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Dear friends and colleagues,

         We would like to invite you to the international conference National Forum on Maintenance 2024, which will take place on the traditional date at the end of May at the popular venue of Hotel Patria in Štrbské Pleso.

         The mission of the conference is: "Provide state-of-art information of high professional value and create favourable conditions for exchange of experience among maintenance professionals from Slovakia and abroad ".

         The conference is an important event in Slovakia with a long tradition, which brings together top managers and specialists in the field of maintenance, representatives of companies offering innovative products and services for maintenance, as well as experts from practice and academia.

         We invite you to come and share your experience, present advanced methods and solutions you apply in challenging maintenance conditions, see and try out new products and technologies that lead to greater efficiency, quality and safety in maintaining the value of physical assets.

                                                               SSU Board of Management

CONFERENCE TOPICS

• Best practice in maintenance
• Advanced maintenance technology and energy saving
• Maintenance information systmems
• Predictive maintenance and diagnostics
• Innovative maintenance technology and safety
• Special topic

Professional Guarantors:	Conference Preparatory Committee:
Hana Pačaiová Martin Pexa Peter Zvolenský	Martin Bukovinský Peter Darvaši Gabriel Dravecký Katarína Grandová Juraj Grenčík Jan Hroch	Branislav Kyseľ Krzysztof Olejnik Viera Peťková Jan Vytřísal Michal Žilka

Conference laguages: Slovak, Czech, English – translating (according to the number of foreign participants).

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In 2024, the conference came close to last year's record in terms of participation. 251 participants were registered, of which 212 domestic and 39 foreign - 33 from the Czech Republic, 2 each from Germany, Austria and Italy. In addition to one general partner (SKF Slovakia, s.r.o.), the conference had five main partners (Eustream, a.s., FAREN SLOVAKIA, s.r.o., Klüber Lubrication, Magna Electronics Slovakia s.r.o., SMC Priemyselná automatization, s.r.o.) another 21 partners and 6 exhibitors, which was again at the limit of the hotel's capacity.

Conference programme

The conference programme has its proven structure in the form of a one and a half day conference. The programme included 30 lectures, similar to previous years. Despite the large number, there was always room for discussion after each lecture. At the same time, on the first day after lunch, time was also set aside for exhibitors' visits. It is worth considering shortening the program by an hour, even at the cost of fewer lectures, and giving participants more time to relax after a demanding first day.

The programme begins with a ceremonial opening, during which the guests greeted the conference - the representative of the general partner of this year's conference, SKF Slovakia, s.r.o., Ing. Ladislav Máťaš, and member of the board of directors of the Czech Maintenance Company (ČSPÚ), Ing. Jan Novák.

SSU awards are traditionally presented at the conference. The SSU "Maintenance of the Year 2023" award was again won by two candidates - Ing. Peter Darvaši, head of maintenance at Continental Tires Slovakia, s.r.o. Púchov and Ing. Ferdinand Chromek, maintenance manager at EURO PUMPS TECH, s.r.o. Jaslovské Bohunice. The SSU award for "Diploma thesis" out of 4 nominated papers was won by Ing. Veronika Počuchová for the work entitled: "Proposal for the implementation of totally productive maintenance in Lear Corporation Seating Slovakia s.r.o." graduate, MtF STU Trnava. Finally, the SSU Award for "Best Final Thesis Maintenance Manager" was awarded to Ing. Jaroslav Obšivan, for the work entitled: "Method of measuring and evaluating the vibrations of V-belts in Continental Tires Slovakia, s.r.o."

During the opening sesstion, the chairman of the board of SSU, Ing. Gabriel Dravecký, PhD. presented a n overview of SSU activities and plans for the next years.

