Trade Shows and Associations

MetalForm
http://www.metalform.com

FABTECH International
http://www.fmafabtech.com

Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)
http://www.pma.org
Phone: 216- 901-8800
A full-service trade association representing the metal forming industry of North America - an industry that creates precision metal products using multiple fabrication processes.

Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA)
http://www.fmanet.org
Phone: 815-399-8775
A professional organization with more than 1,400 individual and company members working together to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry.

National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc. (NIMS)
http://www.nims-skills.org
Phone: 703-352-4971
A nonprofit organization formed to support the development of a skilled workforce for the metalworking industry.

National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA)
http://www.ntma.org
Phone: 800-248-6862
An association of companies that use tooling or machining equipment to mass produce parts. Machining involves the use of a wide variety of machine tools to cut or form material, usually metal, to precise shapes and dimensions.