09/17/2025
The Best Practices 2025 EXPO & Conference in Kansas City, Oct. 21-23, is introducing five new EXPO Pavilions offering educational seminars and hands-on training. The Maintenance Pavilion will host eight presentations. Get maintenance and service insights from leading manufacturers of air compressors, compressed air treatment, vacuum pumps, cooling towers and chillers at the EXPO.

Speakers at the Maintenance Pavilion
Tuesday, Oct. 21
- 1-1:45 p.m. – Lubricated Rotary Screw Air Compressors, Neil Mehltretter, Technical Director, Kaeser Compressors
- 2-2:45 p.m. – Oil-Free Centrifugal Air Compressors, David Sleeman, Director of Aftermarket Services, FS-Elliott
- 3-3:45 p.m. – Refrigerated Dryers, Filters & Condensate Management. The Importance of Compressed Air Treatment Maintenance, Josh Borrego, Sr. Technical Service Specialist, BEKO Technologies
- 4-4:45 p.m. – Cooling Towers & Fluid Coolers, TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 22
- 1-1:45 p.m. – Oil-free Rotary Screw Air Compressors, Patrick Kraemer, Director – Oil Free Compression, ELGi Compressors USA
- 2-2:45 p.m. – Heated Purge, Blower Purge and HOC Dryers, Aaron Duke, Technical Support Manager, and Allan Hoerner, Area Manager, Mikropor
- 3-3:45 p.m. – Vacuum Pumps, Andrew Thompson, Product Line Manager, GlobalVac & Air
- 4-4:45 p.m. – Air-cooled and Water-cooled Chillers, Mike Crabtree, LEED AP, President, EMCOR Services Fagan
To learn more about the presentations, click here.
To register for the show, click here. Save nearly 50% on EXPO Hall Passes with Early Bird rates when you book before Sept. 30. Group discounts are available; reach out to Kimberly Hill at [email protected] for more information.
About Best Practices 2025 EXPO & Conference
The Best Practices 2025 EXPO & Conference is the leading North American event focused on sustainable, safe and reliable on-site utilities powering automation. The event takes place Oct. 21-23, 2025, at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, MO. Attendees come from engineering firms, manufacturing plants and equipment companies responsible for specifying, purchasing, operating, selling and maintaining on-site utility equipment in industrial compressed air, vacuum and cooling water systems. For more information, visit https://cabpexpo.com/attend.



