Schedule
18–20 February 2025 • Courtyard By Marriott Fort Wayne Downtown • Fort Wayne, Ind., USA
Monday, 17 February 2025 | |
| 4–6 p.m. | Registration |
Tuesday, 18 February 2025 | |
| 7 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Introductions Lauren Drew, Nucor Steel-Yamato Co. |
| 8:05 a.m. | Welcome and Overview of Steel Dynamics Inc. – Structural and Rail Division Todd Bashford, Steel Dynamics Inc. – Structural and Rail Division Introduction to the seminar and description of the Steel Dynamics Inc. – Structural and Rail Division complex inclusive of the meltshop, casting, heavy section mill, medium section mill and rebar bill. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Safety at Steel Dynamics Inc. – Structural and Rail Division |
| 9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 9:45 a.m. | Rolling Mill Metallurgy Lauren Drew, Nucor Steel-Yamato Co. |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11 a.m. | Wire Rod and Bar Products Applications Drew Kofahl, Nucor Engineered Bar Group |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1 p.m. | Pass Design and Rolling Theory – Part 1 Joseph Kennedy, Quad Training Pass design terminology, basic rolling principles and examples of their application, and how an operator can use rolling theory to improve decisions made in the mill. |
| 2 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 p.m. | Pass Design and Rolling Theory — Part 2 Joseph Kennedy, Quad Training |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Mill Upgrades at Steel Dynamics Inc. – Structural and Rail Division |
| 4:30 p.m. | Question-and-Answer Session |
| 5–6 p.m. | Reception |
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 | |
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Plant Tour of Steel Dynamics Inc. – Structural and Rail Division |
| 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2 p.m. | Reheat Furnace Basics Michael Cochran, ANDRITZ Metals USA Learn the fundamentals of steel reheating, including introductions to heat transfer, combustion and reheat furnace practice. |
| 3 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Descaling and Spray in Hot Rolling Matt Covington, Spraying Systems Co. How the descaling works using nozzles and different factors that affect the nozzle performance. |
| 4:15 p.m. | Break |
| 4:30 p.m. | Bar Finishing |
Thursday, 20 February 2025 | |
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Technology of Long Products Mario Fabro, SMS group Inc. |
| 9 a.m. | In-Line Inspection Using XRF, Phased Array and Eddy Current Array Technology Pier Lévesque, Evident Scientific Increasing quality standard in the metal manufacturing industry combined with new and improved alloys brings the necessity for improve quality controls and traceability. Advances in x-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology provides metal manufacturers with an in-process compositional analysis. XRF is used to identify various alloy grades, using both grade specification and chemistry. Eddy current array technology, incorporating printed circuit boards and on-board electronics, brings improved detection performance, durability and reliability. Phased array ultrasonic testing is continuously advancing in volume inspection techniques, enabling the detection of smaller flaws at higher speeds. A multitechnology inspection system provides 100% nondestructive testing evaluation during continuous in-line inspection process. |
| 9:15 a.m. | Break |
| 9:30 a.m. | Finding and Keeping the Groove: Beams and Rail Joe Schenk Jr., Steel Dynamics Inc./Steel of West Virginia This presentation will discuss basic design styles for I-beams and rail, beginning by describing how the pass designer chooses and designs various style grooves, while describing their inherent advantages and disadvantages each design style possesses. The discussion will finish with basic troubleshooting principles essential for the proper rolling of beams and rail. |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11 a.m. | Work Rolls William Posey, SinterMet LLC Overview discussion of all rolls that come in contact with hot bar; types of rolls, grade selection and troubleshooting. |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1 p.m. | Saw Blade Training Steven King, A. Lindemann Inc. (Lindemann USA) This presentation will cover different styles of saw blades for metal cutting; friction/hot saw blades used in long products; and problem-solving. |
| 2 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 p.m. | Predictive Maintenance Tools and Strategies for Long Products Industry Robert Miller, IVC Technologies The discussion will go over predictive maintenance techniques most commonly used in the long products manufacturing process. It will also present several case studies to show how predictive maintenance can be used to improve reliability. |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Motors, Drives and Speed Control Hans Strandberg, Russula |
| 5 p.m. | Conference Adjourn |