Open House with Olympus Controls: Automation & AI
June 9, 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm lunch included
Location: Olympus Controls: 6025 Commerce Dr, Irving, TX 75063
Join us for an engaging event exploring how automation and AI can revolutionize manufacturing, featuring real-world insights from industry leaders.
Nick Armenta of Olympus Controls and Dave Perkowski as they reveal how modern automation and artificial intelligence are reshaping the factory floor. Learn firsthand how Dave transformed All Axis Machining into All Axis Automation in the 2010s with robotics, and discover his latest journey using AI to reinvent ARGO for next-level productivity. Dive into strategies that help you leapfrog a decade’s worth of progress and set your operation on a trajectory for future growth.
AI Manufacturing Series
The Greater Brazos Partnership is hosting a free three-part series for manufacturers across the region, delivered by the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) and offered at no cost through the Texas Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing Community (TDAMC). Sessions will be held the mornings of June 9, 16, and 24.
Start Time: 9:00 am
Location: 1696 Bryan Rd Bryan, TX 77807
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AI in Manufacturing
- June 9, 2026
A practical introduction to AI for manufacturers. We cover how AI works, what to watch out for, and walk through hands-on demos like extracting text from scanned documents, summarizing meetings, drafting SOPs, comparing vendor datasheets, analyzing maintenance logs, and generating statistical process charts.
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Automation Awareness
- June 16, 2026
A straightforward look at automation for manufacturers. We cover the basics of AI, collaborative robots, and machine monitoring – what they are, what they can do, and whether they make sense for your business.
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Machine Monitoring
- June 24, 2026
Learn how machine monitoring can cut downtime, reduce costs, and surface hidden production problems. This session covers common sensors including current, flow, pressure, vibration, and vision systems, and shows how that data can be collected and visualized to drive real decisions on the shop floor.
More details and registration coming soon.
To learn more, email [email protected].
Advance Your Skills in Additive Manufacturing
TEES Manufacturing Training & Development and The Barnes Global Advisors are offering NO-COST additive manufacturing (AM) training made possible with federal funding through IBAS’s Resilient Manufacturing program.
Designed for manufacturers, this expert-led training combines hands-on learning with TBGA’s proven, data-driven approach – backed by 350+ years of real-world AM experience – to help you understand both the “how” and the “why” of additive.
Location: Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership – 1150 Gemini St. Suite 1050, Houston, TX 77058
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Designing for AM
- June 15, 2026
This advanced 20-hour course enables learners to take a hands-on journey
through the fundamentals of additive manufacturing – from process and
materials to design and economics.
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AM Fundamentals
- June 17, 2026
This 4-hour course walks learners through the basics of additive
manufacturing and how it can be best applied for various applications.
MANUFACTURING IS HIRING!
Internships Available at NTMA
Why Manufacturing?
Position Summary
This exciting internship opportunity will enable students to learn various aspects of
manufacturing from quality, CNC set up & machining, material purchasing &
procurement, shop floor basics, and more. Students will spend time at different
companies throughout the DFW area learning new skills, applying their own
collective knowledge, and working with some of the most innovative companies in
the state.
This 12-16 week program allows students to have real life experiences with employers
who are hiring right now! This program covers Semester 1-3. Semester 4 will be
offered after course completion.
Semester 1: Quality Control
Objective: Utilize and practice inspection skills
to become self-efficient at managing and
improving product quality.
Semester 2: CNC Machine Operator
Objective: Learn/practice how to effectively
operate a work center to become self-efficient
at producing quality products.
Semester 3: CNC Setup Operator
Objective: Learn/practice how to effectively
setup (from start to finish) and operate a work
center to become self-efficient at producing
quality products.
Semester 4: CNC Programmer/Process Planner
Objective: Learn how to effectively engineer a
CNC process to produce quality products.
Questions? Email: [email protected]
