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One Glenlake Parkway, Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30328
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WHERE: Living Design Studios | Erie, Colorado
WHEN: Friday, October 24 - Saturday, October 25, 2025
Only $25 for Members. All attendees must register for the event.
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The NOMMA Top Job Contest is a peer-judged competition created to honor outstanding work. NOMMA members from around the world compete for awards in 17 categories, including forged and non-forged work ranging from gates and stairs to furniture and accessories. NOMMA members judge the entries and select each year's winners.
Submit Your Entry until November 3rd.
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WHERE: Peppermill Reno
WHEN: February 11–13, 2026
Connect with industry leaders, explore the latest innovations, and elevate your craft through dynamic exhibits, hands-on demonstrations, and invaluable networking opportunities.
METALfab 2026 – where inspiration meets innovation!
Register now (and pay later)
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NEF needs your help! Please consider a donation of a METALfab auction item such as art, sculpture, gift certificates, or a unique vacation. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the NOMMA Education Foundation.
Simply complete this short donation form by November 21, 2025, to get started.
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Spring and Harvest
by Maynard Studios |
Gold: Maynard Studios
Title of Entry: Spring and Harvest (set of Garden Gates)
Designed by: Fabricator
Material: Hand forged steel with milled bronze hardware
Finish: Professional primer and Rust-Oleum topcoat
Total Labor Hours: 250
These two pairs of solid, forged mild-steel gates honor the garden’s cycle of seasons and growth. At the entrance (the closed gates shown in the photos), a tree and spring vegetation appear as raindrops fall—dripping across the gate and renewing the budding plants and the acorns on the tree. At the exit (the open gates), the scene shifts to harvest: corn stands full and tasseling, acorns are poised to drop, and the garden is at its peak. Each gate features a basket-weave pattern along the base, with drop pins and escutcheons machined from bronze.
Check out our official winners video online here.
See all of this year's project entries in the 2025 Top Job Gallery Magazine.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT researchers report that subtle chemical “orders” persist even after conventional processing, influencing properties like strength, durability, heat capacity, and radiation tolerance. The finding reframes assumptions about alloy behavior and could guide how fabricators specify and heat-treat metals.
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Steel Market Update
U.S. Steel has increased Galvalume® coating extras effective Nov. 2, 2025, with Steel Market Update noting broad hikes across products. Fabricators should review updated extras tables and adjust quotes for projects landing after the effective date.
Steel markets coverage
USS pricing
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Politico
Following Beijing’s expanded rare-earth export controls, Donald Trump said he’s weighing a “massive” increase in tariffs on Chinese imports and may cancel an upcoming meeting with Xi. Keep an eye on input costs and supply-chain exposure if this escalates.
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