April 12, 2026

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Registration Open

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Opening Reception/Cocktail Hour

April 13, 2026

6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration Open

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

GC/Opening Remarks/Welcome from The Hill Group

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Shop Tour of The Hill Group

11045 Gage Ave
Franklin Park, IL 60131

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vendor Exhibits and Reception

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Offsite Event

April 14, 2026

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

General Session: The Pulse of Sheet Metal Fabrication

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Breakout Session: Optimizing your Shop Process and Technology

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Breakout Session: Stop Manually Inputting Field Tickets!

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Breakout Session: Phenolic Insulation as a Liner? A Fabrication Guide

9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.

Break

10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Breakout Session: The New Marketplace Model

10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Breakout Session: Streamline Materials Receiving to Improve Inventory Control

10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Breakout Session: Using AI to Map Processes in Your Shop

11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Session: Autodesk Fabrication Scripting for Productivity - No Experience Required

11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Session: Scaling Prefab: Optimizing the VDC Process

11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Session: Custom Revit Integrations

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

General Session: Discover the Benefits of RMLU Data

1:50 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

Break

2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Breakout Session: Beyond Ductwork: The Many Faces of Metal Fabrication

2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Breakout Session: The Lego Flow State Experience: Building Better, Faster, Together

2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Breakout Session: Machine Learning in CAM

3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

General Session/Closing Remarks