The ETS Conference is pleased to offer technical tours that provide an additional educational opportunity for attendees. Please review the important details below:
- Registration Deadline: Monday, August 18, 2025.
- Availability: Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Sponsor Review: Tour sponsors reserve the right to review and restrict participation due to competitive, confidentiality, or safety considerations.
- Tour sponsors reserve the right to restrict or remove a participant only if, after considering reasonable accommodation, it is determined that participation would pose a direct threat to their safety or the safety of others.
- Waiver Requirement: All participants must agree to a Release and Waiver of Liability, holding SEI/ASCE and the tour sponsor harmless.
- Tour Date: All tours will take place on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
- Check-In Location: Please check in at the Technical Tour Desk at the Grand Entrance before boarding the bus.
MICA Steelworks Plant Tour
- Location: 1200 Rand Road, Kaufman, TX 75142
Join us for a tour of our Lattice Tower fabrication facility, where you'll get to experience one of the longest operational and one of the few still in existence US owned and operated Lattice Tower fabrication plants in the United States. Some of the most critical transmission projects in the Country that are still in service today were built in this Kaufman, TX facility. MICA Steelworks is an industry leading design and fabrication firm of quality steel structures for well over 50 years. MICA represents decades of professional experience in the fabrication and galvanizing of steel structures. Our solutions offer top-quality products and services for Utility, Construction, Government, Transportation, Telecommunications, and Custom Steel Solutions.
Tour 1 (50 PAX)
- 9:00 am – 9:45 am: Travel Time
- 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Plant Tour and Refreshments provided by MICA Steelworks
- 11:15 am – 12:00 pm: Travel Time
Tour 2 (50 PAX)
- 10:00 am – 10:45 am: Travel Time
- 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Plant Tour and Refreshments provided by MICA Steelworks
- 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm: Travel Time
Tour 3 (50 PAX)
- 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Travel Time
- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Plant Tour and Refreshments provided by MICA Steelworks
- 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm: Travel Time
Transportation provided by MICA Steelworks
Pickup location: Hilton Anatole Grand Entrance
RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY (PDF)
Sabre Industries Alvarado Facility Tour
- Location: Sabre Industries, 8669 East, 8653 US-67, Alvarado, TX 76009
These three facilities include: Sabre’s Test Station, Manufacturing Plant & Galvanizer. Located approximately 40 miles from downtown Dallas, Sabre Industries’ industrial complex in Alvarado, Texas, is home to three state-of-the-art facilities that use some of the latest technology in our industry. These three facilities include: Test Station, Sabre’s Manufacturing Plant & Galvanizer. These are included in the Technical Tours at the 2025 ASCE Conference. The first group will begin their tour in the observation building at Sabre’s test station, the testing station was developed by Brametal and specifically designed to test lattice towers, tubular steel structures and wood or concrete poles. Guests will be able to observe how the most advanced technology in the industry is utilized to justify a structure’s design. The second group will begin their tour at the manufacturing facility where they will see how Sabre’s totally integrated process interfaces directly with the engineers’ designs providing all cutting and forming parameters for pole shafts, arms, base plates and flange plates. The third group will begin in the back of the complex touring Sabre’s Galvanizer. Sabre’s Galvanizer is one of the most environmentally friendly general galvanizers in the United States. Set on 35 acres, this 52,000-square-foot hot-dip galvanizer has a 65-foot kettle that holds 2.58 million pounds of molten zinc. With 20-ton lifting capacity, Sabre’s Galvanizer has the ability to dip even the largest structures. Safety glasses, hard hats & ear plugs will be provided upon arrival to the facility. Tour attendees must wear appropriate shoes; no heels or open-toed shoes are allowed.
Tour (40 PAX)
- 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Travel Time
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Facility Tour
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Travel
Time Transportation provided by Sabre Industries
Pickup location: Hilton Anatole Grand Entrance
RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY (PDF)
Incab America Plant Tour - TBC
- Location: Incab America Manufacturing Plant, 900 Nolen Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051
Join Incab for a tour of their manufacturing facility, where you'll witness the full journey of fiber optic cable production, from coloring the fiber to stranding and jacketing. Explore their extensive product range, featuring OPGW, ADSS, FTTH, fire-rated cables, sensing cables, and specialized cables for all applications. Experience firsthand the precision and innovation they provide as they demonstrate their commitment to quality and excellence.
Tour 1 (10 PAX)
- 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Travel Time
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Plant Tour and Refreshments provided by Incab America
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Travel Time
Tour 2 (10 PAX)
- 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Travel Time
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Plant Tour and Refreshments provided by Incab America
- 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Travel
Time Transportation provided by Incab America.
Pickup location: Hilton Anatole Grand Entrance
Structural & Steel Products/Race Rock Plant Tour - TBC
Location: 3001 West Pafford Street, Fort Worth, TX 76110
Tour description coming soon
Transportation provided by Structural and Steel Products
Pickup location: Hilton Anatole Grand Entrance