Ladle & Secondary Refining Technology Committee

MISSION: "To advance technical development of liquid steel handling and secondary refining through improved safety, quality, and productivity "

Past AIST Committee Activities

Current Activities

The Ladle and Secondary Refining Operating Committee (LSROC) held their annual Spring meeting on May 6, 2008, during AISTech 2008. Kevin Cotchen, LSROC chair, greeted everyone and thanked them for attending the meeting and supporting the LSROC technical sessions at AISTech. The 2008 Ladle and Secondary Refining Best Paper Award was presented to Dr. Gordon Irons of McMaster University for his paper entitled, “Monitoring Ladle Eye Dynamics Using Multivariate Statistical Methods,” presented at AISTech 2007. An update was given regarding the integration of the AISI Manufacturing Committees and the AIST Operating Committees. The AISI Manufacturing Committee on Primary and Secondary Oxygen Steelmaking has been integrated with the LSROC and the AIST Oxygen Steelmaking Operating Committee. The new committees are now known as the AIST Ladle and Secondary Refining Technology Committee (LSRTC) and the AIST Oxygen Steelmaking Technology Committee. The leadership will work together as co-chairs for the first several meetings until leadership is elected for the unified committee. A producer-only round table will be a part of all future LSRTC meetings. The committee then held an election of officers. The former vice chair and papers chair were moved up one position, and a new papers chair was elected for 2008–2009. A revision was made to the committee mission statement, integrating safety into the text. An update was given by the Ladle Refractory Training Subcommittee regarding the status of the Ladle Refractory Training Seminar, which is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, Ala., March 17–18, 2009. It will consist of a one-day training seminar and a half day dedicated to a tour. The new LSRTC will have their first meeting in the fall of 2008 at The Timken Co. in Canton, Ohio, and will tentatively schedule their winter meeting in conjunction with the Refractory Training Seminar in Birmingham, Ala.