Professional Trade Associations
Around the world, Eriez personnel are active in various Professional and Industrial Trade Associations in order to bring the latest ideas and technology to the application problem solving process.
The American Advertising Federation (AAF) is The Unifying Voice for Advertising. We are the only professional advertising association that binds the mutual interests of corporate advertisers, agencies, media companies, suppliers and academia. 
AFS assists member companies and individuals to effectively and efficiently manage all production operations, to profitably market their products and services, and to equitably manage their employees. 
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 300 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 U.S. and serve as a vital link between builders and end-users of machine tools and related products. 
The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the world's largest and most comprehensive professional society of marketers, consisting of more than 45,000 worldwide members in 92 countries and 500 chapters throughout North America. - Since 1957, APICS has met the educational needs of its programs and materials to increase productivity and enhance their competitive advantage. Over the years, APICS has expanded to meet the needs of professionals in all areas of resource management, including inventory, materials, information systems, accounting/finance, supply chain, and all other functional areas that contribute to the overall efficiency and productivity of an organization.
- ASQC is the leading quality improvement organization in the United States, with more than 130,000 individual and 1,000 sustaining members worldwide. A not-for-profit professional association headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, ASQC carries out a variety of professional, educational, and informational programs. ASQC’s vision is to be the world’s recognized champion and leading authority on all issues related to quality.
Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, today's ASME is a 120,000-member professional organization focused on technical, educational and research issues of the engineering and technology community.
- ASM International is the society for materials engineers, a worldwide network dedicated to advancing industry, technology, and applications of metals and materials. Through the efforts and involvement of our members, ASM develops and distributes timely, useful, reliable technical information through electronic media, publications, conferences, training programs, and chapter activities.
Our mission is to provide products and services to our members and our industry which will advance the science, technology and application of materials joining throughout the world.-- Since 1919 - AFE is the largest, dedicated network in the facility, maintenance, and plant operations professions. Our members advance the field and their careers using the most complete range of technical information, education, best practices, and sharing of common professional experiences.
- For over ninety years AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology has been dedicated to supporting and enhancing the activities of American manufacturers.
AEM is the international trade and business development resource for companies that manufacture equipment, products and services used worldwide in the construction, agricultural, mining, forestry, and utility fields. - The mission of CIM is to provide leadership, quality services, and value to CIM members through a variety of initiatives including technical forums, publications, professional and social networking opportunities, continuing education, and recognition of excellence programs.
- As the educational arm of the American Foundrymen's Society, the Cast Metals Institute was founded on the belief that foundry personnel can achieve maximum effectiveness now and in the future only by participating in a continuing education program.
- The International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists is an educational association dedicated to providing professional development opportunities for its members--Certified Employee Benefit Specialists. Through a comprehensive collection of education resources, new channels of benefits information and networking opportunities, the Society provides the specialized resources for members to stay current and competitive in the constantly evolving benefits industry. The Society also provides educational information and professional development opportunities for the general public.
- U.S.-based international trade group serving the business needs of companies which produce and market machines and related equipment and services used worldwide in the general construction, roadbuilding, mining, energy, forestry and materials handling industries. Together with the producers of the CON/AGG® show, they produce the CONEXPO-CON/AGG® show for the construction, aggregates and ready mixed concrete industries
CEMA aspires to be the Industry Association representing the leading North American manufacturers and designers of conveyor equipment systems and accessories. Membership extends to manufacturing companies that manufacture conveying equipment or to engineering companies that specify conveying equipment, in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.- Delta Nu Alpha (DNA) is an international organization of professional men and women in all areas and at all levels of transportation and logistics. The cornerstone of DNA's success is its emphasis on education -- financial assistance and mentoring for students, excellent continuing education opportunities for the work force, and vigilance in communicating changes in regulations.
- Founded in 1931 as the Controllers Institute of America. FEI is the professional association of choice for the corporate finance executive. We strive to be the most contemporary, dynamic and proactive organization of its kind. We are a powerful network centered on a vibrant Internet community and local meetings. FEI is member-service oriented, with value for dues a top priority.
FPSA is a trade association serving suppliers to the global food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The Association's programs and services assist its members to be more successful in marketing their products and services, and in improving their business practices. Programs and services to achieve these objectives include: PROCESS EXPO, electronic media marketing, education, research, and being an advocate on issues such as food safety, sanitary design of equipment, and global trade.
IMA-NA was formed in early 2002 to tap the benefits that could result from North American industrial minerals companies working together to achieve common goals. Industrial minerals - ball clay, bentonite, borates, feldspar, industrial sand, mica, soda ash and talc - are a miraculous gift from times past. 
