TMAC Metroplex

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Fall 2025
2025-09-15 08:00 - 2025-10-17 17:00 (America/Chicago) | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States
TMAC’s Lean Six Sigma Program provides a systematic approach to dramatically improve cost, quality, and delivery. The course combines the strengths of today’s two most powerful business initiatives, Lean and Six Sigma, into one integrated program.

The DMAIC process provides the overarching structure for project management, helping ensure solutions are sustainable. Students learn through a combination of lecture, student project presentations, exercises, case studies, and simulations. Experienced instructors emphasize practical application of tools and provide coaching on student projects.

Price: $3,400

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Fall 2025
2025-09-15 08:00 - 2025-12-12 17:00 | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States
TMAC’s Lean Six Sigma Program provides a systematic approach to combine the waste elimination methods of Lean with the variation reduction toolset of Six Sigma. The DMAIC process provides the overarching structure for project management, which helps insure that solutions are sustainable. Students learn through a combination of lecture, student project presentations, exercises, case studies, and simulations. Instructors emphasize practical application of tools and methods. The median payback for TMAC Black Belt projects is $144,500/year.

The LSS Black Belt class is a rigorous course incorporating both Basic and Advanced problem-solving methods. A partial list of tools covered includes value-stream mapping, Little’s Law, measurement system analysis, process control & capability, hypothesis testing, kaizen, pull systems, regression, setup reduction, process balancing, and design of experiments.

Price: $8,500

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Already have a Green Belt and looking for a quicker certification? Check out our Accelerator Option!

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Dallas College Career Day
2025-09-23 09:30 - 14:00 | Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvde, Garland, Texas, 75040

NTMA Manufacturing Day 2025
2025-10-02 09:00 - 15:00 | Lincoln Tech, 2501 E Arkansas Lane, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75052, United States
You’re invited! Manufacturing Day celebrates modern manufacturing to inspire the next generation and bridge the skills gap. Be a part of the future!

This event will showcase the latest advancements in manufacturing technology and provide valuable networking opportunities for industry professionals. This year’s event promises to be more dynamic and engaging than ever before!

Business Beyond the Battlefield Conference
2025-10-08 15:00 - 2025-10-10 12:00 | National Medal of Honor Museum, 1861 AT&T Way, Arlington, Texas, 76011
Business Beyond the Battlefield Conference (BBBC) is a national 3-Day business development and entrepreneurial educational experience for the military connected entrepreneur ecosystem.

BBBC is more than a social gathering or networking event. BBBC is a national narrative changing movement that is strategically choreographed to include professionally curated business-to-business networking opportunities, a small business marketplace, veteran business advisor professional development, and an entrepreneur training symposium designed to increase AWARENESS of and facilitate ACCESS to entrepreneurial development resources that inspire ACTION leading to business formation and economic growth through business ownership.

The Business Beyond the Battlefield Conference is a 3-day immersive business development experience that empowers military-connected business owners through relevant and actionable breakout sessions, inspiring keynotes, and professionally curated networking opportunities to grow, improve, and prosper their business.

Metroplex Manufacturing Day 2025
2025-10-16 09:30 - 14:00 | Impact Center, 3120 E. Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington, TX, 76010, United States
EVENT IS FULL!!!

We are truly sorry to have to close registration for this event, but for the safety of the students and attendees already registered, we need to cap registration. So sorry!

2025 TMAC Metroplex Manufacturing Day isn’t just another campus visit, it’s a full (electric) throttle, hands-on, career-connected experience designed to get students excited about what’s possible in modern manufacturing.

If you’re an instructor looking to show students how their interests connect to real careers, this is the event for you. And If you’re a manufacturer, you’ll see tomorrow’s workforce in action, meet instructors who are shaping talent, and learn how to bring the Werk Wagon to your own facility.

We’re loading up the coolest tech, the sharpest minds, and the most useful career exploration tools this side of the shop floor.

Join the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) and Impact Center Arlington as we bring together students and manufacturers to network and learn about the new innovations that are available in manufacturing careers. Registration is free for attendees!

What’s Happening at the Event?

The Werk WagonA mobile, modifiable, tech-packed training lab that brings automation, robotics, and industrial maintenance training directly to your school or facility. Touch it, walk through it, picture it pulling up to your parking lot. It’s a full manufacturing classroom on wheels.

