OIPEEC Conference 2007 How to get the most out of your ropes: Rope-machine interaction, rope maintenance and lubrication 12th – 14th September 2007, at the Intercontinental Sandton Sun and Towers Johannesburg, South Africa Provisional technical programme Day 1 08:30 - 10:30 10:30 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:00 12:00 – 12:30 12:30 – 13:00 13:00 – 14:00 14:00 – 14:30 14:30 – 15:00 15:00 – 15:30 15:30 – 16:00 16:00 – 16:30 16:30 – 17:00 19:30 - Presenters 23rd OIPEEC General Assembly Tea Key note Address Rope-machine interaction on mine hoists using coiling grooves to the “Lebus” pattern Modeling fatigue damage distribution to inform slip and cut policy for riser tensioner ropes Back end cutting on South African mines Lunch Accident at South Deep and redesign of back end attachment An epic journey into the manufacturing of modern wire rope lubricants Managing and lubricating ropes with oil Tea Assessment of lubrication and zinc coating on the high cycle fretting fatigue behavior of high strength steel wires Torque cycle fatigue of wire ropes Banquet Roland Verreet S. Martin & N. Hein J. Brandon & C.R. Chaplin S. Mostert & P. Musgrove L. Louw et al. A. Allner S. Barbendererde L. Dieng et al. U. Briem Day 2 08:30 – 09:00 09:00 – 09:30 09:30 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:30 10:30 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:00 12:00 – 12:30 12:30 – 13:30 13:30 – 14:00 14:00 – 14:30 14:30 – 15:00 15:00 – 15:30 15:30 – 16:00 16:00 – 16:30 16:30 – 16:45 Experiences during magneto-inductive rope testing under application if LF and LMA sensors Continuous rope condition monitoring improvement Recent advances in automated visual rope inspection Tea Innovative visual rope inspection method for maintenance Steel wire rope operating time prediction by magnetic NDT data Premature discard of 45mm ropes operating on a Blair MultiRope rock winder Study on mechanical conditions of the looseness of the outer wires of ropeway haulage ropes Lunch A case study of 54mm ropes operating on a double drum rock winder The difficulties with long ropes (2400m) and the action plans on how to extend the rope life High strength fibre cored steel wire rope for deep hoisting applications Tea Alternative materials for suspension means in material handling and material flow systems Eight strand ropes for surface mining and rope rotation combined with lay length changes for Koepe hoist winders OIPEEC Chair to close conference Day 3 Optional technical visit – please see separate section below O. Gronau C. Quirion & G. Couture A. Young & B. Delaney S. Winter, D. Moll & K.-H. Wehking A.N. Voronstov P. Greyling et al. J. Dubuisson & M. Cantin J. Kleynhans et al. L. Louw, et al. I.M.L. Ridge et al. W. Vogel, S. Schonherr & K.H. Wehking P.G. Voigt Roland Verreet Conference Venue and Accommodation The OIPEEC conference will be held in the Intercontinental Sandton Sun and Towers, in the Sandton area of Johannesburg. The Sandton area is known as the business and economic capital of South Africa and hosts the new Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The hotel is connected to the largest convention centre in the country and also has direct access to an extensive shopping and entertainment complex, Sandton City. Mandela square is also nearby. The venue is easily accessible from Johannesburg (Oliver Tambo) international airport. The conference venue, Intercontinental Sandton Sun and Towers can provide accommodation for attendees. A limited number of rooms have been reserved for the conference and will be available on a first come first served basis until 14th June 2007, please book through Melanie Williams (contact details below). There are a number of other hotels in the local area if preferred. Hotel Room rates Intercontinental Sandton Sun and Towers, Johannesburg (5‫)٭‬ B&B, Single Superior R1557/r/n, excl taxes B&B, Double Superior R1694/r/n, excl taxes Web site: www.southernsun.com Park Hyatt, Johannesburg (5‫** *)٭‬ B only, Single Club King ±€184/r/n B only, Double Club King ±€220/r/n B only, Single Park King ±€125/r/n B only, Double Park King ±€161/r/n Web site: www.johannesburg.park.hyatt.com Southern Sun Grayston Dr* ** B only, Single ±€92/r/n B only, Double ±€110/r/n Holiday Inn, Catherine Str* ** B only, Single ±€69/r/n B only, Double ±€69/r/n Protea Wanderers* ** B only, Single ±€50/r/n B only, Double ±€50/r/n Sandton City Garden Court * B only, Single ±€74/r/n B only, Double ±€74/r/n *Please note these rates are not fixed, and are offered for guidance only. **A taxi will be required to travel from these hotels to the conference venue. B&B = Bed and Breakfast, B = Bed only (i.e. breakfast not included in the rate), r/n = room/night NOTE: Foreign visitors may require a visa for South Africa. Please confirm with your travel agent Room Bookings In order to take advantage of the corporate hotel rates arranged for delegates, bookings and payment should be made through AMEX: Melanie Williams Team Leader – Groups and Conferencing, American Express Travel – Anglo American melanie.williams@amextravel.co.za Fax: (local) 086 685 4914, (international) +27 11 638 5847 Melanie Williams is also available to guide/assist delegates with any other trips they may wish to undertake in southern Africa. Technical Visit Moab Khotsong is an AngloGold Ashanti mine employing the deepest single lift man/material hoisting system in the world. Its hoist is an electrically coupled Blair multi rope winder, drum diameter 5.7 m, running 2×42 mm ropes per drum. The winder operates at speeds of 19 m/s to a depth of 3,180 m, with payload of 165 men or 12,000 kg of material. The motors are rated at 7,400 kW (RMS), 16,800 kW (peak). Partner’s Programme Day 1: visit to SOWETO, followed by lunch at a local tavern before returning during the afternoon to Johannesburg for free time before OIPEEC Conference Banquet. Day 2: All day tour to Cullinan Diamond mine and Pretoria City. Conference Fees and Registration Delegate Conference fees OIPEEC Members* Non-members* Authors** R3500.00 R4120.00 R2500.00 These fees include attendance at the conference, documentation, “tea” and lunch during the conference sessions and the conference banquet on the evening of Day 1. * Please note that under our recent agreement of co-operation, AWRF members may attend at the OIPEEC member’s rate. ** Please note only one author per paper may register at the Authors rate Technical Visit (Moab Khotsong) Cost: R390 per person, which includes transport to and from the conference Hotel as well as (non alcoholic) refreshments and lunch. Please note that numbers on this trip are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Partner’s programme OIPEEC Conference Banquet Soweto and lunch at a tavern Cullinan Diamond and Pretoria R850.00 R825.00, including lunch and drink. R850.00, including lunch and drink In order to ease the logistics burden it would be appreciated if delegates could register before 20th August 2007. Please address any enquiries to the conference organiser: Martin Dohm Phone: Email: +27 83 308 2222 Fax: mdohm@telkomsa.net +27 11 638 4309