Cranes Technology Committee Meeting

20–21 November 2024 • Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk • San Antonio, TX, USA

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Tour of  CMC Steel Texas - Tour Sold out

Wednesday, 20 November 2024 

Tour – 8:30 am 

Tour:   CMC Steel Texas

Please bring your own PPE if practical but a minimum of:

  • Long pants
  • Long sleeve shirt
  • Closed toe shoes
  • Safety glasses

Lunch      Noon 

Subcommittee Meetings    1-5 pm 

  • TR 6 – Spec. for EOH Cranes     1:00 – 2:00 pm
    • Last printed in 2018 and available
    • It was agreed that an update to add AC controls, new controls, DC to AC conversions and safety is needed.
    • Volunteers to work on this are:
      1. Roland Najbar – Chair
      2. Lorenzo Bacchetti
      3. Tom Berringer
      4. Scott Carter
      5. Bruce Constantine
      6. Casey Cummins
      7. Rich Dugan
      8. Jared Gilpin
      9. Ed LaBruna
      10. Marvin Limbacher
      11. Michael Ross 
      12. Bob Schmitt
      13. Rich Warriner
      14. Nate Kelly
  • TR 8 – Insulated Conductors for Mill Motors  2:00 – 3:00 pm
    • Last printed in 2008 and available.
    • Needs to update. Volunteers to work on this project are:
      1. Rich Warriner – Chair
      2. Steve Bohm
      3. Bruce Constantine
      4. Casey Cummins
      5. Brian Jennings
      6. Tim Kennedy
      7. Cory Meek
      8. Abbas Raza
      9. Brian Roberts
      10. Bob Schmitt
      11. Other vendors should be encouraged to join this effort. Cable Reel and festoon manufacturers and/or users. 
        • Tom Berringer requesting additional vendors. 
  • TR 13 – Guide for the Design and Construction of Mill Bldgs    3 – 5 pm
    • Last printed in 2021 and available
    • Volunteers to work on this are:
      1. Tim Bickel - Chair
      2. Jon Alberson
      3. Matt Benovic
      4. Tom Berringer
      5. Steve Bohm
      6. Peter Chabot
      7. Gail Cryer
      8. Larry Dunville
      9. Tad Dunville
      10. Kevin Hirzel
      11. Nick Jroski
      12. Jason Liegl
      13. John Matuska
      14. Mark McGinley
      15. Mike Newkirk
      16. Srini Punukollu
      17. Scott Serene
      18. Mike Skipper
      19. Brandon Stutzman
      20. Mark Veydt
  • Currently, 2 task forces are looking at: 
    1. Task Force 1 - Crane Loading     3:00 – 4:00 pm
      • Karen Brown – Chair
      • Patrick Bennan
      • Matt Benovic
      • Tim Bickel 
      • Gail Cryer
      • Jason Liegl
      • Austin Meier
      • Mike Newkirk
      • Brandon Stutzman
  1. Task Force 2 - Runway Tolerance      4:00 – 5:00 pm
    • Tad Dunville – Co-Chair
    • Noah Smithwick – Co-Chair
    • Jon Alberson
    • Tim Bickel
    • Peter Chabot
    • Larry Dunville
    • Mike Falk
    • Kevin Hirzl
    • Srini Punukollu
    • Will Riehl
    • Mike Skipper
    • Mark Veydt
    • Jon Zellmer
  • Working to have more agreement between TR 13 and TR 06.
  • Please contact Champion, Tim Bickel, to volunteer to help with this effort.
  • This sub-committee has had two zoom calls, met at AISTech, will have a short meeting today. Tad Dunville requesting 1 hour breakout session during the fall meeting to meet and discuss. 

Thursday, 21 November 2024 

Breakfast      8:00 am 

  1. Chair’s opening remarks     9:00 am  
  2. Appoint minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting
  6. AIST Staff Announcements
  7. Steel Industry Fatalities
  8. Main agenda items
    • AISTech session development
      • Selection of Abstracts (Due by 16 Sept) – (Handle via conference call if necessary)
      • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs
      • Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions
    • Finalize 2025 AISTech CTC Call for Papers topics
      • Case studies of experiences concerning capacity upgrades; methods used to prevent structural damage; runway issues or modifications; lubrication systems; overcoming major mechanical component failures; digital DC drive conversions; new crane technologies, innovations or enhancement efforts through automation; new or improved safety methods, products or equipment applications; methods for reducing the costs of parts, maintenance and installations; and techniques used to capture, maintain, and analyze crane statistical data, or to make substantial productivity gains.
    • Charlie Totten Achievement Award
    • 2025 Cranes Symposium Update
      • Tentatively scheduled for 9-11 June 2025
      • Birmingham, AL Or Indianapolis, IN. AIST has found venues at both cities and has asked the committee for a vote. Numbers by hands. 
        • Indianapolis: 19
        • Birmingham: 15
        • Pittsburgh: 2
        • Subsequent to the meeting, a vote was conducted at the conference and Birmingham was the preferred location

 

  1. Discussion items

  • Technical Report Status 
    • TR 1, 1A - D/C, A/C motors
      • The decision was to achieve this with no changes planned. 
  • TR 4 – Alloy Sling Chains
    • The decision was to achieve this with no changes planned.  
  • TR 6 – Spec. for EOH Cranes 
    1. Report of 20 November meeting
  • TR 7 – Ladle Hooks
    • Last printed in 2020 and available.
    • No further action.
  • TR 8 – Insulated Conductors for Mill Motors
    1. Report of 20 November meeting
  • TR 11 – Mill Motor Brakes
    • The subcommittee has updated this TR with Cullen Ketchum as the Chair.
    • Figures and tables have been redrawn. Under review by AIST before ballot draft goes to entire Cranes TC. Ken has redlines, many of the tables are from NEMA and do not match. Ken to get with Cullen to get things kicked back off. 
  • TR 13 – Guide for the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings
    1. Report of 20 November meeting
  • Maint, Insp and Repair Guide 
    • Last printed in 2017 and available
    • No further action required at this time.
  • Crane Safety and Training Technical Report
    • Subcommittee meeting scheduled for 21 November 2024. 
  1. Next meeting
  2. Chair conclusion
  3. Adjourn business meeting      Noon

Lunch      Noon

Crane Safety and Training Subcommittee Meeting     1:00 – 5:00 pm 

  • Crane Safety and Training Technical Report
    • Newly formed subcommittee members
      1. Ryan marks – Co-Chair
      2. Jane MacPherson – Co-Chair
      3. Jason Baer
      4. Tom Berringer
      5. Dave Burgett
      6. Glenn Coldiron
      7. Tad Dunville
      8. Joshua King
      9. Bradley Neese
      10. Matt Maddern
      11. Tony Moore
      12. William Riehl
      13. Mike Skipper
      14. Megan Watson 
      15. Justin Wieners 
      16. Billie Wolota
      17. Nate Kelly

 

Ryan Marks setup a discord channel to share info. Has 37 people interested. Ryan held an initial meeting with 17 attendees. Ryan asked Ken what next steps are. The sub-committee needs to develop an abstract/outline for the Technology Council to review. 

Assuming this will be moving ahead, the sub-committee has requested a half day breakout to kick off during the fall meeting.