Reliability World Caribbean 2015 is the most important congress in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean for reliability engineering, manufacturing and maintenance professionals. It will be a forum that will provide to the industry of the region with the necessary guidance to maximize the benefits of their process optimization initiatives, achieving a sustainable economy and increasing productivity. With a renewed format, Reliability World Caribbean will be a 2-day congress that consists of hands-on workshops and conferences. For more information visit: http://creliability.world

1. SEPTEMBER 24-25
PONCE HILTON GOLF & CASINO RESORT
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Reliability World Caribbean 2015 is the most important congress in
Puerto Rico and the Caribbean for reliability engineering,
manufacturing and maintenance professionals. It will be a forum
that will provide to the industry of the region with the necessary
guidance to maximize the benefits of their process optimization
initiatives, achieving a sustainable economy and increasing
productivity. With a renewed format, Reliability World Caribbean will
be a 2-day congress that consists of technical workshops and
conferences.
Organized by:
Workshops
Certified Reliability
Leader (CRL)
Certification
Conferences
Exhibitors
CBM & Reliability
Best Practices
VIBRA
PMB 349
Western Auto Plaza 220
Trujillo Alto, PR 00976
787-283-7500
Wanda Collazo
wanda.collazo@vibra-inc.com
www.creliability.world

2. Lubrication Track
Fundamentals of Precise Lubrication | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
By: Jarrod Potteiger, Vice President of Reliability Services at Des-
Case Corporation
Studies have shown that companies that have yet to focus on
precision lubrication practices lose an amount equivalent to 10-20%
of their maintenance budget correcting issues cause by poor
lubrication. From selection to storage, dispensing to sampling,
precision lubrication is the cornerstone of any reliability focused
maintenance program yet very few companies seem able to
execute effectively. In this session, we’ll look at the key elements
necessary to build a precision lubrication program and the basic
steps necessary to address the most pressing problems most
companies face when it comes to lubrication.
Diagnóstico del proceso de lubricación: caso de negocio |
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. [conducted in Spanish]
By: Gerardo Trujillo, General Director of Noria Latin America
Identificar las oportunidades en el proceso de lubricación permite
colocar las bases de un programa de confiabilidad de planta y un
retorno a la inversión que puede superar el 300% de Valor Neto
Presente (VNP). Las prácticas de lubricación basadas en
paradigmas del pasado suelen ser vistas como situaciones
normales, pero a la vista de un ojo entrenado y una visión moderna
del estado Óptimo de Referencia (ORS) resultan en oportunidades
doradas que además de mejorar la seguridad y ecología de la
planta, estas acciones incrementan de manera importante la
disponibilidad y confiabilidad de la máquina. En general la
implementación de un proceso de lubricación de clase mundial
puede incrementar la vida de las máquinas hasta 10X y la de los
lubricantes hasta 6X.
Este taller utiliza la metodología patentada ASCEND™ de Noria y
lo guiará a identificar el grado de madurez de las 6 ETAPAS del
proceso de lubricación (Selección del lubricante, Recepción y
almacenamiento, Manejo y Aplicación, Control de Contaminación,
Análisis de Lubricante y Disposición Ecológica), identificar los
elementos a mejorar en base a su prioridad, convertir la
información en un caso de negocio y calcular el retorno de
inversión y VNP.
Want to learn new skills that
you can immediately apply at
your plant?
These workshops are specially
designed to provide you with
world-class techniques from an
application standpoint. The
Reliability World Caribbean
Workshops are divided in 3
tracks: Lubrication, Condition
Based Maintenance and
Reliability.
You can choose one of the
tracks or combine workshops
from Lubrication and Condition
Based Maintenance Tracks for
a diverse learning experience.
ASA – Ascend™Self-
Assessment
Participants of Diagnóstico del
proceso de lubricación will have
access at no cost to this tool
that helps them evaluate the
current state of their plant’s
lubrication program and
identifies opportunities for
improvement.
ASA has a market value of
USD $1,300.
Workshops | Day 1

