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Maintrain 2023: Live from Winnipeg Maintenance, asset management, and reliability professionals came to Winnipeg, Manitoba for the PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada Maintrain 2023 conference. BY MARIO CYWINSKI
Round table
MRO held its annual round table once again; this year’s edition was the 8 MRO / Winter 2023
biggest yet, as around 100 attendees were on hand (live and online). The round table allowed delegates to discuss maintenance topics of utmost importance to their operations. The speakers were Paul Daoust, founder, at SCIO Assset Management Inc., who spoke about minimalist maintenance metrics; Susan Lubell, principal consultant at Steppe Consulting Inc., who discussed competency frameworks for asset management; Erika Mazza, acting project manager, Systems Policies Process Group Works Department., The Regional Municipality of Durham, who asked green maintenance - a trend or a responsibility; and James Reyes-Picknell who is the principal consultant at Conscious Asset, looked at if It’s time to outsource maintenance? The speaker summaries for the round table are available on MRO’s web site.
Keynotes
Each morning, a keynote started the day. This year the keynote speakers included: Chief Gordon BlueSky of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation; John Hardwick, executive director - asset management, Transport for NSW Government who spoke about Creating an Asset Management Culture for Success; and Jim Pawluk, director of asset management, Manitoba Hydro, who discussed Asset Management - Engaging with the Enterprise.
Tours
A big highlight each year, are available facility tours that are part of the conference. This year attendees had the opportunity to visit WinPak Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of packaging materials and machines, and MacDon Industries Ltd., a manufacturer of harvesting equipment, facilities. The tour allowed attendees MROMAGAZINE.COM
Photos: Mario CywinskI
The PEMAC Maintrain conference takes place annually, in different locations each year. Last year, it took place in central Canada, in Toronto, Ontario, next year it will go to eastern Canada, and this year it was in western Canada. Attendees participated in workshops, sessions, panel discussions, keynote speeches and an exhibition showcase. The hybrid model allowed those not attending in person to attend the conference. Also, pre-conference online only sessions were available before the conference started. The conference was jam packed with information, in turn, to make it easier to cover, we’ve broken it down into sections.
