The Maintenance Guild will hold their Thirty Second meeting on April 16, 17, and 18, 2012.
The thirty second meeting of the Maintenance Guild will be held in Mesa, Arizona with our host Plant being CMC Arizona. We know that this facility will have a high amount of interest for the tour and we are going to limit the tour to the first 50 registrants with confirmed payment. For this meeting the plant has requested that all attendees bring their own PPE which would be hard hat, safety glasses, approved fire retardant spark coat. All attendees should plan to be in an all day round table session on Monday with an evening hospitality mixer. The technical presentations and tour will be on Tuesday and our Golf Outing Wednesday morning.
We will be staying at the Legado Hotel located at 1800 S. San Tan Village Parkway-Gilbert, Arizona 85295. You can fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport which is approximately 27 miles from the airport to the Legado Hotel. You will need to provide your own transportation from the airport to the hotel. The room rate for the Guild members will be $89.00 dollars per night (add $10.00 for second guest in room). To make your reservations, individuals can call 888-695-3423 or (480) 809-4100 by the cut-off date. They must identify themselves as members of Melt Shop Maintenance Guild or by booking online: www.santanlegado.com and using the group booking code: “Melt” All reservations must be guaranteed and accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card. Guest room rates are established based on total group negotiations. Individuals making hotel reservations through discount means, such as via the Internet, will not be considered part of the group’s guest room block.
You need to make the meeting fee payments in advance. The cost for this meeting will be $400.00 (American) and can be made on our website www.maintguild.com click on the EVENTS tab or you can fax me a PO number at (330) 479-5061 and I will invoice you for the fees as long as we receive the funds prior to the meeting. This fee will cover the cost of meals, bus transportation, meeting rooms, and equipment. The cut off date for the block of room we have on hold is March 23, 2012 and we only have 50 rooms in the block so make your reservations soon.. After this date the rooms will go on a first come first served basis. There are few hotels close to this location so please make your travel arrangements as soon as possible.
Member dues need to be renewed and are still $25.00 per year. This meeting we will be electing a new vice president. The member dues need to be current to be considered a voting member per our corporate charter.
Tuesday evening we will have a dinner with guest speaker Andy Sarat CMC Arizona’s Project Manager.
For those individuals that are interested there will be a group gathering Wednesday for a round of golf. If you are interested in playing please contact Mark Kropf at (330) 479-5060. I need to know by no later than April 5th if you plan on golfing so tee times can be secured. We plan to Tee off by 8:00 and finish at 2:00. After the outing all members will be on their own for the rest of the weekend. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to seeing you in Arizona.
Annual Membership Dues
Remember to make your annual membership dues payment for 2012. Our next meeting will be hosted by CMC Arizona with a tour of their new micro mill. Watch for meeting detail coming soon.
Meeting Minutes of the 31st Maintenance Guild Meeting on October 3-5, 2011
The members of the guild arrived on Monday October 3, 2011 for breakfast at 7:00am and the Round table sessions began at 8:00.
Ange Simonetto introduced the executive board and reviewed the details of the meeting. Mark Kropf covered the week’s event schedule and the topics for the technical presentations which will be on Safety and fall protection regulation, Thermocouples and digital camera operations and maintenance.
Next Bob Fabian had everybody introduce themselves and the company they work for. The following company’s were represented; CMC Texas, Charter steel Cleveland, Charter Steel Saukville , Nucor Texas, Nucor Seattle, W Abrasive, Electralloy, Timken, AltaSteel, Timken Harrison. Timken Faircrest, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, ArcelorMittal Steelton, and Rocky Mountain Steel
The round table session began at 8:20 with questions from the floor.
Has anyone replaced a superstructure on their furnace and does anyone had good or bad experiences.
Does anyone have experience with caster run out rolls we currently have individual rolls and we want to go to a roll that goes across all 4 strands. Some have 2 strands per roll segment a couple has 4. There was mixed experiences with the reliability
Does anyone have problems with the sand hose for the tap hole filler plugging up? We use dried compressed air to push but not sure if we have a moisture problem.
