Strength through Innovation

From the automotive industry to aerospace, composites are everywhere. These combinations of components – sometimes referred to as FRP or fiber-reinforced polymers – boast countless advantages over materials such as steel since they do not rust and are extremely durable yet lightweight, making them ideal for airplanes, storage tanks, windmill blades and much more.

The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)

Where the Industry Comes Together in the Interest of Advancement

The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) conducts unbiased, independent research and analysis related to the critical issues confronting the automotive industry. The work is increasingly important, especially as technology and transportation intersect.

The Center For Automotive Research (CAR)

Over 2,500 Members Strong

Fast approaching its fiftieth anniversary, the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) advocates for the growth and sustainability of North America’s metal processing, forming, and fabricating industries.

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association

Changing Perceptions

The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI) has proudly represented all segments of the plastic pipe industry for almost seventy years. This trade association is based in Irving, a principal city in Dallas County, Texas and promotes the use of plastics as the material of choice in pipe and conduit applications, collaborates with industry organizations to set standards governing manufacturing and installation, and serves as a valuable resource of industry, engineering, and technical knowledge.

The Plastics Pipe Institute

Defining the Future of Manufacturing

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) was founded in the interests of advocacy, outreach and innovation for the industry. This association brought together members who represent the agriculture and construction sectors in North America to define the future of manufacturing.

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

Share, Learn, and Grow

Years before becoming President and Chief Executive Officer at The Association for Manufacturing Excellence in April of 2016, George Saiz gained considerable experience as a materials manager, vice president of operations, and other key positions with companies such as Johnson & Johnson and MicroAire Surgical Instruments, where he served as president. With a keen interest in lean manufacturing and enterprise excellence going back decades, Saiz was a member of AME since 2005, a part of the Champions Club, a board member and Treasurer, “and a long-time believer in enterprise excellence and lean since about 1992.”

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence

The Automated Future

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is a leading global advocate for advancing the entire ecosystem of automation technologies and services. A3 serves as an umbrella organization for the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the AIA – Advancing Vision + Imaging and the Motion Control and Motor Association (MCMA).

Association for Advancing Automation (A3)

Moving the Industry Forward

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International® (FMA) is a professional organization with more than 2,500 individual and company members working together to improve the metal processing, forming and fabricating industry.

Fabricators & Manufacturers Association
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From Waste to Value

As a collective whole, we consumers have a tendency to overuse, rapidly devalue, and immediately discard items to waste as soon as said product no longer satisfies our needs. Inevitably, the correlation between extreme production rates and large amounts of waste is extremely detrimental to our environment.

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