Typical accomplishments [Hot Strip Rolling Consulting Inc.]

Typical accomplishments

Engineer, No.2 hot strip mill, Chiba Works

(1)	Study and prevention of several kinds of rolled in scale
(2)	Reduction of width margin
(3)	Investigation of the influence of skin pass on mechanical properties
(4)	Development of production standard of API grade
(5)	Profile control of tin plate mother coil in conventional 4Hi mill
(6)	Introduction of LPG as fuel for reheating furnace

2.Engineer, No.1 hot strip mill(including pickling lines), Chiba Works

(1)	Invention of taper work roll rolling in 1977
(2)	Quality improvement in high carbon steel Reduction of rolled in scale of low Ni alloyed steel Crown reduction of high carbon steel and stainless steel with taper crown work roll rolling
(3)	Quality improvement in pickling of Tin plate mother coil Prevention of weld point breakage in re-flow at ETL (due to big gauge drop): Development of post-annealing at weld-point Prevention of sawed edge at cold rolling mill: Improvement to trimming

3.Assistant manager, hot rolling technology section for No.1 & No.2 hot strip

(1)	Development of ferritic rolling
(2)	Introduction of hot charge rolling
(3)	Establishment of quality assurance system at hot strip mills
(4)	Introduction of profile meter at No.1 hot strip mill

4.Assistant manager, No.1 hot strip mill

(1)	Introduction of work roll shifting and establishment of technical standards how to apply it at No.1 hot strip mill
(2)	Yield increase at pickling line by 0.5% in coils for tin mill through reduction of width margin by 4mm
(3)	Feasibility study to introduce work roll shifting at a foreign mill

5.Manager, No.1 hot strip mill

(1)	Commissioning of a new pickling line
(2)	Improvement in surface quality of 430 stainless steel

6.Assistant to V.P. Operation at California Steel Industries, USA

(1)

Reduction of hot strip crown without investment, resulted in AISE Kelly Award

(2)

Complete prevention of continual work roll breakage problem

(3)

Presentation of capital expenditure requests

a.	Increased motor power at the hot strip mill finisher stands
b.	Introduction of new process computer at the hot strip mill
c.	Introduction of heavy work roll bending at the last four stands at the hot strip mill (CSI does not produce tin plate and so does not need work roll shifting.)
d.	Introducing process computer and hydraulic AGC at reversing cold rolling mill
e.	Increased capacity at the CGL

7.Chief manager, hot rolling technology section for No.1 & 2 HSM, Chiba

(1)	Consolidation of No.1 and No.2 hot strip mills to No.2 hot strip mill
(2)	Increased production of No.2 hot strip mill by 40,000t/m without capital expenditure
(3)	Introduction of high speed steel roll to finisher stands
(4)	Development of rolling standard of ultra low carbon steel

8.General manager, hot technology section for No.2 & 3 hot strip mill and Chief
manager in charge of No.3 hot strip mill start-up

(1)	Successful start-up of No.3 hot strip mill and shut-down of No.2 hot strip mill in ten months after the start of No.3 hot strip mill

9.Staff general manager in charge of No.3 HSM, control department

(1)

Development of new products with new technologies, such as endless rolling

a.	1mm hot band
b.	Dual phase steel, TRIP steel
c.	Ultra drawing quality through heavy lubrication ferritic rolling

10.Senior staff officer, Kawasaki heavy industries

(1)	Construction and commissioning of Nakayama hot strip mill

11. Hot strip rolling consulting Inc. (Established by Mr.Adachi himself)

(1)	Consulting at CST(ArcelorMittal Tubarao) in Brazil for one year