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LiftSafe Forklift Safety Training
This company specializes in forklift training offering videos and booklets.

OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration

"A Look at 401(k) Fees...For Employers"
Understanding fees and expenses is important in providing for the services necessary for your plan's operation.

The Small Business Administration (SBA)
Provides financial, technical, and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their own businesses.

Manufacturing Associations and Other Organizations

Aluminum Extruders Council
AEC
1000 N. Rand Rd., Ste. 214
Wauconda, IL 60084 USA

(847) 526-2010 Fax: (847) 526-3993

Co. E-mail: mail@aec.org

Contact: Donn W. Sanford, CAE

President. Sanford, Donn W.

MEMBERSHIP: Manufacturers of extruded aluminum shapes and suppliers. Compiles statistics; provides technical assistance and develops markets. Conducts workshops for management, sales, and plant personnel. PUBLICATIONS: Executive Report (bimonthly).

American Machine Tool Distributors' Association
AMTDA
1445 Research Blvd., Stuite 450
Rockville, MD 20850 USA

(301) 738-1200 Fax: (301) 738-9499

Co. E-mail: jstandley@amtda.org

Contact: Jeff Standley

President: John J. Healy

MEMBERSHIP: Distributors and builders of metal working machine tools. Offers technical training, sales training and management. Compiles statistics. PUBLICATIONS: AMTDA Directory (annual) * US Machine Tool Consumption Report (monthly).

Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International
FMA
833 Featherstone Rd.
Rockford, IL 61107-6302 USA

(815) 399-8700 Fax: (815) 484-7701

Co. E-mail: info@fmanet.org
Contact Gerald M. Shankel, Pres. & CEO

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) is a professional organization with more than 1,400 individual and company members working together to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry. Founded in 1970, FMA brings metal fabricators and manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, and FABTECH International / AWS Welding Show. The official publications of FMA include - The FABRICATOR®, TPJ -The Tube & Pipe Journal®, STAMPING Journal®, and Practical Welding Today®. FMA also has a technology affiliate, the Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA).

National Tooling and Machining Association
NTMA
9300 Livingston Rd.
Fort Washington, MD 20744 USA

(301)248-6200 Toll-Free: 800-248-NTMA Fax: (301)248-7104

Contact: Matthew B. Coffey, Pres. Coffey, Matthew B.

Manufacturers of tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, molds, gages, or special machinery; companies that do precision machining on a contract basis; past service and associate members. Provides management services; represents members in legislative matters. Promotes apprenticeship programs. Compiles management surveys; conducts management training workshops; maintains speakers' bureau. Has produced motion pictures and videocassettes on tool, die, and precision machining for educational showings. PUBLICATIONS: Business Management Advisories (periodic) * Buyers Guide of Special Tooling and Precision Machining Services (annual) * Catalog of Publications and Training Materials (periodic) * Membership Directory (annual) * Precision (bimonthly) * Record (monthly).

Precision Metalforming Association
PMA
6363 Oak Tree Blvd.
Independence, OH 44131-2500 USA

(216) 901-8800 Fax: (216) 901-9190

Co. E-mail: pma@pma.org

PMA History
The Association was born in 1913 in Cleveland when a handful of stampers formed The Pressed Metal Association. Inactive following World War I, the organization reemerged briefly in 1928 and 1929 as The Pressed Metal Institute (PMI). In 1942, 42 charter members re-established PMI. In 1961, PMI renamed itself American Metal Stamping Association. In 1987, the Association changed its name to Precision Metalforming Association to better reflect the industry it serves.

Though the names changed as time passed, the Association's strengths did not. These strengths include forward-thinking member companies, outstanding volunteer leadership, an abundance of valuable services for members and the industry, and a dedicated staff.

Industry Served
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.

PMA Mission
"To represent the metalforming industry and to lead innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability."

Society of Carbide and Tool Engineers

SCTE
Rockford/Beloit Chapter

P.O. Box 6183

Rockford, IL 61125-1183

ASM International (440) 388-5151

email: mjacobs@scte-rkfd-bel.org

Contact: M. Jacobs

Industrial engineers, machine operators, sales personnel, and others whose work is concerned with metal removal techniques, particularly by use of carbide. Conducts elementary course, advanced course, and in-plant training program in carbide engineering. Chapters conduct local educational programs and/or annual tool show. PUBLICATIONS: Carbide and Tool Journal (bimonthly) * Principles of Tungsten Carbide Engineering * Proceedings (annual).

Society of Manufacturing Engineers
SME
One SME Dr. / PO Box 930
Dearborn, MI 48121-0930 USA

(313) 271-1500 Toll-Free: 800-733-4763 Fax: (313) 425-3400

Co. E-mail: leadership@sme.org

Contact: Mark Tomlinson, Exec.Dir.

Professional society of manufacturing engineers, practitioners, and management executives concerned with manufacturing technologies for improved productivity. Seeks to advance the science of manufacturing through the continuing education of manufacturing engineers, practitioners, and management. Conducts expositions, international seminars and clinics. PUBLICATIONS: Composites in Manufacturing (quarterly) * Electronics Manufacturing: SME's Quarterly on Electronics Manufacturing Technology (quarterly) * Finishing Line: AFP/SME's Quarterly on Finishing and Coatings Technology (quarterly) * Journal of Manufacturing Systems (quarterly) * Manufacturing Engineering (monthly) * Manufacturing Systems Transactions (annual) * SME News (bimonthly) * Vision: SME's Quarterly on Vision Technology (quarterly). TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES: electronic bulletin board; hotline, CARIC, (313)271-5340, to obtain information and technical data on automation in manufacturing and robotics; website, http://sun470.sme.org/.

Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association
STAFDA
500 Elm Grove Rd. / Box 44
Elm Grove, WI 53122 USA

(262) 784-4774 Toll-Free: 800-352-2981 Fax: (262) 784-5059

Contact: Morrie E. Halvorsen, Exec.Dir. Halvorsen, Morrie E.

MEMBERSHIP: Distributors and suppliers of power tools, power-actuated tools, anchors, fastening systems, diamond drilling, and related construction equipment. PURPOSE: Encourages legal, ethical, and friendly business relations within the industry. Collects and disseminates information pertinent to the industry; develops more effective, economical, and profitable distribution. PUBLICATIONS: Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association--Trade News (monthly).

Tooling & Manufacturing Association
TMA
1177 S. Dee Road
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 825-1120 Fax: 847-825-0041

Contact: Kent Gladish

Co email: kgladish@tmanet.com

Recognizing manufacturers as value-added producers of goods and services, and creators of high quality jobs for Chicago area citizens, the Tooling & Manufacturing Association supports industry by providing educational opportunities, industry representation, services to foster member company global competitiveness.

Illinois: Better Business Bureaus

Better Business Bureau (Rockford)
810 E. State St., 3rd Fl.
Rockford, IL 61104-1001 USA

(815) 963-2222 Fax: (815) 963-0329

Better Business Bureau of Central Illinois, Inc.
3024 W. Lake
Peoria, IL 61615-3770 USA

(309) 688-3741 Fax: (309) 685-1852

Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois, Inc.
330 N. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611 USA

(312) 832-0500 Fax: (312) 832-9985

Better Business Bureau of Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois
12 Sunnen Dr., Ste. 121
St. Louis, MO 63110-1400 USA

(314) 531-3300 Fax: (314) 645-2666

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