B&W Roll Wheel Pulverizer Seminar
August 19-21, 2024 | Akron, OH | CEUs Offered
This technical seminar provides fundamental skills and best practices for pulverizer operation, maintenance and safety and is tailored to individuals seeking familiarization with the design, operation and maintenance requirements of the B&W Roll Wheel. Click here to learn more about registering.
Who Should Attend?
- Pulverizer Operators
- Maintenance Personnel
- Pulverizer Program Managers
- Plant Managers
- Plant Engineers
- Performance Engineers
- Plant Technicians
- Mechanics
- Planners
- Service and Reliability Managers
Agenda
WELCOME RECEPTION
- Monday, August 19
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
TRAINING AND MEAL FUNCTIONS
- Tuesday, August 20
7:30 AM to 4:30 PM – Training*
5:30 to 7:30 PM – Offsite Dinner - Wednesday, August 21
7:30 AM to 1:30 PM – Training
1:30 PM – Seminar Adjourns**
Agenda is subject to change.
*Includes a tour of B&W’s Global Parts & Service Center with onsite lunch.
**Participants may stay as needed to engage in further technical discussions after seminar adjourns.
Seminar Topics
Top Housing
- Turret
- Swing Gate Valves
- Classifier Assembly
- Roll Wheel Seal Air Piping
Intermediate Housing
- Spring Frame & Anti-Torque Bar
- Loading Rod Assembly
- Springs
- Wear Plates & Pressure Frame
- Roll Wheel Assembly, Pulverizer Wear Areas, and Lubrication
- Yoke & Ring Seat
- Rotating Throat
- Renewable of Grinding Elements
- Centering Pressure Frame
- Wear Element Profiling
Bottom Housing
- Yoke Air Seal & Ring Seat Replacement
- Pyrite Plows, Gates & Cylinders
- Primary Air Chamber
- Inert & Swirl Headers
- Gearbox Lube Oil System, Vibration, and Drive Replacement
Speakers
Registration and Accommodations
Location & Tuition
August 19-21, 2024
Hilton Garden Inn Akron
1307 East Market Street, Akron, OH 44305
Early Bird Registration: $950, ends August 5, 2024
Registration fee increases to $1150 on August 6, 2024
The preferred method of payment is credit card or purchase order. If your organization requires a purchase order, please email Shemara Samaco at sdsamaco@babcock.com.
Tuition includes:
- Technical information from industry experts designed to enhance job performance
- Printed binder containing technical presentations
- Meals (onsite and offsite)
- Transportation to offsite functions
- A copy of the 42nd Edition of Steam/ its generation and use ($120 value)
- Access to technical experts for any post-event questions and pulverizer insights
- CEU credits and course certificate (if opting to receive this benefit)
Hotel Accommodations
Hilton Garden Inn Akron
1307 East Market Street, Akron, OH 44305
Discounted hotel block rate: $125* per night plus fees and taxes
Ends Monday, August 5, 2024.
Click HERE to reserve a hotel room.
*Hotel room and travel costs are not included in the registration fee. Each attendee is responsible for making their own hotel accommodations.
FAQs
Attendees are encouraged to join B&W for a casual networking reception at the Hilton Garden Inn Akron on Monday night (5:00 PM to 7:00 PM). Food and beverages will be served. Training starts promptly at 7:30 AM on Tuesday.
B&W’s assembled 1.5 days of technical training held at the Hilton Garden Inn Akron which includes a tour of B&W’s Global Parts & Service Center. The seminar is scheduled to end tentatively at 1:30 PM on Wednesday.
Attendees will receive breakfast and lunch each day, with drinks and snacks provided throughout the training sessions. Dinner on Tuesday will be held offsite.
Transportation to/from the tour and dinner will be provided by B&W.
Attendees are responsible for booking their own hotel room and coordinating transportation to/from the airport. The Akron-Canton Airport is 14 miles away (~20-minute drive) and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is 45 miles away (~45-minute drive).
A discounted, early-bird rate is offered at $950 and ends August 5, 2024.
Starting August 6, 2024, the rate increases to $1150. Attendees are encouraged to register by August 5, 2024.
The preferred method of payment is credit card or purchase order. If your organization requires a different payment method, please email Shemara Samaco at sdsamaco@babcock.com.
Credit card payments are processed through Authorize.net - a verified, third-party vendor. An automated receipt will be sent via email upon submission of attendee registration.
- Technical information and insights from industry experts designed to enhance job performance
- Printed binder containing technical presentations
- Meals (onsite and offsite)
- Transportation to offsite dinners and functions
- A copy of the 42nd Edition of Steam/its generation and use
- Access to technical experts with any post-event questions and pulverizer insights
- CEU credits and course certificate (if opting to receive this benefit)
No, each attendee is responsible for reserving and paying their own hotel accommodations. Attendees are also responsible for arranging their own transportation to/from the airport.
It is strongly recommended that attendees book their hotel accommodations at the Hilton Garden Inn Akron using the discounted event room block by either booking online or calling the hotel directly and mentioning the special block code/group rate.
Hilton Garden Inn Akron
1307 East Market Street, Akron, OH 44305 USA
Phone: +1 330.733.2900 (Press "0" to ask for in-house reservations, then request Babcock & Wilcox Training Group Block Rate)
- Block Rate: $125 per night plus fees and taxes
- Block Rate Ends: August 5, 2024
- Block Code: Babcock & Wilcox Training Group
- Complimentary self-parking
Click HERE to reserve a hotel room.
Yes, it is strongly recommended that attendees book their hotel accommodations at the Hilton Garden Inn Akron using the discounted event room block B&W negotiated.
Hilton Garden Inn Akron
1307 East Market Street, Akron, OH 44305 USA
Phone: +1 330.733.2900 (Press "0" to ask for in-house reservations, then request Babcock & Wilcox Training Group Block Rate)
- Block Rate: $125 per night plus fees and taxes
- Block Rate Ends: August 5, 2024
- Block Code: Babcock & Wilcox Training Group
- Complimentary self-parking
Click HERE to reserve a hotel room.
Attendees can share any dietary restrictions during the registration process via the online form.
Please connect with Shemara Samaco by email at sdsamaco@babcock.com or by phone at +1 330.860.1576 for additional assistance with any dietary needs.
B&W is offering each attendee the opportunity to earn continuing education credits (CEUs) through The University of Akron. A CEU is a unit of credit for participation in an accredited program designed for professionals with certificates or licenses to practice various professions. One contact/training hour equals 0.1 CEU.
The University of Akron will issue certificates via email to those attendees who indicated interest during the registration process, signed all daily attendance sheets, and completed the post-event assessment form.
Registered attendees may cancel up to ten working days prior to the first day of the seminar for a full refund. Cancellations received within ten working days will be charged 50% of the registration fee.
DISCLAIMER: Babcock & Wilcox reserves the right to refuse and / or accept registrations as deemed appropriate.
Please connect with Shemara Samaco with any questions or special requests.
Shemara Samaco
Manager, Marketing Events
Email: sdsamaco@babcock.com
Desk: +1 330.860.1576
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