Rolls Technology Committee Meeting

25–26 February 2025 • Hilton Garden Inn Mobile West • Mobile, AL, USA

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

Tour of  AMNS (Approval Pending) &  Outokumpu (Approval Pending)

Hotel Arrangements

Hilton Garden Inn Mobile West 
828 W 1-65 Service Road South, Mobile, AL 36609
Reserve by 24 January for AIST Room Rate of $119
To reserve your room, 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 – Meeting room in hotel

 Breakfast (If not provided by hotel)     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. AIST Steel Industry Fatalities
  8. Main agenda items
  • Finalize AISTech 2025 Rolls Sessions
    1. Papers due to AIST (17 February)
    2. Author Registration deadline (5 March)
    3. Presentation Draft Due in to AIST (17 March)
    4. Re-emphasize the role of Session Chair and Papers Chair
  • Nominations for 2025-2026 Rolls Technology Committee officers:
    1. Chair – Mike Reidy
    2. Vice Chair – Dan Grenough
    3. Papers Chair – 
    4. Membership Chair – Lydia Stomei
    5. Young Professional Chair – Liz Abreu
    6. Digital Transformation Liaison – Mike Perry
    7. Decarbonization Liaison - 
  • Update of Young Professional Subcommittee
  • Update from Digital Transformation Liaison 

 Presentations and Open Discussion 

 Roll Manufacturing Alternatives 

 Forged Roll Manufacturing     1:00 pm

Rodney Scagline - Eastport Mill Solutions 

 Horizontal Roll Manufacturing Process for Cast Rolls        1:30 pm

Along with an introduction to the metallurgy of the three major roll grade families: ICDP, chrome, and HSS

Michael Aigner – ESW

Chrome Alternatives for Cold Mill Work Rolls 

 Chrome Alternatives for Cold Mill Work Rolls     2:00 pm

Josh Kellems – Rockport Roll Shop

Roll Performance Analysis

  1. Horizontal Roll Manufacturing Process for Cast Rolls      2:30 pm

A performance analysis of work rolls, (possibly in collaboration with Joe Porter,) covering what we need from the mill, how we process the data, how we analyze the performance and how the mill benefits from it.

Michael Aigner – ESW

Coffee Break       3:00 pm

 Additional presentations TBD

 Next meeting
Chair conclusion   5:00 pm

Meet at 6:30 pm in the lobby to go out to dinner as a group.

(Everyone will be responsible for their own dinner and drink bill.)

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

 Carpool to Calvert for tours:

 Tour of AMNS (confirmed) & Outokumpu (in approval) 

Meet at mill @ 8:00 am then tour. 

 PPE Requirements:

  • Long sleeved shirt
  • Long Pants
  • Closed toe shoes

 Adjourn by noon