On February 15th, the AIST Energy & Utilities Technology Committee (EUTC) members visited CIVS to have its Spring 2023 meeting and to tour CIVS facility. The committee meeting topics included the planning of the AIST Steel Mill Combustion and Thermal Systems (https://www.aist.org/conference-expositions/technology-training/steel-mill-combustion-and-thermal-systems) and AISTech2023.

During the tour, CIVS director and technical staff gave an overview of CIVS & SMSVC and demonstrated various projects and technologies. Examples included Hydrogen Utilization in Blast Furnaces, Reheating Furnaces, and Boilers; Virtua Safety Training Simulators; and Virtual Tours of Steel Plants.

During the committee meeting, Mrs. Kelly Dallas presented the “Burns Harbor Walking Beam Furnace Project”, which received the 2023 AIST EUTC Energy Achievement Award. Kelly is the Director of Engineering, Cleveland-Cliffs, and a Mechanical Engineering Alumna, at Purdue University Northwest.

The mission of the AIST Energy & Utilities Technology Committee is to promote safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible energy, utilities, and carbon capture & utilization technologies in the production and processing of iron and steel through the facilitation of training, technical presentations, and the exchange of information. The current Chair of the Committee is Mr. Larry Fabina, Cleveland Cliffs. CIVS director is a committee member. (https://www.aist.org/technology-committees/find-a-committee/energy-utilities/).

The AIST Energy and Utilities Committee Meeting was followed by the Midwest Chapter February Dinner Meeting with Keynote Presenter, Mr. Keith Howell-Chief Operating Officer, ArcelorMittal North America and AIST President 2022–2023.

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