The introductory block was followed by a lecture by the general partner of the conference, SKF Slovensko spol. s.r.o., where the company's activities in the field of bearing maintenance and diagnostics and its impact on machinery were presented by Ing. Ladislav Máťaš and Ing. Tomáš Buxar. The presentation was entitled: "SKF Your trusted partner in the circular economy". They were joined by Mgr. Vít Šebesta from the company ESOS Ostrava, who presented practical examples of the application of SKF technology - Recondoil. He was followed by Ing. Filip Kováč from the company SMC Priemyselná automatizacía, spol. Ltd. with the lecture: "Industry 4.0 tools for the operation of equipment with minimized compressed air consumption", where he presented the possibilities of saving energy in more efficient use of compressed air with the help of advanced control tools. The lectures were interesting and provoked an interesting discussion.

In the morning session, professor Hana Pačaiová from the Technical University of Košice spoke on the current topic: "Requirements for sustainability in maintenance". The representatives of the main partners of the conference continued. Ing. Štefan Kacvinský from Magna Electronics Slovakia s.r.o. spoke about the creation of a maintenance process in a start-up company, Ing. Róbert Grellneth, director of FAREN SLOVAKIA, s.r.o. presented Total Fluid Management and finally Özgür Ergün from Klüber Lubrication pointed out the possibilities of increasing energy efficiency using high-quality lubricants in the energy industry. The last lecture was in English, and for the first time at NFU, no interpretation was needed, which indicates the improvement of the language level of the participants.

In the continuing conference programme, the topics of predictive maintenance and diagnostics and progressive maintenance technologies prevailed. Again, there were more presentations on the use of information technology in maintenance and also in the area of ​​safety, where on the first day there was also a demonstration of the use of a fire-resistant tarpaulin, which is widely used in extinguishing fires of electric cars in case of car battery fires. The program was also diversified by a demonstration of the use of drones from Terradron directly in the lecture hall. At the end of the program, Ing, Soňa Sopóci spoke on a special topic in the field of interpersonal work relations: "How to improve communication between generations in work teams".

Results of the participant survey:

After a positive experience with the electronic form of filling out the questionnaire on Google forms accessible via QR code (again processed and delivered by the ProCS company), this year the participant survey was also in this form. The questions remained the same as in previous surveys, so that individual years could be compared. The survey was not anonymous so that prize winners could be drawn for completing the survey. 80 responses were submitted, which is 23% and quite a drop from last year (40%).

The results of the survey are presented in tables and the comparison of ratings for all grades is processed in a graph.

Which sessions did you attend?:	Yes	Partly	No
Best practice in maintenance	75,0%	21,3%	3,7%
Advanced maintenance technology and energy saving	71,3%	26,3%	2,4%
Maintenance information systmems	56,3%	37,5%	6,2%
Predictive maintenance and diagnostics	70,0%	23,8%	6,8%
Innovative maintenance technology and safety	62,5%	33,8%	5,7%

 

Your evaluation: (grades: 1 = best  5 = worst)
The overall level of the conference	1,34±0,52
Professional level of contributions	1,59±0,58
Venue of the conference	1,10±0,37
Organization security	1,22±0,45
Selection of conference topics	1,61±0,62
The date of the conference	1,15±0,39

The rating was slightly worse than in the previous year, when the ratings were historically the best. For most, only the date of the conference was better this time than a year ago. Overall, however, the rating remains at a very high level and the high standard is maintained.

The participants again rated the three presentations they liked the most. The ranking was determined only by the number of votes received.

The ranking of the first 16 places is shown in the following table:

