Tour of SDI Sinton

Wednesday, 1 November 2023 – Meeting room in hotel

7 a.m.

Breakfast

Material Handling and Transportation & Logistics TCs members only

8 a.m.

1. Chair’s opening remarks
2. Appoint minute-taker
3. Antitrust guidelines
4. Membership and attendance
5. Review minutes of MHTC/TLTC AISTech 2023 meeting
6. AIST Staff Announcements

Main agenda items

• AISTech session development

  • Selection of Abstracts (Due by 15 Sept) – (Handle via conference call if necessary)

  • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs

  • Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions

• Finalize call for papers for AISTech 2025

  • Material Handling TC

    • Safety policies, procedures, strategies and prevention with material handling; product tracking and identification; fleet management strategies; material handling equipment; equipment/vehicle maintenance strategies; scrap handling; government regulations impacting material handling; communication technologies; automation technologies; infrastructure maintenance of roads, tracks, bridges, etc.; or outsourcing of services.

• Transportation & Logistics TC

  • Safety procedures and innovations in packaging, shipping and transportation methods in all modes of transportation, including but not limited to: infrastructure, ASTM standards, motor carriers, waterways, loading and packaging, open-top loading rules, transloading and governmental regulations.

• Technology Training conference

  • Theme: Best Practices

  • October 2024

  • Houston, TX

All committee members are welcome

Antitrust guidelines

Presentations on Rigging/Loading/Securing

10:05 a.m.

Vacuum Lifting Devices

10:30 a.m.

Automatic Tracking
by Polytec Robotics

11:00 a.m.

Wire Rope and Rigging Care and Use Safe Practices
by Jay Anderson of Hoisting Wire Rope & Sling and Tony Fastuca with Python America Wire Rope

11:30 a.m.

Snugger System and Other Custom Railcar Securement Solutions
by Matt Morrone of Holland Co

Noon

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Under the Hook Devices
by Morgan Engr/Heppenstal

1:20 p.m.

Open Top Rail Car Securing

1:40 p.m.

Collision Avoidance & Proximity Warning for Material Handling Equipment in Steel Mills
by Franco “Frank” La Bruna of Janus Automation

2 p.m.

Advanced Wire Rope Inspections: Safer Wire Rope Inspections That See the Core
by Tad Dunville

2:20 p.m.

Loading Gondolas and Flat Cars
by Dan Reinholtz of Shuttlelift

2:40 p.m.

Break

Cranes TC members only

3 p.m.

3. Chair’s opening remarks
4. Appoint minute-taker
5. Membership and attendance
6. Review minutes AISTech 2023 meeting
7. AIST Staff Announcements

Main agenda items

• AISTech session development

  • Selection of Abstracts (Due by 15 Sept) – (Handle via conference call if necessary)

  • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs

  • Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions

• Finalize call for papers for 2025 AISTech

  • Cranes TC

    • Case studies of experiences concerning capacity upgrades; methods used to prevent structural damage; runway issues or modifications; lubrication systems; overcoming major mechanical component failures; digital DC drive conversions; new crane technologies, innovations or enhancement efforts through automation; new or improved safety methods, products or equipment applications; methods for reducing the costs of parts, maintenance and installations; and techniques used to capture, maintain, and analyze crane statistical data, or to make substantial productivity gains.

• Cranes Symposium

  • June 2024

  • Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square

  • Pittsburgh, PA

• Technical Report Status

• TR 1, 1A - D/C, A/C motors

  • Outdated; subcommittee members to review

    • Mark Fedor, Mark Sharamitaro, Kevin Bort and Bob Schmitt

• TR 4 – Alloy Sling Chains

  • Outdated but already handled by ASME B30.9 so AIST leave TR 4 as is

• TR 6 – Spec. for EOH Cranes

  • Updated 2018, printed and available

  • Discussion if update is needed

• TR 7 – Ladle Hooks

  • Updated 2020, printed and available

• TR 8 – Insulated Conductors for Mill Motors

  • Printed in 2008 and available

  • Need to update. Volunteers to work on this project are:

    • Brian Roberts

    • Cory Meek

    • Steve Bohm

• TR 11 – Mill Motor Brakes

  • Update in process

  • Figures and tables have been redrawn. AIST reviewing before ballot draft goes to entire Cranes TC.

• TR 13 – Guide for the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings

  • Updated 2021, printed and available

  • TR13 needs to add knowledge that is not in the building codes. Moving forward we need to clarify. What is in there works but does not have enough information.

  • There also needs to be more agreement between TR 13 and TR 06.

• Maint, Insp and Repair Guide

  • Updated 2017, printed and available

Next meeting

Chair conclusion

5 p.m.

Adjourn

Thursday, 2 November 2023

Tour of SDI Sinton (car pool)
Meet at mill @ 8:00 am then tour.
Following the tour, an informal gathering of tour attendees and SDI personnel for open discussion and lunch.

Adjourn