TechForum Schedule
Tuesday, September 24
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lobby
Optional Tour: Rock City & Ruby Falls
Sponsor: APR Plastic Fabricating, Inc.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch (on your own)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Ballroom Foyer
Registration
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Ballroom 1&2
Technical Session
- 1:30pm-1:45pm: Opening Remarks
Tom Langill, Ph.D., AGA Technical Director - 1:45pm-2:45pm: Keynote Address
The Road to Resilience: Turn Stress into Strength and Obstacles into Opportunities - Sgt. Ken Weichert, www.sgtken.com - 2:45pm-3:15pm: Valley Flood Preparation and Recovery - Joe DiPietro & Mike Reinhart, Valmont Coatings
- 3:15pm-3:30pm: Break Sponsors: Richker Metals Inc., United Combustion & Services, Zaclon LLC
- 3:30pm-4:00pm: Appearance Video Series & 2020 AESS Guide - Melissa Lindsley, AGA Marketing Director
- 4:00pm-4:30pm: What to do When the US Department of Homeland Security Shows Up at Your Galvanizing Facility - Andrew Marchioni, Safety Coordinator/ISO Manager
- 4:30pm-5:00pm: Improvements to the Hot-Dip Galvanizing Process by Adopting Cutting-Edge Production Control and Management Software - Federico Sanvito, Sales & Marketing Manager, Gimeco
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Ballroom 3&4
MarketPlace Reception
7:30 PM Southside Social Networking Event (off-site event)
Sponsors: Cavert Wire Co., Gimeco, Ritchey Metals, Texas Molecular, W. Pilling Riepe GmbH, Zinco Technologies
Wednesday, September 25
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Ballroom 3&4
MarketPlace Breakfast
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Ballroom 1&2
Technical Session
- 8:30am-9:00am: Inspections and Lessons Learned and the Sustainability Efforts in Galvanizing Plants - Sally Buck, Valmont Coatings
- 9:00am-9:45am: Intro to TOSHA - Steve Tobias
- 9:45am-10:15am: MarketPlace Break - Ballroom 3 & 4
- 10:15am-10:45am: The Morbid Side of Zinc - Barry Dugan, Zinc Connections LLC
- 10:45am- 11:15am: Case Study: Build for a Hostile Environment and for the Future - Eric Michuad, Corbec
- 11:15am-12:00pm: Discussion Groups
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Walker Room
Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Lobby
Plant Tour - AZZ Galvanizing - Chattanooga
Plant Tour - Jasper Materials, Inc.
Thursday, September 26
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Ballroom 1&2
Breakfast
Sponsored by Western Technologies, Inc.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Ballroom 1&2
Technical Session
- 8:30am-9:00am: National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) Historical Bridge Project Cost - John Hastings, NSBA Bridge Steel Specialist
- 9:00am-9:30am: Abrasive Media for Preparing HDG Surfaces for Duplex Systems - Alana Hochstein, AGA Corrosion Engineer
- 9:30am-10:00am: NACE Publications Overview - Bernardo Duran, International Zinc Association (IZA)
- 10:00am-10:15am: Break
Sponsors: Richker Metals Inc., United Combustion & Services, Zaclon LLC - 10:15am-10:45am: Heat Recovery - Mike Williams, Duncan Galvanizing
- 10:45am-11:15am: Safety and Maintenance - Fork Trucks and Cranes - Jason Pence, AZZ Galvanizing
- 11:15am-11:45am: Many Different Ways of Material Handling in Hot Dip Galvanizing and Reduction of “Material Losses” to Absolute Zero - Ruwan Welagedara and Prabath Gunasekara, LTL Galvanizers (Pvt) Limited