SCHEDULE
MOnday, 22 fEBRUARY 2027
4–6 p.m.
Registration
TUESday, 23 fEBRUARY 2027
7 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8 a.m.
Introductions — Andrew Schless, Nucor Steel–South Carolina
8:05 a.m.
Welcome and Overview of Nucor Steel Lexington
8:15 a.m.
Rolling Mill Metallurgy
This presentation will highlight the key metallurgical principles behind rolling mills and their impact on long product quality and material properties. It will discuss how factors such as microstructure control, process parameters, and defect prevention directly influence mill efficiency and customer satisfaction. This session provides a practical view of the metallurgy behind hot rolling long products.
9 a.m.
Quality Overview — Defects
9:30 a.m.
Long Products and Applications
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Rolling Theory — Part 1
Joe Kennedy, Quad Training
This presentation will cover 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.
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
12:45 p.m.
Rolling Theory — Part 2
Joe Kennedy, Quad Training
1:45 p.m.
Break
2 p.m.
Section Rolling Considerations
Several complex and asymmetrical pass designs will be discussed, giving practical applications to the often-theoretical topic of roll pass design. The intent will be to build off of the previous roll pass design principles discussed earlier in the day by showing pragmatic real mill applications and designs. Questions and open discussions will be welcomed.
2:45 p.m.
Break
3 p.m.
Nucor Steel Lexington Project Overview
4:15 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
4:45 p.m.
Question-and-Answer Session
Andrew Schless, Nucor Steel–South Carolina
5–6 p.m.
Reception
WEDNESday, 24 fEBRUARY 2027
7 a.m.
Breakfast
7:45 a.m.
Plant Tour of Nucor Steel Lexington
Noon
Lunch
1 p.m.
Reheat Furnace Basics
1:30 p.m.
Work Rolls
2 p.m.
Break
2:15 p.m.
Rolling Mills and Roughing Technology: From Reversible to Continuous Mill
Steel grade, feedstock dimensions, and target productivity lead the operation of the roughing mill. This presentation covers definitions and key selection factors to be considered for both mill layout and stand configuration for optimizing the roughing process.
3 p.m.
Long Products Guiding Fundamentals and Advanced Guiding Technologies
An in-depth presentation on the challenges and solutions for rolling special bar quality bars and wire rods.
3:45 p.m.
Break
4 p.m.
Quench Box
4:45.m.
Question-and-Answer Session
Thursday, 25 fEBRUARY 2027
7 a.m.
Breakfast
8 a.m.
Spooling
8:45 a.m.
Finishing End Robotics and Mechatronic Applications
9:45 a.m.
Break
10 a.m.
In-Line Inspection Using XRF, Phased Array and Eddy Current Array Technology
10:45 a.m.
Motors, Drives and Speed Control
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
12:45 p.m.
Saw Blades
1:05 p.m.
Shear Blades
1:30 p.m.
