Sunday, 3 March 2024
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4–6 p.m.
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Registration
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Monday, 4 March 2024
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7 a.m.
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Registration and Breakfast
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8 a.m.
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Keynote Presentation
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8:30 a.m.
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Supporting a Safety Culture
Robert Brock, SDI Biocarbon Solutions LLC
This presentation is a purposeful discussion about building a safety culture that moves beyond regulatory compliance into the realm of seeing each other home safe, daily.
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9:15 a.m.
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Group Discussion on Safety
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9:45 a.m.
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Break
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10:10 a.m.
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Overview of Rolling
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11 a.m.
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Basic Rolling TheoryYuli Liu, Quad Engineering Inc.
This presentation begins with basic concepts of rolling, and then introduces the theories to calculate rolling force, torque and power. A common misunderstanding on gaugemeter control model is rectified. An interactive program will be used to demonstrate basic rolling theories.
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Noon
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Lunch
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1 p.m.
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Review of Metallurgical Basics
John Speer, Colorado School of Mines
Metallurgical fundamentals relevant to hot rolling and hot-rolled products will be presented.
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2 p.m.
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Break
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2:15 p.m.
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Application of Fundamentals to Hot Rolled Processing/Products
John Speer, Colorado School of Mines
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3 p.m.
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The Reheat Furnace
Matt Druciak, Tenova Inc.
This presentation offers a basic description of the reheat furnace used in plate rolling mills.
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4 p.m.
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Roughing Mill Area Equipment
Frank Beddings, Primetals Technologies USA LLC
Introduction to the roughing mill equipment from the exit of the reheat furnaces through the transfer bar tables.
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5 p.m.
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Reception
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Tuesday, 5 March 2024
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7 a.m.
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Breakfast
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8 a.m.
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Introductions and Safety Share
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8:30 a.m.
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Flatness With Profile Control
Eugene Nikitenko, United States Steel Corporation
This presentation will cover the following topics: (1) Flatness definitions; (2) Fundamentals of strip buckling; (3) Relationship between flatness and profile; (4) Mill actuators; and (5) Flatness sensors.
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9:45 a.m.
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Break
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10 a.m.
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Roll Design Concepts
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11 a.m
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Finishing Mill Equipment 1 and 2
Frank Beddings, Primetals Technologies USA LLC
Introduction to the finishing mill equipment from the crop shear to the downcoilers.
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Noon
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Boxed Lunch
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1 p.m.
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Plant Tour of Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Roll Group Southwest-Sinton Division
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5:30 p.m.
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Reception
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Wednesday, 6 March 2024
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7 a.m.
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Breakfast
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HOT SHEET ROLLING TRACK
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8 a.m.
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Introductions and Safety Share
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8:15 a.m.
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Possible Roll Failures
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9:30 a.m.
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Break
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9:45 a.m.
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Finishing Mill Operations and Temperature Control
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10:45 a.m.
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Continued Developments in Hot Rolling
Jennifer Grzyb, SMS group
Overview view of latest hot rolling technologies
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11:45 a.m.
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Lunch
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12:45 p.m.
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Hot Strip Mill Surface Defects
Greg Gutmann, ISRA Vision Parsytec
This presentation provides a look at the technology behind analysis of a defect image to ensure correct classification. Segmentation, pixel analysis, classification decision tree algorithm and more are discussed. A brief overview is given on the use of artificial intelligence to augment defect classification.
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1:45 p.m.
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Break
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2 p.m.
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Hot Strip Mill Surface Defects — Automated Surface Inspection Systems
Kevin Skero, Nucor Steel–Berkeley
A brief overview of common surface defects formed during the hot rolling process, in conjunction with how these issues are captured by current surface inspection systems.
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3 p.m.
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Roll Failure and Possible Issues
John Ballani, Rolls & Technical Service LL
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4:15 p.m.
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Question-and-Answer Session
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PLATE ROLLING TRACK
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8 a.m.
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Plate Rolling Introduction and Safety Share
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8:15 a.m.
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Introduction to Discrete Plate Rolling
Tanya Ros, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Introduction to discrete plate manufacturing and mill configurations. Description of plates characteristics, properties, requirements and applications. Types of rolling practices, cooling technology, metallurgical phenomena occurring during plate hot rolling, process control and examples.
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9:30 a.m.
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Break
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9:45 a.m.
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Steckel Rolling – Equipment
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10:45 a.m.
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Plate Finishing Equipment
Qiulin Yu, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc.
This session will discuss typical plate mill configurations, cooling, leveling, shearing, sidetrimming, inspecting/testing, marking and stack piling
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11:45 a.m.
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Lunch
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12:45 p.m.
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Plate Finishing Equipment
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1:45 p.m.
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Break
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2 p.m.
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Practical Aspects of Plate Leveling
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3 p.m.
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Roll Failure and Possible Issues
John Ballani, Rolls & Technical Service LL
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4 p.m.
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Question-and-Answer Session
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Thursday, 7 March 2024
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7 a.m.
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Breakfast
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8 a.m.
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Introductions and Safety Share
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8:30 a.m.
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Gauge and Width Control for Hot Rolling Mills
Reginald Snyder, TMEIC Corp. Americas
This instructional presentation is an overview of the concepts and control methods used in hot strip mills and plate mills for control of width and thickness. Practical considerations for quality issues in various mill configurations are provided
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10 a.m.
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Break
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10:15 a.m.
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Drivetrain Design
Ken Hutter, Belden-Hutter Inc.
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11:30 a.m.
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Lunch
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12:30 p.m.
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Maintenance and Reliability
Ken Hutter, Belden-Hutter Inc.
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1:30 p.m.
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Descaling, Roll Cooling and Spray Issues in Hot Rolling
Matt Covington, Spraying Systems Co.
An overview of how descaling and roll cooling work as well as factors that affect their efficiency.
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2:30 p.m.
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Break
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2:45 p.m.
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Runout Table Cooling Technology
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3:45 p.m.
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Hot Strip Mill Downcoilers — Practical Considerations for Operation and Maintenance
Jose de Jesus, XTek, Inc.
A comprehensive overview of the downcoiler equipment and its operation. In-depth review of the coiling sequence and the maintenance parameters that affect performance.
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4:45 p.m.
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Question-and-Answer Session and Conference Adjourn
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