3. Condition Based Maintenance Track
Triangulation of Electric Motor Maintenance…Three Keys to
Reach Your Reliability Target | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
By: Noah Bethel, Vice President of Product Development from
PdMA Corporation
In submarine warfare hearing a signal from an enemy contact only tells
you something is near. Changing locations and listening to the contact
from a second angle improves your ability to locate the position of the
contact. But analyzing the contact frequency from a third angle pretty
much puts a bulls-eye on the target. The same triangulated attack on
your electric motor maintenance program can drastically improve your
motor reliability and put a bulls-eye on your production goals. This
article will discuss three separate but equally important rolls of your
electric motor PdM technology in motor reliability.
Presentation outline
1. Electric Motor Fault Zone Analysis
2. Quality Control testing of new/refurbished motors and the distribution
systems that supply power to them
3. The importance of Trending electric motor test data and the
recommended testing frequency
4. End of life Troubleshooting strategies and approaches
5. Case studies representing quality control, trending, and
troubleshooting electric motors
Learning objectives:
1. General construction of AC Induction Motors
2. Detailed analysis techniques for AC Induction Motors
3. Applying fault zone analysis strategies
4. Maximizing the benefits of electric motor PdM technology
Monitoreo de condición para sistemas de vapor en plantas
industriales usando ultrasonido | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. [conducted in
Spanish]
By: Carlos Garza, Business Developer from VMX Confiabilidad
Integrada
En la actualidad, garantizar la confiabilidad y disponibilidad de los
sistemas de vapor en la industria es fundamental dentro de las
estrategias de gestión y de negocios, debido a sus diferentes impactos
operativos y económicos. La estrategia de CBM puede ser
implementada satisfactoriamente en estos sistemas, sin embargo hay
ciertas particularidades que considerar al diseñar efectivamente el
programa de monitoreo, entender el comportamiento del sistema de
vapor ayudará a entender los resultados a obtener con las tecnologías
aplicadas. Este taller le ayudará a entender el comportamiento básico
del vapor en la industria, la importancia de mantener una buena
distribución del vapor y una mejor eliminación del condensado de las
líneas, basado en la utilización de tecnologías de monitoreo de
condición en los elementos finales de control como válvulas y trampas
de vapor. Obtendrá detalles técnicos especiales que facilitaran la
implementación del programa y lograra impactar sus indicativos de una
manera costo efectiva.
“A comprehensive analysis of
motor health may be
accomplished by combining
online and offline test results
into fault zones. These fault
zones are Power Quality,
Power Circuit, Stator,
Insulation, Rotor, and Air Gap.
Power Quality focuses on the
quality of the voltage and
current. Power Circuit
focuses on the power circuit
supplying power to the motor.
The Stator Fault Zone focuses
on the turn-to-turn insulation
and internal coil connections.
The Insulation Fault Zone refers
to the winding to ground
insulation. The Rotor Fault Zone
refers to the health of the rotor
cage and examinations. The Air
Gap Fault Zone refers to the
quality of the air gap between
the rotor and the stator. Each
fault zone should be analyzed
to accurately assess the overall
health of a motor. This paper
will provide a brief introduction
to a six fault zone approach for
predictive maintenance on
motors.”
Abstract from Using Six Fault
Zone Approach for Predictive
Maintenance on Motors by
David L. McKinnon; PdMA
Corporation
Workshops | Day 1

4. Reliability Track (Special Full-Day Track)
The Reliability Track is a special full-day workshop designed for
professionals who want to gain a deeper understanding in the topic.
Due to the duration of the workshop, it cannot be combined with any
other track.
Certified Reliability Leader Workshop | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
By: Terry O’Hanlon, Publisher of Uptime Magazine and
ReliabilityWeb.com
The Certified Reliability Leader workshop focuses on whole life
asset reliability decisions and whole life value delivery through
leadership. The system provides guidance and is a map of theory,
to engage and empower every stakeholder in your organization as a
Reliability Leader.
Topics include:
- Reliability Engineering for Maintenance (REM)
- Asset Condition Management (ACM)
- Work Execution Management (WEM)
- Leadership for Reliability (LER)
Includes Uptime® Elements Passport Series!
Want to become CRL
certified?
Participants have the option of
taking the Certified Reliability
Leader (CRL) exam after the
workshop for an additional fee
of $299. Call us at 787-283-
7500 to sign up for the exam.
Uptime® Elements™ provide a
simple way to understand a
holistic, system-based approach
to embedding reliability into an
organization’s practices and
culture. By using a unified
theory to explain the
fundamental elements of
reliability and how they relate to
each other, Uptime Elements
allow everyone to gain an
understanding of reliability
appropriate to the work they do.
Workshops | Day 1

