Rolls Technology Committee Meeting

30 September 2025 • Hilton Garden Inn Merrillville • Burns Harbor, IN, USA

►Agenda (PDF)
►Register or contact ldlugopolski@aist.org

Tour of Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor

Arrangements

Hilton Garden Inn Merrillville
7775 Mississippi St
Merrillville, IN 46410

Reserve by 30 August 2025 for AIST Room Rate of $144

Book Your Room Here or call +1.219.769.7100 

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

 Tuesday, 30 September 2025 

Powers Building
2200 169th St.
Hammond, IN 46323

  1. Chair’s opening remarks      8:00 am  
  2. Appoint minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting at AISTech 2025
  6. AIST Staff Announcements
  7. Steel Industry Fatalities
  8. Main agenda items
    • AISTech session development
      • Selection of Abstracts (Due by 16 Sept
      • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs
      • Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions
    • Finalize AISTech call for papers for 2027
      • Roll manufacturing and roll shop safety; innovative roll manufacturing and roll testing; roll maintenance and inspection practices; roll use in the ferrous and non-ferrous industries, including pinch rolls; roll performance improvements; the relationship between rolls and product attributes (profile, flatness, surface, etc.); roll surface defects and their effect on sheet quality; roll surface analysis; chock repair and bearing maintenance; and opportunities to reduce environmental footprint including roll shop waste.
    • Rolls Technology Committee Best Paper Award selection
  9. Discussion items
      • Wear and Oxidation Behavior of Cast High-Speed Steels Used for Work Rolls in Hot Rolling Mills, Josh Sims, ESW
      • Roll Balance Cylinders, Will Wilkins & Mike Perry, Hyson
      • Roll Grade Development – Rodney Scagline, Eastport Mill Solutions
      • RMSTrax Roll Shop Management - Ken Hutchison, AS&E
      • Recent Developments in Roll Grinders - Michael Chociej, Herkules
      • Forged Rolls – John Balani
      • Purdue NW CIVIS Overview – Kyle Toth
      • University Student Projects – 3 students
  1. Chair conclusion
  2. Adjourn for the day         5:00 pm

Wednesday, 1 October 2025 

Tour:    
Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor     9:00 am
251 West U.S. Highway 12
Burns Harbor, IN 46304-9745

  • Meet in main administration building at 9 am. Carpool if possible.
  • PPE requirements:
      • Long sleeved and long pants
      • Hard soled, closed toed shoes
      • Hard hat, safety glasses, and hearing protection provided by CC Burns Harbor (limited availability, so please bring your own if able)