and schedule performance in one report unlike traditional reports in which cost and schedule are reported separately.
By examining the cost and schedule variances concurrently it is possible to get a holistic and a much more realistic view of the project's progress.

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Nobody in today’s World is immune to stress, and those individuals who are able to manage their stress alone are able to excel in their personal and professional life with greater ease. Unmanaged stress is the root cause for all problems as it directly impacts the Physical, behavioral and emotional performances of individuals. Unfortunately many people are ignorant of this fact. Rather many are not even aware that they have stress or are prone to stress and or moving towards the zone of adverse stress Many organizations are combating two vital issues performance and Employee engagement. Very few have realized that the root cause of the problem is unmanageable pressures/stresses. In today’s competitive world one cannot shy away from stress, and many are unable to differentiate between good stress and adverse stress, many individuals and organizations are looking for a holistic and scientific approach to tackle this major Epidemic

INTRODUCTION

Non Destructive Examination consists of a wide group of analysis techniques used in science and industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage.

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) is the process of inspecting, testing, or evaluating materials, components or assemblies for discontinuities, or differences in characteristics without destroying the serviceability of the part or system. In other words, when the inspection or test is completed the part can still be used and that too with more confidence.

Today modern non-destructive tests are used in manufacturing, fabrication and in-service inspections to ensure product integrity and reliability, to control manufacturing processes, lower production costs and to maintain a uniform quality level. During construction, NDT is used to ensure the quality of materials and joining processes during the fabrication and erection phases, and in-service NDT inspections are used to ensure that the products in use continue to have the integrity necessary to ensure their usefulness and the safety of the public

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Emotional Intelligence (EI) describes the ability, capacity, skill or, in the case of the trait EI model, a self-perceived ability, to identify, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. Emotional intelligence (EI) is one of the most important ideas to hit the business world in recent years. It is based on the notion that the ability of engineers or executives to understand their own emotions, and those of the people they work with, is the key to better business performance.

Typically, “emotional intelligence” is defined in terms of emotional empathy, attention to, and discrimination of, one's emotions, accurate recognition of one's own and others' moods, mood management or control over emotions, response with appropriate (adaptive) emotions and behaviors in various.

Interpersonal skills are the skills that a person uses to interact with other people. Interpersonal skills are sometimes also referred to as people skills or communication skills. Interpersonal skills are how people relate to one another. Interpersonal skills involve using skills such as active listening and tone of voice, they include delegation and leadership. It is how well you communicate with someone and how well you behave or carry yourself. Also they help people further their careers.

As an illustration, it is generally understood that communicating respect for other people or professionals within will enable one to reduce conflict and increase participation or assistance in obtaining information or completing tasks.

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Centrifugal pumps & Compressors are an essential critical and unavoidable equipment group of any process industry. Whether it is steel plant, petroleum refinery, petrochemical complex, thermal power plant, fertilizer plant, Aluminum Company, irrespective of production business involved in, every organization thrives on operation of high speed rotating equipment. Compressors and gas boosters are common equipment of any industry. Troubles in these machineries results in colossal loss to production. Disruption in supply of utilities like compressed air or high pressure gases or steam and electricity can bring total plant operations to a grinding halt. Dependence of process operations on un-interrupted availability of high speed machines for operation underlines criticality of this equipment. 100% equipment availability is an essential prerequisite for meeting production targets. Operation and maintenance of Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors is a specialized field. Developments like online monitoring of equipment behavior, improvements in design of equipment, improved remedial methods, standardization etc., need to be understood and implemented for enhanced availability of equipment. This programme is designed to bring in awareness among engineers and engineering managers of various process industries about the necessity to critically analyze and review the operational aspects of this machinery, thereby help achieving near 100% equipment availability by reducing operational expenditure.

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Today’s competitive Global environment challenges all aspect of the business. To stay ahead, the manufacturing processes need to be more consistent, the operations more reliable, the operating efficiencies need to be closer or better than that predicted in Design, & finally the Manufacturing operations have to be Safe to protect people & environment.

But how one can achieve all the above?

The technology leaders achieve this by having Plant wide data which can be presented meaningfully from the plant operators at floor level to the board room directors.

Plant Instrumentation is the back bone from which the data is acquired & transmitted to various levels & departments in the enterprise to manage business efficiently. It is the window through which plant operations are seen & decisions are taken. Accurate, Stable, & Reliable data provided by Instruments are also the foundation for Control to improve Return on Investment.

Today’s Intelligent Instrumentation Devices deliver a wide range of Data & Information on Wide area Networks.  Large Operations are carried out from the comforts of a distant Control Room Managed by Handful of Skilled Engineers, Operators & Technicians. Fault findings have improved with Strong Diagnostics in the state of the art Instrumentation Systems. These capabilities are significantly improving plant Productivity, availability, Reliability & reduction in Unplanned Down time to Negligible Levels. 

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Vibration refers to mechanical oscillations about an equilibrium point. The oscillations may be periodic such as the motion of a pendulum or random such as the movement of a tire on a gravel road.More often, vibration is undesirable, wasting energy and creating unwanted sound pollution. For example, the vibrational motions of engines, electric motors, or any mechanical device in operation are typically unwanted. Such vibrations can be caused by imbalances in the rotating parts.

Imbalances in rotating parts are caused by unequal radial mass distribution on a rotor system, a shaft condition where the mass centerline does not coincide with the geometric centerline. Also the effective mass causes the rotor to be out of balance. Other reasons may be uneven friction, the meshing of gear teeth, etc

Alignment also plays an important role in the health of the rotary equipment. While carrying alignment Skill, time management and placeplays a vital role in upkeep, availability and reliability of the rotating equipment.

The Asset Effectiveness relates to extracting maximum profits from the minimum investment in plant and equipment, improving Equipment Reliability through the effective prediction (and then avoidance) of equipment failures and  minimizing downtime through the integrated planning and scheduling of repairs indicated by Condition Monitoring techniques with those indicated by other techniques.

The present programme aims at attending to above issues.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the programme is to impart thorough understanding of the vibrations, balancing, alignments issues in rotating machinery and enhance their trouble shooting skills and monitoring the conditions of the rotating machinery equipment among practicing engineers and managers.