Rank	Name	Organisation	Title	%
1.	Jan Vytřísal	SEPS, a.s. Bratislava	Localisation and assessement the loads of buried pipeline using a drone	40,0
2.	Ladislav Máťaš, Tomáš Buxár	SKF Slovensko spol. s r.o.	SKF Your trusted partner in the circular economy	28,7
3.	Štefan Kacvinský	Magna Electronics Slovakia s.r.o.	Maintenance management system in an emerging company	28,7
4.	Soňa Sopóci	Affida, s.r.o.	How to improve communication between generations in work teams	17,5
5.	Igor Ubreži	ECOFIL, spol. s.r.o.	Vacuum and autonomous filtration technologies in oil fillings care processes	15,0
6.	Filip Kováč	SMC Priemyselná automatizácia, spol. s r.o.	Industry 4.0 tools for operating equipment with minimized compressed air consumption	12,5
7.	Özgür Ergün	Klüber Lubrication	Energy Efficiency	12,5
8.	Jan Novák	Kleentek, spol. s r.o.	New generation oil condition sensors	12,5
9.	Milan Štelcl	NANOTECH-EUROPE	Nanolubricants in engineering reduce costs	11,3
10.	Gabriel Dravecký	SSU	Activities of SSU for the development of maintenance in Slovakia	10,0
11.	Adam Bojko	Adash spol. s r.o.	Adash – modern diagnostic devices for every maintenance	10,0
12.	Hana Pačaiová	TU v Košiciach, SjF, KBKP	Požiadavky na udržateľnosť v údržbe	8,8
13.	Radek Otoupal	Ing. Wilhelm Friedrich GmbH	Higher efficiency of maintenance of energetic and industry facilities through application of modern industry valves	8,8
14.	Aleš Mišura	NDE Solutions, s.r.o.	Robotic storage tanks inspection	8,8
15.	Ján Kavec	Atlas Copco s.r.o.	A solution for tightening large screws	8,8
16.	Simona Kalinovská	3MON, s. r. o.	Lithium-ion batteries power our live; Safety is represented by intelligent solutions that will protect you from fire	8,8

 

 

PHOTO DOCUMENTATION

Hotel Patria hosted the conference for the twentieth time

Opening of the conference - from left, Jan Novák - member of the board of ČSPÚ, Ladislav Máťaš - representative of the general partner, SKF Slovensko, s.r.o., Gabriel Dravecký - chairman of the SSU board and Juraj Grenčík - vice chairman of the SSU board

Opening of the conference - Gabriel Dravecký - chairman of the SSU board 

Opening of the conference - Ladislav Máťaš - representative of the general partner, SKF Slovensko, s.r.o.

Opening of the conference, Jan Novák, member of the board of directors of CSPÚ, presented the activities of CSPÚ

Opening of the conference - view of the congress hall

Opening of the conference - SSU Award "Maintainer of the Year 2023" - Ing. Ferdinand Chromek, maintenance manager EURO PUMPS TECH, s.r.o. Jaslovské Bohunice

SSU award for "Diploma thesis" - Ing. Veronika Počuchová, graduate, MtF STU Trnava; the award was received on behalf by the supervisor, Ing. Lukáš Jurík, PhD.

Ladislav Máťaš, SKF Slovensko spol. s r.o. - SKF your trusted partner in the circular economy

Tomáš Buxár, SKF Slovensko spol. s r.o. - SKF your trusted partner in the circular economy

Vít Šebesta, ESOS Ostrava, s.r.o. - Practical examples of the application of SKF technology - Recondoil

Filip Kováč, SMC Priemyselná automatizácia, spol. s r.o. - Industry 4.0 tools for operating equipment with minimized compressed air consumption

Hana Pačaiová,TU v Košiciach, SjF, KBKP - Requirements for sustainability in maintenance

Štefan Kacvinský, Magna Electronics Slovakia s.r.o. - Maintenance management system in an emerging company

Róbert Grellneth, FAREN SLOVAKIA, s.r.o. -Total Fluid Management

Özgür ErgünKlüber Lubrication - Energy Efficiency in Heavy Industries

Discussion on presentations

Discussion on presentations

Practical demonstrations - fireproof sheet

Practical demonstrations - fireproof sheet

Company exhibitions

Company exhibitions

Company exhibitions

Company exhibitions

Company exhibitions

Company exhibitions

Company exhibitions

Company exhibitions

Company exhibitions

Coffee break

Radek Otoupal, Ing. Wilhelm Friedrich GmbH - Higher efficiency of maintenance of energetic and industry facilities through application of modern industry valves

Jan Vytřísal, SEPS, a.s. Bratislava - Localisation and assessement the loads of buried pipeline using a drone

