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AISTech

8,000+ steel professionals; technical conference and exposition.

Dates
May 3 to May 5, 2027
Where
Nashville, TN
Cost
Paid ticket. Options: full conference, exposition-only, student; prices not captured.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Exposition-only and student registration.

Speaking opportunities

Open call for speakers · deadline August 15, 2026

Abstracts closed Aug 15, 2026; papers due Feb 17, 2027.

How to apply to speak

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Metals, machinery and tooling

Roles: machinery sales engineer

The field it serves: Manufacturing & Industrial

Verified open jobs
about 50,536

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$124,000 a year (middle half $97,000 to $155,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,356 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
36% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Manufacturing & Industrial snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

  • Morgan Engineering Sponsoring
  • The Systems Group Sponsoring
  • TMEIC Sponsoring

Read from the event’s own pages: www.aist.org.

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Nashville, TN. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: May 3, 2027 to May 5, 2027, Nashville, TN

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