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23 April 2008:
We are pleased to announce the 2008 Rolling Mill Academy (hosted by Converteam) will take place in the UK during October 15-17. This will be an intensive three day event covering world leading control technologies used in the production of steel and aluminium strip and plate products. The course timetable includes for a full three day program of lectures and practical exercises designed to give understanding of model-based control techniques used to optimise product quality, production rate and energy efficiency. The location for this event is Ashorne Hill historic country house which lies in the heart of Warwickshire, central to the UK, within easy reach from Birmingham International Airport. The course brochure is available for download here, Potential delegates are asked to register their interest in attending this event through the Contact section of this website.
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23 May 2007:
The Rolling Academy in Shanghai attracted 46 delegates from 15 steel companies from China, India, Europe and South America. The Ramada Plaza hotel on the bustling Nanjing road close to the People's Square hosted the academy. The delegates were able to experience Shanghai life in the old town and on the Bund after a hard day’s work. A traditional Chinese banquet was held midweek and on the Friday afternoon a visit was made to the Morgan Construction factory in Shanghai.
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14 Mar 2006:
The Rolling Academy in Amsterdam was attended by 46 delegates from countries including:
USA, China, Argentina, India, France, Germany, Spain, Brazil and Croatia.
The location for the Academy was the Jolly Carlton Hotel
beside the floating flower market and Munt tower.
This central location enabled the delegates to enjoy the sights of Amsterdam after a hard days work.
The Academy banquet was held in the De Kas restaurant,
a renovated greenhouse using only the freshest produce for their innovative meals.
08 Nov 2005:
A new ALSTOM technical paper is available from the downloads section. The paper describes closed-loop flatness controls for the last stand of a five stand cold mill
rolling light gauge products.
22 Jul 2005:
Gerald Hearns, Peter Reeve, Paul Smith and Tony Bilkhu of Alstom Power Conversion have been awarded the Institution
of Electrical Engineers Control Theory and Application Premium for the IEE journal paper "Hot Strip Mill Multivariable
Mass Flow Control", July 2004. They will be presented with the £500 prize and certificate at the Tustin Lecture at
Savoy Place on 4 May 2006. All of the authors have worked for many years on the application of multivariable controllers
in hot strip mills.
27 April 2005:
The Rolling Academy in Pittsburgh was attended by 65 delegates from countries including: USA, Canada, Brazil,
India, China, S. Africa and Hungary. The Academy location in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center was a success
with eveyone enjoying the great views of the Pittsburgh skyline and the river during break time. To provide
some relaxation from an intensive week of lectures and practicals the delegates attended the Pittsburgh
Pirates v St Louis Cardinals baseball game where the home team lost 7-1. Also they enjoyed a dinner cruise around the
three rivers on the Gateway clipper.
25 Mar 2005:
The 2005 International Rolling Mill Academy in Pittsburgh is now fully subscribed. To enquire about last minute
cancellations please contact
gerald.hearns@converteam.com
15 Feb 2005:
Alstom Power Conversion will be at the
AIST Iron & Steel Conference and Exposition in Charlotte, NC, May 9-12th to present the paper 'Hybrid Roll Force Modeling for Hot
Strip Mills' by Adam Randall, Yao-Hou Li and Bill Lawrence.
23 Dec 2004:
Two additional ALSTOM technical papers are available from the downloads section. The papers
describe the recent automation upgrade of a 68" Hot Strip Mill and a Feedforward Flatness
Control System installed on a Continuous TCM.
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