5. Terrence O’Hanlon - "Uptime Elements: A Reliability
Framework for Asset Management"
World-Class organizations recognize that success is achieved
through leadership however they also realize that results are only
delivered through engagement and empowerment of everyone in
the workforce. Leadership does not come from one person it
comes from everyone. This is especially true for reliability.
The Uptime Elements – A Reliability Framework for Asset
Performance is designed to deliver value to what we call the triple
bottom line of:
• Economic Prosperity
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Responsibility
The Uptime Elements – A Reliability Framework for Asset
Performance focuses on whole life asset reliability decisions and
whole life value delivery through leadership. The system provides
guidance and is a map of theory, to engage and empower every
stakeholder in your organization as a Reliability Leader.
Topics include:
•Reliability Engineering for Maintenance
•Asset Condition Management
•Work Execution Management
•Leadership for Reliability
•Asset Management (per ISO55001)
Gerardo Trujillo – “Cinco pequeños errores en lubricación con
enormes consecuencias”
*It will be conducted in Spanish
Las fallas relacionadas con lubricación son muy fáciles de prevenir,
pero muy costosas de reparar cuando causan tiempo perdido. Esta
presentación le ayudará a identificar los errores más comunes en
lubricación que pueden tener enormes consecuencias en su
operación y aprenderá la manera de solucionarlos. La presentación
es dinámica y con una visión práctica: “Pequeños errores hoy –
grandes consecuencias después”. Aprenderá a reconocer
patrones del pasado y paradigmas que se convierten en fallas
crónicas o trabajo innecesario.
On September 25, Reliability
World Caribbean will have
speakers offering conferences
about relevant maintenance and
reliability topics.
Likewise, our exhibitors will be
presenting their products and
services. Discover how you can
include them in your
maintenance initiatives for a
more reliable, sustainable and
efficient plant.
More speakers to be confirmed!
Conferences & Exhibition |
Day 2

6. Carlos E. Garza - “Errores típicos en el diseño y operación de los sistemas de vapor saturado en las
plantas industriales”
*It will be conducted in Spanish
El monitoreo de condición juega un papel importante en el conocimiento del comportamiento de los activos
que conforman el sistema de vapor. Sin embargo, centrarse solamente en los datos obtenidos por el CBM no
es suficiente para lograr una optimización adecuada del sistema. Gran parte de las áreas de oportunidad se
encuentran en el diseño y operación del sistema. Utilizar el CBM como herramienta de localización de
problemas de diseño ha sido un factor radical de cambio en como vemos las áreas de mejoramiento. Durante
esta disertación mostraremos diferentes casos de estudio localizados durante inspecciones de CBM que
fueron resueltos con rediseños e ingeniería, logrando ampliar la visión de no limitarnos a trabajar directamente
en el elemento final de control. Obtener resultados efectivos en la optimización del sistema es posible, con la
visión y herramientas adecuadas.
Jesús Laboy and Félix M. Laboy - “Show Me the Value: a CBM Strategy Development Story”
*It will be conducted in Spanish
The benefits of implementing Condition Based Maintenance technologies (i.e. vibration, thermography, us,
tribology, MCA) are well documented. Nevertheless it is common to find many questions unanswered: Why do
we keep having failures? Why our maintenance costs are not going down? Has our performance increase? By
engaging in a technology shopping spree we will surely increase our maintenance department’s expenses but
not necessarily its value. So when our manager’s questions come: “Didn’t we buy predictive maintenance tools
last year?” or the infamous “Show me the money?” it would be a magician’s task to present such results.
This presentation will show the result of 20+ years of experience trying to answer these questions. Without a
defined reliability strategy focused on increasing our company’s value, we will most probably end up “not
showing the money”.
Nelson Rivera - “Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): One Metric to Rule Them All”
*It will be conducted in Spanish
Reliability is a common topic these days applied to People, Equipment and Productivity amongst other areas.
The common denominator for this term centers around being ready to perform or available when needed. This
presentation will focus on linking the Reliability of Utilities and Manufacturing equipment to the ability to
produce when needed achieving OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) improvements thru improvements in
availability.
Isabel Torres - “B-Reliable: Asset Reliability as a Business Strategy to Increase Competitiveness”
*It will be conducted in Spanish

7. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Terrence O'Hanlon
Terrence is the Publisher of Reliabilityweb.com®, RELIABILITY® Magazine and
Uptime® Magazine. He is a Certified in Asset Management by the Institute of Asset
Management and is a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional by
SMRP. Terrence is the acting Executive Director of the Association for Maintenance
Professionals (AMP). He is the executive editor and Publisher of the 5th Edition of
the Asset Management Handbook.
Terrence is also a voting member of the US TAG (PC251) for ISO 55000 - ASTM
E53 Asset Management Standards Committee. More recently Mr. O’Hanlon has
been selected as the sole US Representation through ANSI for ISO Working Group
39 to create a standard for competence in assessing and certifying Asset
Management programs known as ISO 17021-5.
O’Hanlon is also a member of the Institute of Asset Management, American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
The Association of Facilities Engineers, Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals and the Society
of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers.
About Reliability Web
Reliabilityweb.com is a specialty publishing company focused on information delivery of Articles, Videos, Audio
Podcasts, Case Studies, iPresentation tutorials, Web Workshops, benchmark data, Tips, and how-to
information for maintenance and reliability professionals. Information is delivered online through the
Reliabilityweb.com network of web sites, Uptime® Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine for reliability and
maintenance management, and a series of maintenance conferences.
Gerardo Trujillo
Gerardo Trujillo is an industrial engineer and General Director of Noria Latin
América. He has over 27 years of experience in lubrication and oil analysis
programs implementation. In addition, Gerardo has worked as a reliability and
maintenance consultant for over 13 years and has experience in the following
industries: Gas and Petrochemical, Off-Shore, Energy, Fisheries, Agriculture, Sugar,
Transport Fleet, Mining, Manufacturing, Automotive and Food. Gerardo is editor of
the Spanish-version of the magazine Machinery Lubrication and editorial advisor of
Con Mantenimiento Productivo (With Productive Maintenance). Additionally,
Gerardo is member of the International Committee ISO PC/251 that developed the
standard ISO 55000 for asset management. He is founding president of Mexican
Association for Professionals in Asset Management and president of the Organizing
Committee of the Mexican Reliability and Maintenance Congress. Gerardo is also
vice president for North America and Mexico Delegate of COPIMAN (Panamerican Committee of Maintenance
Engineering) and member of the Certification Committee of the Society for Maintenance and Reliability
Professionals. Among his certifications are: CMRP -Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional by the
SMRP, MLA-II - Machinery Lubrication Analyst and MLT-II – Machinery Lubrication Technician by the ICML.
About Noria Latin America
For over 14 years, Noria has developed world class lubrication programs in the industry across the world,
including power generation, food and beverage, manufacturing, automotive, mining, oil and gas, among others.
Even the leading manufacturers of lubricants used to Noria to train specialists, develop their programs
lubrication and solve their machinery lubrication.

8. Jarrod Potteiger
Jarrod Potteiger is Education Services Manager and Sr. Technical Consultant for
Des-Case Corporation. Jarrod has more than 15 years’ experience in the field of
lubrication, contamination control and oil analysis and has trained thousands of
maintenance professionals in precision lubrication. Jarrod is a trusted consultant
and advisor in the area of precision lubrication for many leading manufacturers
including Nissan North America, Honda Manufacturing, ALCOA, International
Paper, Dupont and many more. Jarrod and published numerous articles on the
subject of precision lubrication and regularly presents workshops and papers at a
variety of technical conferences including IMC, SMRP, IDCON and Marcon.
Jarrod holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the
University of South Alabama.
About Des-Case Corporation
Des-Case specializes in contamination control products for industrial lubricants. Headquartered near Nashville,
TN, they market an entire line of products designed to help companies make their equipment investments last
longer.
Noah Bethel
Noah has over twenty-five years of broad operations and electrical systems
maintenance experience in industrial, commercial, and military settings ranging from
nuclear submarines to world class amusement parks. His experience includes high
and low voltage, AC and DC, power generation, power distribution, motors, and
motor controllers. Noah is currently in charge of product development for new and
existing PdM technology at PdMA Corporation.
Noah is a graduate of the University of the State of New York and the Naval Nuclear
Power School and Training Unit. He is a Certified Maintenance Reliability
Professional, with field experience in motor circuit analysis, current signature, power analysis, thermography,
vibration analysis, oil analysis and ultrasonic testing.
About PdMA Corporation
PdMA Corporation is an industry leader in the field of predictive maintenance (PdM) and condition monitoring,
globally offering electric motor testing instruments.

