Tuesday, October 3rd

9:00am-11:00 am Sea to Sky Social Tour

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada & CN Tower
Sponsor - W. Pilling Riepe GmbH & Co.KG

10:00am-1:00pm Registration

1:00pm-5:00pm Technical Sessions

• Kettle Changeouts/Avoiding Near Misses at the Kettle
• Thermo Dynamics of Kettle Wall Thickness: Knowledge and Experience of Galvanizing Kettle Corrosion Profiling
• HDG Process and Knowledge Sharing
• Digitalization Application for the Hot Dip Galvanizing Furnace
• Virtual Plant Tour: Norgalv (North Bay, Ontario)
• Small Group Sessions: Kettle/Furnace

5:30pm-7:30pm MarketPlace Reception

Wednesday, October 4th

7:00am - 8:00am - MarketPlace Breakfast

8:00am - 11:00am - Technical Sessions & MarketPlace open

• HDG goes Green: Effects on Carbon Footprint and Costs Savings in Electric and Hybrid Furnaces
• In-person Galvanizing Plant Tour Previews
• Mitigation of Weldment Cracking in Steel Highway Structures
• Behavior of Wire During the Galvanizing Process
• Digital Twin Technology: a Reduction in Energy Consumption, Maintenance Cost and Increase Kettle Life
• Panel Discussion: Kettle Maintenance & Handling

11:30am - 12:00pm - Pick Up To-Go Lunch

12pm - 5:00pm - Galvanizing Tours

• Valmont Coatings - Pure Metal Galvanizing Mississauga
• AZZ Galvanizing - Galvcast

6:00pm - 8:30pm - Happy Hour

The Rec Room
Sponsor - Scheffer Krantechnik GmbH

Thursday, October 5th

7:00am - 8:00am - MarketPlace Breakfast

8:00am - 12:00pm - Technical Sessions & Marketplace open

• Dual Power Furnace
  
• Technical Details on Hot-Dip Galvanizing with Thermal Spray Zinc (Zinc Metallizing)
• Kettle Changeouts – a European View
• Language Barriers and the Future of Safety
• Building an Effective Emergency Response Plan
• Predicting Kettle Aging: Effectiveness of Kettle Ultrasonic Inspection on Wall Thickness Readings at Corners and in Small to Mid-sized Kettles
• Galvanize the Troops: Expanding AGA's Influence in Specification Development
• Avoiding WSS at the Galvanizing Plant: New White Paper from AGA

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Plated Lunch for Master Galvanizer Attendees

1:30pm - 4:30pm - Master Galvanizer Seminar 3: Zinc and the Galvanizing Kettle (Confirmed as of Aug 8)

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.

Seminar #3 Agenda:

1. Galvanizing Kettle & Furnace
2. Kettle Start-Up & Operation
3. Zinc Bath Chemistry
4. Zinc Consumption & By-Products
5. Specialized Process Methods (Progressive Dip, Masking, Faying Surfaces, Threads, AESS, Duplex Systems, Repairs, & Managing Wet Storage Stain)
6. Non-production Issues (Environmental, Inspections, Maintenance/Repairs)