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• E-Meet influencers and decision-makers
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• Target a captive and engaged audience
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• Position your company as the thought-leader in your industry

For sponsorship and delegate registrations, contact:

Monish Grover
Email: monish.grover@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-9999401099

For sponsorship and delegate registrations, contact:
Monish Grover
Email: monish.grover@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-9999401099

• Conveyor systems are used across an array of industries and form the foundation of material handling systems. They are being extensively deployed across the power, mining, ports, cement, steel and aluminium sectors for quick, efficient and safe movement of heavy material. Besides, conveying systems are finding newer applications as automated processes become the new normal.
• Belt conveyors are the most reliable and extensively used method of conveying bulk materials. These are being designed to handle capacities for any operation, across power plants, bulk cargo handling ports and mine loading stations. Coal India Limited has outlined an investment of over Rs 150 billion for conveyor belts, which will eliminate road movement between mines and wagons. This will enable faster loading, fuel cost savings, and stoppage of pilferage.
• There is also a growing demand for customisable conveyor systems, which can be designed and engineered to meet the specific end-use requirements of industries. Besides, consumers are now moving towards flexible conveyor systems that can be modified and retrofitted to accommodate shifting customer needs. Although such systems entail higher upfront costs, they offer lower lifetime and operational costs, higher productivity, and greater energy efficiency.
• In view of cost saving and environmental considerations, energy efficient operation of conveyor systems is another priority area for consumers. To this end, the use of fuel-saving motors and drives, and timely equipment maintenance to ensure minimum energy loss through wear and tear, is gaining prominence. Apart from this, materials such as polyester polyamide and aramid fibres, which provide the same strength as steel-chord belts at much lower weights, are being used for conveyor belts.
• Going forward, modern conveyor systems that use industrial internet of things (IIoT) are expected to be deployed across various sectors such as mining, ports and power. IIoT enables consumers to undertake informed decision-making based on real-time data. It also helps in early identification of equipment defects.
• Further, there is a growing traction in the adoption of digital twin-based solutions for conveyor systems to monitor and optimise operations and maintenance (O&M). Besides this, to enhance operational efficiency and minimise O&M costs, conveyor systems are being fitted with protection systems such as induction loops and coils, external sensors, transmitters and receivers.
• Overall, selecting the right conveyer system is critical for the desired outcome. Some of the key factors to be considered in selecting a conveyors system are layout constraints, route configurations, desired throughput, environmental conditions and the end-use sector. Simulation-based techniques have now been developed to help engineers optimise the design and transfer performance of conveyor systems.
• The mission of this two-day virtual conference is to discuss the experience and challenges in the deployment of conveyer systems across industries such as power, mining, ports, cement and steel. The conference will also showcase new and emerging technologies, best practices, and the latest innovations in the segment.

KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK

• What is the current state of the market for conveyor systems? What are the new advancements and innovations?
• What are the new and upcoming customer needs and requirements?
• What are the opportunities and the outlook?

CONVEYOR SYSTEMS FOR POWER PLANTS

• What are the key requirements of power plants for conveyor systems?
• What are the new and emerging technologies/advancements in the conveyor systems for power plants?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the key issues and challenges?
• What are the global best practices? What are the lessons for India?

CONVEYOR SYSTEMS FOR PORTS

• What are the key requirements of the port sector for conveyor systems?
• What are the new and emerging technologies/advancements in the conveyor systems for bulk cargo transfer?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the key issues and challenges?
• What are the global best practices? What are the lessons for India?

CONVEYOR SYSTEMS FOR MINING

• What are the key requirements of the mining sector for conveyor systems?
• What are the new and emerging technologies/advancements in the conveyor systems for mining?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the key issues and challenges?
• What are the global best practices? What are the lessons for India?

CONVEYOR SYSTEMS FOR OTHER INDUSTRIES (STEEL, ALUMINIUM, CEMENT, ETC.)

• What are the key requirements of other industries such as steel, aluminium and cement for conveyor systems?
• What are the new and emerging technologies/advancements in the conveyor systems for these industries?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the key issues and challenges?
• What are the global best practices? What are the lessons for India?

AUTOMATION AND DIGITALISATION

• What has been the experience so far with regard to the use of digital technologies and automation solutions? What are the costs and benefits?
• What role can advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics play in conveyor systems? What are their use cases?
• What are the key challenges and future outlook?

CONVEYOR SYSTEMS FOR LONG DISTANCE HAULAGE AND BULK MATERIAL HANDLING

• What are the key conveyor technologies for long distance haulage and bulk material handling?
• What has been the experience globally? What are the lessons for India?
• What is the future outlook? What are the key challenges?

REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS

• What are the key regulations and standards pertaining to conveyor systems?
• What are the issues and concerns?
• What new or additional standards are (or should be) under consideration to encourage new technologies?