One shop has a heated box to prevent sand from sticking.
What is the norm on crane drive shaft guarding? There was a discussion over this topic and variation from shop to shop was wide. But it was obvious that it is an area that needs to be looked at. Some shops actually remove the harness once they are on the crane (which is all protected with hand rail) to prevent them from having the lanyard getting wrapped up in the drives.
Is anyone using 100% all anchor hearth? No one knew of any shops doing this.
The conversation came back to crane safety during maintenance and the check sheet usage.
Does anyone bleed there electrode Mast cylinders? Some shops bleed only after a change; one had an automated system that bleeds every roof swing.
How often do other shops change out the mast columns? Longest stated was 10 with the average being 5 to 6 years,
What are other shops doing to attract, and retain qualified electricians? All shops appear to be experiencing the same problems. Some have reverted back to in house apprentice programs to train their workers. The discussion went on for a while and ranged from finding people who want to work in a hot dirty environment on top of working shifts.
We put in a new carbon system and we are having a lot of trouble with line plugging and wear problems. What are other shops using to correct these types of issues? Other shops are having similar problems and there was an in-depth conversation on different issues and how they corrected them. Some use screening at the truck to prevent large chunks from getting into the system. One company used a company called Clyde and was reported to be reliable.
The conversation came back to finding qualified skilled tradesmen and what criteria other shops use to find and know if they can work out working in a melt shop environment. Trial periods were discussed as well.
What shops are using cameras? More and more shops are installing them with mostly positive responses. The captured videos have been very helpful in training and accident investigation. Some use the clips to post on “you tube” as training from arc flash to other safety issues in the mill. Everyone has access to the videos so no one is accused of “spying”.
The membership took a break at 9:45 and returned at 10:00.
We have been going through Scrap yard magnets frequently with electrical failures. What are other shops experiencing and who are you using for repairs. There was a discussion on operating practice verses control designs.
Does anyone have a Swindell furnace? Our bearing is starting to fail and does anyone have experience changing this bearing? No response
Does anyone use a kirk key or other safety practice for boarding overhead cranes? Some shops used kirk key some have nothing.
Does anyone have any problems with the hoist limit switch failing? There was a conversation about crane operators shift inspections and other preventative procedures.
Does anyone use an elevation measurement devise on the hoist blocks as a warning that the hoist block is approaching the full up limit switch? Rotary limits were discussed as another option.
What companies are other shop using for mold rebuild service? SMS Mill craft was mentioned along with quits, Emprotech,
Anyone using auto mated Mold powder feeders at their casters?
Dust in eye is still a high occurrence in our shop. What are other shops using to prevent these incidences? Some shops use enclosed hoods, and others used foam lined glasses.
Electrode arm flash over due to condensation? Some had issues with cold water in the transformers but not on the arms.
We had an injury from a hoist cable slack snap causing a broken arm. Is anyone having problems with operators and people on the ground not communicating properly? Most are seeing an increase in crane operators anticipating what the ground personnel are wanting causing injuries. This discussion went on for a while with different solutions proposed.
Does anyone do retraining after an accident if it was operator error? Some shops do and the conversation lead to how operators are trained on mobile equipment and mobile cranes along with who is permitted to operate.
Does anyone clean the slag and dust off of the trusses over the furnace? There are some recorded to be as big as half a table top. One other shop had chunks fall from the louvers over the furnace but not off the trusses. The conversation was directed more towards awareness.
Who is mandating fully enclosed breathing apparatus usage in other shops and what types are being used?
Ergonomics is being looked at more and we need a consultant that can help with that. A couple of companies were mention with one of them presenting tomorrow.
How are other shops controlling the odor from Ladle curing after relining? There are different systems out there but are cost prohibited. Some other companies are making systems to control this issue.
How are other shops dealing with crane movement testing after repairs with the harness off? There was a detailed discussion held on the different practices that the shop use in regards to crane tie-off procedures.
What shops are using aluminum arm and who is using copper clad?
There were some shops with Aluminum arms majority were Copper Clad.
