About the Program:
This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of hot rolling, both of strip and plate. The course covers fundamentals, metallurgical and quality requirements, equipment, rolling theory, control, rolls, temperature control, measurement, safety and new technology. Attendees will leave this course with a better understanding of the basic metallurgy involved; the different types of products and product attributes; the types of mills used and equipment involved with the mills; the theory of rolling; the latest technologies involved in hot rolling; safety aspects; production measures and much more. There will be opportunities for problem-solving and discussing issues during the panel discussions. A full-day parallel track will be devoted to discrete plate and Steckel rolling.

Who Should Attend:
Anyone who would like to expand his or her knowledge and understanding of hot strip mills, Steckel mills, plate mills and hot rolling. This includes electrical, mechanical, lubrication and metallurgical engineers; maintenance personnel; operators; and those responsible for quality assurance. Equipment manufacturers and service suppliers would also benefit from this course

Professional Development Hours:
This course may qualify for up to 29 Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits.  Each attendee will receive a certificate listing the quantity of PDH credits earned for this course. This course is not approved for PDH credit in New York, Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma. 

Sponsored By:
AIST’s Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee and Plate Rolling Technology Committee.

Registration Fees:
Advance registration by 19 January 2012: Member US$995, Nonmember US$1,210. Registration after 19 January 2012: Member US$1,095, Nonmember US$1,310. Registration fees include continental breakfasts, lunches and continuous breaks Monday through Thursday, reception Sunday and Tuesday, continental breakfast Thursday and a course workbook.

Student Rate:
The AIST Foundation is pleased to provide assistance to students interested in attending AIST Specialty Training Conferences.  Program details are available online at http://www.aist.org/students/studenthp.htm or contact Niccole Reichel at nreichel@aist.org or 1.724.814.3070.

Company Discount:
Three or more individuals from the same facility attending any one seminar can receive a 10% discount per person. All registrations must be received together along with payment to qualify for the discount. Not applicable with any other discount.

Cancellation/Substitution:
If you must cancel, please email or fax a notice of cancellation to nreichel@aist.org or +1.724.814.3071 and a refund will be issued. Cancellations received less than two weeks prior to the event are non-refundable. If you would like to send a substitute, a new registration form must be faxed for that person, indicating the replaced person on the form. Be certain that the membership status is equivalent or note otherwise.

Attention Nonmembers:
Nonmember registration fees include membership in AIST through 31 December 2013. Membership is not automatic. A completed membership application must be returned to AIST.

Hotel Accommodations:
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport, located in Orlando, Fla. Please call the hotel at +1.888.421.1442 by 30 January 2012 to secure the AIST discount rate of US$159 per night for single/double occupancy.

SUNDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2012
4 p.m.		Registration
5 p.m.		Welcome Reception
MONDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2012
7 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8 a.m.		Introductions and Opening Remarks
8:15 a.m.		Safety at Work and How the Pieces fit Together
9:45 a.m.		Break
10 a.m.		Overview/History of Hot Rolling
11 a.m.		Review of Metallurgical Basics
Noon		Lunch
1 p.m.		Application of Fundamentals to Hot Rolled Processing/Products
2:15 p.m.		Break
2:30 p.m.		Tunnel and Reheat Furnace
3:30 p.m.		Roughing Mill Area Equipment
4:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
TUESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2012
7 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8 a.m.		Conference Continuity Comments
8:15 a.m.		Finishing Mill Equipment
9:45 a.m.		Break
10 a.m.		Finishing Mill Equipment (cont'd)
11 a.m.		Flatness With Profile Control
Noon		Lunch
1 p.m.		Gauge and Width Control
2:15 p.m.		Break
2:30 p.m.		Descaling/Roll Cooling
3:30 p.m.		Runout Cooling
4:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
5:30 p.m.		Reception
WEDNESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2012
7 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
Hot Sheet Rolling Track
8 a.m.		Conference Continuity Comments
8:15 a.m.		Minimills
9:45 a.m.		Break
10 a.m.		Coilbox
11:15 a.m.		Finishing Mill Operations and Temperature Control
Noon		Lunch
1 p.m.		Attributes
2:15 p.m.		Break
2:30 p.m.		Strip Defect Identification
3:30 p.m.		Developments in Hot Rolling Mills
4:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
Plate Rolling Track
8 a.m.		Plate Rolling Introduction
8:15 a.m.		Steckel Rolling — Process
9:15 a.m.		Steckel Rolling — Equipment
10 a.m.		Break
10:15 a.m.		Discrete Plate Rolling — Process
11:15 a.m.		Discrete Plate Mill Equipment
Noon		Lunch
1 p.m.		Plate Finishing Equipment
2:15 p.m.		Break
2:30 p.m.		Practical Aspects of Plate Leveling
3:30 p.m.		Plate Heat Treating
4:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
THURSDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2012
7 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8 a.m.		Conference Continuity Comments
8:15 a.m.		Hot Strip Mill Downcoilers — Practical Considerations for Operation and Maintenance, Jose De Jesus, Xtek Inc.
9:45 a.m.		Break
10 a.m.		Roll Design, George Ott, Union Electric Steel Corp.
11 a.m.		Roll Shop Practices
Noon		Lunch
1 p.m.		Managing Roll Surface Quality, Ron Webber, Webber Roll Technology
2:15 p.m.		Break
2:30 p.m.		The Castrip Process — Sheet Steel Production via Strip Casting, Peter Campbell, Nucor Steel–Indiana
3 p.m.		New Hot Rolling Development: Endless Strip Production, Andreas Jungbauer, Siemens VAI
3:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
4 p.m.		Conference Conclusion

MONDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2012
8 a.m.		Introductions and Opening Remarks
8:15 a.m.		Safety at Work and How the Pieces Fit Together Nathan Berry, North Star BlueScope Steel LLC The safety puzzle: how safe behavior at work is tied to safe behaviors at home and on the road. This is something that needs to be a 24-hour commitment. Safety performance is not something that should be measured by what was done, but rather how we approach what we will do.
10 a.m.		Overview/History of Hot Rolling A description of the history, development and techniques used in the processing of coiled strip product. We will be discussing the types of rolling processes, the advantages/disadvantages of each, key equipment components and terminology.
11 a.m.		Review of Metallurgical Basics John Speer, Colorado School of Mines
1 p.m.		Application of Fundamentals to Hot Rolled Processing/Products John Speer, Colorado School of Mines
2:30 p.m.		Tunnel and Reheat Furnace Paul Debski, Bricmont Proper heat transfer in the reheat furnace provides the best opportunity for the rolling mill to provide prime product. The role of furnace temperature and combustion ratio in heating quality, fuel rate and surface quality will be discussed. Furnace pressure control, air pollutants and new trends in reheat furnaces will be visited. 3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.		Roughing Mill Area Equipment Frank Beddings, Danieli Corp. Description of equipment traditionally located between the exit of the caster or reheat furnace and the entry of the first finishing stand. Major equipment discussed includes: roller tables, side guides, descale boxes, roughing stands, vertical edgers, table thermal covers, edge heaters, rotary crop shears and crank type crop shears.
4:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
TUESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2011
8 a.m.		Conference Continuity Comments
8:15 a.m.		Finishing Mill Equipment Frank Beddings, Danieli Corp. An overview of finishing mill equipment from the finishing stands through the downcoiler.
11 a.m.		Flatness With Profile Control Eugene Nikitenko, United States Steel Corporation Presentation covers the following topics: Flatness — definitions, measurement, ASTM standard; Fundamentals of strip buckling under applied compressive stress — buckling conditions for center buckles and buckling conditions for wavy edges; relationship between flatness and strip profile; plain strain hypothesis; flatness as a function of strip unit crown change; profile and flatness control; roll stack deformations; mill actuators and flatness sensors.
1 p.m.		Gauge and Width Control Wlodzimierz Filipczyk, TMEIC Corp. The overview of the thickness and width control strategies is presented. The setup functionality both for thickness and width is described, including adaptation techniques. Automatic gauge control and automatic width control functions are presented in details. The special control strategies for semi-continuous rolling process are discussed. Actual performance levels for thickness and width tolerances are also shown.
2:30 p.m.		Descaling/Roll Cooling Christy Hofherr, Spraying Systems Co. The basics of hydromechanical descaling and work roll cooling will be discussed. Definitions of impact, parameters for effectiveness, and potential pitfalls of a system will be included along with preventative maintenance and possible performance issues.
3:30 p.m.		Runout Cooling Mike Peretic, SMS Siemag
4:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
WEDNESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2012
Hot Sheet Rolling Track
8 a.m.		Conference Continuity Comments
8:15 a.m.		Mini-mills, Brendan Brophy North Star BlueScope LLC An overview of mini-mill operations, contrasting with integrated mill operations, as well as a look at the difference in operating a hot mill that is coupled to a caster.
10 a.m.		Coilbox Darryl Metcalfe, Hatch Ltd. The coilbox is located in the hot strip mill between the roughing mill and the finishing mill, used to coil and uncoil intermediate transfer bars. This presentation will discuss the application, process, commercial and environmental benefits, as well as recent technological advances.
11:15 a.m.		Finishing Mill Operations and Temperature Control Brendan Brophy, North Star BlueScope LLC
1 p.m.		Attributes Mark Blankenau, Severstal North Amerca
2:30 p.m.		Strip Defect Identification Mark Blankenau, Severstal North Amerca
3:30 p.m.		Developments in Hot Rolling Mills Mike Peretic, SMS Siemag
4:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
Plate Rolling Track
7 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8 a.m.		Plate Rolling Introduction
