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Industry Associations
AMT
- The Association For Manufacturing Technology
Online home to the Premier Manufacturing
Association. Parent organization of IMTS.
ASM
International
T he society for materials engineers. ASM
International was formerly named the American
Society for Metals, and was founded primarily
by metallurgists.
ASTM International
ASTM International is one of the largest
voluntary standards development organizations
in the world, a non-profit organization
that looks to develop voluntary consensus
standards for materials, products, systems,
and services within manufacturing. Theer
site is simple to use and cleanly organized.
American
Gear Manufacturers Association
AGMA is a full service trade association
representing 400 manufacturers and users
of gears and gearing products, suppliers
of equipment and services to the gear industry,
individual consultants and academicians.
American
Mold Builders Association
AMBA represents the moldmaking and mold
building shops of North America through
networking, lobbying, and support.
Fabricators
& Manufacturers Association
FMA is a leading educational association
serving the metalworking industry.
Institute for
Supply Management (ISM)
The ISM (formerly the National Association
of Purchasing Management) is the organization
that represents a group you may want (or
have) to deal with: purchasers.
International
Society for Measurement and Control
Run by the Instrument Society of America,
ISA On-Line presents a tremendous amount
of instrumentation data.
National
Association of Manufacturers
NAM represents the interests of American
industry and manufacturing in Washington.
National
Institute for Metalworking Skills
NIMS is a non profit organization formed
in 1995 to support the development of a
skilled workforce for the metalworking industry.
North
American Die Casting Association
Die Casting Central, this is -- and an outstanding
source of information for the die casting
industry.
Precision Machined Products Association
PMPA is the organization representing the
precision machining industries.
Society
of Manufacturing Engineers
An outstanding organization with a big,
big site; books and other technical materials
are available -- most are for sale, with
reduced rates for SME members.
The
National Tooling & Machining Association
A wonderful organization with an outstanding
Web presence.
The
Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)
PMA is the full-service trade association
representing the metalforming industry of
North America -- the industry that creates
precision metal products using stamping,
fabricating and other related processes.
The United States Cutting Tool Institute
(USCTI)
USCTI was formed in 1988 when two associations
of cutting tool manufacturers joined forces.
The Metal Cutting Tool Institute and the
Cutting Tool Manufacturers Association combined
their efforts, resulting in a single organization
representing more than two-thirds of the
domestic cutting tool market.
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