What problems have you had with Aluminum vs Copper. There was a short conversation on the maintenance of each and the life of them.
Does anyone have trouble with flicker? One shop’s power provider set up the transformer system to prevent this.
What is other shops doing to prevent OSHA recordables? Different programs were discussed on how to increase the awareness for the employees.
There was a discussion on lime injection systems.
What type of billet weigh systems is being used and does everyone weigh each billet?
Continued conversation was held on Carbon injection systems.
Communication between crane operators and ground people is critical so how many different radio frequencies are being used in the different shops? 13 was one shops and they discussed how they coordinate the different issues on down day along with the different options used for safety.
Is anyone recording radio traffic like they do video? No
The round table finished at 2:00 pm.
We then had a safety presentation by Todd Piros and Brian Boom of Charter Steel presenting a paper titled Safety procedures and Risk Assessment at Charter Steel Cleveland
The group boarded the bus at 2:45 for the tour of ArcelorMittal Cleveland works.
The group returned to the hotel a 5:15
This meeting the members will be on their own for dinner and return to the hotel for the Hospitality room activities from 7 till 11.
The group started off Tuesday with breakfast from 7:00 to 8:00. Bob opened the meeting with updates for the day and reminded everyone that an attendance list will be available for the attendees. All papers will be available for review on our web site.
Bob made the introduction for our first presentation at 8:10. Randy Stankie of Acuity-vct, Inc. presenting a paper titled "Video Analysis and Troubleshooting” Randy finished his presentation at 8:50 and entertained questions from the floor.
After a short break Bob introduced our second paper. Bill Nash OF Cleveland Electric Labs presenting a paper titled “Innovations in the thermocouple field”. Bill finished the presentation at 9:50 and took questions from the floor.
After a short break Bob introduced our third paper Scott A. Mirizzi OF LJB Engineering presenting a paper titled “Engineer out fall protection. Scott finished the presentation at 10:50 and took questions from the floor.
After a short break Bob introduced our fourth and final paper by Dave Gallegly of Honeywell Safety Products presenting a paper titled “Fall protection equipment changes per recent and proposed regulations”. Dave finished the presentation at 11:45 and took questions from the floor.
At 11:50 the members enjoyed the lunch buffet and at 12:40 we boarded our bus for the tour of the Charter Steel facility.
We returned to the hotel at 4:30 to prepare for the evening dinner. At 6:00 the members gathered in the Ballroom for a hospitality mixer. At 7:00 dinner was served. At 8:30 we were able to hear our guest speaker Tim Howard site Manager for Charter Steel Cleveland talk about the history of the plant and it’s vision for the future. Ange Simonetto presented a plaque of appreciation to our quest speaker and host of the 31st Maintenance Guild meeting.
On Wednesday October 5th, at 10:00 the members attending enjoyed a Golf outing at “RIDGEWOOD GOLF COURSE” that completed the week’s events.
Maintenance Guild 31st meeting agenda
Monday, October 3, 2011
7:00 HOTEL BREAKFAST BUFFET
SIGN IN WITH YOUR BUISNESS CARD
8:00 - 8:30 INTRODUCTION BY ANGE SIMONETTO GENERAL BUISNESS, & NEXT MEETING DISCUSSION.