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

• What are the emerging needs and future requirements with respect to the design and engineering of conveyor systems?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• What are the global best practices? What are the lessons for India?

FOCUS ON MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY

• What have been the recent advances in material technology? What has been the impact on cost and performance?
• What are the key considerations for the type and quality of materials required?
• What are the key issues and challenges?

ENERGY EFFICIENT CONVEYOR SYSTEMS

• What are the key design and planning considerations for energy efficient operation of conveyor systems?
• What are the latest energy efficient technology solutions being deployed?
• What is the future outlook? What are the key challenges?

FOCUS ON CONVEYOR SYSTEM COMPONENTS (DRIVES, MOTORS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT)

• What are the key parameters for the selection of drives, motors and other accessories?
• What are the latest advancements/innovations in this area?
• What is the future outlook? What are the key challenges?

COST ECONOMICS OF CONVEYOR SYSTEMS

• How has the project economics for conveyor systems evolved over the years?
• What are some of the best practices in cost optimisation of conveyor systems?
• What are the challenges and the future outlook?

FOCUS ON SAFETY

• What safety considerations are involved in conveyor operations?
• How do these considerations impact the design of conveyor systems?
• How are user industries gearing up to meet these safety requirements?

SPOTLIGHT ON REMOTE MONITORING

• What are the remote monitoring solutions available for conveyor systems?
• What has been the implementation experience and what are the key learnings?
• What are the issues and concerns? What is the way forward?

FOCUS ON O&M

• What are the best practices in the O&M of conveyor systems? What has been the implementation experience and what are the key learnings?
• What are the issues and concerns? What is the way forward?
• How are technology developments going to impact O&M requirements?

Speakers so far: Alphabetic order, Company wise:

• B Chatterjee, Head Engineering, Adani Mining
• Sandeep Jadhav, Manager, Bulk Material Handling, Ambuja Cements
• Narender Reddy Beesu, Scientist “D”, Member Secretary of Conveyor Belts Sectional Committee, PGD, Bureau of Indian Standards
• S K Maity GM(E&M), CMPDI
• Vipul Limbani, General Manager, CHP/AHP, Essar Power Gujarat
• Mainak Chakraborty, Vice President- Mines, Hindalco Industries
• K. Yadav, AVP & Head Engineering Services, Hindustan Zinc
• Tamal Roy, President, Business Development and Corporate Strategy, JM Baxi Group
• Sandeep Mishra – Head Maintenance, Paradip Port, JSW Infra
• Chakroborty, Sr. Dy. Manager (P&E.), Kolkata Port Trust
• Achintya Ghosh, Head, Mechanical Engineering, Larsen and Toubro
• Abhay Harne, Executive Director (Addl Charge), Maharashtra State Power Generation Company
• Robert Whetstone, VP- EMEAI region, Martin Engineering
• Vayavya Mishra, Sr Manager, NTPC
• R Sharath Kumar, DGM – Business Development , Tech support and Service, Ringspann
• Jens Hagenau, Product and Export Manager, Rulmeca
• Shishir H.B. , Lead Material Handling, Tata Consulting Engineers
• S. Sridhar, Sr Manager, Tata Consulting Engineers
• Kaushal Kumar Singh, Sr. Technologist-Material Handling & Utilities, Tata steel
• Sandip Kumar De, Head Conveyor Products, Tega Industries
• B. Mathur, President (Business Development & Mining Strategy), Virginia Mining Resources
• Kalpit Dubey, Sr.Vice President, Virginia Mining Resources
• Fabian Korb, Product Manager, Voith

The conference is targeted at top and middle-level managers from:

• Conveyer technology providers
• Conveyor belt manufacturers
• Conveyer belt material manufacturers
• Automation companies
• Coal producing/mining companies
• Mineral development corporations
• Port operators
• Power producers
• Cement manufacturers
• Steel manufacturers
• Producers/Miners of non-metallic minerals
• Regulatory and standards authorities
• Research and development organisations
• Consultancy firms
• Other service providers, etc

Delegate benefits (Virtual Conference)

• Direct interaction with senior speakers (Q&A facility)
• Easy connectivity to geographically dispersed delegates (click of a mouse)
• Concise report offered as a backgrounder
• Cost effective (lower ticket price as compared to a physical conference)
• Offers flexibility and convenience
• Access to conference recording
• Recap of conference sessions
• Contributes to sustainability and lower carbon footprint

For registration process/payment to attend the conference, please contact:

Monish Grover
Email: monish.grover@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-9999401099

• There is a 30 per cent “early bird” discount for those registering before June 24, 2021
• GST @18 per cent is applicable on the registration fee.
• Registration will be confirmed on receipt of the payment.