MAINTENANCE
AND RELIABILITY TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
Reliability
Achievement Award Recipients
2008
Gold: United States Steel Corporation, Minnesota Ore Operations – for implementation of contamination control on process equipment lubrication systems that reduced lubricant consumption by 66%, and eliminated premature failures on mill trunnion bearings and lubrications pumps.
- Submitted by Al Kastonek, maintenance coordinator
Silver: Nucor Steel – Indiana – for linking the Morgoil lubrication system with the mill drive to synchronize lubrication distribution with mill speed, resulting in improved bearing life, reduced mill downtime, reduced oil consumption and substantial savings in waste water treatment.
- Submitted by Jason Roche, cold mill maintenance coordinator
Bronze: United States Steel Corporation, Gary – for implementation of Maintenance Quality Inspection Teams (MQIT) to ensure quality of parts manufacture and repair resulting in more than $5,000,000 in annual savings and a 25% increase in vendor performance for correct components and assemblies.
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Submitted by Bob Bodnar, MQIT Reliability Manager
2007
Gold – ArcelorMittal – Dofasco
For implementation of a Maintenance Task Analysis methodology to efficiently monitor and manage key maintenance tasks to ensure manufacturing reliability in the KOBM, LMF1 and Caster areas resulting in 70,000 additional tons of annual slab production.
- Submitted by Ron Leadbetter, Steelmaking Reliability Coordinator KOBM Stream.
Silver – Nucor Steel – Berkeley, S.C.
For installation of weld head strapping technology to secure beams and long bar bundles which significantly improved bundle handling safety, eliminated downtime due to strapping failures, reduced banding material consumption and increased productivity.
- Submitted by Chris Andersen, Beam Mill Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
Bronze – United States Steel Corp. – Midwest Division
For utilizing laser alignment and revised procedures for improved reliability of the alignment
and maintenance of the temper mill rolls and tension reel resulting in a 92% reduction
in trade shape rejections over a ten-year period.
- Submitted by Kent D. Harvey, Apex Manager, Gary and EC Tin Divisions
Honorable Mention: AK Steel – Rockport
For implementation of predictive maintenance technologies to ensure quality and timeliness of all maintenance work orders resulting in a 50% increase in customer satisfaction, increased mill availability and a reduction in delays.
- Submitted by: Mike Drake, Reliability Lead
2006
Gold Award: Nucor Steel–Berkeley, S.C.
For the implementation of an in-house mandrel repair program that decreased yield loss and mandrel maintenance time and increased mandrel reliability
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Submitted by Jason Curtis, cold mill mechanical maintenance supervisor.
Silver Award: CitiSteel USA
For the development of a computer software package to assist in shim calculations that improved bearing pad shimming practices for the caster banana frame improving product quality and maintenance practices
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Submitted by Frank Hancock, manager engineering and maintenance
Tie for Bronze Award: Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
For the implementation of a technically based equipment maintenance plan on the DSG galvanizing line that increased asset utilization and decreased unplanned delays and rate loss.
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Submitted by Mike Hendsbee, reliability specialist
Tie for Bronze Award: Stelco, Inc. Hamilton, Ont., Canada
For the redesign of a three piece to a one piece auger screw in the BOF electrostatic precipitator system that decreased maintenance costs and production losses.
2005
Gold - Nucor Steel, Decatur, Alabama, USA
Silver - Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Bronze - Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2004
Gold - USS - Posco Industries, Pittsburg, California
Silver - USS - Posco Industries, Pittsburg, California
Bronze - U.S. Steel Corp.-Gary Works, Gary, Indiana |
