Tuesday 26 September 2023
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8 a.m.
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Welcome and Conference Overview
Rachel Schmidt, Hydro
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8:25 a.m.
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Reliability Achievement Award Overview
Terry Adams, Cleveland-Cliffs Rockport Works
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8:30 a.m.
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What Are We Doing to Upscale Our Workforce?
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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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Transforming Tribal Knowledge
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10:30 a.m.
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Safety
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10:45 a.m.
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Break
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11:15 a.m.
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Mounting, Handling and Lubrication of Large Spherical Bearings
Jennifer Wagoner, NTN Bearing Corp. of America
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Noon
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Lunch
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1 p.m.
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Best Lubrication Practices and Certifications
Brian Wilson, HASTEC
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1:45 p.m.
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Intro to Augmented Reality Tools and Troubleshooting
Eric Almquist, Star Tool & Die Works Inc.
This presentation will provide a non-commercial introduction to augmented reality (AR) technology before showing examples of specific software enabling creation and use of troubleshooting features.
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2:15 p.m.
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Break
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2:30 p.m.
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Reducing the Time It Takes to Get to a Root Cause Using AI Analytics
Winston Mizelle, Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has developed a taboo reputation in industry due to years of overpromising and underdelivering in the market. Learn how purpose-built AI combats these concerns, enhances troubleshooting, and brings machine problem root causes to light so reliability and maintenance teams can spend more time acting and eliminating machine defects instead of looking for machine defects.
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3 p.m.
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Gearbox Drive Do’s and Don’ts
Cory Mecham, Regal Rexnord
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3:30 p.m.
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Break
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3:45 p.m.
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Selection of Lubricating Greases for Applications of Steel Production
Tim-Oliver Mattern, Carl BECHEM GmbH
This presentation will cover selecting the right lubricant, typical failure modes of bearings, and possible root causes to allow less troubleshooting and downtime.
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4:15 p.m.
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Various Methods of Oil Sample Collection From Book to Real World
Eddie Emch, Lubrication Engineers Inc.
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Wednesday, 27 September 2023
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7 a.m.
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Breakfast
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8 a.m.
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Bearing Usage in Mill Stands: Understanding Premature Damage and Drivers for Unplanned Downtime
Mike Allega, The Timken Co.
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8:30 a.m.
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Grease Delivery Options for the Steel Industry
Wayne Gaskill, DropsA USA Inc.
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9:15 a.m.
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Break
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9:30 a.m.
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Types of Fire-Resistant Fluids — Pros and Cons
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10 a.m.
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Hydraulic Troubleshooting
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10:30 a.m.
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Break
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10:45 a.m.
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Vibration Analysis
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11:15 a.m.
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Improving Sealing, IFPS
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Noon
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Lunch
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1 p.m.
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Autonomous Coil Yard Case Study
Steve Herron and Mark Fedor, Morgan Engineering
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2 p.m.
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Break
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2:15 p.m.
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Interpreting Oil Analysis Reports
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3:15 p.m.
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Filtration
Denis Balogh, Mi Fluid Power Solutions
The presentation will cover the cause and effect of fluid contamination. Common terminology of fluid analysis and filters will be reviewed.
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3:35 p.m.
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TBD
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3:50 p.m.
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Break
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4 p.m.
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Hands-On Demonstrations and Reception
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AR goggles
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Valves
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Vibration equipment
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AirOil technology
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Thursday, 28 September 2023
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7 a.m.
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Breakfast
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8 a.m.
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Plant Tour of GE Power
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Noon
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Conference Adjourn
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