8:15 a.m.		Steckel Rolling — Process Emin Erman, ArcelorMittal Conshohocken This session will provide a comprehensive overview of Steckel rolling. The history, purpose and concept, advantages, typical layouts, operational differences and product mix will be discussed.  The one-hour session will cover all the processing aspects of a slab starting from the slab yard all the way to the finished plate. Particular attention will be provided on gauge making and plate flatness control.
9:15 a.m.		Steckel Rolling — Equipment Jennifer Grzyb, Siemens Industry Inc. This session will cover the equipment and process capabilities of rolling plate and coiled plate products on a Plate Steckel Mill. This session will highlight equipment applications, typical processflows and product mixes.
10:15 a.m.		Discrete Plate Rolling — Process Charlie Romberger, ArcelorMittal The session will include an overview of discrete plate processing equipment, practices and control with particular focus on differentiation from hot strip and Steckel rolling technologies. Topics include slab design, width making, gauge control and thermo-mechanical processing strategies to achieve desired dimensional as well as metallurgical properties.
11:15 p.m.		Discrete Plate Mill Equipment Eric Thokar, Siemens Industry Inc. Description of quipment specificaly required for discrete plate rolling including: turntables, feed rolls, universal spindles and long screwdowns.
1:00 p.m.		Plate Finishing Equipment Eric Thokar, Siemens Industry Inc. Description of equipment traditionally located after the plate mill or steckel mill downcoiler. Major equipment discussed includes: cooling beds, dividing shears, plate markers, side trimmers, surface inspection equipment, plate pilers and plate transfers.
2:30 p.m.		Practical Aspects of Plate Leveling Dave Withrow, Alloy Manufacturing The theory of plate leveling will be basis of discussion of work roll sites, quantities and spring, drive systems, work roll bending and backup roll configurations, concluding with appropriate setups to produce flat plate.
3:30 p.m.		Plate Heat Treating Holger Kehler, LOI Thermoprocess GmbH
4:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
THURSDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2011
8 a.m.		Conference Continuity Comments
8:15 a.m.		Hot Strip Mill Downcoilers — Practical Considerations for Operation and Maintenance Jose De Jesus, Xtek Inc. An introduction to the basic operating parameters for hot strip downcoilers, with in depth examination of equipment function and design details. The importance of the maintenance function in ensuring reliable and consistent operation of the coiler system is emphasized, with discussion of the critical maintenance criteria and their effects on the operation. An examination of methods to optimize the coiling equipment for improved function in the mill through incremental design upgrades is also included.
10 a.m.		Roll Design George Ott, Union Electric Steel Corp. Roll design and specifications have a significant influence on roll performance. Additional topics discussed will be manufacturing and roll maintenance procedures.
11 a.m.		Roll Shop Practices Ron Webber, Webber Roll Technology This presentation will cover basic roll shop measuring devices, grinding and lathe equipment, an explanation of different roll types, work roll and backup roll grinding practices, work roll/backup roll chocks and bearings.
1 p.m.		Managing Roll Surface Quality Ron Webber, Webber Roll Technology To produce high-quality product in a hot strip mill, it is essential to control the quality of the roll surface. This presentation will discuss the types of roll used, the characteristics of each type and the variables that affect both the strip quality and the roll surface quality. Practical recommendations are made to how to manage the performance of the roll. These will cover equipment, process and testing methods.
2:30 p.m.		The Castrip® Process — Sheet Steel Production via Strip Casting Peter Campbell, Nucor Steel – Indiana The Castrip Process is the first commercial strip casting technology for the production of flat rolled sheet steel. With two facilities operating in Indiana and Arkansas, Nucor Steel has been producing ultrathin cast sheet (UCS) products since 2001. Competing against light-gauge hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanized steel, UCS products utilize the highest portion of recycled content and have the lowest carbon footprint of any flat rolled steel technology.
3 p.m.		New Hot Rolling Development: Endless Strip Production Andreas Jungbauer, Siemens VAI The session will cover the process equipment and production capabilities of the new continuous production of high-quality, advanced high-strength steel and hot bands. This session will highlight equipment applications, comparisons to conventional mills and CSP, typical process flows and product mixes.
3:30 p.m.		Question and Answer Session
4 p.m.		Conference Conclusion