8:30 - 9:30 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
9:30 - 10:00 BREAK
10:00 - 12:00 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH BUFFET
1:00 - 2:30 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
2:30 - 2:45 BREAK (Supplier may attend for the rest of the day)
2:45 - 3:00 PRESENTATION:
Todd Piros and Brian Boom OF CHARTER STEEL PRESENTING A PAPER TITLED SAFETY PRESENTATION
3:00 – 5:00 BOARD BUS FOR TOUR OF ARCELORMITTAL CLEVELAND WORKS
5:00 MEMBERS ARE ON THERE OWN FOR DINNER
7:00 – 11:00 HOSPITALITY SUITE WITH HOURSDORVES
PROVIDED BY SUPPLIER GROUP (At Hotel)
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
7:00 – 7:45 HOTEL BREAKFAST BUFFET
7:45 – 8:00 SIGN IN WITH YOUR BUISNESS CARD
8:00 – 8:10 INTRODUCTION: ANGE SIMONETTO
8:10 - 8:50 PRESENTATION:
Randy Stankie of Acuity-vct, Inc. PRESENTING A PAPER TITLED
"Video Analysis and Troubleshooting"
8:50 QUESTIONS
9:00 BREAK
9:10 - 9:50 PRESENTATION:
Bill Nash OF Cleveland Electric Labs PRESENTING A PAPER TITLED “Innovations in the thermocouple field”
9:50 QUESTIONS
10:00 BREAK
10:10 – 10-50 PRESENTATION:
Scott A. Mirizzi OF LJB Engineering PRESENTING A PAPER TITLED “Engineer out fall protection
10:50 QUESTIONS
11:00 BREAK
11:10 - 11:50 PRESENTATION:
Dave Gallegly OF Miller Fall Protection PRESENTING A PAPER ON
“Fall protection equipment changes per recent and proposed regulations”
11:50 QUESTIONS
12:00 LUNCH BUFFET
1:00 – 4:30 BOARD BUS OUTSIDE HOTEL PROMPTLY FOR THE TOUR OF THE
CHARTER STEEL
5:00 RETURN TO THE HOTEL
6:00 -7:00 GATHER IN THE BALLROOM FOR HOSPITALITY
7:00 - 8:30 DINNER – BALLROOM
GUEST SPEAKER: TIM HOWARD SITE MANAGER FOR CHARTER STEEL
8:30 - 10:00 HOSPITALITY SUITE WITH BEVERAGES
Wednesday October 5, 2011
10:00 – 2:00 GOLF OUTING AT “Ridgewood Municipal Golf Course”
MEMBERS ARE ON THERE OUR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
The Maintenance Guild will hold their Thirty-first meeting on October 3, 4, and 5, 2011.
The thirty-First meeting of the Maintenance Guild will be held in Cleveland, Ohio with our host Plant being Charter Steel - Cleveland. This meeting will have a different format to attempt to accommodate better attendance and participation in the round table session. All attendees should plan to be in an all-day round table session on Monday with an evening hospitality mixer. The technical presentations and tour will be on Tuesday and our Golf outing Wednesday morning. Transportation for the Plant tour will be provided for the group.
We will be staying at the Double Tree Hotel located at 6200 Quarry Lane, Independence, Ohio 44131. You can fly into Akron/Canton Regional Airport which is 42 miles from the hotel or into Cleveland Hopkins International Airport which is approximately 12 miles from the airport to the DoubleTree. They do have a complimentary Airport shuttle service for Hopkins if you prefer. The room rate for the Guild members will be $75.00 dollars per night. To make your reservations, individuals should Call (800) 222-8733) reservations or (216) 447-1300 after the block deadline and ask for a room out of the "Maintenance Guild Meeting" block. All reservations will be held after 6PM and guaranteed for late arrival only if accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed to a major credit card.
You need to make the meeting fee payments in advance. The cost for this meeting will be $350.00 (American). Registration and payment can now be made on our website www.maintguild.com or you can fax me a PO number at (330) 479-5061 and I will invoice you for the fees as long as we receive the funds prior to the meeting. This fee will cover the cost of meals, bus transportation, meeting rooms, and equipment. The cutoff date for the block of room we have on hold is September 9, 2011 and we only have 40 rooms in the block so make your reservations soon. After this date the rooms will go on a first come first served basis. There are few hotels close to this location so please make your travel arrangements as soon as possible.
Tuesday evening we will have a dinner with a guest speaker from Charter Steel Cleveland, Ohio.
For those individuals that are interested there will be a group gathering Wednesday for a round of golf. If you are interested in playing please contact Mark Kropf at kropfm@maintguild.com or call him at (330) 479-5060. I need to know by no later than September 23rd if you plan on golfing so tee times can be secured. We plan to Tee off by 9:00 and finish at 2:00. After the outing all members are on their own for the rest of the weekend.
