SL/RN Pilot Kiln

Ray Hammond
at the pilot kiln
in Hilton Works

Stelco Research Centre: Part One

In the ’60s, throughout North America and abroad, steel company research centres popped up like weeds. Mr. Harold Griffith, Executive Vice President of Operations, felt, I assume, a Stelco Research Centre would enhance further his stature among his American confreres. (Griffith had grown up and received his education in the States.) The AIME had recently honored him with the Benjamin F. Fairless award, recognizing him for distinguished achievement in iron and steel production and ferrous metallurgy.
Griffith gave the order to proceed with the construction of a Research Centre.

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Opening of the Stelco Research Centre

June 8, 1967

Hon. C.W. Drory, V.W. Scully (President) and Hon. Stanley Randall

Jock McKay , Drury (Min. of Industry), Griffith (VP Operations) and Vic Copps (Mayor Hamilton)

IBM Quicktran terminal ("Slowtran")

Primary-side Pilot Plant

Finishing-side Pilot Plant
Les Chater (Chief Engineer) and Alf Tilbe (Architect)

Research Centre 1967

Cooling Pond

Conference Room No. 1

Conference Room No. 2

Library

Lobby

Special Ocassion Lunches

Versa Food Services Ltd
Staff
/, Kay Gelzinis, / , /, Pat Vitas, /.

George Sibakin, Director R&D

RtoL: Jock McKay, Brent Cunningham, Frank Pearce, Ron Jamieson, Walter Lapkowski, Frank Hickey, Terry Best, Don George, Rod Sauders, Harold Cipywnyk ... .






The 25th Anniversary
Jock McKay cutting cake, Gord Roeder, Nick Danielak, John Hood, John Thomson, Mike Lamb, John Olmsted ....

John Tudhope

John's 30 years of Stelco service honoured with a cake in Jock's office.

Under Construction

President V.W. Scully
Mayor Owen Mullins
and Board Chairman H.G Hilton



April 25, 1966

Jock's family: Denise, Mother-inlaw and five children.
Main entrance.

Breakfast 2006

Rick Minion

Bill Krestynski

Frank, Jock and Klaus

John Hood


Jim Rennie

Klaus Heyer

Frank Pearce

Dave Grieve

Gord Roeder

Bob Taylor

Don George

Mould Inspection: Hilton Works

Klaus Heyer

Lab Simulation Tests

Photos taken in Ontario Works, West End Storage, Building "H".

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Peter Bedford-Jones and Tammy Thomson
Pelletizing Wabush contrates

Gord Roeder
Direct Reduction Test in Lab Kiln

Staff member on left unregonised and Rick Grigg.
Working on pellet induration.

Tough Assignment in Kyoto, Japan

Denis McCutcheon and John Thomson

Tom and Dave

Tom Waram and Dave Rosenplot

25 Years of Service

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Jock (Sponsor),Tammy Thompson, Rick Grigg, Henry Paulencu and George Chapman

The 25-year service watches were presented at the Hamilton Club. After the presentations our group and others from Engineering and Metallurgical Departments enjoyed an excellent dinner.

R&D Gang at the Burlington Centre

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Brent Cunningham, Jerry Uvira, Bob Pugh, Tom Slack, Peter Rhee, Olga Delvecchio, Don George, Rick Nishisaki, Henry Paulencu, Frank Markus, Charlie Johnson, Hank Averink and Ed Veel.


How many names can you remember?
Ray Addinall, Cora Ann*, Chris Brusch*, Ian Cameron, Derek Clay, George Chapman*, Dave Grieve, John Hood, Bob Hodgins*, George Ikeda, Carolyn Johnson*, Ray Lapointe, Otto Maijer, Don Quigley, Mark Renzetti, Joanne Roberts*, Dan Sakai, Ed Veel* and Tom Waram.

* Face partially hidden or cropped.

Stelco R&D Breakfast June 4th, 2008

The group meets three times a year: February, June and October.





Those present at the June 4th, breakfast were:
Dan Andrusko, George Chapman, Joe Figliola, Don George, Dave Grieve, Rick Grigg, Klaus Heyer, Grav Kennedy, Ray Lapointe, Gord Roeder, Jock McKay, Neil Bilbe, Frank Pearce, Dave Pyle, Bob Taylor, and Al Wilkins.