Saturday, 27 August
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4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Registration and Welcome Reception
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Sunday, 28 August
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7:30–8:30 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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8:30 a.m.–Noon
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Technical Exchange Meetings – Meltshop and Rolling Mill
Operators Only
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Noon–1:30 p.m.
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Lunch on Your Own
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1:30–4:30 p.m.
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Rolling Mill and Meltshop Focus Groups
All registered delegates welcome.
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5:00–6:00 p.m.
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Reception
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Monday, 29 August
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7:00–8:00 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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7:30 a.m.
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First Bus Departs for Plant Tour of Steel Dynamics Inc. - Flat Roll Group SouthWest
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9:00 a.m.
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Second Bus Departs for Plant Tour of Steel Dynamics Inc. - Flat Roll Group SouthWest
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12:30–1:30 p.m.
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Lunch
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel
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Meltshop Presentations
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1:30 p.m.
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ESG in Steelmaking
Sam Matson, CMC Steel Texas
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2:00 p.m.
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Effects of Reduced Pig Iron on a DC Furnace
Peter Anderson, Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Roll Group Columbus Division
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2:30 p.m.
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Digitalization of Conveyors Using Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence
Ruben Guadalupe, Gerdau Long Steel North America Charlotte Mill
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3:00 p.m.
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Break
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3:30 p.m.
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EAF Optimization
Darciso Castilho, Nucor Steel Florida Inc.
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4:00 p.m.
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Anticipated Improvements in EAF Performance from the Q-One Technology
Nathan Ozment, CMC Steel Arizona
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Rolling Mill Presentations
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1:30 p.m.
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Staying Off the Mill
David Craycraft, Nucor Steel Marion Inc.
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2:00 p.m.
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Roughing Mill Replacement
Scott Heath, CMC Steel Alabama
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2:30 p.m.
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Temper Mill Stand Motor and Drive Replacement
Gary Sinders, Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Heartland Div.
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3:00 p.m.
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Break
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3:30 p.m.
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New Roughing Stand Commission
Patrick Peek, Gerdau Cartersville Mill
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4:00 p.m.
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Roll Simulation and Pass Design
Bobby Newcomb, Nucor-Yamato Steel Co.
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Tuesday, 30 August
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7:00 a.m.
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Beakfast and Arrival for Golf Outing
NorthShore Contry Club
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8 a.m.
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Golf Outing Shotgun Start
NorthShore Country Club
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12:30–1:30 p.m.
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Lunch
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel
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Joint Presentations
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1:30 p.m.
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Energy System Design and Solutions for the Steel Industry
Thomas Koeppe and Ryan Wantz, Siemens Energy, Inc.
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2:30 p.m.
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Break
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2:45 p.m.
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Regional and Global Economic Trends in the Steel Industry
Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence
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5:15 p.m.
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Reception
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6:00 p.m.
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Fellowship Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Barry Schneider, senior vice president, flat roll steel group, Steel Dynamics Inc.
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