Trade Organizations
SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is the world’s leading professional society advancing manufacturing knowledge and influencing more than half a million manufacturing practitioners annually.
PRECISION MACHINED PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
The Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) is an international trade association representing the interests of the precision machined products industry. While PMPA consists mainly of North America-based manufacturers, its members also operate facilities in various industrial markets around the globe.
NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION
The National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) is the national representative of the custom precision manufacturing industry in the United States.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS
The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) is the nation’s only ANSI-accredited developer of precision manufacturing skill standards and competency assessments. NIMS certifies individual skills against standards and accredits programs that meet its quality requirements. NIMS stakeholders represent over 6,000 American companies.
http://www.nims-skills.org/home/index.htm
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