Schedule of Events
Monday June 17
- Registration 3 – 6 p.m.
- Hospitality Suite 6 – 10 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18
- Registration 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- National Brick Research Center Meeting 8 – 11:30 a.m.
- Lunch on own 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Technical Session 1 – 5 p.m.
- SW Section Business Meeting 5 – 5:30 p.m.
- Suppliers’ mixer 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Hospitality Suite 7:30 – 10 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19
- Plant Tours 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Reception 6:00 – 6:30 p.m.
- Banquet 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Hospitality Suite 8:30 – 10 p.m.
Technical Program (more titles coming soon)
Speaker | Company | Title |
Neil Klein | Acme Brick | New Technology in Dehacking at Elgin, Texas |
John Sanders | National Brick Research Center, Clemson University | A Primer on Efflorescence |
Bryce Switzer | Vibrantz Minerals | Color Forecasting/Product Development |
Hector Llamas | Acme Brick | Acme's New Birmingham Dehacker |
Nate Huygen | National Brick Research Center, Clemson University | Fired Clay Brick Microstructural Evolution – Tracking the Effect of Firing Temperature using Micro X-Ray Fluorescence, X-Ray Diffraction and Phase Mapping |
Houston Walker | Red River Brick/General Shale Brick Company | New Setting Machine - Denver Plant |
Bob Belden | Belden Brick Company | Plant 4 Upgrade |
Max DeGregory | Glen-Gery | Laser Particle Size Analyzer |
Mike Rixner | Brampton Brick | Human Organizational Performance (HOP) - It's not just a bunny thing.. |
Nathan Fields | Endicott Clay Products | Settling for More: Water Clarification Additive |
Kevin Hill | Acme Brick | Staying Current with Plant Technology |
Clément Cadier | Direxa Engineering | The New Austral Bricks Plant 2 Kiln by Direxa Engineering – The limits are being pushed further |
Plant Tours
- Red River Brick, Union City
- Acme Brick, Oklahoma City