We know that the economic conditions in the steel industry are still tighter than we have seen them in a number of years. But to maintain the viability of our organization and the companies we serve, The Maintenance Guild will continue to hold our meetings as planned. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you in Cleveland.
Meeting minutes of the April 11 – 13th 2011 meeting in Birmingham, Alabama
The members of the guild arrived on Monday April 11, 2011 for breakfast at 7:00am and the Round table sessions began at 8:00.
Ange Simonetto introduced the executive board and reviewed the details of the meeting. Mark Kropf covered the week’s event schedule and the topics for the technical presentations which will be on Bag house emission regulation and maintenance.
Next Bob Fabian had everybody introduce themselves and the company they work for. The following company’s were represented; CMC Texas, CMC South Carolina, CMC Alabama, CMC Arizona Nucor Seattle, W Abrasive, Electralloy, Timken, Charter Steel Cleveland, AltaSteel, SDI Columbia City, SDI Butler, ArcelorMittal Dofasco and Rocky Mountain Steel
The round table session began at 8:20 with questions from the floor.
Ron started off the round table with a question on the new camera technologies that are out there who is using what brands. Technologies originally came out of the BOF shops and are in there second generation. They have proven their worth as a learning tool for safety and operations. Early issues with the employees thinking it was a spy device rather than for their benefit was quickly over come after they seen the benefits of it use.
Mast cylinder bleed system, does anyone have problems with removing the trapped gases in the tubes? Most shops have top bleed system and a few had auto bleed systems that would bleed after tap during roof off.
Why do you get gasses in your system? We theorize that is a result of possible induction heating in the mast. Another item brought up was agitation in the main tank or possible low water content in the Glycol. More detailed discussions were held on the design and operation practice for clarity.
Remote control crane collision controls, who has a reliable system and what is its name? There were a couple of mills using different types with different results.
Control cabinets on the crane, who is using cooled pressurized systems? Most shop have cooled cabinets
Charge crane motors how do you keep them cool? Some shops are using external fan with an outside ducted source and some internal fans that are ventilated at the bell housing.
What is the typical life of the water cooled sidewall panels, who repairs copper pipe panels? A discussion was held on the various issues with sidewall panels and the evolution of Copper in the furnaces. Most shops are utilizing regular proactive maintenance approaches with cleaning and inspections. Other causes ranged from operating practices of the front door lance and or the use of slag retention vs. no slag retention. Electrode alignment and pitch circle orientation can also affect panel life.
The conversation moved to bore in practices roof up vs. roof down with electrode elevation references. Does everyone charge there furnace level? This question brought a lot of laughter.
Does anyone use a spray coated roof panels? Some shops used to but currently none are using it on roof’s. Duct systems utilize it more.
What types of hazard control for roof changes? Lock out and fall protection dominated the conversations.
Who is using lasers for safety and what are their application. Some shops use them with good results but not everyone is using this technologies.
Who is using LED lighting? Some shops have had good results with them in ambient temperature areas. The cost is high but they seem to be able to provide the savings to justify as long as the life is there. They have good vibration resistance for the crane applications. As for the high bay lighting the intensity isn’t there yet but it is coming along.
Equipment reliability controls, who is using them? Some shop have been utilizing on line monitoring vibration, temperature, digital inputs, visual inputs. Going back and reviewing the data then comparing the information is the only way to benefit from the information.
Does anyone have experience in finding or detecting tanks in the scrap mix to avoid explosions? There was a long discussion on the observations but most shops are struggling with tank explosion as well as wet scrap from ice and snow creating explosions in the furnace. Scrap preheating was discussed but no one is using the bucket preheated due to the production restrictions. Con-steel is used mostly with some shaft technologies. There is a new design combining a scrap pusher with shaft being developed but nothing currently.
Recruiting maintenance personnel was discussed. Most shop has started to look at military personnel as a source of maintenance personnel. This conversation covered all topics of training and retaining those skilled labor trades. Some set up training and recruitment from local trade schools, co-ops to setting up training by outside groups.
Cooling bed length measurement of product what systems are other shops using. Some shop use camera, laser and physical measurement.
