International Dialogue on Sheet Mill Operations Continues

AISI's Committee on Sheet Mill Practice and Stahlinstitut VdeH's Flat Rolling Committee convened in Germany September 23-26 to exchange ideas on improving Sheet Mill operations. Last year, the two groups met in the USA.

Mark Wellensiek of ArcelorMittal and chairman of the AISI committee, B V Lakshminarayana of AISI and Michael Degner of VdeH organized the meetings, which featured benchmarking of surface roughness practices and performance and an introduction to online techniques for material properties measurement as the focus areas of discussion.

The group toured some of Europe's top facilities. ThyssenKrupp Stahl (TKS) organized tours of the CSP plant, cold mill and galvanizing line in Bruckhausen and tours of Duisburg Works. TKS graciously hosted a dinner at Schloss Landsberg (Landsberg Castle). Later in the week, the group toured ArcelorMittal Gent Works.

Manufacturing committee activities at AISI and VdeH continue to focus on the pursuit of innovation and the exchange of ideas leading to improved performance. For more information, contact BV Lakshminarayana.