2023 UK Training - ​Raw Materials & Castables

UK Training: Raw Materials & Castables

  • 16th November 2023
  • Training started at 08:30

Venue: The Mowbray, 118 Mowbray St, Neepsend, Sheffield S3 8EN. Online attendance was available. Lunch was be included for those attending in person.


Training Programme – Castables 50 Shades of Grey. How to not mess it up.

  • 08:30 – 09.00 – Welcome, Coffee etc
  • 09.00 – 09:15 – Mike Lamkin (IRE) Opening address. Safety, Venue requirements.
  • 09:15 – 09:45 – Mike Walton (IRE) Introduction: What are Refractories?
  • 09:45 – 10:30 – Ash Stevenson (Capital) Raw materials for Castables
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – Morning tea
  • 11:00 – 11:30 – David Bell How to make a Castable-1
  • 11:30 – 12:00 – David Bell How to make a Castable-2
  • 12:00 – 12:30 – All General discussion
  • 12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
  • 13:00 – 13:30 – Mike Walton Castable Refractory commissioning to avoid explosions!
  • 13:30 – 14:00 – Mike Walton What are “failures”, and how are they caused?
  • 14:00 – 14:30 – Coffee Break
  • 14:30 – 15:00 – Mike Walton Some issues with Anchor Metallurgy
  • 15:00 – 15:30 – Mike Walton Use of API936 for QC/QA: A guide to good Practice
  • 15:30 – 16:00 – All Discussion Forum
  • 16:00 – 16:30 – ML/MW Closing remarks

Discounts were available via our Corporate Packages. Click the link to sign up now.

  • Dinner was 19:00-23:00 on 15th November 2023 (the evening before the training day)
  • Guest speaker: Sebastian Klauss – Almatis
  • Entertainment: Sheffield String Quartet

For our Corporate Package holders they received discounts on these as per the following (excluding the student rate).

  • Bronze 10%
  • Silver 12.5%
  • Gold 15%