Monday, October 6th

5:00pm-6:00pm Sustaining Member Committee Meeting - Meet at Hotel Bar

Tuesday, October 7th

8:00am-11:00am Dallas Cowboys Stadium Tour - Meet in Grand Ballroom Foyer

• 1 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011
• AT&T Dallas Cowboys Stadium - Meet in Grand Ballroom Foyer
  Sponsor - Western Technologies, Inc.

9:00am-3:00pm MarketPlace Setup - Grand Ballroom B

11:00am-1:00pm Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:30pm-1:00pm Registrant Lunch - Pool Deck

Sponsor - Mineral Research & Development

1:00pm-5:00pm Technical Sessions - Grand Ballroom A

• 1:00PM - 1:30PM: Announcements & Introductions
• 1:30PM - 2:00PM SMART Galvanizing Factories: The Key to Industry Sustainability (Philipp Roth, Scheffer Cranes GmbH)
• 2:00PM - 2:30PM Crane Maintenance & Lessons Learned (Kevin Irving, IZA & Abiding Group)
• 2:30PM - 2:50PM: Registrant Coffee Break
  Sponsor - APR Plastic Fabricating, Inc.
• 2:50PM - 3:00PM Wednesday In-Person Plant Tour Preview (John Donnelly of AZZ, and John Roy of Race Rock)
• 3:00PM - 3:30PM Automatic Spinning Plant for Small Parts & Smart Manufacturing (Liuba Shaplyko, Sirio Impianti Industriali)
• 3:30PM - 4:00PM SCADA Monitoring Systems to Enhance Operational Efficiency (Omer Yolal, ANI Metal)
• 4:00PM - 4:30PM Modern Safety Equipment in Material Handling (Bennett Lacey, HUB Industrial Supply)
• 4:30PM - 5:00PM: Trash Talk: Minimization Mastery (Competition Game & Prizes!)

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 - Grand Ballroom Foyer

Sponsor - CIC Pittsburgh LLC

8:15am - 4:00pm - Galvanizing Tours - Meet in Grand Ballroom Foyer

AZZ - Crowley Campus - 200 N Beverly Crowley, TX 76036

• Galvanizing operations (AZZ Metal Coatings)
• Powder Coating operations (AZZ Surface Technologies)

• 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)

• 8:00AM - 8:30AM Optimizing the Pre-Process Bay & Material Handling in Hot-Dip Galvanizing: Past Lessons, Present Innovations & Future Roadmap (Maulik Patel, Radadia Engineering INDIA)
• 8:30AM - 9:00AM Stormwater Runoff from Zinc-Coated Construction Materials & IZA Updates (Adam Ryan, IZA)
• 9:00AM - 9:30AM Panel Discussion: Barcode Tagging and Warehouse Tracking Systems (Scott Love of P2 Programs, Brian Schlatterbeck of Infosight, Steve Gutkoski of V&S, and Russell Wallace of ZinkPower)
• 9:30AM - 9:45AM Process Tracking, Safety Reviews and Materials Handling: A UK Galvanizing View (David Watkins, Zinco International)
• 9:45AM - 10:00AM: MarketPlace Coffee Break (Ballroom B)
  
• 10:00AM - 10:30AM Galvanizing in the Time of AI (SeeWise.AI, Rajat Sethi)
• 10:30AM - 10:45AM Workplace Safety Metrics Specific to US Galvanizing Industry (John Roy, Race Rock)
• 10:45AM - 11:00AM AGA Technical Resources on Material Handling (Brandon Jones, AGA)
• 11:00AM - 11:15AM AGA 2024 Process Survey Results (Brandon Jones, AGA)
• 11:15AM - 11:30AM AGA Research & Technical Department Updates (Alana Fossa, AGA)
• 11:30AM - 12:00PM: Closing Remarks and Announcements (including preview of TechForum 2026)

12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch for Master Galvanizer Attendees Only - David G. Burnet Room

Sponsor - ANI METAL

1:30pm - 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:

1. Material Handling Equipment
2. Material Movement
3. Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
4. Time & Productivity
5. Plant Safety