Presentations
Safety for EOT Crane Wireless Remote Control
Laercio Neves, Laird
Increased Operational Safety Through Lifting Magnets
Jose Maria Rosales Angulo, SGM Gantry S.p.A.
Remaining Lifetime Prediction
Stijn Droessaert, ArcelorMittal Gent 
High-Risk Cranes and Casting Cranes: Safety and Cost Savings Through the Use of the Double Kinematic Chain in Lifting
Inaki Dorronsoro, JASO Cranes 
Rope Drum and Sheave Wheel Fundamentals
Andrew Salach, Xtek Inc. 
Performance of the 220-Ton Teeming Cranes in Acindar ArcelorMittal Group Meltshop
Emanuel Posseto - Luciano Cipollone, Acindar ArcelorMittal Group, Argentina 
Ore Bridge Upgrading
Alberto Antonielli, Ternium Siderar 
3D Interactive Virtual Safety Training Simulator
Armin Silaen, Purdue University Northwest 
Don’t Let Your Cranes Drop Hot Metal Ladles
Charlie Totten, T&M Equipment Co.
Advanced Safety Techniques for Hot Metal Cranes 
Michael Birch, Magnetek Inc. 
Analysis and Reinforcement of the Main Girder Saddle Area on the 350-Ton Hot Metal Charging
Crane Greg Stanic, Globex Corp. 
State-of-the-Art Anti-Collision and Positioning Systems for the Metals Industry
Fernando Marsonet and Ariel Gonzalez, Janus Automation LLC 
Installation of Computers on Steelmaking DC Cranes for Data Collection, Improved Communication and Equipment Protection
Brad Hebert and Raymond Hofecker, ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor 
Control Cab Replacement EOTC G44 Steel Melting Shop Tenaris Siderca
Daniel Garvich and Claudio Murno, Tenaris 
Focus on Cranes: Level Change at Assets Management
Wesley Aryon Rogério, Antonio Henrique do Reis Pena and João Paulo Meneguelli, ArcelorMittal Tubarão
Gearing Considerations for Cranes
Andrew Salach, Xtek Inc. 
Crane Rail Repairs: The Do’s and the Don’ts
Bill Wagner, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor 
Variables Involved in the Calculation and Selection of Steel Wire Rope for Cranes
German Menne, IPH 
Processes Safety Management in Liquid Metal Conveyor Cranes
Mauricio Muratore and Roberto Munoz, Ternium Siderar 
Revamping of Cranes for the New No. 1 Rolling Mill at Acindar Plant
Cristian Pauwels, Acindar ArcelorMittal Group 
Life Prediction in Industrial Equipment
Armin Silaen, Purdue University Northwest 
Ground-Base Safety With Automated Overhead Cranes
Jared Gilpin, Nucor Steel–Berkeley 
Modernizing DC Cranes
Mike Birch, Magnetek Inc. 
Relevant Points of EN 13135 Cranes, Safety, Design, Requirements for Equipment Regarding the Steel Industry
Juan Agirre, GH Cranes 
Crane Anti-Drift/Anti Skew System – Conclusions
Daniel Garvich and Ricardo Euvrard, Tenaris, Argentina
High-Speed Data Transmission Rails for Process Cranes
Pete Kirst, Conductix 
Premium Ropes for Cranes on Steel Mills
Rodrigo Aguayo and Fernando Lara, CASAR, Wire Co 
Emergency Brakes on Cranes
Joel Cox, Pintsch Bubenzer USA 
Overhead Crane Monitoring
Kurt Sadones and Timothy Weijten, Allied Reilability