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Associations
American Machine Tool
Distributors' Association (AMTDA) - U.S. distributors
of machine tools
Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) - U.S. builders of machine tools
ASM International - information on metals & materials
Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA)
Industrial Distribution Association (I.D.A.) -
an industrial distributor association
Machinery Dealers National Association (MDNA) - dealers of used machinery
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) - great site! Lots of manufacturing information
National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM)
National Tooling & Machining Association
(NTMA)
- for small to medium sized manufacturers
Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA)
Precision Metalforming Association
(PMA)
Tooling & Manufacturing Association (TMA)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) - GREAT manufacturing resource
Publications
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GardnerWEB - Web
site of Gardner Publications. Includes
Modern Machine Shop magazine
- also view Gardner's
World Machine Tool Output &
Consumption Survey
Industrial Distribution Magazine -
management & sales magazine for distributors
Job Shop Technology Magazine - mostly metalforming, some metalcutting
Manufacturing Marketplace - lots & lots of information
Manufacturing News
Tooling & Production
Magazine - geared towards the metalworking industries
Education
& Research
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American
Precision Museum - VERY interesting site!
AMTDA's Certified Machine Tool Sales
Engineer (CMTSE) program
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences - Manufacturing Information Resource Center
National Institute for Metalworking Skills
National Institute of Standards & Technology
(NIST)
Plant
Floor Teleportal - "the
Internet Marketplace for precision manufacturing." This site is immense - A
MUST SEE!
Databases
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DAX Publications - SIC & NIACS code listings
Techspex Machine Tool Databases - this machine tool database seems to have it all
Thomas Register - the manufacturer's Yellow Pages
National Tooling & Machining
Association (NTMA) - click on "Member
Search"
Manufacturing Resources
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Ergonomic Workstations -
by Production Basics - Check out
their "Links" page
Library
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Decision
Technology's Library of Suggested Reading (plus a list of CMTSE Reference
Books)
Society
of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Technical Library.
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