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North American Die Casting Association
Headquartered in Wheeling, IL, NADCA represents the world’s most effective die casters creating the world’s best products. Working with a North American die caster guarantees innovation, integrity, accessibility, and reliability. The organization serves as the voice of the industry, promoting growth and enhancing its members’ ability to compete domestically in the global marketplace.
www.diecasting.org
NADCA has released Safety in the Die Casting Workplace on behalf of the Harvil Foundation . The safety video has already been released to a limited audience, and clips are now available online at: www.diecasting.org/safety/training.htm. |
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Canadian Die Casters Association
The mission of the CDCA is to assist and represent Canadian Die Casters in dealing with government and other interested parties on industry specific issues. The Association will communicate information to the industry, which will assist its members in strengthening their own competitive position, thus ensuring a strong Canadian die casting industry.
www.diecasters.ca
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The Society of Plastics Industry
Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., is the trade association
representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. SPI's members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw materials suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs 1.1 million workers and provides more than $379 billion in annual shipments. http://www.plasticsindustry.org/
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Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
The Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc., was originally incorporated by the State of Michigan on January 6, 1942 as the Society of Plastics Sales Engineers. At the time there were 120 members in good standing. On August 21, 1942, the name was officially changed to the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
SPE has become the recognized medium of communication amongst scientists and engineers engaged in the development, conversion and applications of plastics. It is truly an international Society since a significant number of its members reside outside the United States.
http://www.4spe.org/
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American Machine Tool Distributors' Association
Founded in 1925, the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association (AMTDA) is a trade association dedicated to advancing the marketing of machine tools in the United States through distribution. The 250 machine tool distributor members represent the latest in manufacturing technology and machine tools in the international marketplace.
These companies encompass over 80 percent of all distribution sales in the United States and serve as a vital link between builders and end-users of machine tools and related products.
AMTDA offers a variety of programs and services to assist its members including educational workshops, certification for machine tool sales engineers, industry statistics information, regional machine tool shows, as well networking opportunities with other machine tool distributors and builders. www.amtda.org |
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