Schedule
6–8 October 2026 • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | |
| 7 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks John Hill, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. |
| 8:15 a.m. | Introduction to Energy Management Relating to the Steel Industry |
| 9:15 a.m. | Energy Systems Within Steel Mills |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10 a.m. | Nuclear Power — What Is It and What Can It Do for Steel? |
| 10:30 a.m. | Natural Gas From Rock to Mill |
| 11 a.m. | Renewable Energy Sources |
| 11:30 a.m. | Power Availability for Mills in the Age of Data Centers |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | Understanding Your Electric Utility Bill |
| 1:45 p.m. | Where Big River Steel’s Electric Power Comes From and the Quality Tim Burttram, Big River Steel – A U. S. Steel Co., and Matt Faries, Entergy Arkansas Generation sources on the utility side and potential problems at the mill due to PQ issues. |
| 2:30 p.m. | What You Don’t Know Can Kill You: Energy and Fuel Safety Lessons From the Steel Industry John Puskar, Prescient Technical Services LLC Steel facilities operate with high energy density, complex fuel systems and narrow operating margins. While reliability and cost often drive decisions, history shows that misunderstandings of fuel and energy system behavior — especially during abnormal or nonroutine conditions — have led to fires, explosions and serious injuries. This session uses real-world steel and heavy industrial incidents to show how assumptions, knowledge gaps or misunderstood safeguards allow events to escalate. The focus is practical: how systems actually behave when valves leak, interlocks are bypassed, purges are inadequate or conditions drift from normal. Topics include common fuel and energy hazards in steel operations, practical application of relevant codes and standards, and recurring human and organizational factors seen in investigations. The session closes with key warning signs and questions that operators, engineers and safety professionals should recognize before an incident occurs — because what you don’t understand can be fatal. |
| 3 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Compressed Air Energy Savings and Reliability Opportunities Wendy DiMino, Universal Compressed Air Understand a few simple ways to immediately optimize a compressed air system’s efficiency and reliability, while recognizing cost savings. |
| 4 p.m. | Optimizing Compressed Air Usage |
| 4:45 p.m. | Day 1 Wrap-Up |
| 5–6 p.m. | Reception |
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | |
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Understanding Electric Motor Standards, Ratings and Maintenance; What’s New in Motors |
| 8:30 a.m. | Getting the Most Out of Your Motor: Repairing and Rewinding |
| 9 a.m. | Achievable Pump System Optimization — Winning the Trifecta of Efficiency, Reliability and Sustainability |
| 9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 9:45 a.m. | Variable Frequency Drives as a Component of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability |
| 10:30 a.m. | Case Studies From Variable Frequency Drive Installations |
| 11 a.m. | Rockwell Automation Introduction |
| 11:45 a.m. | Day 2 Wrap-Up and Briefing on Plant Tour |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1 p.m. | Plant Tour of Rockwell Automation |
| 3:30 p.m. | Return From Plant Tour and Post-Tour Discussion |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
Thursday, 8 October 2026 | |
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Boiler Basics and Technology Innovations |
| 8:45 a.m. | Steam Traps Management and Maintenance for Energy Reduction |
| 9:15 a.m. | Best Practices for Industrial LED Lighting |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Process Heating — State of the Art and Where the Industry Is Going |
| 11 a.m. | Saving Energy Using Simulation and Visualization |
| 11:30 a.m. | Research Advances in Energy Efficiency, Reduction and Technology |
| Noon | Day 3 Wrap-Up and Prize Drawing |
| 12:30 p.m. | Conference Adjourn |