MozeeExperience a driverless, electric, multi-passenger vehicle developed right here in North Texas. Mozee’s a hit with students and manufacturers alike and a great way to show how automation, AI, and how software meets the shop floor.

Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County – VR Goggle ExperienceStep into a virtual job site. These headsets let students experience real work environments in manufacturing, welding, construction, and more, without leaving the event. It’s immersive, realistic, and a great way to explore careers they may not have considered.

Texas A&M Engineer Experiment StationHands-on robotics workshop where students will be able to program a robot and discover what’s possible in industrial automation.

University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI)From robotics to advanced R&D, UTARI is where high-tech ideas go from whiteboard to working prototype. Their demos show how research and real-world solutions collide.

Breakout Mini-Sessions for Modern MakersThese mini-talks feature creators and professionals reshaping manufacturing and community through creativity, business, and social impact.

Who Should Attend:

Instructors and program leaders at high schools, CTE centers, and vocational training schools

STEM educators looking to connect curriculum to real-world careers

Manufacturers who want to meet future hires, find real workforce training tools, or just stop saying “skills gap” into the void.

Students interested in technology, problem-solving, building things, or just figuring out what comes next

Agenda

9:30 AMDoors, Vendor Fair & Demos Open9:30 AMModern Maker: Texas A&M Robotics Workshop – Introduction to Industrial Automation10:00 AMModern Makers Quick Talk 1 10:30 AMModern Maker: Texas A&M Robotics Workshop – Introduction to Industrial Automation10:30 AMModern Makers Quick Talk 211:00 AMModern Makers Quick Talk 311:30 AMManufacturing Keynote Speaker11:50 AMLunch Service Begins12:05 PMRemarks by UTA President Dr. Jennifer Cowley 12:15 PMPanel Discussion Bridging the Gap1:00 PMHigh School Students Depart1:00 PM Speed Job & Apprenticeship Fair2:00 PMEvent Close

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Strategy First, Tech Second
2025-10-16 09:30 - 14:00 | Impact Center, 3120 E. Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington, TX, 76010, United States
This is the workshop you asked for: Marketing & Workforce Development. A flat-out, solutions-driven opportunity to learn from one of the manufacturing industry’s leading, creative social marketing and workforce developer, Jacob Sanchez.

Get real action items from “Strategy First, Tech Second: Marketing and Workforce Action to Grow Your Business:”

Steps to develop autonomy in your team

Marketing that speaks your industry’s language

Engaging with the 3 tiers of 21st century social marketing

Creating “Career Quests” for new hired talent

Who Should Attend:

Small and Medium business owners trying to advance past the competition.

Solo industrial marketers trying to grow themselves and their department.

Manufacturers looking to invest in NextGen workers, while growing their current workers as well.

Head programmers and Shop Leads looking to advance their career.

Cost:

$50 per person

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Kennametal Swag Box

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Speaker: Jacob Sanchez

Jacob Sanchez represents a new generation of manufacturing and automation leadership. One built on autonomy and a respect for the 21st century tools available. With 11 years of experience as a 5-axis CNC machinist and custom automation engineer, Jacob built his expertise directly on the shop floor before moving into the front lines of creative content, tradeshow hosting, and industrial community building.

One of the starting members for the Titans of CNC, Jacob has become a recognized voice for industry innovation, appearing on more than 18 industry-leading podcasts and speaking on stages across the country. He has hosted national trade shows, key talent for the MSC industrial supply YouTube show “HOW TO”, and has built a personal content reach of more than 10 million viewers worldwide.

Now, as a Gen Z, self-taught marketer and community builder, Jacob bridges the gap between technical expertise and digital influence. He continues to champion inclusion, low-cost automation, and workforce development, showing manufacturers of every size that the future of industry won’t just be built by technology. It will be led by the people bold enough to share it with the world.

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AI For Manufacturers: BRING DEFENSE AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING INTO THE AI ERA
2025-10-24 10:00 - 12:00 | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States

Lean Six Sigma Accelerated Black Belt Fall 2025
2025-11-10 08:00 - 2025-12-12 17:00 | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States
TMAC’s Lean Six Sigma Program provides a systematic approach to combine the waste elimination methods of Lean with the variation reduction toolset of Six Sigma. The LSS Black Belt class is a rigorous course incorporating both Basic and Advanced problem-solving methods.

