Technews Publishing and ARC Advisory Group are proud to invite you to ‘MMP08’, the Mining, Manufacturing & Process 2008 conference on ‘Winning strategies and best practices for enterprise automation & IT in mining, manufacturing and process’
When: 12 & 13 November 2008
Where: Venue: The Forum, Dimension Data Campus, Bryanston, Gauteng, South Africa
Venue & Accommodation
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  • Early bird discounts - 10% discount on bookings paid by 15 September
  • Group discounts - 10% discount for three or more delegates who are registered at the same time and are from the same organisation
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Event Information

Increasing costs of capital equipment and labour are the drivers of the search for ways to improve plant and mine productivity and manufacturing efficiencies. Advances in control systems and manufacturing IT open the way to achieve these improvements. Learn from innovative industry leaders how to efficiently and effectively maximize your valuable resources.

Delegates will be informed of strategic trends in key note presentations by analysts from ARC Advisory Group and independent industry commentator, Jim Pinto, flying in from USA.

Strategic and best practice topics to be covered include:

  • Rio Tinto's mine of the future
  • Next Generation Fieldbus Systems
  • IT and control engineering convergence
  • Process performance enhancement
  • Alarm management
  • MES selection for mineral processing
  • The value of standards – ISA S88
  • And more....

From leading national and international presenters including:

  • John McGagh, Global head of innovation: Rio Tinto
  • Martin Rostan, Executive Director: EtherCAT Technology Group
  • Johan Rademan, Director: Africa: CSense Systems
  • Dick Perry, Control systems design director: Fluor
  • Johan van Tonder, Manager information management: Anglo Platinum
  • Mike Ramsay, Global head of automation: APV
  • And others...
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Who Should Attend

CEOs, CIOs, CTOs and engineering professionals in the mining, manufacturing and process industries would be well advised to attend to update their knowledge of key global trends in these technology areas and to learn of their practical and profitable application.

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