Over hung dirty side fan at the baghouse has constant bearing failures and we have tried sonic horns and other things to keep it clean but nothing is working. Vibration from dirt is the cause but we can’t keep it running reliability. Most of the dialog was going to a new design and heavier base and bearing supports. Some of the design changes (adding wear plates) have changed the rotor and wheel weight may have caused some of the problems.
Crane wheel reliability we are changing out the wheel and jack shafts almost on a weekly basis. We have issues with the building and rail floating. The group discussed multiple ways and ides to correct the problem. Backlash in the couplings to rail configuration were topics covered.
Scrap cars over load, Cable reel reliability and scrap car position locators.
Location devices were reviewed along with the cable reel designs. The one design discussed has an onboard generator to drive the car without the need for power cables.
What systems for radiation detection are being used? Exploreanium was one but now that they are closed down there is another company that has a very reliable system and this information will be sent to them for review.
Has anybody had a situation where they baghouse fan was not preforming and having constant maintenance issues and when they changed it out with a spare all the issues went away? There were several shops that have experienced this an found it was design problems in the original designs. The conversation moved to baghouse safety and procedures for entering the confined space. They also talked about the relationship with the local fire department for rescue plans in the event of an accident.
Does anyone have bumpers on the mast arm for Electrode installations? Some did but most do not and rely on visual control.
Load cell reliability in a tundish application, what type and manufactures is everyone else using. Different styles were discussed as well as the application. Yjr old Press ductor’s are being replaced with strain gages which are much better reliability in a high heat application.
Does anyone have experience with a new swirl burner technology? Some shops have been using them with good response.
Does anyone have any contact for a good training company for the maintenance trades? A couple of companies were mentioned.
Who is everybody using to do copper pipe welding and training? There were 3 or 4 companies discussed.
Mast arm designs and maintenance was discussed. Some of the types discussed were the BSE/Kark Aluminum arms along with the copper clad design arms.
Carbon injector piping, what is everyone using and what’s working best. Plain carbon steel Schedule 80 pipe seems to the common pipe. For system transfer piping ceramic lined pipe was most popular and reliable.
What are shops using to protect festoon system on charging cranes. A nomex and Kevlar designs were discussed.
Question on Spray cooled roof issues in relation to the front door lance and thermal loading over the door. Also is anyone measuring back pressure on the lance to determine that the lance is submerged? A couple of shops tried but it was hard to maintain the reliability along with the operators paying attention to the data.
On the spray cooled roof what type of slag retention is being used. Cups were common on these systems.
What areas are shops using cameras to monitor? Slag pots furnace perimeters, high voltage rooms and transformer vaults were some of the areas discussed.
Has anyone seen a difference in panel life using domestic vs. imported pipe? Not many shops even monitor that detail. Most shop utilize pipe from steel distributors which utilize imported pipe due to cost. Domestic pipe is used on request only.
Burner maintenance and nozzle conditions were discussed. The details on nozzle temps and the feedback to the controller to prevent blow back and nozzle damage were part of this discussion.
What different designs in Ladle furnace roofs are being used to reduce slag retention? 2 or 3 different designs were discussed and most were smooth surface designs.
Build up on the furnace beasel rings need cleaned, what is everyone using. Most shops are using Manual labor with shovels. One way was to make the furnace deeper to prevent the over loading of the furnace vessel. Another idea used is the angled beasel ring.
Scrap bucket cables has anyone switched to chains? There was mixed opinions on the safety component of seeing the cable beginning to fall vs. the chain just failing.
Tank degassers what are other shops doing to protect the ladle gates from the heat? Some different ideas were discussed from heat shielding to insulating.
Does anyone have experience with line boring in the field and what companies do you use. Great lakes, Continental, Cliemet, were a couple of companies mentioned.
We reviewed the next 2 years of potential meeting locations. Fall 2011 Charter Steel Cleveland, spring 2012 CMC Arizona, Fall 2012 Rocky Mountain Steel, were the tentative locations discussed.
