2023 Clemson Brick Forum

The 69th Clemson Brick Forum,

presented by the National Brick Research Center

and by the Brick Education & Research Foundation,

is happening

October 2nd and 3rd, 2023!

To register to attend the 2023 Clemson Brick Forum, please click here:

The Clemson Brick Forum will be located at the Anderson Civic Center

3027 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Anderson, SC 29624

Airports convenient to Clemson include Greenville-Spartanburg South Carolina (GSP) and Atlanta, Georgia (ATL)

For Sponsorship/Booth Registration and all other questions, contact Jessica Wagner:

Email: Roches2@clemson.edu

Phone: (864) 656-1104

Hotel Information

Click the hotel name for direct reservation access:

Schedule

Sunday, October 1

• 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. VENDOR SETUP
• 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. HALBERT MILL TOP GOLF OUTING FOR MANUFACTURERS

Monday, October 2

• 7:30 a.m.  DOORS OPEN / REGISTRATION
• 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, LUNCH INCLUDED
• 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. VENDOR BOOTHS ARE OPEN
• 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. HOSPITALITY – SUPPER PROVIDED – VENDOR BOOTHS OPEN
          • 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. HOSPITALITY: The Vitreus Wine Hour

Tuesday, October 3

• 7:30 a.m.  DOORS OPEN / REGISTRATION
• 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, LUNCH INCLUDED
• 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. VENDOR BOOTHS ARE OPEN
• 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. HOSPITALITY – SUPPER PROVIDED – VENDOR BOOTHS OPEN
          • 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. HOSPITALITY: The J. C. Steele Cookout Reception
          • 5:00 p.m. Steak Cookout Begins
• 9:00 p.m. FORUM ENDS

Wednesday, October 4

• 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. VENDOR TEARDOWN
• 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. OPTIONAL: TOUR NBRC
• 9:00 a.m. OPTIONAL: TOUR OF BMW

