UK Training: Raw Materials & Castables

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

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

Our standard ticket sales have now ended. To book a ticket for online attendance, please email secretary@ireng.org.

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 are available via our Corporate Packages. Click the link to sign up now.
The IRE are also holding a UK Conference day on Wednesday 15th November 2023 with more information available here.

• DINNER is 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 receive discounts on these as per the following (excluding the student rate).

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