Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Meeting Announcement

Birmingham, Chapter 143

Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa

Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa invites SME 143 Birmingham members/guests to tour

Date:               Thursday February 16^th, 2012

Time:               5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Place:               Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa

                        1700 Holt Road N.E.

                        Tuscaloosa, AL  35404

                        (205) 562-1300

                        www.nucortusk.com

Built in 1985, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc. has consistently demonstrated product versatility, quality, and cost advantages over traditional plate mills.  Our mill was the first U.S. steel mill to employ Steckel mill technology to produce high quality wide plate from coil.  Our company produces over 1.2 million tons of carbon and pressure vessel steel coil, discrete plate, and cut-to-length plate products annually.

PPE Requirements:  Steel toe boots, hard hat, safety glasses required.  Hearing protection and jackets will be provided (along with hard hats and safety glasses if you do not have your own).  There will be lots of stairs to climb along the tour route.

 From Birmingham: Take I-59 South to Exit 73.  At the bottom of the ramp turn right onto US Hwy 82 West. Travel just over 3 miles and take exit on the right labeled Jack Warner Parkway.  At the end of the ramp turn left onto Jack Warner.  The main gate is @ 1.5 miles on the left.  Check in at the guard house.

SCHEDULE:

·  4:30 pm                     – Early Bird arrival

·  5:00 - 5:30 pm           -  Meet and greet

·  5:30 pm                      –Tour begins

·  7:30 pm                      – After Hours to follow, off-site meet-up

Please register for this event by sending an e-mail to Blane.Vines@nucor.com.  You must register to be allowed to enter plant site.

We wish to thank our local 2010 - 2012 Sponsors:

Hager Oil Company, Inc.

Processing Custom Steel Plate & Bar

Precision Grinding, Inc.

Birmingham Fastener  Global Solutions, Local Service

Osborne Machinery Movers, Inc.

Blake & Pendleton: Compressed Air & Gas, Pump and Heat Transfer

SME Birmingham to travel Jan 26 to GA TECH to meet Atlanta Chapter members

The Atlanta, Georgia SME Chapter invites Birmingham, AL SME Members to hear "How Dalton became the Carpet Capitol of the World."

Speaker:  Dr. Douglas Flemming
Date:  Jan. 26, 2012
Location: Manufacturing Research Center, GA Tech, 813 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318

Schedule:  Eastern Time Zone
5:30 - 6:15p   Networking/Dinner
6:15 - 7:00p   Presentation: "How Dalton Became the Carpet Capitol of the World"
7:00 - 7:15p   Q&A Session and Closing

Dinner will be provided for all Registrants.

RSVP by Jan. 23, 2012 in order to reserve your spot.

$10 Dinner Donation for SME Members who pre-register.  Register Here

Upon Registering, please, contact Blane, LaVada, Doug, or Brian to confirm traveling plans.

"From the 1880s through the 1950s, Dalton, Georgia, was a typical southern cotton mill town – similar to hundreds of other little textile cities of the Southern upcountry.  In the 1960s, Dixie’s textile industry began to falter and fail, leaving many towns to wither.  Dalton’s cotton mills closed their gates forever during the 1960s.  By then, however, Dalton had a new industry in town – a homegrown miracle: broadloom carpets.  How did Dalton become the “Carpet Capital of the World”?  Dr. Douglas Flamming, professor of history at Georgia Tech, will tell the tale, a fascinating story of southern entrepreneurship and regional transformation." Quoted Email.

Please, contact Brian Everling, Precision Grinding, Inc. for more information.
(205) 942-2491 office     BrianE@PrecisionGrinding.com  email