Michal Páca, RUML EMES s.r.o. - Circular Thermal – Armstrong methodology for maximum optimization of thermal systems and subsequent design of heat pumps

Ján Adamec, JARESTherm s.r.o. - Water coolers - maintenance and use of waste heat

Jan Novák, Kleentek, spol. s r.o. - New generation oil condition sensors

Igor Ubreži, ECOFIL, spol. s.r.o. - Vacuum and autonomous filtration technologies in oil fillings care processes

Matúš Sura, Terradron s.r.o. - Visual demonstration of the use of a drone in the interior

Aleš Mišura, NDE Solutions, s.r.o. - Robotic storage tanks inspection

Lukáš Vittek, Hilti Slovakia spol. s r.o. - Hilti Fieldwire - Digital project management

Martin Bukovinský a Petr Šromota, INSEKO, a.s. - 33 years of innovation in applications for digitizing company processes in maintenance

Ondřej Antoš, EASY FM s.r.o. - Benefits, implementation and digitization of the asset management and maintenance system at Promens Zlín a.s. using SW KLID

Marián Špacír SFÉRA, a.s. - Information system XMatik® - solution for harmonized maintenance in industry and transport

the afternoon program was chaired by Hana Pačaiová and Gabriel Dravecký

Conference dinner

Conference dinner - sponsor brewery

Wednesday, 29 May, 2024

Martin Šimončič, DIAGO SF s r.o. - Movement under control

Michal Kulik, ifm electronic, s r.o. - Vibration monitoring systems and diagnostic – predictive maintenance in practice

Peter Tirinda, B & K s.r.o. - Progressive methods and solutions for protection, condition monitoring and vibration diagnostics of machines

Adam Bojko, Adash spol. s r.o. - Adash – modern diagnostic devices for every maintenance

Ján Kavec, Atlas Copco s.r.o. - A solution for tightening large screws

 

Milan Štelcl NANOTECH-EUROPE - Nanolubricants in engineering reduce costs

Jozef Markovič, Expedia3D - Implementation of additive manufacturing technologies in maintenance

Richard Paukov, DEXIS SLOVAKIA s.r.o. - Tools that increase efficiency and reduce your maintenance costs

Richard Bartal, TECHNO GROUP spol. s r.o. - Lone workers monitoring with the MSA ALTAIR io 4 portable gas detector with GPS and LIVE monitoring

Bohdan Palkovič a Peter Križan, Techtronic Industries Slovakia s.r.o. - Milwaukee – solutions provider in health and safety

Simona Kalinovská, 3MON, s. r. o. - Lithium-ion batteries power our live; Safety is represented by intelligent solutions that will protect you from fire

Karol Prikkel, SjF, STU Bratislava - Presentation of the SKEBA Consortium - training in the field of batteries in accordance with the INOENERGY SKILLS International program at the EU

Soňa Sopóci Affida - How to improve communication between generations in work teams

