Purchasing Resources for Industrial Manufacturing Organizations

American Welding Society

Provider of products and services to members and the industry.

http://www.amweld.org/

Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)

Promotes new and developing management and operational techniques enabling members to improve the competitiveness of their organization.

http://www.ame.org/

Association For Manufacturing Technology

Industry group promoting the interests of machine tool manufacturers.

http://www.mfgtech.org/

British Surface Treatment Suppliers Association (BSTSA)

Serves the needs of the UK surface treatment industry.

http://www.bstsa.org.uk/

Electroimpact

Manufacturer of electromagnetic riveting machines and aerospace assembly equipment. Products are sold to the aerospace industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.

http://www.electroimpact.com/

European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA)

Promotes and develops powder metallurgy (PM) technology in Europe and represents the European PM Industry within Europe and Internationally.

http://www.epma.com/

Fabricators and Manufacturers Association

Professional organization for the metal forming and fabricating industries.

http://www.fmametalfab.org/

Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation (FIERF)

Public foundation tasked with providing education, sponsoring research and disseminating information on the forging industry.

http://www.forgings.org/

Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI)

Promotes the interests of individuals and organizations within the UK Architectural Ironmongery industry.

http://www.martex.co.uk/gai/index.htm

Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF)

The Metal Powder Industries Federation is a "not-for-profit" trade association formed by the P/M industry to promote the advancement of the metal powder producing and consuming industries.

http://www.mpif.org/

Metal Treating Institute

Represents the interests of international commercial heat treaters, captive heat treaters and suppliers to the industry.

http://www.metaltreat.com/

National Center for Manufacturing Sciences

Collaborative research consortium which leads the rapid development of cross-industry collaborative R&D teams to enhance the global competitiveness of its North American manufacturing industry partners.

http://www.ncms.org/

Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)

Trade association representing the interests of the North America metalforming industry.

http://www.pma.org/

Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

Professional technical society that provides information on new materials and processing technology through technical forums, journal publications and books.

http://www.sampe.org/

The Metal Finishing Association (MFA)

UK-based organization serving the interests of companies involved in the finishing of metals, including the metallic finishing of plastics and surface treatment processes.

http://www.finishes.org.uk/

Tooling & Manufacturing Association (TMA)

Nonprofit organization representing precision metalworking, plastic molding and supplier companies in the Chicago area.

http://www.tmanet.com/

Welding Technology Institute of Australia

Tasked with making the Australian welding industry locally and globally competitive by providing technical advisory, library, and information services, seminars and conferences, publications and certification programs.

http://www.wtia.com.au/