Tuesday, October 8th

8:30am-11:00 am Lauritzen Botanic Gardens - Architect Lead Tour

• 100 Bancroft St. Omaha, NE 68108

Lauritzen Botanic Gardens - Meet in Hotel Lobby for buses
Sponsor - Teck Metals Ltd.

10:00am-1:00pm Registration (Foyer)

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch on Your Own

1:00pm-5:00pm Technical Sessions (Capitol 3 & 4)

• 1:00PM - 1:30PM: Announcements & Introductions
• 1:30PM - 2:15PM: Why Pretreatment? by Bob Woods,Zaclon, LLC
• 2:15PM - 2:45PM: Turbines for Accelerating Pickling Times vs. Static Baths by Liuba Shaplyko, Sirio Impianti Industriali
• 2:45PM - 3:00PM: Coffee Break (Sponsor - Zaclon LLC, Mineral Research & Development (MRD), GIMECO Impianti s.r.l.)
• 3:00PM - 3:15PM: Experience using the Kleingarn Curve by Kevin Halstead, Valmont Coatings
  
• 3:15PM - 4:00PM: HCl Recovery System Technology & Maintenance of Sulfuric Acid Recovery Systems by Jared Cullivan, Beta Control Systems, Inc.
  
• 4:00PM - 4:30PM: Virtual Plant Tour: Sabre Industries Sioux City, IA by Chris Schermerhorn, Sabre Industries
• 4:30PM - 5:00PM: Small Group Sessions: Pretreatment Maintenance & Chemicals Safety

5:30pm-7:30pm MarketPlace Reception (Capitol 1 & 2 )

The highly-anticipated MarketPlace Reception draws in a large portion of attendees to browse over 24 MarketPlace booths and tabletops while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

Wednesday, October 9th

7:00am - 8:15am - Pretour Breakfast (Capitol Foyer)

Sponsor - Western Technologies, Inc.

8:15am - 8:45am - Tour Preview Presentations & Other Announcements (Capitol 3 & 4)

• Attend a short presentation containing tour instructions and a preview

9:00am - 4:00pm - Galvanizing Tours

Valmont Coatings - Valley - 28800 Ida St Valley, NE 68064

• Galvanizing operations
• Small pole manufacturing (including trap shear and big wheel welder)
• Large pole manufacturing (including base weld, seam weld, and large press break)
• Lunch at Valley Cafeteria

Valmont Coatings - West Point - 1700 S Beemer St West Point, NE 68788

• Galvanizing operations

5:00pm - 7:00pm - Networking Social Event

Let it Fly Omaha - 1080 Capitol Ave, Omaha, NE 68102 (short walk from hotel lobby)
Sponsor - Teck Metals Ltd.

Thursday, October 10th

7:00am - 8:00am - MarketPlace Breakfast (Capitol 1 & 2)

Sponsor - Western Technologies, Inc.

8:00am - 12:00pm - Technical Sessions (Capitol 3 & 4) & Marketplace open (Capitol 1 & 2)

• 8:00AM - 8:30AM: The Encapsulation of Pretreatment Areas for Various Plant Scales: Insights and Economic Considerations by Maulik Patel, Radadia Engineering INDIA
• 8:30AM - 9:00AM: Analyzing Your Pretreatment by Andrew Bennison, TIB Chemicals AG
• 9:00AM - 9:45AM: Panel Discussion: Thermoplastic Tanks & Maintenance with Crighton Plastics and APR Plastic Fabricating
  
• 9:45AM - 10:00AM: MarketPlace Coffee Break (Sponsor - Zaclon LLC, Mineral Research & Development (MRD), GIMECO Impianti s.r.l.)
• 10:00AM - 10:15AM: Women in Galvanizing (WIG)
• 10:15AM - 10:45AM: PFAS & TRI Reporting by John Roy, Connecticut Galvanizing
• 10:45AM - 11:15AM: Toward Zero Liquid Discharge Pretreatment: A Quick Look by Paolo Carniato, Soprin
• 11:15AM - 11:45AM: A Potential Digital Solution to Automate Quality Management System in the Pretreatment Process by Angela Curtis, Hasco-Thermic
  
• 11:45AM - 12:00PM: Closing Remarks and Announcements (including location of TechForum 2025)
  

12:30pm - 1:30pm - Plated Lunch (Capitol 1 & 2)

Sponsor - ANI METAL

2:00pm - 5:00pm - Master Galvanizer Seminar 2: Galvanizing Chemistries and Solutions (Howard 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: Bob Woods of Zaclon, LLC
Moderator: Alana Fossa of AGA

Seminar #2 Agenda:

1. Basics of Cleaning “Bare” Steel
2. Methods Available to Clean
   
3. Derusting/Pickling
   
4. Flux: What Does It Do Anyway?
   
5. Quenching and Chem Treating (Chromates)
   
6. Waste Disposal
   
7. Q&A