Conference closing with the drawing of prizes for the equiry - third prize

Conference closing with the drawing of prizes for the equiry - second prize

Conference closing with the drawing of prizes for the equiry - first prize

The High Tatras in full beauty

Štrbské pleso

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KONEČNÝ PROGRAM KONFERENCIE

Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
7:30	Registration
8:30	Conference opening
	Conference opening
	SSU award "Maintainer of the Year"
	SSU Award "For Diploma Thesis"
	SSU Award "For the final thesis Maintenance Manager"
	Gabriel Dravecký	SSU	SK	Activities of SSU for the development of maintenance in Slovakia
9:00	Maintenance best practices
9:00	Ladislav Máťaš, Tomáš Buxár	SKF Slovensko spol. s r.o.	SK	SKF your trusted partner in the circular economy
9:30	Filip Kováč	SMC Priemyselná automatizácia, spol. s r.o.	SK	Industry 4.0 tools for operating equipment with minimized compressed air consumption
9:50	Diskusia
10:00	Coffee break
10:30	Maintenance best practices
10:30	Hana Pačaiová	TU v Košiciach, SjF, KBKP	SK	Requirements for sustainability in maintenance
10:50	Štefan Kacvinský	Magna Electronics Slovakia s.r.o.	SK	Maintenance management system in an emerging company
11:15	Róbert Grellneth	FAREN SLOVAKIA, s.r.o.	SK	Total Fluid Management
11:40	Özgür Ergün	Klüber Lubrication	D	Energy Efficiency in Heanvy Industries
12:05	Coffee break
13:10	Time to visit the exhibitors
14:00	Advanced maintenance technology and energy saving
14:00	Radek Otoupal	Ing. Wilhelm Friedrich GmbH	A	Higher efficiency of maintenance of energetic and industry facilities through application of modern industry valves
14:20	Jan Vytřísal	SEPS, a.s. Bratislava	SK	Localisation and assessement the loads of buried pipeline using a drone
14:40	Michal Páca	RUML EMES s.r.o.	CZ	Circular Thermal – Armstrong methodology for maximum optimization of thermal systems and subsequent design of heat pumps
15:00	Ján Adamec	JARESTherm s.r.o.	SK	Water coolers - maintenance and use of waste heat
15:20	Jan Novák	Kleentek, spol. s r.o.	CZ	New generation oil condition sensors
15:40	Igor Ubreži	ECOFIL, spol. s.r.o.	SK	Vacuum and autonomous filtration technologies in oil fillings care processes
16:00	Coffee break
16:30	Maintenance information technology
16:30	Aleš Mišura	NDE Solutions, s.r.o.	SK	Robotic storage tanks inspection
16:50	Viktor Porubsky	Hilti Slovakia spol. s r.o.	SK	Hilti Fieldwire - Digital project management
17:10	Martin Bukovinský	INSEKO, a.s.	SK	33 years of innovation in applications for digitizing company processes in maintenance
17:30	Ondřej Antoš	EASY FM s.r.o.	CZ	Benefits, implementation and digitization of the asset management and maintenance system at Promens Zlín a.s. using SW KLID
17:50	Marián Špacír	SFÉRA, a.s.	SK	Information system XMatik® - solution for harmonized maintenance in industry and transport
18:10	Coffee break
19:00	Conference dinner
Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
8:30	Predictive maintenance and diagnostics
8:30	Martin Šimončič	DIAGO SF s r.o.	SK	Movement under control
8:50	Michal Kulik	ifm electronic, s r.o.	SK	Vibration monitoring systems and diagnostic – predictive maintenance in practice
9:10	Peter Tirinda	B & K s.r.o.	SK	Progressive methods and solutions for protection, condition monitoring and vibration diagnostics of machines
9:30	Adam Bojko	Adash spol. s r.o.	CZ	Adash – modern diagnostic devices for every maintenance
9:50	Ján Kavec	Atlas Copco s.r.o.	CZ	A solution for tightening large screws
10:10	Milan Štelcl	NANOTECH-EUROPE	CZ	Nanolubricants in engineering reduce costs
10:30	Coffee break
11:00	Advanced maintenmance technology and safety
11:00	Jozef Markovič	Expedia3D	SK	Implementation of additive manufacturing technologies in maintenance
11:20	Richard Paukov, Martin Mračna	DEXIS SLOVAKIA s.r.o.	SK	Tools that increase efficiency and reduce your maintenance costs
11:40	Richard Bartal	TECHNO GROUP spol. s r.o.	SK	Lone workers monitoring with the MSA ALTAIR io 4 portable gas detector with GPS and LIVE monitoring
12:00	Peter Križan	Techtronic Industries Slovakia s.r.o.	SK	Milwaukee – solutions provider in health and safety
12:20	Simona Kalinovská	3MON, s. r. o.	SK	Lithium-ion batteries power our live; Safety is represented by intelligent solutions that will protect you from fire
12:40	Special topic
12:40	Soňa Sopóci	Affida	SK	How to improve communication between generations in work teams
13:00	Conference closing with the drawing of prizes for enquiry
13:10	Lunch