AISTech 2023

May 8 to 11, 2023
Detroit, United States
AISTech-2023

Hatch is excited to present and exhibit at AISTech, North America’s largest annual iron and steel technology conference and exposition, held at Detroit, USA, from May 8 to 11, 2023.

AISTech paves the way for you to reignite your passion, collaborate with the experts, meet our future leaders and get involved in the discussion to help shape the steel industry of tomorrow. It provides a global perspective on today’s marketplace by featuring technologies from all over the world that help steelmakers to compete more effectively.

Come visit our booth #1755 and have a chance to meet our Hatch experts in person to discuss exciting new opportunities.

Don't forget to hear our Hatch experts in the sessions below.

Presenters

Presentation

Sessions

Date/Time

Room

Afshin Sadri,
Associate, Global Director, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Corrosion

Wai Lai Ying,
Engineering Consultant

Maria Tibbo,
Energy Technologies - Physicist

Harris Cornett,
Non-Destructive Testing EIT

An Overview of Blast Furnace Refractory Lining Management by Acousto Ultrasonic-Echo Method

Refractory Systems: New Technology for Blast Furnace & Converter Refractory Maintenance

Monday, May 8th
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

412AB

Nicole Altman,
Process Engineer

Katherine Brosky,
Junior Process Engineer

Neil Tannyan,
USA Regional Manager, Iron and Steel

Pre-Outage and Off-Line Testing - Mitigating Risk in Outages

Project & Construction Management

Monday, May 8th
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

357

Neil Tannyan,
USA Regional Manager, Iron and Steel

Rehan Arif,
Mechanical Engineer

U. S. Steel – Gary Works Pig Iron Caster: Executing a Fast-Track Project in a VUCA Environment

Project & Construction Management

Monday, May 8th
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

357

Kyle Chomyn,
Iron & Steel Technologies Market Manager

Sa Ge,
Process Metallurgy Specialist

Terrence Koehler,
Senior Consultant

Christopher Walker,
Global Director, Pyro Tech

Applications of Advanced Smelting Furnace Technology for Sustainable Steelmaking

Decarbonization: New Decarbonization Technologies

Monday, May 8th
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

330A

Ian Cameron,
Principal Metallurgist and Ironmaking Specialist

Richard Elliott,
Process Metallurgist

Gino De Villa,
Decarbonization Technologies Lead

Jeff Eastick,
P. Eng

Julia Allard,
Pyrometallurgy Engineer-in-Training

Where Should the Next 100 Direct Reduction Modules Be Built?

Direct Reduced Iron/Decarbonization

Monday, May 8th
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

310B

Maéva Chrzaszcz,
Junior Process Metallurgist

Mariam Sidawi,
Junior Process Metallurgist

Ian Cameron,
Principal Metallurgist and Ironmaking Specialist

Richard Elliott,
Process Metallurgist

Mitren Sukhram
Iron and Steel Professional

Biotechnologies: A Pathway to Net-Zero CO2 Emissions Steel?

Decarbonization: Biomass Solutions

Monday, May 8th
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

330A

Sa Ge,
Process Metallurgy Specialist

Takshi Sachdeva,
Process EIT

Terrence Koehler,
Senior Consultant

Kyle Chomyn,
Iron & Steel Technologies Market Manager

Christopher Walker,
Global Director, Pyro Tech

Ian Cameron,
Principal Metallurgist and Ironmaking Specialist

A Low Carbon Emission Flowsheet for BF-grade Iron Ore using Advanced Electric Smelting Furnace

Direct Reduced Iron/Decarbonization

Monday, May 8th
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

310B

Herbert Lam,
Regional Manager, US Nuclear and Northeast Thermal

James Wikston,
Associate

Neil Tannyan,
USA Regional Manager, Iron and Steel

Nuclear Energy as a Pathway to Decarbonization for Modern Steelmaking Plants

Decarbonization: Green Reducing Agent Technologies

Tuesday, May 9th
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

330A

Chad Van der Woude,
Thermal-Structural Specialist

Christopher Long, Mechanical Specialist

Kyle Chomyn,
Iron & Steel Technologies Market Manager

Hamid Ghorbani
Global Director, Specialized Engineering Analysis & Design

Campaign Life Extension of Ironmaking Facilities

Ironmaking: Blast Furnace Maintenance & Productivity

Tuesday, May 9th
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

331AB

Sunil Kumar,
Senior Associate and Director, Iron & Steel

Yakov (Iakov) Gordon,
Technical Director, Ironmaking

Methodology for Developing a Strategic Road Map for Reducing Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions for Iron and Steel Plants

Decarbonization: Pathway to Responsible CO2 Standards

Tuesday, May 9th
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

330A

Yakov (Iakov) Gordon,
Technical Director, Ironmaking

Conversion of DRI Shaft Furnace Operation to Hydrogen Reduction and Lower-Grade Pellets From a Consultancy Perspective

Direct Reduced Iron: Plant design, Safety & Maintenance

Tuesday, May 9th
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

310B

Edenilson Silva Filho,
Process Junior Engineer

Gustavo Gilberti,
Process Engineer and Project Manager

Dynamic Simulation of a Port Terminal Shipment Operation for Iron Ore Exportation

Material Handling/Transportation & Logistics: Advanced Automation Solutions

Tuesday, May 9th
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

353

Yale Zhang,
Global Director, Analytics and Decision Solutions

Nooshin Nekoiemehr,
Global Practice Lead - Optimization

Shuhong Shen,
Intermediate Process Engineer

Sa Ge,
Process Metallurgy Specialist

Matthew Tutty,
Engineer In Training, Climate Change and Sustainability

Nathan Jory,
Software Developer

Richard Fournier
Programmer/Analyst, Industrial Information Systems

Integrated Production Cost and Carbon Emissions Optimization for Stainless Steelmaking Operation

Environmental: NOx Reduction & Carbon Emission Optimization

Wednesday, May 10th
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

355

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