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