Welcome to the 22st annual Process Industry Reliability and Maintenance Conference and Exhibit (PIRM 2008)

Since its inception in 1986, the Process Industry Reliability and Maintenance Conference and Exhibit (PIRM) has developed a devoted following of Reliability and Maintenance professionals representing Operations, Maintenance, Stores and Engineering. Over 400 speakers have shared their knowledge and experiences along with over 3,000 conference delegates. Many have attended this event more than five times over the years because this learning forum reflects the reality in their industry.

Every year we evaluate comments from attendees carefully and listen to ideas in plant meetings and open round tables; this keeps the program up to date to provide solutions to meet the constant need to improve productivity and competitiveness.

From the beginning this event focused on the pulp and paper industry. Over the years we enjoyed an increasing number of participation from other process and power industries, therefore we decided the value was greater when presentations and attendees were from various process industries. This year’s program includes presentations from Chemical, Consumer Products, Oil and Gas, Mining, Paper, Pulp, Rubber and Wood processing to name a few. A common denominator is that they all have continuous operations, shut downs, and above all, reliability is crucial.

Our goal is to continue to be the marketplace for Reliability and Maintenance solutions for the process industry. We promise to provide an arsenal of improvement solutions to help your plant improve financial performance and survive long term.

Christer Idhammar
Conference Chair