Cranes Technology Committee Meeting

9 June 2025 • The Westin Indianapolis • Indianapolis, IN, USA

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Arrangements

The Westin Indianapolis at 241 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

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AIST technology committee members are asked to print out the latest revised meeting agenda from our website one week prior to this meeting.

  1. Chair’s opening remarks     2:00 pm            
  2. Appoint minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting
  6. AIST Staff Announcements
  7. Steel Industry Fatalities

Main agenda items

  • Technology committee award planning 
  • Finalize committee roundup (if applicable)
  • Technology Training conference 
    • Crane Symposium

Discussion items

  • Technical Report Status per minutes of last meeting:
  • TR 1, 1A - D/C, A/C motors
    • The decision was to achieve this with no changes planned.
  • TR 4 – Alloy Sling Chains
    • The decision was to achieve this with no changes planned.  
  • TR 6 – Spec. for EOH Cranes 
    • Report of 18 February meeting
  1. Good meeting yesterday, mainly with regard to electrical session
  2. Structural/Mechanical sections still need to be worked on
  3. A number of additions are suggested
    • Power Limit Switches was given as an example
  4. Another meeting this month to go over all the changes that need to be made
  5. Full meeting at AISTech
  • TR 7 – Ladle Hooks
    • Last printed in 2020 and available, no further action.
  • TR 8 – Insulated Conductors for Mill Motors
    • Report of 18 February meeting
    • Zoom meeting last Friday, was supposed to have a meeting in person here
    • Continue to set up a monthly 1 hour meeting to take care of this, bit at a time
  • TR 11 – Mill Motor Brakes
    • Report of 18 February meeting
    • Good working group yesterday
    • Re-lining and edits complete
    • Finishing final document to send Ken
  • TR 13 – Guide for the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings
    • Report of online meetings
    • No new activity this meeting
    • Debates on standards for Crane Rail Survey
      • Specs for Crane Rail when first installed
      • Specs for previous installations
    • Load testing against existing standards at time of installation
    • Additional meetings needed still
  • Maint, Insp and Repair Guide 
    • Last printed in 2017 and available
    • No further action required at this time.
  • Crane Safety and Training Technical Report
    • Report of 18 February meeting
    • We went through a huge number of topics
    • Outlines for certain topics that should be turned into a list of guidelines
    • Direction for the report/guidelines decided
    • Reference Documents uploaded for the topics and comments made yesterday
    • Keeping in mind that it’s not a procedure, there is an emphasis on making it easy to digest, and how much reference documentation needs to be inserted in the end result

Next meeting

 Fall 2025:

Date: 
Location
Tour

  • Spring 2026:
  • Date: 
  • Location
  • Tour
  1. Chair conclusion
  2. Adjourn       4:00 pm