This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of hot rolling steel strip and plate. The course covers fundamentals, metallurgical and quality requirements, equipment, rolling theory, control, rolls, temperature control, measurement, safety, and new technology. A new module on maintenance and reliability has been included by popular demand. Attendees will leave this course with a better understanding of the basic metallurgy involved; the different types of products and their attributes; the types of rolling mills and equipment; rolling theory; the latest technologies involved in hot rolling; safety aspects; production measures; maintenance practices and much more. There will be opportunities to discuss issues and solve problems during this interactive course. A full-day parallel session will be devoted to discrete plate and Steckel rolling, and tours will be offered of sheet and plate rolling operations.
Anyone who would like to expand his or her knowledge and understanding of hot strip mills, Steckel mills, plate mills and hot rolling. This includes electrical, mechanical, lubrication and metallurgical engineers; maintenance personnel; operators; and those responsible for quality assurance. Equipment manufacturers and service suppliers would also benefit from this course.
Virtual Event Registration: Member US$895.00, Non-member US$1,145.00. Virtual event registration includes: Zoom link to access live presentations and online link to download conference materials.
Monday, 8 February 2021
8 a.m. EST
Introductions, Opening Remarks and Safety Share
8:30 a.m. EST
Supporting a Safety Culture Robert Brock, Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Roll Group Columbus Division This presentation will provide ideas for supporting the growth of a safety program in an effort to improve the safety performance of the steel industry
9:30 a.m. EST
Break
9:45 a.m. EST
Overview of Rolling, Nancy Hake, NLMK Indiana
10:45 a.m. EST
Basic Rolling Theory Yuli Liu, Quad Engineering Inc. This presentation begins with basic concepts of rolling and then introduces the theories to calculate rolling force, torque and power. A common misunderstanding on gaugemeter control model is rectified. An interactive program will be used to demonstrate basic rolling theories.
11:45 a.m. EST
Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. EST
Metallurgical Basics/Application of Fundamentals to Hot-Rolled Processing/Products John Speer, Colorado School of Mines?
1:45 p.m. EST
2 p.m. EST (cont'd)
Metallurgical Basics/Application of Fundamentals to Hot-Rolled Processing/Products (cont'd) John Speer, Colorado School of Mines?
3 p.m. EST
The Reheat Furnace Bill Barraclough, Tenova Inc. The presentation will address the different types of reheat furnaces used in the steel industry. It will cover the design aspects and systems that comprise the furnaces. Also, energy usage and efficiency will be discussed.
4 p.m. EST
Roughing Mill Area Equipment Frank Beddings, Primetals Technologies USA LLC An overview of the roughing mill equipment from the exit of the reheat furnaces to the entry of the finishing mill.
5 p.m. EST
Question-and-Answer Session
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Introductions and Safety Share
Flatness With Profile Control Eugene Nikitenko, U. S. Steel Research and Technology Center This presentation will cover the following topics: 1. Flatness - definitions and measurements, and ASTM standards 2. Fundamentals of strip buckling 3. Relationship between flatness and strip profile 4. Profile and flatness control.
10 a.m. EST
Maintenance and Reliability Ken Hutter, Belden-Hutter Inc. Good maintenance and reliability practices improve efficiencies, downtime control and overall cost
11 a.m. EST
Drivetrain Design Ken Hutter, Belden-Hutter Inc. Drivetrain designs are influenced by many forces and interactions. Each component has a purpose along with its own design requirements
Noon
Adjourn
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
HOT SHEET ROLLING TRACK
Finishing Mill Equipment 1 and 2 Frank Beddings, Primetals Technologies USA LLC An overview of finishing mill equipment
Finishing Mill Operations and Temperature Control Ian Ward, Primetals Technologies USA LLC A general presentation on the fundamentals of mill operations. Concepts covered are illustrated by examples.
Mini-Mills Mark Zipf, SMS Group Inc.
1 p.m. EST
Hot Rolling Defects Ashish Singh, Nucor Steel Arkansas
2 p.m. EST
2:15 p.m. EST
Hot Rolling Defects (cont’d) Ashish Singh, Nucor Steel Arkansas
3:15 p.m. EST
Continued Developments in Hot Rolling Mark Zipf, SMS Group Inc.
4:30 p.m. EST
PLATE ROLLING TRACK
Plate Rolling Introduction and Safety Share
8:15 a.m. EST
Steckel Rolling — Process Blane Vines, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. This presentation describes the Steckel mill rolling process.
9 a.m. EST
Steckel Rolling — Equipment Blane Vines, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. This discussion will focus on the basics of the mill equipment unique to a Steckel mill operation.
Discrete Plate Rolling — Process and Equipment Corey Ivey, Nucor Steel–Hertford County?
Plate Finishing Equipment Eric Thokar Description of equipment and processes used for plate finishing, including plate cooling, shearing, sidetrimming, inspection, marking and piling.
Practical Aspects of Plate Leveling The mechanism of stress realignment to flatten plates and the machines that accomplish that realignment are explained. The particular challenges presented by high-strength plates are addressed
3:30 p.m. EST
Plate Heat Treatment Joseph Stubenbort, Tenova Core This presentation will provide an overview of continuing developments regarding heat treating technologies for carbon steel plate. Specific topics will include the basics of carbon steel plate heat treatment, and a description of the type of furnaces needed for the various processes, along with the associated combustion system and automation. The current technology regarding quenching and mathematical quench models will also be discussed.
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Gauge and Width Control for Hot Rolling Mills Reginald Snyder,TMEIC This presentation is an overview of the concepts and control methods used in hot strip mills and plate mills for control of width and thickness.
10:30 a.m. EST
Descaling, Roll Cooling and Spray Issues in Hot Rolling Lesli Peterson, Spraying Systems Co. Topics cover spray nozzles and their role in descaling and roll cooling operations.
11:30 a.m. EST
12:30 p.m. EST
Hot Strip Mill Downcoilers — Practical Considerations for Operation and Maintenance Jose de Jesus, Xtek Inc. A review of the operating sequence of a downcoiler, and the functions of each of the downcoiler components within that sequence. Attention is given to what matters for achieving coil quality and for maintaining the equipment to performance for consistent coil quality.
1:30 p.m. EST
Runout Table Cooling Technology Stuart Hardcastle, Hatch Associates Inc. An insight into the history and development of runout table cooling technologies and the challenges brought by today’s market requirements.
2:30 p.m. EST
2:45 p.m. EST
Roll Design/Roll Surface Quality Chris Hrizo, WHEMCO Inc.
Roll Shops Maintenance Area — State of the Art of Related Equipment Alfredo Brambilla, Tenova Inc. Whereas the core of the roll shop mission is to provide refurbished rolls surfaces, efficiently and accurately, as required by the rolling mill to produce coils with the required quality and productivity, the workflow in the roll shop includes also a number of other auxiliary tasks involving rolls, chocks and bearings handling. Whereas roll grinding is a process highly automatized when state-of-the-art roll grinders are available, other auxiliary tasks engage operators to a number of manually controlled activities, involving handling of and/or around heavy and large mechanical items. Tenova Pomini provides roll shops users with state-of-the-art machines and equipment that perform safely and efficiently such work tasks, which engineering and design are developed and rooted over an accurate risk analysis and respecting the most current industrial safety standards
Question-and-Answer Session and Closing Comments
Conference Adjourn
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