Continuous Casting Technology Committee Meeting

25–26 February 2025 • Seelbach Hilton • Louisville, KY, USA

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

Tour of  Nucor Steel Brandenburg

Hotel Arrangements

Seelbach Hilton
500 Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40202
Reserve by 25 January for AIST Room Rate of US$169

For reservations, book online

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

Tuesday 25 February, 2025

  1. Chair’s opening remarks—Bob Heil                   9 a.m.
  2. Appoint minute-taker—Heil
  3. Antitrust guidelines—Heil
  4. Membership and attendance—Anna Voss
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting—Heil
  6. AIST Staff Announcements—Voss 
  7. AIST Steel Industry Fatalities and Safety Discussion
  8. Main agenda items
    • Finalize AISTech sessions
      • Papers due to AIST (17 February)
      • Author Registration deadline (5 March)
      • Presentation Draft Due in to AIST (17 March)
      • Re-emphasize the role of Session Chair and Papers Chair, gather any additional needed volunteers for sessions
    • Nominations for committee officers
      • Chair: Bob Heil – Charter Steel
      • Vice Chair: Jim Gilmore - Shinagawa
      • Papers Chair:  Darrell Sturgill - HWI
      • Study Tour Chair: Rudolf Moravec, US Steel
      • YP Chair: Kelsey Ferro - OPTA
      • Education Chairs: William Schlichting, US Steel & Jeff Brower, Primetals
      • Roundup Chairs: Mark Masters, Rudolf Moravec

BREAK

  • Review committee roundup—Rudolf Moravec and Kelsey Ferro
    • Discussion about updates to roundup
  • Technology Training conference—Bill Schlichting & Jeff Brower
    • Continuous Casting—A Practical Training Seminar
    • October 2025
    • Indianapolis, IN
    • Tours: Nucor Crawfordsville and SDI Pittsboro
    • Discussion about changes to the program 
  • Study Tour planning—R. Moravec
    • Voting on where the committee will go in Spring 2026
  • Update from liaisons—Digital Transformation Subcommittee, Decarbonization, Young Professionals

LUNCH

Discussion items

  1. Fiber Optic Mold Operations at Nucor Tuscaloosa—Phil Baker & Daniel Green
  2. Fiber Optic Mold Simulators—Muhammad Nazim, MS&T
  3. Effect of Taper on Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Steel Shell in Funnel Molds—Ehsan Jebellat, Colorado School of Mines
  4. Dianzhi Meng, Purdue Northwest
  5. Digital Twin of a Micromill Caster—Zhikai Liu 
  6. Cracking of As-Cast AHSS Slabs—Hanna Ngo


  1. Next meeting

AISTech 2025 Nashville, TN

Monday May 5 2025 Room 101C

  1. Chair conclusion
  2. Adjourn                                                               4 p.m.

Wednesday 26 February, 2025

Tour Nucor Brandenburg and SMS mold shop via personal vehicles                9 a.m.

Conclude by noon