B&W Roll Wheel™ 

Pulverizer Seminar 

Registration Open 

AUGUST 19-21, 2024 | AKRON, OH | CEUs OFFERED

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
    7:00 AM to 4:30 PM – Training*
    5:30 PM to 7:30 PM – Offsite Dinner
  • Wednesday, August 21
    7:00 AM to 2:00 PM – Training
    2:00 PM – Seminar Adjourns**
    5:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Offsite Dinner (optional for those staying overnight Wednesday)

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 and enjoy an offsite dinner from 5:00-7:00 pm as schedules allow.

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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

Andrew Jackson Headshot

Andrew Jackson, P.E.
Pulverizers, Burners & Ignitors

Andrew is a Mechanical Engineer with Field Engineering experience on B&W boilers, pulverizers, burners and ignitors, and root cause analysis of pulverizer problems and failures. Andrew has been presenting and training on B&W Roll Wheel and E/EL pulverizers since 1990. He has been working in Field Service, Pulverizer Design, International Project Engineering, and Replacement Parts since 1977 and was a co-contributor for 2 pulverizer patents.

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Eric Fuller
Pulverizer Design Engineering & Door SME

With over 26 years of extensive experience in pulverizer operations and fuel preparation at B&W, Eric holds a patent titled "System for Controlling Coal Flow in a Coal Pulverizer." His career journey includes eight years collaborating with designers and engineers in Graphics, dedicated to refining pulverizer products and pioneering new innovations. Notably, Eric played a pivotal role in inventing products for the pulverizer industry, such as the segmented yoke air seal carrier and the redesigned B&W-118 Roll Wheel® Pulverizer. He spent two years in the field focusing on pulverizer rebuilds and upgrades across the United States, particularly in installing rotating throat assemblies. Through mentorship from leading pulverizer engineers, Eric has garnered comprehensive knowledge across all aspects of B&W pulverizers. Eric spends a lot of his time at B&W’s service center advising on gearbox rebuilds, quality issues with parts and other assembly procedures that the shop may have questions on. He is also involved with the competitor parts initiative. Among his most fulfilling professional accomplishments is witnessing the successful installation and operation of his patented product, meeting or surpassing the anticipated performance metrics.

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Mike Bauer
MillCare® Program Manager
Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC

Mike Bauer has 27 years with Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) and is currently the MillCare® Program Manager for Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC (BWCC). Mike started his B&W career in 1997 after spending ten years in the Army. His first B&W role was as Field Service Engineer responsible for engineering and construction support, coal pulverizer rebuilds, boiler inspections, training of new service engineers and follow up support with customers -- with emphasis on paper mills and power plants in the Southeast region. Mike transferred to BWCC in 2012, working with customers implementing full-scale pulverizer maintenance programs, fulfilling contract requirements, project planning, supervision of subordinate field craft and support staff resources. Mike has extensive field experience with all B&W and competitors' pulverizers.

 

Susan Bucher Headshot

Susan Bucher
Director – Global Parts & Service

Susan Bucher is a Director in Global Parts & Service for Babcock & Wilcox. Her teams are responsible for supporting the domestic pulverizer aftermarket business and service centers in Ohio and Utah. With well over 30 years in the industry, Susan still believes in the importance of serving our customers and going beyond their expectations. She states - “This seminar gives B&W the opportunity to share our knowledge and expertise with others, who can then take back what they learn and immediately apply it to their work processes.”


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 12, 2024.

Registration fee increases to $1150 on August 13, 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 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)

Register Today to Win a FREE Pulverizer Assessment

Drawing held August 21, 2024 during seminar.

Inclusions:

  • FREE visual assessment of ONE (1) pulverizer/mill
  • FREE 8-hour day of onsite inspection by trained B&W expert
    (including travel expenses to/from customer’s site)
  • FREE punch list report with photos noting all identified deficiencies with repair recommendations
Reserve Your Spot

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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 12, 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 7:00 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 2:00 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 12, 2024.

Starting August 13, 2024, the rate increases to $1150. Attendees are encouraged to register by August 12, 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 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 12, 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 12, 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

Participants who register before August 12, 2024, (11:59 PM EST) and choose to participate in the drawing during registration will be entered into the contest automatically. The winner will be randomly selected from eligible participants during the seminar.

Please click here to read the official rules of entry. Information submitted with registration to the seminar is subject to Babcock & Wilcox's Privacy Policy.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

By entering this drawing, you confirm that neither your company’s internal policies nor applicable laws prohibit you from accepting the prize if you are the winner.

By entering this drawing, you consent to receiving marketing and promotional materials relating to B&W’s products and services.

Participants who register to attend the upcoming B&W Roll Wheel Pulverizer Seminar held August 19-21, 2024, will automatically be entered into the contest. Winner will be randomly selected from participants during the seminar.

Rules of Entry:

  • Drawing held during seminar and registered attendee must be present to win
  • Only one (1) pulverizer assessment awarded during the seminar
  • Deadline to register is Monday, August 19, 2024
  • Distance to/from inspection site must be manageable within single day’s travel each way within North America
  • Only a visual inspection of the pulverizer/mill will be conducted
  • Winner/customer must have pulverizer/mill vacuumed and cleaned prior to B&W expert arriving on site
  • Inspection must be scheduled within one calendar year of the seminar (by August 21, 2025)
  • Registration for the seminar is subject to Babcock & Wilcox's Privacy Policy.