2008 Conference Programme
First Day - Technical Presentations
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Morning Session
08:00 - 09:00 Registration / Viewing of Exhibits Tea and Coffee
09:00 - 09:10 Delegates to take up seats in the Conference Hall (NB : Doors close at 09:20 and no one will be admitted into the conference hall until after the Key Note Address)
09:10 - 09:20 Welcoming of delegates and introduction of Keynote Speaker Mr. Derick Terblanche - Chairman SARUC 2008
09:20 - 09:40 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Mr. Walter Ballandino - C.E.O. Highveld Steel & Vanadium Corporation Ltd.
09:40 - 10:10 The WICON Rolling Library for Billet, Bar and Rod Mills Authors: Messrs Nils-Gunnar Malmgren
Presenter: Mr Martin Händemark, Morgardshammar AB - Sweden/Germany
10:10 - 10:40 Overall Equipment Effectiveness Maintenance ("OEE") Author/Presenter: Mr Nico Brunke - ABB - South Africa
10:40 - 11:10 Gains obtained by the Performance Equalization of Work Rolls in the Hot Strip Mill
Authors: Messrs Felipe Gustavo Bernardes, Waldermar Braatz Krueger, Marcelo Arantes Rebellato and Gilson Teixeira Cornelio Presenter: Mr Felipe Gustavo Bernardes - Sidenor-Villares - Brazil
11:10 - 11:25 Tea Break / Viewing of Exhibits
11:25 - 11:35 Delegates to take up seats in the Conference Hall
11:35 - 12:00 Mechanisms of Work Rolls Degradation in HSM Authors: Ms G Walmag, Messrs X Vanden Eynde, Mario Sinnaeve and Roger Ernst Presenter: Mr Mario Sinnaeve - CRM / Marichal Ketin - Belgium
12:00 - 12:30 CVC plus® : Proven Technology for Flatness Control in Hot Rolling Mills Authors: Messrs Stefan Berger, Hartmut Hof, Stephan Krämer, Jürgen Seidel and Peter Sudau Presenter: Stefan Berger - SMS Demag AG - Germany
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break - Finger Lunch
Viewing of exhibits and socialising
Afternoon Session
14:00 - 14:05 Delegates to take up seats in Conference Hall.
14:05 - 14: 30 Work Rolls for Hot Strip Minimills Author: Mr Alberto Tremea Presenter: Mr Angelo Biggi - INNSE Cilindri - Italy
14:30 - 14:55 Inter Stand Cooling in Modern Hot Strip Mill Authors: Messrs Daniel Hajduk, Pavel Simecek and Miroslav Raudensky Presenter: Mr Daniel Hajduk - ITA Ltd. - Czech Republic
14:55 - 15:25 Improvements in Plate Mill Work Rolls Authors: Messrs Michael Brandner, Michael Windhager and Karl Heinz Ziehenberger Presenter: Mr Michael Brandner - ESW Eisenwerk Sulzau-Werfen - Austria
15:25 - 15:45 Short Recess - Tea Break
Viewing of exhibits and socialising
15:45 - 15:50 Delegates to take up seats in Conference Hall
15:50 - 16:15 Using the SURFSCAN Camera Inspection System for Increasing Production Quality in Cold Rolling Mills Author/Presenter: Mr Adam Tvaruzka - UVB Technik - Czech Republic
16:15 - 16:45 Roll Grinding - Theory and Practise Authors: Messrs Thomas Berg and Jean-Paul Selleron
Presenter: Mr Thomas Berg SlipNaxos AB - Sweden
16:45 - 16:55 Closure of Conference Mr. Derick Terblanche - Chairman SARUC 2008
16:55 - 18:30 Socialising - viewing of exhibits
18:30 - till late
Dinner and Entertainment
Dress code : Casual Elegant (No shorts, jeans or sports shoes)
Second Day Programme
Plant Visits - Friday, 16th May 2008
08.30
Plant visits have been arranged to either Highveld Steel & Vanadium Corporation Ltd. (Witbank) or Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd. (Middelburg).
Delegates will leave by bus from the Civic Centre, Witbank and will not be permitted to use their private vehicles for this purpose. Delegates may only visit one of the two Plants. More details will be made available during the conference. The worthwhile second day program is expected to end at Witbank
Civic Centre at approximately 14:00.