Technical Presentations

2023 Clemson Brick Forum – Denis A. Brosnan Technical Meeting
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2
 8:00
Intro and Welcome
 8:05
New Plant in Clay County, Texas
Paul Maxwell / Charles McNeil, Triangle Brick
 8:25
Case Study: Construction and Opening of the Biggest and Most Efficient Brick Plant in Europe, Forterra Desford Plant Supplied by Bedeschi on Turn-Key Basis
Vladimir Grubacic, Bedeschi
 8:45
Jonesboro Setter Installation
Matt Dowden, Acme
 9:00
New Setter at Jonesboro (Acme)
Clement Cadier, Direxa
 9:15
Plant 8’s Upgrade
Jim Zwick / Mirko Rorer, Belden Brick / Cosmec Italy
 9:35
Henry Brick – Lingl Unloader Upgrades
Clarke Burns / Carsten Wohlers / Paul Redfern, Henry Brick
 9:55
BREAK
10:15
Business Case of the Italian Innovation for the Brick and Roof Tile Industry
Alessandro Scricciolo, Capaccioli
10:30
New Packaging Machine in Wadesboro
David Gibson, Triangle Brick
10:50
New Kiln Controls at Columbia
Jason Smith, General Shale
11:10
Set Machine Upgrade – Triple Pusher Installation at Michigan Brick
Jerry Greger, General Shale
11:25
Embodied Carbon Initiative for the Ceramic Tile Industry
Ryann Coyle, Tile Council of North America
11:45
Sustainability of Brick
Chip Clark, BIA
12:00
LUNCH
 1:00
Horse Soldier Monument Mural
Ryan Parker, Endicott
 1:15
Brick: An Old, Old Story
Don Foster, Masonry Cosmetics
 1:35
Basics of a Good Lockout /Tagout (LOTO) Program
Mike Rixner, Brampton Brick
 1:50
Texas A Plant Kiln Rebuild
Nathan Gilbreath, Acme
 2:10
Unloader Upgrades – Better Blending at the Roanoke, VA Plant
Steven Higgins, General Shale
 2:30
Ready-to-Use Liquids as Brick Colorants or Anti-Scumming Agents
Youn Kuk / Jonathan Rouault, Kimpe
 2:45
Thin Brick / Fast Drying and Fast Firing Production Process
Domenico Burchi, SACMI
 3:05
In-House Survey Program using sUAS (Drones)
Alan Autrand, Red River Brick
 3:25
CLOSING COMMENTS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3
 8:00
Intro and Welcome
 8:05
Reducing Customer Complaints with Quality Production Initiatives
Abby Gail Hermoso, Brampton Brick
 8:25
US Brick’s Experience in Deploying a Simple and User-Friendly CMMS System
Mike Outlaw, US Brick
 8:40
Employee Engagement
Brad Strock, Acme
 8:50
Employee Engagement with Data Driven Decision Making
Daniel Egge, Brampton Brick
 9:05
Keyence Color Camera to Improve Consistency
Ricardo Sanchez, General Shale
 9:25
San Felipe Scheduled Maintenance Down
Jason Hight, Acme
 9:45
BREAK
10:05
Efficiency Redefined: Assessing Emisshield’s Impact
Kelvin McAlister, Emisshield
10:25
Reducing CO2 Emissions in Kilns
Christophe Aubertot, Direxa
10:45
Fuel Savings and CO2 Emission Reduction through New Combustion Technologies at the Tunnel Kiln
Frank Appel, Innovatherm
11:05
Using the Plant to Problem-Solve in the Plant
Brett Alford, Pine Hall Brick
11:20
Welcome to America – Going from UK Brick Production to USA Brick Production
Sean O’Dell, Watsontown Brick
11:35
Process Technology for CO2 Reduction
Holger Rottmann and Markus Schweiggart, Lingl
11:55
LUNCH
12:55
CO2 Emission Reporting Requirements
Terry Schimmel / Joe Casper,  BIA
 1:20
Keller’s Holistic Approach towards Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization
Torsten Bartels / Ulrich Hageman, Keller
 1:40
CO2 Reduction in Molded Brick Production, the Latest Developments
Martijn Verster, De Boer
 2:00
Customer Resources
Scott Applegate, JC Steele
 2:15
Energy Saving by Using Bongioanni Extruder
Dario Compagni, Bongioanni
 2:30
The Importance of Pea Gravel in a Dryer
Mark Clark, Red River Brick
 2:50
Project Management
Hector Llamas, Acme
 3:10
How to Protect Employees with Safety Platform Grate
Dave Slater, General Shale
 3:20
CLOSING COMMENTS

Sponsors

UTILITY

• Reymond/SABO

KING

• J C Steele & Sons
• Stedman Machine Company
• Direxa Engineering
• Lingl
• MECO
• Basic Machinery
• Signode
• Equipceramic

QUEEN

• DuBose Strapping
• Halbert Mill Company
• Danser
• Metalcértima
• Hellmich
• Samuel Packaging
• Emisshield
• De Boer Machines
• Keller
• Vibrantz
• Star Engineering
• Shoplogix

MODULAR

• BassTech
• Niokem
• Bedeschi
• Midwestern
• Vitreus
• Capaccioli
• E H Wright
• Rockett, Inc.
• McLanahan
• Orton Ceramic Foundation
• Grothe
• COSMEC
• Kimpe
• MoistTech
• Ceratec
• Teide Refractory Solutions
• Bernini
• Innovatherm
• Borregaard
• Chiz Bros

THIN BRICK

• Oxerra
• Resco
• Silike Keramica
• Fusion Ceramics
• New Riverside Ochre
• Verdés
• E Dillon
• Masonry Cosmetics
• TMI
• Clay Equipment Technologies
• BWF America
• SACMI
• Magneco/Metrel
• IPSCO
• Chemical Products Corporation
• Optibelt
• Gulf Atlantic Packaging