NAUM M. KAPLAN, M.S.E.E. & M.B.A.

President/Owner, Rolling Technology Consultants, Inc.

Phone: +1 412.427.1135

Email: rtc_inc@yahoo.com  

OVERVIEW:

38 years’ experience serving the metals industry, providing:

• Production optimization (rolling mills and process lines)
• Equipment and control systems design
• Commissioning of new facilities
• Maintenance systems development
• Technical specifications development
• Feasibility studies

Other achievements:

• Four U.S. patents in rolling technology
• Co-edited book, Advanced Steel Plants for Production of Hot-Rolled Flat Products, published by A.I.S.T. in 2018.

Naum’s previous employers include rolling mill supplier United Engineering (1984-1990), rolling mill supplier Tippins (1980-1984 and 1995-99), automation supplier AEG/Cegelac (1991-1995: Principal Systems Engineer) and steelmaker Severstal International (2006-2014: Director of Technology)

Typical Projects:

• Severstal Russia: Pipe skelp production optimization of 5-meter-wide plate mill
• Severstal International: Development and implementation of plant-wide maintenance system
• Lloyds Steel Co., India: Hot strip mill production optimization and product quality improvement
• INTEG, Inc: Development of hot strip mill simulation off-line computer model
• APM, Mexico: Hot strip mill product quality improvement
• Danish Steel Co., Denmark: Plate mill modernization feasibility study
• INCO Alloys, WV Design and start-up of a hot strip mill (steckel mill)

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