ACerS Structural Clay Products Division & Southwest Section Meeting in conjunction with the National Brick Research Center Meeting

If you are involved in the structural clay industry—and that includes manufacturing, sales and marketing, consultants, and material or equipment suppliers—then join us June 24–27, 2019, at the Omni Severin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.  This is the third year for combined meetings with ACerS Structural Clay Products, its Southwest Section, and the National Brick Research Center.

The meeting will feature technical sessions, multiple networking receptions, four plant tours, hospitality suite, and the annual banquet.

technical program

Speaker	Company	Title
Technical Session 1
Christophe Aubertot	Direxa	Plant retrofit and production increase of the Rosema Brick plant in Johannesburg – South Africa
John Sanders and Randi Sims	National Brick Research Center, Clemson University	Reducing Emissions with Glass Additions
Bob Bamman	Stedman	TBD
John Conlon	Acme Brick	Holding Room Improvements- Acme Oklahoma City Plant
Marc Bradburry	Triangle Brick	Industry 4.0-3D Printing and the Production Line
Richard Murphy	Acme Brick	Block Mining for Consistency and Quality
Chris Egge	Brampton Brick	TBD
Harland Dixson	Acme Brick	Reducing Bat loss Back to the Fundamentals
Technical Session 2
Bill Daidone	Lignotech	Additives 101
Neil Klein	Acme Brick	Acme’s New Scrubbers
Mary Ann Keon	Acme Brick	New Silica Regulations and MACT Update
Joern Boeke	Refratechnik Ceramics	Maximizing the economic efficiency of kiln car fleets
Mike Walker and Nate Huygen	National Brick Research Center	Rheometer Research – Part 2
Francisco Mariscal	Acme Brick	Computerized Maintenance Management System
Mike Rixner	Brampton Brick	TBD
TBD	Keller	Technology, Inovations and Solutions

 

plant tours

• General Shale (Mooresville)
• Brickcraft (Center Point)
• Meridian Brick (Terre Haute)
• Brampton Brick (Farmersburg)

Plant Tour Lunch Sponsors: Halbert Mill Co. and J. C. Steele & Sons, Inc.

sponsors

Harrop Industries	Venator Corporation
Halbert Mill Co.	Prince Materials
Refratechnik	J.C. Steele & Sons, Inc.
Niokem, Inc.	Star Engineering, Inc.
Borregaard LignoTech	Reymond Products International, Inc.
Signode Packaging System	Resco Products
MECO	Diversified Ceramic Services
Direxa Engineering	Hellmich GmbH & Co., KG
Danser	Basic Machinery Company, Inc.

organizers

Structural Clay Products Division officers		Southwest Section officers
Chair: Luke Odenthal, Acme Brick Co.		Chair: David Ziegler, Prince Corporation
Chair-elect: Mike Walker, Clemson University		Vice Chair: Mat Tramel, Acme Brick Co.
Vice Chair: Jed Lee, Meridian Brick		Chair-elect: George Campbell, J.C. Steele & Sons
Secretary: Holly Rohrer, Halbert Mill Co.		Secretary: Fred McMann, Fives North American Combustion
Trustee: H. John Dowdle, Prince Minerals, LLC		Treasurer: Harland Dixson, Acme Brick Co.

 

The American Ceramic Society values diverse and inclusive participation within the field of ceramic science and engineering. ACerS strives to promote involvement and access to leadership opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, appearance, geographic location, career path or academic level.