Strategies for Large Metalworking Plants   

Associations

AEE, Association of Energy Engineers
AFE, Association for Facilities Engineering
AIAA, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIME,Association of International Motion Engineers
AMT, The Association for Manufacturing Technology
ANSI National Standards Systems Network
APQC, American Productivity & Quality Center
ASHRAE, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc.
ASM International
ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASNT, American Society for Nondestructive Testing
ASQ, American Society for Quality
AWS, American Welding Society

Best Manufacturing Practices

Center for Quality at Eastern Michigan University
CAMP, Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program
Chicago Manufacturing Center

Environmental Protection Agency

Hydraulic Institute
 

IEEE, The Insutitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Industrial Engineers
ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society
ISO 9000 Information
ISO 17025 (Guide 25)

MHIA, Material Handling Industry of America
MDNA, Machinery Dealers National Association
Michigan Quality Council

NACE International, The Corrosion Society
NADCA, North American Die Casting Association
NAM, National Association of Manufacturers
NCEMT, National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology
NCMS, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
NFPA, National Fluid Power Association
NIST, National Institute of Standards & Technology
NSF International, Public Health & Safety Company
NTMA, The National Tooling & Machining Association

OCF, Open Channel Foundation
OSHA, Occupational Safety & Health Administration
 

PMA, Precision Metalforming Association
PMPA, Precision Machined Products Association
The Powder Coating Institute
 

RAC, Reliability Analysis Center, Department of Defense

SAE, Society of Automotive Engineers
SAMPE, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
SME, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
SMMA, Small Motors & Motion Association
Society of Automotive Engineers
SPE, Society of Plastics Engineers
 

TMA, Tooling & Manufacturing Association

USCTI, The United States Cutting Tool Institute

 

Industry News

GM Maryland tranny plant gets solar power system
General Motors announced plans recently to install more than 8,700 solar panels this spring on the roof of its White Marsh, MD, transmission plant through a partnership with SunEdison, a local solar power firm.

Missouri takes top spot for manufacturing
Despite recent cutbacks in numerous plants, Missouri has been ranked the No. 1 state for manufacturing in the country.

Briefly
In motion
Wasino Corp. USAis now Amada Wasino America Inc., becoming part of the Amada Group, which offers a line of machines that simplify the turning and grinding processes … Methods Machine Tools Inc. will unveil its new technology center Oct. 14-16 in Tempe, Az. The event coincides with Methods’ 25th year anniversary of operating in America.

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