TechForum Schedule
Tuesday, October 7th
8:00am-11:00am Dallas Cowboys Stadium Tour
- 1 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011
AT&T Dallas Cowboys Stadium - Meet in Hotel Lobby for buses
Sponsor - Western Technologies, Inc.
11:00am-1:00pm Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer
11:30pm-1:00pm Registrant Lunch - Pool Deck
Sponsor - ANI METAL
1:00pm-5:00pm Technical Sessions - Grand Ballroom A
- 1:00PM - 1:30PM: Announcements & Introductions
- 1:30PM - 2:30PM: Technical Sessions
- 2:30PM - 2:50PM: Registrant Coffee Break (Sponsor - APR Plastic Fabricating, Inc.)
- 2:50PM - 4:30PM: Technical Sessions & Wed Plant tour preview
- 4:30PM - 5:10PM: Competition Game: Minimizing Process Waste
6:00pm-7:30pm MarketPlace Reception Grand Ballroom B
The highly-anticipated MarketPlace Reception draws in a large portion of attendees to browse MarketPlace booths and tabletops while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Wednesday, October 8th
7:00am - 8:00am - Pre-Tour Breakfast - TBD Location
Sponsor - CIC Pittsburgh LLC
8:00am - 5:00pm - Galvanizing Tours
AZZ - Crowley Campus - 200 N Beverly Crowley, TX 76036
- Galvanizing operations (AZZ Metal Coatings)
- Powder Coating operations (AZZ Surface Technologies)
Race Rock - 400 N Tarrant St, Crowley, TX 76036
- Manufacturing operations with advanced angle line and thermal cutter
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Social Event @ Cowboy Chow
Cowboy Chow - 311 S Akard St, Dallas, TX 75202 (Located in AT&T Discovery District - short walk from hotel lobby)
Sponsor - Teck Metals Ltd.
Thursday, October 9th
7:00am - 8:00am - MarketPlace Breakfast (Grand Ballroom A)
Sponsor - Western Technologies, Inc.
8:00am - 12:00pm - Technical Sessions (Grand Ballroom A) & Marketplace open (Grand Ballroom B)
- 8:00AM - 9:40AM: Technical Sessions & Panel Discussion on Barcode Tagging and Warehouse Tracking Systems
- 9:40AM - 10:00AM: MarketPlace Coffee Break (Sponsor - Zaclon LLC, Mineral Research & Development (MRD), GIMECO Impianti s.r.l.)
- 10:00AM - 11:30AM: Technical Sessions
- 11:30AM - 12:00PM: Closing Remarks and Announcements (including location of TechForum 2026)
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch for Master Galvanizer Attendees Only
Sponsor - ANI METAL
1:20pm - 4:30pm - Master Galvanizer Seminar #4: Productivity and Material Handling (David G. Burnet Room)
Training opportunity for AGA members only. This training and Q&A was created to educate new plant employees joining the industry, as well as experienced workers who want to review the specific steps in the galvanizing process.
Presenter: Alana Fossa of AGA
Seminar #4 Productivity and Material Handling Agenda:
- Material Handling Equipment
- Material Movement
- Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
- Time & Productivity
- Plant Safety