The TMPTC met 18 May 2016, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Dave White (center), TMPTC chair, hosted the TMPTC’s tour of ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.

The TMPTC met 6–7 October 2015, Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada. The TMPTC’s AISTech 2017 Call for Papers topic was finalized.
The outline of a Tinplate Mill Roundup was established, with Dave White volunteering to take the lead in finalizing it before circulation to all the mills for completion.
The following individuals gave technical presentations:

• Jacko Pijper of Magneto Special Anodes explained various titanium and tin anodes. He discussed the process of preparing anodes, including chemical etching, alcohol application, stove activation, handling and storage.

• Greg Gutmann of ISRA Vision gave a technical overview of surface inspection solutions, including the differences between area scan and line scan to find strip defects and the different fields of view. 

• Harve Anderson of Rotadyne discussed what it means to have roller reliability by tracking each individual roll’s usage. 

• Matt Hanley of Vail Rubber explained the various spray weld methods being used today. 

The TMPTC met 6 May 2015, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The following officers were elected:

• Chair — David White, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.

• Vice chair — Dwain Hultburg, Ohio Coatings Inc.

• Papers co-chairs — Frank Goodwin, International Zinc Association, and Joe McDermid, McMaster University

• Program planning chair — Eric Almquist, Star Tool & Die Works Inc.

Meeting Highlights:
David White shared his vision for the TMPTC: focus on benefits related to the operators running  and maintaining equipment on the shop floor in a “bottom-up,  grassroots” movement. His hope is to make meeting content pragmatic