The international conference on Rolling and Finishing Technology of Steel (RAFTS) concluded at RDCIS on Thursday. A total of 15 oral presentations about aspects of roll management, process improvement, automation and modelling in rolling mills were made on the last day.
Also, three presentations were made by Indian Oil Corporation, Dimple Chemicals and Services and Amiad Filtration Systems India, on lubricants, surface protection and filtration pertinent to the steel industry.
Out of the 21 stalls set up by various during the conference, Jindal Steel Private limited was declared the best stall. Mats Karlberg of Swerea MEFOS (Sweden) won the best paper award.
“The need of the hour is a Synergy between steel producers, researchers, raw material suppliers, technology service providers and equipment manufacturers, which can lead to out of the box ideas for more efficient and world class rolling,” RDCIS ED BK Jha said while chairing the valedictory session.