Continuous Casting Technology Committee Meeting

5 May 2025 • Music City Center, Room 101C • Nashville, TN, USA

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

  1. Chair’s opening remarks—Bob Heil      <Noon>
  2. Appoint minute-taker—B. Heil
  3. Antitrust guidelines already reviewed in technical session rooms
  4. Membership and attendance—Anna Voss
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting—B. Heil
  6. AIST Staff Announcements—A. Voss
  7. Main agenda items
    • Present Technology Committee awards—presented by Bob Heil

“Casting Powder Developments for Medium-Thickness High Speed Slab Caster at Nucor Steel Gallatin”

  • Neil Sutcliffe, Nucor Steel Gallatin
  • Review Mission Statement and suggest changes or vote to keep as is

To provide a forum on continuous casting to learn about new and current technologies, discuss safe operational and maintenance practices, as well as network with industry professionals of all disciplines.

  • Nominations for Board of Director Level Awards are Due October 31——Distinguished Member and Fellow, Sendzimir Award, Fairless Award and Steelmaker of the Year nominations
  • Develop committee objectives for next year
    • Continuous Casting—A Practical Training Seminar
      • 14-16 October 2025
      • Indianapolis, IN
      • Tours: Nucor Crawfordsville and SDI Pittsboro
    • Fall Continuous Casting Meeting co-located with the training seminar
      • Wednesday 15 October 2025 in Indianapolis, IN
      • What training topics to discuss?
    • Spring meeting—joint meeting with another committee, maybe LSRTC
    • Study Tour to Brazil April 2026
      • Working to approve tour locations, will open registration to producer members of the committee once the plan has been set
  • Elect New Officers
    • Chair: Bob Heil –Charter Steel
    • Vice Chair: Jim Gilmore –Shinagawa 
    • Papers Chair: Sarrell Sturgill –HWI OR Rudolf Moravec –US Steel OR other nomination
    • Study Tour Chair: Rudolf Moravec –US Steel
    • YP Chair: Kelsey Ferro –OPTA 
    • Education Chair: William Schlichting –US Steel & Jeff Brower –Primetals
    • Roundup Chairs: Mark Masters –CMC; Rudolf Moravec –US Steel
  • Jim Gilmore to present Chair Plaque to Bob Heil for his year of service to the committee
  1. Discussion items

Any new or additional items to discuss

  1. Next meeting

Wednesday 15 October 2025, co-located with the Continuous Casting—A Practical Training seminar

  1. Chair conclusion—B. Heil
  2. Adjourn             <1:30pm>