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SUMMARY:Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Fall 2025
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nPrice: $3\,400\n\n\n\n*** group discounts available *** \n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://tmacdfw.org/event-calendar/lean-six-sigma-green-belt-fall-2025/
LOCATION:UTARI\, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76118\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Fall 2025
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nPrice: $8\,500\n\n\n\n*** group discounts available *** \n\n\n\nAlready have a Green Belt and looking for a quicker certification? Check out our Accelerator Option! \n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://tmacdfw.org/event-calendar/lean-six-sigma-black-belt-fall-2025/
LOCATION:UTARI\, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76118\, United States
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SUMMARY:NTMA Manufacturing Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited! Manufacturing Day celebrates modern manufacturing to inspire the next generation and bridge the skills gap. Be a part of the future! \n\n\n\nThis 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!
URL:https://tmacdfw.org/event-calendar/ntma-manufacturing-day-2025-2/
LOCATION:Lincoln Tech\, 2501 E Arkansas Lane\, Grand Prairie\, Texas\, 75052\, United States
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SUMMARY:Business Beyond the Battlefield Conference
DESCRIPTION:Business Beyond the Battlefield Conference (BBBC) is a national 3-Day business development and entrepreneurial educational experience for the military connected entrepreneur ecosystem.  \n\n\n\nBBBC 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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.
URL:https://tmacdfw.org/event-calendar/business-beyond-the-battlefield-conference/
LOCATION:National Medal of Honor Museum\, 1861 AT&T Way\, Arlington\, Texas\, 76011
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SUMMARY:Metroplex Manufacturing Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:EVENT IS FULL!!!  \n\n\n\nWe 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! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2025 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. \n\n\n\nIf 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. \n\n\n\nWe’re loading up the coolest tech\, the sharpest minds\, and the most useful career exploration tools this side of the shop floor. \n\n\n\nJoin 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! \n\n\n\nWhat’s Happening at the Event? \n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nMozeeExperience 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.\n\n\n\nWorkforce 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.\n\n\n\nTexas 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.\n\n\n\nUniversity 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.\n\n\n\n\nBreakout Mini-Sessions for Modern MakersThese mini-talks feature creators and professionals reshaping manufacturing and community through creativity\, business\, and social impact. \n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nInstructors and program leaders at high schools\, CTE centers\, and vocational training schools\n\n\n\nSTEM educators looking to connect curriculum to real-world careers\n\n\n\nManufacturers who want to meet future hires\, find real workforce training tools\, or just stop saying “skills gap” into the void.\n\n\n\nStudents interested in technology\, problem-solving\, building things\, or just figuring out what comes next\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n9:30 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExhibitors and Demos:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Sponsors & Partners \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://tmacdfw.org/event-calendar/metroplex-manufacturing-day-2025/
LOCATION:Impact Center\, 3120 E. Pioneer Pkwy\, Arlington\, TX\, 76010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Strategy First\, Tech Second
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nGet real action items from “Strategy First\, Tech Second: Marketing and Workforce Action to Grow Your Business:” \n\n\n\n\nSteps to develop autonomy in your team\n\n\n\nMarketing that speaks your industry’s language\n\n\n\nEngaging with the 3 tiers of 21st century social marketing\n\n\n\nCreating “Career Quests” for new hired talent\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nSmall and Medium business owners trying to advance past the competition.\n\n\n\nSolo industrial marketers trying to grow themselves and their department.\n\n\n\nManufacturers looking to invest in NextGen workers\, while growing their current workers as well.\n\n\n\nHead programmers and Shop Leads looking to advance their career.\n\n\n\n\nCost: \n\n\n\n$50 per person \n\n\n\nRaffle Prize: \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nKennametal Swag Box  \n\n\n\n*must be in attendance to win \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Jacob Sanchez\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJacob 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. \n\n\n\nOne 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. \n\n\n\nNow\, 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.  \n\n\n\nSwag Box Sponsor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://tmacdfw.org/event-calendar/strategy-first-tech-second/
LOCATION:Impact Center\, 3120 E. Pioneer Pkwy\, Arlington\, TX\, 76010\, United States
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SUMMARY:AI For Manufacturers: BRING DEFENSE AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING INTO THE AI ERA
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URL:https://tmacdfw.org/event-calendar/ai-for-manufacturers/
LOCATION:UTARI\, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76118\, United States
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