Hot Sheet & Plate Rolling Fund.


Schedule

4–7 March 2024Omni Corpus Christi Hotel • Corpus Christi, Texas, USA


Sunday, 3 March 2024

4–6 p.m.

Registration

Monday, 4 March 2024

7 a.m. 

Registration and Breakfast

8 a.m.

Keynote Presentation

8:30 a.m.

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.

9:15 a.m. 

Group Discussion on Safety

9:45 a.m.

Break

10:10 a.m. 

Overview of Rolling

11 a.m.

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.

Noon

Lunch     

1 p.m.

Review of Metallurgical Basics
John Speer, Colorado School of Mines
Metallurgical fundamentals relevant to hot rolling and hot-rolled products will be presented.

2 p.m.

Break 

2:15 p.m.

Application of Fundamentals to Hot Rolled Processing/Products
John Speer, Colorado School of Mines​

3 p.m.

The Reheat Furnace
Matt Druciak, Tenova Inc.
This presentation offers a basic description of the reheat furnace used in plate rolling mills.

4 p.m.

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.

5 p.m.

Reception

Tuesday, 5 March 2024

7 a.m.

Breakfast

8 a.m.

Introductions and Safety Share

8:30 a.m. 

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.

9:45 a.m.

Break

10 a.m.

Roll Design Concepts

11 a.m

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.

Noon

Boxed Lunch

1 p.m.

Plant Tour of Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Roll Group Southwest-Sinton Division

5:30 p.m.

Reception

Wednesday, 6 March 2024

7 a.m.

Breakfast

HOT SHEET ROLLING TRACK

8 a.m.

Introductions and Safety Share

8:15 a.m. 

Possible Roll Failures

9:30 a.m. 

Break

9:45 a.m.

Finishing Mill Operations and Temperature Control

10:45 a.m.

Continued Developments in Hot Rolling
Jennifer Grzyb, SMS group
Overview view of latest hot rolling technologies

11:45 a.m.

Lunch 

12:45 p.m. 

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.

1:45 p.m. 

Break

2 p.m. 

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.

3 p.m.

Roll Failure and Possible Issues
John Ballani, Rolls & Technical Service LL

4:15 p.m. 

Question-and-Answer Session 

PLATE ROLLING TRACK

8 a.m. 

Plate Rolling Introduction and Safety Share

8:15 a.m.

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.

9:30 a.m.

Break

9:45 a.m.

Steckel Rolling – Equipment

10:45 a.m.

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

11:45 a.m.

Lunch    

12:45 p.m. 

Plate Finishing Equipment

1:45 p.m.

Break

2 p.m.

Practical Aspects of Plate Leveling

3 p.m.

Roll Failure and Possible Issues
John Ballani, Rolls & Technical Service LL

4 p.m.

Question-and-Answer Session

Thursday, 7 March 2024

7 a.m.

Breakfast

8 a.m.

Introductions and Safety Share

8:30 a.m. 

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

10 a.m.

Break    

10:15 a.m.

Drivetrain Design
Ken Hutter, Belden-Hutter Inc.​

11:30 a.m.

Lunch

12:30 p.m. 

Maintenance and Reliability
Ken Hutter, Belden-Hutter Inc.​

1:30 p.m.

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.

2:30 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m.

Runout Table Cooling Technology

3:45 p.m.

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.

4:45 p.m.

Question-and-Answer Session and Conference Adjourn