Maximizing tube / pipe mill efficiency in difficult times 

Five industry experts take a strategic view of running a mill efficiently, weighing in with best practices to maximize yield, a concern that is especially critical when the raw materials are scarce and extremely costly.  
 
Topics include:  
- Coil considerations — coil length, coil width and condition, and how it's formed by the mill’s tooling 
- Operations and maintenance — training mill operators and developing a comprehensive maintenance routine (and sticking to it) 
- Chokepoints — improving mill efficiency by finding, reducing, and eliminating process bottlenecks, focusing on getting coil into the mill and removing the finished product from the mill 
- Changeovers — weaving together every step necessary to prepare for, and q execute, fast changeovers
 
Best practices that bring together the dozens of factors that determine a mill’s uptime.  
Budgetary matters: A look at how the time and money dedicated to purchasing quality tooling, running a regular maintenance schedule, and establishing a comprehensive training program, which seem like costs, actually contribute to the revenue stream and support profits.

This session was recorded on April 12 as part of FMA Pipe & Tube Memphis 2022. Recording length is 1:45:36 mins.