Rolls Technology Committee

MISSION: The Rolls Technology Committee will aspire to improve the understanding of all aspects of rolls, including roll usage, roll metallurgy, roll preparation and roll inspection. The committee will achieve these goals by organizing seminars, symposiums and tours, creating literature and providing a forum for discussion and networking.

Past AIST Committee Activities

Current Activities

The Roll Technology Operating Committee (RTOC) met in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 7 at AISTech 2008. The meeting began with the presentation of the RTOC’s Best Paper Award to Eugene Nikitenko for his paper, “Hot Band Profile Irregularities Related to Thermal Contour of Work Rolls.” The status of the integration plan for the AISI committees was then discussed, and the name of the committee was changed to the Rolls Technology Committee (RTC). They also discussed coordinating some of their efforts with the Hot Sheet Rolling Technology Committee and the Cold Sheet Rolling Technology Committee. They were pleased with the attendance at their AISTech 2008 sessions and with the quality of the presentations, and made plans to discuss potential changes for future sessions. Officer elections made Tony Payling the chair, Jerry Bunnell the vice chair and Kalyan Khan the papers chair. Their mission statement was modified to include roll manufacturing and also roll shop operations and safety. They then developed their potential meeting sites for the upcoming year and discussed the possibility of a European tour in the fall of 2009. Topics and presentations for upcoming meetings were also identified. Some of these topics include how users can ensure roll availability via roll repair techniques, achieving maximum useful roll life, roll shop safety and environment, handling of grinding wheels, and crane safety.