Make your plans to take part in the combined meeting of the ACerS Structural Clay Products Division, ACerS Southwest (SW) Section, and Clemson University’s National Brick Research Center (NBRC). The meeting will take place at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, TX. The meeting will include plenty of networking opportunities with a hospitality suite each evening, the suppliers’ mixer, and a banquet on the final night. The meeting also includes the annual NBRC meeting, a general technical session and a full day of plant tours.
Schedule of Events
Monday June 5
- Registration 3 – 6 p.m.
- Hospitality Suite 5 – 10 p.m.
Tuesday, June 6
- Registration 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- National Brick Research 8 – 11:30 a.m.
- Center meeting
- Lunch on own 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Technical Session 1 – 5 p.m.
- SW Section Business Meeting 5 – 5:30 p.m.
- Suppliers’ mixer 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Hospitality Suite 8 – 10 p.m.
Wednesday, June 7
- Plant Tours 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Reception 6:30 – 7 p.m.
- Banquet 7 – 9 p.m.
- Hospitality Suite 9 – 10 p.m
Plant Tours
Acme Brick, Elgin, TX
Red River Brick, Elgin, TX
Technical Program
- Raw Materials and Firing Temperature, John Sanders, NBRC, Clemson University
- Kiln Car Refractory, Dan Thompson, Mangeco-Matrel
- Title to be determined, David Johnson, US Brick
- Manganese Supply Update, George Fritz, Good Earth
- Absorptions, IRA and Heat Work – Nate Huygen, NBRC, Clemson University
- Coagulants – Settling Materials (Brick Saw Waste), Mark Critchfield, Slurry Solutions
- Mental Health Issues in the Workplace, Mike Rixner, Brampton Brick
- Acme Brick Elgin Plants – Pre-Tour Site Overview, Acme Brick
- Acme Brick San Felipe Plant -Waste Water Treatment, Nick Gardner, Acme Brick
- Acme Brick Ouachita Plant – Plant Controls Upgrade, Hector Llamas, Acme Brick
- Title to be determined, Red River Brick
- Title to be determined, Red River Brick
Sponsors
- Borregaard Lignotech
- Direxa Engineering LLC
- Halbert Mill Co.
- Harrop Industries
- Hellmich GmbH & Co. KG
- JC Steele & Sons Inc.
- Lingl Installation & Service Co. Inc
- MECO
- Refratechnik Ceramics GmbH
- Resco Products
- Reymond Products International
- Signode Packaging Systems
- STAR Engineering
Leadership