9. Carlos E. Garza
Carlos Garza is the business developer in VMX Confiabilidad Integrada in México.
He has a degree in Electronics and Automation of the Autonomous University of
Nuevo León. He has also worked for over 10 years in the use and implementation of
Air-Coupled Ultrasound Wave Propagation. Garza is a founding member of the
Mexican Association of Asset Management and member of the American Society for
Nondestructive Testing.
Jesús M. Laboy de la Plaza
Jesús M. Laboy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus and a Master’s in Business
Administration from the University of New Orleans. Jesús has over 9 years of
experience as a business development professional within different international
markets. At the present he is the Business Development Manager at Vibra.
He has been responsible for developing strategies that will add value to different
companies implementing Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices. At the same
time, he has been instrumental in developing new business and opening new
markets for Vibra. An example of this is our office in the Dominican Republic. Jesús
is a Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional by the SMRP organization.
Félix M. Laboy de la Plaza
Félix M. Laboy De La Plaza joined Vibra 15 years ago as an apprentice. Once he
obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus, he started working full time at Vibra as a Subject
Matter Expert. From there, Félix has held various positions ranging from technical
services, sales and consulting services.
As a reliability engineer and asset management consultant, Félix likes to focus on
clear, easy to understand application of reliability engineering tools and concepts.
He enjoys working with teams to design maintenance and reliability programs that
solve problems and that are cost effective. Félix has developed world class reliability programs for assets from
utilities, manufacturing and packaging business units.
For the past two years, he has been responsible for all consulting services related to reliability engineering,
condition based maintenance and precision maintenance projects in the Caribbean and Latin America. In 2013
he was part of the team that received the Uptime Award for Best Green Reliability Program, and in 2014 he
was promoted to Service Department Manager for the Vibra’s offices in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic.
Félix is a Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional and a Certified Reliability Leader. Also, he has an
Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; as well as various certificates for
condition monitoring technologies.
About Vibra
Vibra, with offices in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Mexico, is the largest reliability service
organization in the Caribbean covering Latin America.

10. Nelson Rivera
Currently the Reliability Program Lead for the McNeil companies, Nelson has
over 19 years at Johnson & Johnson holding positions within Janssen
Pharmaceuticals, McNeil Consumer and DePuy Orthopedics as Senior Director
Global Engineering, Director of Engineering and Manufacturing and Maintenance
Excellence Manager. He has worked supporting remediation activities for re-
launching products, leading engineering teams driving innovation and best
practices as well as directing production at key manufacturing sites.
His accomplishments include amongst others: pioneering the J&J Manufacturing
Equipment Excellence programs including deploying Overall Equipment
Effectiveness (OEE) for the first time within J&J avoiding a cost of $27MM,
establishing the first J&J regional facilities organization now a global model, and
launching J&J’s first calibration council. Likewise, Nelson championed the first
Design to Value (DTV) J&J global program driving product value improvements
through increased quality, reduction in cost and increase in customer service. He led the team to achieve
business targets of $700 million, 2 years ahead of schedule.
Nelson has a passion for teaching and developing people, and has been a mentor of the Johnson & Johnson
GOLD (Global Operations Leadership Development) program for over 10 years. He directed facilities in
Janssen-New Jersey, driving 14 buildings to GOLD standards, 42% of J&J’s largest region. He also serves as
a volunteer coach and mentor to local educational initiatives, most recently launching and growing a robotics
league to over 200 High School teams in Puerto Rico.
Nelson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University and is a
member of the ISPE and the SMRP. He is a Six Sigma Certified Engineer and a Certified Maintenance and
Reliability Professional.
About McNeil
McNeil Consumer Healthcare markets a broad range of well-known and trusted OTC products around the
globe. It is also part of the Johnson & Johnson group.
Isabel Torres
Isabel Torres is the manager of the Engineering and Maintenance Department at
Bacardi Corporation in Cataño, Puerto Rico. Isabel has a Bachelor’s Degree in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.
She has worked in the maintenance area for over 10 years holding various
positions ranging from documentation specialist, planner and supervisor. Isabel
has been responsible for implementation of some Lean and Maintenance
Excellence initiatives in cement and rum manufacturing industries.
About Bacardi
Bacardi Limited is the largest privately held spirits company in the world and produces and markets a variety of
internationally recognized spirits and wines.
Family-owned Bacardi was founded 153 years ago in Santiago de Cuba, on February 4, 1862, and sells in 160
countries globally.

11. Want to attend? Choose between:
Full Pass – 2-day ticket that includes workshops and
conferences
*Groups Special Offer! Purchase a Full Pass for 3
participants and send a fourth participant for free.
One-Day Pass – choose between attending to the workshops
or the conferences.
Thanks to our sponsors and exhibitors!
Full Pass
Early Bird
$795 p.p. until May 15
Regular fee
$825 p.p. until August 14
Late fee
$895 p.p. after August 14
One-Day Pass
Early Bird
$450 p.p. until May 15
Regular fee
$475 p.p. until August 14
Late fee
$545 p.p. after August 14
Vibra is proud to work with
the Professional College of
Engineers and Land Surveyors
of Puerto Rico to provide its
associate with the best
continuous-education-credit
seminars. Reliability World
Caribbean provides 6.5 contact
hours if you attend one day and
13 contact hours if you attend 2
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