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There are a number of trade associations within the steel
and manufacturing sector that offer support for members and the industry in
general. They are concerned not only with representing the interests of
their members, but maintaining and advancing research and development,
training and standardisation. http://www.sme.org |
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Society of
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers is dedicated to bringing people and
information together to advance manufacturing knowledge. We are
internationally recognized by manufacturing practitioners, companies and
other organizations as their source for information, education, and
networking.We support manufacturers from all industries and job functions
through our events and technical and professional development resources. A
firm workforce development supporter, SME invests heavily in manufacturing
education. |
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| British Coatings Federation |
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British Coatings Federation (BCF) is the sole trade association for the
decorative, industrial and powder coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings
manufacturing industry in the UK. It represents a total market in the UK of
£2.2 billion. |
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| Society of Automotive
Engineers |
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| The Society of
Automotive Engineers has more than 84,000
members
- engineers, business executives, educators, and students from more than 97
countries - who share information and exchange ideas for advancing the
engineering of mobility systems. SAE is your one-stop resource for
standards
development,
events,
and technical
information and expertise used in designing,
building, maintaining, and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land
or sea, in air or space.
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| Motor and Equipment
Manufacturers Association |
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MEMA exclusively
represents and serves manufacturers of motor vehicle components, tools and
equipment, automotive chemicals and related products used in the production,
repair, and maintenance of all classes of motor vehicles.
MEMA offers its members superior global intelligence, leading-edge market
research, international business support, government representation,
industry networking and commercial services |
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| Institute of Spring technology |
UK Based |
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Institute of Spring Technology (IST) is the UK based unique centre of
excellence for all kinds of spring research, offering a wide range of
products and services to the spring industry supply chain, as well as
non-spring components.
All companies involved in; the manufacture of all spring types, spring end
users, spring material, machinery and consumable suppliers, as well as any
other company within the spring industry supply chain both UK and World-Wide
can benefit from our specialist technical services and research facilities.
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| The Fastener and engineering
research association |
UK Based |
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| FERA is
a global pioneering professional organisation for engineers and designers
involved in the specification of fasteners, the installation of mechanical
fasteners, the use of adhesives and involvement in application joint design.
FERA provides engineers and designers from major OEMs with their own
professional organisation. Members include individual engineers and
designers with proven experience in manufacturing, creating a global-wide
network of professional expertise. |
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| Steel Construction Research |
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| The Steel
Construction Institute (SCI) is an independent, member-based organisation.
It is probably the world's largest research and technical organization
supporting the use of steel in construction. |
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| UKSMA |
UK Spring
Manufacturers Association |
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| WMCCM |
West Midlands Collaborative Commerce
Marketplace |
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WMCCM
aims to increase sales and lower costs through providing easy access
to the core competences and capabilities of SMEs. |
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| PMA |
Precision Metal Forming Association |
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PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $41-billion
metalforming industry of North America-the industry that creates
precision metal products using stamping, fabricating and other
value-added processes. Its nearly 1,200 member companies include metal
stampers, fabricators, spinners, slide formers and roll formers as
well as suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the
industry. Members are located in 30 countries, with the majority found
in North America―in 41 states of the United States as well as Canada
and Mexico |
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