To accommodate busy schedules, we are offering an accelerated Lean Six Sigma Black Belt class for certified Green Belts* who need to spend less time away from the office, but still want to increase their continuous improvement skill set.

Price: $5,300

*Registration subject to approval by instructors

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Workforce Development Workshop & Learn @ Lunch (Ennis)
2025-11-13 11:30 - 13:00 | Ennis Welcome Center, 201 Northwest Main, Ennis, Texas, 75119

Automation Stars of Texas
2025-12-09 00:00 - 2025-12-10 23:59 | Marriot South DFW, 4151 S Centerport Drive, Fort Worth, Texas, 76115
Step out of the the present and into the future of automation and robotics here in the great state of Texas! Come see what Texas offers in technologies, solutions, AI components, end-of-arm tooling, and robots of every kind.

All the main automation and IIoT brands will be there, for you, the end-user:– No need to travel around the country to see automated solutions– Meet and greet your local guys (ready to help and close by)– Stay up-to-date on the latest opportunities– Network like no other– Free entrance, Free parking, sleep in your bed

This event has an international breadth, with solution providers coming from Europe as well.

Join us for this amazing 2-day event all about automation and building relationships!December 9th and 10th is your time to THRIVE with Automation Stars of Texas!

Metroplex Manufacturing Resource Expo
2026-01-30 08:30 - 12:00 | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States
For our third event in our series, join TMAC and the Arlington Economic Development Corporation for the North Texas Manufacturing Leadership Summit and Resource Expo. Manufacturing is the keystone sector to increase the sustainable development and economic competitiveness of the Metroplex.

During the Summit, we will discuss real action items to build a more robust and resilient local manufacturing ecosystem and help our manufacturers survive in global uncertainty.

After the summit discussion, stay for our Metroplex Manufacturing Resource Expo. Meet organizations who can help you grow. If you are interested in reserving one of our 20 available booths, please reach out to us at outreach@tmac.org.

Both the Summit and the Resource Expo are free for manufacturers with qualifying NAICS codes (check HERE and enter your type of manufacturing to find your NAICS code), municipalities, non-profits, ISD’s, and state and federal agencies.

For all others, cost to attend is $50.

Agenda

8:30 AMCoffee & Networking9:00 AMMetroplex Manufacturing Leadership Summit10:00 AMMetroplex Manufacturing Resource Expo

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Spring 2026
2026-02-02 08:00 - 2026-05-01 17:00 | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Spring 2026
2026-02-02 08:00 - 2026-05-01 17:00 | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Spring 2026
2026-02-23 08:00 - 2026-04-24 17:00 | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States
Master Black Belts play a critical role in deployment of a successful Lean Six Sigma Program. We are excited to offer this course both in-person and online this spring. The course helps develop three of the competencies every MBB needs:

The ability to instruct others in LSS tools, methods and concepts

The ability to coach other Belts to help them achieve better results faster

The ability to provide deeper understanding of technical concepts and tools

This is a very rigorous class that solidifies technical ability and classroom mechanics for successful instruction and coaching of candidate Black Belts and Green Belts. Participants will:

Develop in-depth understanding of LSS tools and methods through extensive technical case studies, ‘deep dives,’ and hands-on exercises

Develop knowledge of how to deliver classroom training

Become more confident as an instructor through practice in a safe environment

Learn methods for coaching GBs/BBs to help them complete projects faster

Certification as a Master Black Belt is typically a combination of technical training combined with demonstrated application such as instructing / mentoring belts and leading major projects.

Instructor approval is required prior to registration for this course. Please contact us at (817) 307-0400 or russ.aikman@tmac.org for additional details.

Price: $10,125

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Cybersecurity Summit and CMMC Audit Workshop
2026-02-26 09:00 - 17:00 | 800 Cherry Street, 800 Cherry Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102

JA Inspire Career Expo - Educators
2026-03-04 09:00 - 14:00 | TTI, Inc. (Sager Electronics), 4501 North Fwy, Fort Worth, Texas, 76106, United States
We’re taking our Manufacturing Day to the next level! Join us as we host the Manufacturing Experience with Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail and meet hundreds of employers for your next generation of workers.

Lean Six Sigma Accelerated Black Belt Spring 2026
2026-03-30 08:00 - 2026-05-01 17:00 | UTARI, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX, 76118, United States
