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• Advanced Technology Institute
• Aerospace Industries Association  
• Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility
• Aluminum Association, Inc., The
• AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association)
• American Engineering Association
• American Foundry Society
• American Gear Manufacturers Association
• American Iron & Steel Institute
• American Machine Tool Distributors' Association
• American Management Association
• American Measuring Tool Manufacturers Association
• American Mold Builders Association
• American National Standards Institute   
• Association for Operations Management, The
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Society for Quality
• American Society for Testing Materials
• American Welding Society
• ASM International--The Materials Information Society
• Association for Computing Machinery
• AMT-The Association for Manufacturing Technology
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers
• Automotive Industry Action Group
• Best Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence
• Cookware Manufacturers Association  
• Electronic Industries Alliance
• Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International
• Forging Industry Association
• Industrial Fasteners Institute
• International Disk Drive Equipment & Materials Association
• International Organization for Standardization
• Instrumention, Systems and Automation Society, The
• IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries
• Machinery Dealers National Association
• Manufacturers Agents National Association
• Manufacturing Technology of Minnesota
• Tooling, Manufacturing and Technologies Association
• Michigan Tooling Association
• Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association
• National Association of Manufacturers
• National Association for Surface Finishing
• Institute for Supply Management
• National Center for Manufacturing Sciences  
• International Housewares Association
• National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc.
• National Marine Manufacturers Association
• National Tooling & Machining Association
• Non-Ferrous Founders' Society
• North American Die Casting Association  
• Precision Machined Products Association
• Precision Metalforming Association
• Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America
• Robotic Industries Association
• Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• Society for Human Resource Management
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Society of Plastics Engineers
• Society of the Plastics Industry
• Society of the Plastics Industry Moldmakers Division
• Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
• Spring Manufacturers Institute
• Steel Founders' Society of America
• Steel Service Center Institute
• Supply-Chain Council
• Telecommunications Industry Association
• Tooling & Manufacturing Association
• United States Cutting Tool Institute
• Work in America Institute

• Emetalworking.com
• Harris Info Online
• Manufacturers' News Inc.
• Metal Suppliers Online
• The Premier Machine Tool Database
• The Ultimate Search for Company Information
• Thomas Regional Directory

• National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc.
• Quality Institute, DePaul University
• Vocational Industrial Clubs of America

• City of Chicago Small Business Assistance Center
• FirstGov.gov
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• The Heritage Foundation

• American Machinist
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• Cahners Publications
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• First Index
• Gardner Publication
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• Job Shop Technology
• Modern Machine Shop Online
• Mold Making Technology Magazine
• National Manufacturing Week
• Penton Publications
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• Shop Talk Magazine
• The World Metals Information Network (Cahners)