Tuesday, 12 November 2024 |
7 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
8 a.m. | Welcome Remarks |
8:10 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Optimization of Layout and Resources |
9 a.m. | Modern Technologies for Steel Tracking/Best Practices |
9:45 a.m. | BREAK |
10 a.m. | EV Forklifts |
10:30 a.m. | Technologies for Smart Traceability
Rafel Jacob, Polytec North America
This presentation will show the different options and solutions available in the market to automatically tag or mark finished and semi-finished products using robotics and machine vision technology. |
11:15 a.m. | Automated Material Handling Solutions
Ed Labruna, Janus Automation
This presentation will explore the key technologies benefits, and essential considerations of automated material handling solutions for the metals industry. It will highlight the automation of cranes, automated guided vehicles, and transfer cars, showcasing how these solutions boost operational efficiency, precision and throughput. The presentation will also discuss crucial safety protocols and cutting-edge innovations that can significantly enhance productivity and safety in material handling. |
Noon | Lunch |
1 p.m. | EV/Hydrogen Trucking Developments |
1:45 p.m. | Digital Transformation for Coil Handling and Packing Logistics
Jagannathan Rajagopalan, Pesmel South Asia
Today, industrial logistics is so dynamic optimizing the process cost as well as assuring total quality flanked by absolute safety and the fastest return on investment (ROI). Digital transformation is the key for such modern logistics systems and prerequisites for standardization on which most of the steel plants are qualified today. A digitalized packing system with coil car system and automation is one such example wherein automatic handling, tracking, diagnosis, banding, wrapping and labeling could assure more throughput with desired protection to the coils against chemical and moisture corrosion as well as mechanical damages during handling and transportation until the end use. This could ensure a “touchless” packing system which is the need of the hour in automobile and other industrial needs. Further, with a suitable packing line configuration, the coil could be transferred from the process line to the shipping bay without the need for a separate coil interbay transfer system. The coil is ready to be loaded to the customer truck without the need for a large WIP storage as a modern packing system could be tailored to the output rate per hour of the process lines with least packing cycle time per coil. A typical case study on automatic tracking, transportation and packing systems will be presented, detailing the steps and procedures in configuring the system summarizing the justification on such investment with fastest ROI. |
2:30 p.m. | Break |
2:45 p.m. | Fall Protection |
3:30 p.m. | Better Equipment Design for Safety and Efficiency
Joey Frederick, Toplift |
4:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion – Future and Modern Material Handling Processes and Systems
Topics include: - Electric overhead traveling crane automation and yard management systems.
- High-speed automatic coil car system and automated guided vehicles/autonomous mobile robots/robotics.
- Automatic and robotic packing lines.
- Automatic storage and retrieval system with warehouse management system.
Panelists Include:
Samu Rantala, Pesmel North America LLC |
5 p.m. | Reception |
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 |
7 a.m. | Breakfast |
8 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
8:15 a.m. | Keynote Speaker — Powerful Partnerships: Creating a Logistics Advantage
Suzanne Addison, Nucor Logistics Group
People, processes and technology drive business results. This lecture will discuss how partnering with the right partners at the right time can help to position logistics as a competitive edge. |
9 a.m. | Flatbed Safe Access and Fall Prevention
Kenny Rogers, SafeRack
A common misconception of flatbed applications is that safety and productivity are mutually exclusive. In reality, they complement each other. Many times, the addition of safety solutions greatly increases throughput. This presentation provides a comprehensive list of available solutions along with perceived advantages and disadvantages of each. |
9:45 a.m. | Break |
10 a.m. | Safety Presentation |
10:45 a.m. | Electric Vehicle Experiences
Chance Suggs, Borusan Berg Pipe Panama City |
Noon | Lunch |
1 p.m. | Material Handling Fleet Management, Safety and Optimization With Real-Time Location Systems
Viren Mathuria, Sewio LLC
This session dives into how real-time location systems (RTLS) enhance fleet visibility, safety and asset utilization as well as indirect inventory tracking. It will focus on optimizing fleet management — tracking vehicles in real time, streamlining routes and ensuring efficient asset utilization; enhancing safety — monitoring driver behavior, receiving alerts for potential issues and creating safer working environments; and boosting productivity — minimizing search times for vehicles, improving material traceability with indirect inventory tracking and reducing wasted resources. Leveraging Sewio's expertise, this session will showcase industrial companies utilizing RTLS to transform operations in industrial manufacturing verticals. |
1:45 p.m. | Material Handling Innovation and Autonomizing
Paul Short, Combilift USA |
2:30 p.m. | Modern Railroad Practices
Jesse DeSpain, Nucor Steel–Texas
This presentation will consist of modern auto switching technologies, emphasizing safety as well as efficient railroad practices. |
3:15 p.m. | Break |
3:30 p.m. | Producer Panel Discussion – Material Handling/Logistics
Panelist:
David Argue, CMC |
4:30 p.m. | Wrap-Up |
Thursday, 14 November 2024 |
7 a.m. | Breakfast |
8 a.m. | Plant Tour of Borusan Mannesmann |
Noon | Return From Tour and Adjourn |
