Links

Association for Manufacturing Excellence
Association for Manufacturing Excellence, AME, is a not-for-profit group of manufacturing professionals who share their experience so that manufacturing may become more competitive. www.ame.org

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Principle society serving the aerospace profession. Its purpose is to advance the arts, sciences, and technology of aeronautics and astronauts. www.aiaa.org

American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) -- STEEL WORKS
Non-profit association of North American companies engaged in the Iron and Steel industry. www.steel.org

AMT -- The Association for Manufacturing Technology
AMT is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the activities of American Manufacturers. www.mfgtech.org

American Society for Quality
Working to create better workplaces and communities worldwide by advancing learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange. www.asq.org

Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)
Non-profit dedicated to the improvement of global productivity of the North American automotive industry. www.aiag.org

Automotive Parts & Accessories Association (APAA)
A non-profit trade organization providing information to the $250 billion automotive aftermarket industry. www.apaa.org

Evolving Enterprise
An online forum for best practices that enable lean enterprise excellence. www.evolvingenterprise.com

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession. www.ieee.org/portal/index.jsp

Institute of Industrial Engineers
An international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering. www.iienet.org

Itpapers.com
ITpapers is the Yellow Pages of White Papers, with links to over 25,000 White Papers. A free service, ITpapers enables visitors to find links to White Papers they need, with summaries and visitor reviews guiding their selection. www.itpapers.com

Lean Construction Institute
Conducts research to develop knowledge regarding project based production management in the design, engineering, and construction of capital facilities. www.leanconstruction.org

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
NAM works to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturers and to improve American living standards by shaping a legislative and regulatory environment conducive to U.S. economic growth. www.nam.org

Precision Machined Products Association
PMPA works to promote and preserve the interests of precision machined products manufacturers across North America. www.pmpa.org

Productivity Press
A provider of world-class publications on productivity improvement for every level of the organization. www.productivityinc.com/press/index.html

Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE)
A one-stop resource for all aspects of vehicle design, engineering, safety, and manufacturing information. www.sae.org

Society of Manufacturing Engineers
An international professional society dedicated to serving its members and the manufacturing community through the advancement of professionalism, knowledge, and learning. www.sme.org

Superfactory
An online forum providing resources, communities, and tools to support manufacturing excellence. www.superfactory.com

Tooling and Manufacturing Association
A Chicago area association of 1,600 tooling, machining, special machine, component part and supplier companies employing 80,000 individuals. TMA is best known for its Related Theory Program for tool & die, mold, and precision machining apprentices. The association also offers 70 different continuing education courses and seminars. Other primary services include employee benefits, marketing support, legislative & public affairs, and promotion of careers in manufacturing. www.tmanet.com