Sadoff & Rudoy Hosts Alloys Seminar

Sadoff & Rudoy Industries LLP, Fond du Lac, Wis., hosted a one-day seminar to examine the intrinsic problems of the ongoing introduction of alloys into the scrap stream.

The event, held May 19th in Oshkosh, Wis., featured three speakers who offered presentations on various aspects of alloys in the scrap stream and their effect on the foundry and melt shop sectors.

Sadoff President and CEO Mark Laskey says the seminar was created to address ongoing issues faced by the scrap industry and many of Sadoff’s customers. “We felt a need to assist our customer base in better understanding what’s happening with the present and future off metallurgical changes in steel, and how it’s impacting their businesses,” says Laskey.

“This is an issue that impacts all of us in this industry, including manufacturers, scrap metal processors and in particular the foundries,” Laskey added. “We wanted to be proactive in addressing this important issue.”

Speakers included Gene Muratore of Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium, George Kokos of Caterpillar Inc. and David Borsuk of Sadoff & Rudoy Industries.

Muratore gave an overview of the use of coatings and micro-alloys in diverse metallurgical applications and their impact on scrap grades. Kokos offered comments on the implications of residual alloys such as lead, chrome, cerium and boron in Caterpillar’s foundry melt charges. And Borsuk presented on the overall need for communication, identification and segregation of scrap grades to assist both scrap generators and melt consumers.

The event was attended by manufacturers and foundry operators from Wisconsin and surrounding states. The seminar was followed by a tour of Sadoff’s 30-acre ferrous and nonferrous scrap processing facility in Fond du Lac.

Sadoff & Rudoy is a scrap processing firm with six locations in Wisconsin and one in Nebraska. More information about the company can be found at www.sadoff.com.