Half Day Virtual Conference

Brewery Engineering Changes and Challenges

THURSDAY, 9th September 2021 - 16:00 PM BST 09:30 – 13:30 BST

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THURSDAY, 9th September 2021 - 16:00 PM BST 09:30 – 13:30 BST

The Brewing Engineers Association with support from the Institute of Brewing & Distilling has brought together a group of expert speakers who will discuss current challenges faced by Brewing Engineers. This event could be useful for those sitting the relevant IBD exams.

 

The presentation titles are:

Robotics in the Brewery

Mike Crarer

SCM Handling

 

Changes to UK engineering standards following Brexit (including UKCA and ATEX)            

Howard Wheeler / Tristan Pulford

Finch Consulting

 

Cyber Security for production networks in the brewing and beverage industry

Stefan Gallenberger

Krones Syskron

 

“Let’s Talk About Mental Health and Safety”

Nigel Bowker

Blackhall Consulting

 

 Cost:

There will be no charge for attending this webinar. However, early application is advised as the popularity of these seminars means they can become over-subscribed.

 

Presentation Summaries

“Robotics in the Brewery”     -   Mike Crarer, Sales Manager at SCM Handling Robotic Automation

  • Introduction to the latest developments in Robotics for the Brewing Sector, including the influence of “Industry 4.0”.
  • A case study with video, highlighting a recent project at Bath Ales on behalf of St. Austell Brewery.

 

“Changes to UK engineering standards following Brexit”   -   Howard Wheeler, Principal Consultant and Tristan Pulford, Principal Consultant (ATEX) at Finch Consultancy

  • Considerations of how Project specifications may need to be updated following Brexit and for UKCA marking;
  • When does UKCA, UKNI, CE marking apply, to what products and from which geographical areas?;
  • What will change relating Notified Body certified products (e.g. some ATEX products)?;
  • Can CE marked products still be obtained for use in Great Britain?

 

“Cyber Security for production networks in the brewing and beverage industry” – Stefan Gallenberger, Cyber Security Consultant at Krones Group

  • In the first part, we will discuss the current threat situation in the brewing and beverage industry, and have a closer look at recent ransomware attacks especially to breweries, and how these attacks work.
  • In the second part, we will explain the best options to secure your production networks, and propose a structured approach for this complex topic.
  • Finally, we will answer the question, why is it the best approach to regard Cyber Security as an operational task for the daily business.

 

“Let’s Talk About Mental Health and Safety” – Nigel Bowker, Blackhall Consulting

“Whereas workplace physical injuries have been in decline over a long period, mental injury statistics are showing no improvement.  The theme of this presentation is that we should adopt those techniques that have helped to deliver improvements in physical safety to improving the workplace mentally”.

 

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