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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

    Sponsor - ANI METAL

    1:20pm - 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