Specialty Alloy and Foundry


Schedule

10–12 October 2023 • Milwaukee Marriott Downtown • Milwaukee, WI, USA

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

7 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

8 a.m.

Opening Remarks

8:30 a.m. 

Markets and Applications for Foundries & Specialty Steels
Raymond Monroe, Steel Founders’ Society of America

9:30 a.m. 

Break

9:45 a.m.

The Elements, Caelan Kennedy, Steel Founders’ Society of America
This presentation will focus on the elements often utilized in steelmaking and their purpose.

10:45 a.m.

Break

11 a.m.

Induction Melting Practices
Raymond Monroe, Steel Founders’ Society of America

Noon

Lunch

1 p.m. 

Induction Preventive Maintenance Procedures
Charles Fink, Inductotherm Corp.
This presentation will cover the recommended procedure typically performed on solid-state induction melting systems. This includes the solid-state power supply, furnace, cooling system, hydraulic system and bus bars that can be found in a meltshop using induction melting equipment.

2 p.m.

Break

2:15 p.m. 

Non-Induction Melting
Stephan Ferenczy, ENE/TCI Inc.

3:15 p.m. 

Break

3:30 p.m.

EAF Steelmaking
Stephan Ferenczy, ENE/TCI Inc.

5 p.m.

Single-Vessel EAF Melting
Shawn Martin, Harrison Steel Castings Co.
Things to consider when melting, refining and adding alloys all within the same vessel.

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

7 a.m.

Breakfast

8 a.m.

Pouring and Gating Castings
Raymond Monroe, Steel Founders’ Society of Americ

9 a.m.

Break

9:15 a.m.

Casting of Specialty Steel Ingots
Mark Suer, Cleveland-Cliffs         

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.

Steel Refining - Fundamentals of steel refining: degassing, desulfurization, decarburization, VOD And AOD
Jack Lilley, MetalTech

Noon

Lunch

1 p.m.

Ingot Remelting: Electroslag & Vacuum Arc Remelting
Craig Miller, Consarc

2 p.m.

Basic Refractories

3 p.m. 

Break

3:15 p.m.

Refractory Shapes
Andy Pinskey, Holland Manufacturing Corp.
A presentation on refractory shapes usage in the metals industry.

4:15–6 p.m.

Reception and Panel Discussion
Moderator: Caelan Kennedy, Steel Founders’ Society of America
Panelists:
     Raymond Monroe, Steel Founders’ Society of America
     Mark Suer, Cleveland-Cliffs
     Jack Lilley, MetalTech
     Alan Teske

Thursday, 12 October 2023

7 a.m.

Breakfast

8 a.m.

Plant Tour of Wisconsin Centrifugal

Noon

Adjourn