The primary objective of the Finepoint Circuit Breaker Test and Maintenance Training Conference is to offer practical training to the participants.

“Most of our participants are substation electricians. They need useful and unbiased training to share with their coworkers and immediately apply to their maintenance work when they get back home,” said Bill Myers, the conference host.

A unique aspect of this conference is that most speakers are electric utility delegates, not suppliers. As a result, participants are able to access practical information from a users’ perspective.

Many of the conference training topics focus on low-, medium-, and high-voltage circuit breaker maintenance. However, related substation and switchgear topics such as oil testing and filtration, SF6 gas handling and leak detection, lubrication, safe work practices, thermal imaging and asset management issues are also covered.

“There are over a dozen presentations, plus two half-day training seminars scheduled for this October,” Myers said, “providing an exceptional opportunity for maintenance professionals to join their peers for practical training in the latest problem solving methods.”

More than 600 delegates attended the 2007 conference, representing 239 companies, 46 states and eight countries. This training conference provides participants, speakers and exhibitors with a high quality, low key opportunity to exchange information with their peers and learn from the experts.