Monday, 5 February 2024

4–6 p.m. 

Registration 

Tuesday, 6 February 2024

7 a.m. 

Registration and Breakfast

8 a.m.  

Introduction, Kevin Barbee, Nucor Steel Lexington

8:05 a.m. 

Welcome and Overview of Nucor Steel–Utah
An overview of Nucor Steel–Utah and what to expect while on-site. This presentation will review safety procedures that have been in place since the facility’s start-up.

8:30 a.m. 

Safety
Nucor Steel - Utah

9:30 a.m. 

Break

9:45 a.m.

Rod/Bar Products and Applications
Andrew E. Schless, Nucor Steel–South Carolina
The multitude of rod and bar applications will be illustrated, along with the customer requirements and expectations for each type of application.

10:45 a.m. 

Rolling Mill Metallurgy
Lauren Drew, Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. 

Noon

Lunch

1 p.m.

Pass Design and Rolling Theory
Joe Kennedy, Quad Engineering Inc.
Pass design terminology, basic rolling principles and examples of their application, and how an operator can use rolling theory to improve decisions made in the mill.

2 p.m.

Break

2:15 p.m.

Pass Design and Rolling Theory Part 2
Joe Kennedy, Quad Engineering Inc.

3:15 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.

Mill Upgrade
Nucor Steel - Utah

4:30 p.m.

Question-and-Answer Session

5–6 p.m.  

Reception

Wednesday, 7 February 2024

7 a.m.

Breakfast

8 a.m. 

Plant Tour of Nucor Steel–Utah

Noon

Lunch

1 p.m.

Reheat Furnace Basics
Michael Cochran, ANDRITZ Metals USA Inc.
This presentation will cover uniform heating, combustion basics, emissions and scale generation.

2:15 p.m.

Break

2:30 p.m.

Descaling and Spray in Hot Rolling
Matt Covington Spraying Systems Co.
An overview of descaling, how it works, and what factors affect descaling efficiency.

3:15–4:30 p.m. 

Technology of Long Products Rolling
Mario Fabro, SMS group Inc.
This presentation will cover the technology and challenges for medium and heavy section rolling mills, from reheat furnace to shipping.

5 p.m.

Adjourn

Thursday, 8 February 2024

7 a.m. 

Breakfast

8 a.m.

Torque and the Rolling Stand
Robert James, Danieli Corp
This segment provides a comprehensive description of the mechanical components of a rolling mill stand, how they function and how they handle the stress of rolling. An in-depth investigation of both the driveline and the mill stand will include how the components work together, common failure modes, preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, early indicators of functional failures, and product quality problems that can stem from driveline wear.

9:15 a.m.

Break

9:30 a.m. 

Work Rolls
William F. Posey, SinterMet LLC
An overview of material and design of rolls that come in contact with the hot bar when rolling long products.   The presentation includes information on conventional, composite and powdered metal rolls. Failure analysis, troubleshooting and material selection will also be discussed

10:45 a.m.  

Motors, Drives and Speed Control
Cristiano R. Justen, Russula Corporation
This presentation will go over typical control principles, the most used architectures employed in long product rolling mill control systems and common upgrade phase approaches to revamping.

Noon

Lunch

1 p.m.

Cutting Technologies
Pete Haas, Haas Saw
This presentation will analyze various saw cutting methods used by long products rolling mills. The discussion will include a detailed review of safety issues, cost calculations, varieties of saw cutting machines and saw blade designs, saw blade operation and maintenance, troubleshooting guidelines, and cutting parameters. Information will also be provided on saw blade tracking, performance analysis, wear life, creating benchmarks for improvement, and planned saw blade changes to reduce mill downtime related to cutting issues.

2:45 p.m. 

Break

3 p.m.

Bar Finishing
Robert James, Danieli Corp.
A brief overview of the various layouts, process and equipment in finishing of hot-rolled bars as they pertain to typical rolling mill installations. The product range covered includes rebar, merchant shapes and flats, beams, and special bar quality, including comparison and contrast of which processes and equipment are needed for the different product types.

4:15 p.m.  

Predictive Maintenance Tools and Strategies for Long Products
James Smith, IVC Technologies​
This presentation will cover Condition Monitoring as it pertains to the Long Products Manufacturing process.

5 p.m.

Conference Adjourn