2021 PRACTICAL CUPOLA WORKSHOP
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9 – 11 a.m.
Tour of Gunite Facility
Noon
Registration Opens
1 p.m.
Workshop Begins
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Cupola Introduction/Basic Principles of Operation
David Kasun
Kuttner LLC, Port Washington, WI
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Cupola Introduction/Basic Principles of Operation (Continued)
David Kasun
Kuttner LLC, Port Washington, WI
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Break
3:45 – 5 p.m.
Charge Materials: Questions & Open Discussion
Metallics
Dan Weiskopf
Neenah Foundry Co., Neenah, WI
Foundry Coke
Steve Hay
Hay Melting Solutions, South Lyon, MI
Alloys and Fluxes
Brian Johnson
Hickman Williams & Co., Palos Heights, IL
5:30 p.m.
Networking Reception – Appetizers & Beverages
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
8 – 9 a.m.
Safety Discussion
Alex Croll
Waupaca Foundry Plant 6, Athens, TN
9 – 9:15 a.m.
Break
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Preparing the Cupola for Startup
Jim Wright
McWane Ductile, Coshocton, OH
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Cupola Operation
Lyle Heberling
Iron Casting Research Institute, Columbus, OH
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Tapping Out Cupola, Banking, & Shutting Down
Steve Heger
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1, Waupaca, WI
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Break
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Troubleshooting
Shane Ritchie
Allied Mineral Products Inc., Columbus, OH
Charley Graf
Danville, IL
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cupola Refractory Systems: Material & Installation
Charlie Hardin
Reno Refractories Inc., Morris, AL
Pete Satre
Allied Mineral Products Inc., Columbus, OH
4:30 – 5 p.m.
Questions, Evaluations, & Open Discussion
5 p.m.
Event Concludes