We discussed behavior based observations for injury/accident prevention in safety. In most cases it comes back to what acceptable risk the individual is willing to take as well as the choices they make. Some discussion was made on the benefits of “You tube” for surveillance videos of different types of accidents from switch gear failures to wet bucket charges.
Does anyone have any comments on bucket style scrap preheating? No, most of the ones that have been installed have been abandoned due to the restriction to operations. Timken-Faircrest and ABS in Italy recently abandoned there’s.
What are the average shell temperatures from the split line down to the hearth elevations? Most shops have a 400 to 450 degree F shell temperatures and some monitor them with infrared cameras to detect refractory thinning. One shop will only allow a 700 degree max to finish a heat and then will gun to get shell temps back down to normal.
Dropout box designs were discussed. Water-cooled to the grown, Refractory box and combination refractory box water designs were the primary one discussed.
Did anyone ever have a crane hook nut back off and let the hook drop out? No one had ever had that happen. Regular inspections are now scheduled. Normally preformed yearly inspections but this failure was after 8 months.
Does anyone use high pressure descale pumps? There were a few shops and they discussed the different manufactures and the component ware issues each one had.
Conveyor belt material for hot crop drops one company had a supplier of metal conveyors for this application and would pass on the information.
Does anyone deal with contractor consistency for downturns? Some shops to will work a contractor with a maintainer instead of sending them out on their own. Others try to keep a core group on site regularly to maintain the consistency.
What shop run de-bur equipment at their caster? Some shops did use them and were provided by the OEM’s
What are the reliable hot metal crane operation and upgrade companies. A couple of companies were discussed.
What are companies doing to store roofs in the winter? Some set heaters under the roof, some stored them in heated buildings and others would flush the roof with an antifreeze solution.
What are other companies using a softener system for make-up water to get away from the acid type systems? There were a few mills that have gone to softeners with good results.
Who is using the MAIMO Maintenance Systems? Anyone using it please have a side conversation with me later on the pros and Cons of the system.
Is anyone else having problems with the charging crane cables causing premature failures? Only one issue was mentioned.
What is the typical operating pressure for a water-glycol regulation system? 2000 to 2300 psi with no issues.
The round table finished at 4:30 pm.
This meeting the members will be on their own for dinner and return to the hotel for the Hospitality room activities from 6 till 11.
The group started off Tuesday with breakfast from 7:00 to 8:00. Ange opened the meeting with updates for the day and reminded everyone that an attendance list will be available for the attendees. All papers will be available for review on our web site.
Bob made the introduction for our first presentation at 8:10. Mike Schmidt of Midwesco presenting a paper titled "Maintenance program for EAF Baghouse to comply with 2011 Regulatory Requirements for Particulate Control" finished his presentation at 8:50 and entertained questions from the floor.
After a short break Bob introduced our second paper. Dennis Hixenbaugh of VH Enterprises, Inc. presenting a paper titled “Baghouse Maintenance Related System and Equipment Basics”. Dennis finished the presentation at 9:50 and took questions from the floor.
After a short break Bob introduced our third paper Sam Matson PHD of CMC Americas presenting a paper titled “Baghouse Regulation Changes for the Future of Steel Making. Sam finished the presentation at 10:50 and took questions from the floor.
After a short break Bob introduced our fourth and final paper by Michele Dykes of CMC Alabama Presenting a Paper on “Plant Safety at CMC Alabama”. Michele finished the presentation at 11:40 and took questions from the floor.
At 11:50 the members enjoyed the lunch buffet and at 12:40 we boarded our bus for the tour of the CMC Alabama facility.
We returned to the hotel at 4:30 to prepare for the evening dinner. At 6:00 the members gathered in the Capital west Ballroom for a hospitality mixer. At 7:00 dinner was served. At 8:30 we was able to hear our guest speaker Stephen Weaver Director of Operations for
CMC Steel Alabama talk about the history of the plant and it vision for the future. Ange Simonetto presented a plaque of appreciation to our quest speaker and host of the 30th Maintenance Guild meeting.
On Wednesday April 13, at 9:00 the members attending enjoyed a Golf outing at “HIGHLAND Golf Course” and completed the week’s events.
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