ISRI is the trade association of the scrap processing and recycling industry. It represents 1,400 companies that process, broker, and industrially consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, and textiles. Suppliers of equipment and services to this industry complete ISRI's membership. A primary association objective is to bring about a greater awareness of the industry's role in conserving the future through recycling and in increasing recycling by promoting Design for Recycling®. It aims to help the scrap recycling industry develop in a sound, environmentally responsive manner and to foster public awareness of and appreciation for the value of the industry in the nation's production of goods and services. Its headquarters and 21 chapters represent its interests to the Executive Branch, Capitol Hill, and every state legislature. The association also exists to provide training and education to its members through seminars, workshops, roundtables, an annual convention and exposition, publications, and audiovisuals. It provides public education about the benefits of recycling, as well. - ISA is an international, nonprofit, educational organization. The Society fosters advancement in the theory, design, manufacture, and use of instruments, computers, and systems for measurement and control.
The International Dairy Foods Association, headquartered in Washington, DC, represents the nation's dairy manufacturing and marketing industries and their suppliers, with a membership of 530 companies representing a $90-billion a year industry. IDFA's 220 dairy processing members run more than 600 plant operations, and range from large multi-national organizations to single-plant companies. Together they represent more than 85% of the milk, cultured products, cheese and frozen desserts produced and marketed in the United States.- The Iron & Steel Society is a professional and technical society that provides opportunities for networking among iron and steel industry professionals and advances technology by facilitating information exchange. The Society’s international network of more than 8,500 members includes professionals who work at all levels in the manufacturing, processing, research, supplier and academic sectors of the iron and steel community.
MANA's mission is, through a major emphasis on education, to aid in the development and promotion of mutually profitable relationships and ethical standards of behavior between multi-line professional sales representatives, their principals and their joint customers. - The Manufacturer's Association of Northwest Pennsylvania is the largest regional employer association in the United States, with more than 6,400 member companies in a 17-county area of Pennsylvania. The membership encompasses every type and size of business...family owned retail stores with two employees, small tool-and-die shops, and major manufacturers with workforces of more than 6,000 employees.
Founded in 1915, the National Association of Purchasing Management, Inc. (NAPM) is one of the most respected professional organizations in the United States. NAPM is a communication link with more than 47,000 purchasing and supply management professionals. NAPM is a progressive association with a mission to provide national and international leadership in purchasing and materials management, particularly in the areas of education, research and standards of excellence. Through various resources and a network of more than 182 affiliated organizations, NAPM provides opportunities for expansion of professional skills and knowledge. A not-for-profit association, NAPM offers a wide range of educational products and programs - The association represents the crushed stone, sand and gravel-or aggregate-industries. Their 900-plus member companies produce 90% of the crushed stone and 70% of the sand and gravel consumed annually in the United States. More than three billion tons of aggregate (or 2.72 billion metric tons) were estimated to have been produced in the U.S. in 2000 at a value of approximately $14.2 billion, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The aggregate industry workforce is made up of about 120,000 men and women.
- PMMI’s Vision is to become the leading global resource for packaging. Our mission is to direct the Institute’s course of development, help identify what PMMI should do to serve its members and give the volunteer leadership and professional staff guidelines for making decisions.
- The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is a professional association of more than 19,000 CPAs working together to improve the profession and better serve the public interest. Founded in 1897, the PICPA is the second-oldest and fifth-largest state CPA organization in the United States. Membership includes practitioners in public accounting, industry, government, and education. Headquartered in Philadelphia, PICPA has a government relations office in Harrisburg and a western regional office in Pittsburgh.
- Organized in 1960, PEMA® is a top management association for companies in the process equipment field. Its purpose is to maintain an organization of capital equipment manufacturers.The Association sponsors numerous programs and services for its members including: industry surveys and data, government affairs, education, exhibitions, membership directory, newsletters, seminars, conferences, annual meetings and affiliation with specialized service affinity organizations.
- World's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 190,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. The Society's mission is also to advance the human resource profession to ensure that HR is recognized as an essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 500 affiliated chapters within the United States and members in more than 100 countries.
- The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) is an international society of professionals in the minerals industry. The SME membership is more than 16,000 strong, with members in nearly 100 countries. SME is organized into five distinct divisions - coal, environmental, industrial minerals, mineral and metallurgical processing, and mining and exploration.
SME, headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., is the world’s leading professional society serving the manufacturing industries. Through its publications, expositions, professional development resources and member programs, SME influences more than 500,000 manufacturing executives, managers and engineers. Founded in 1932, SME has some 60,000 members in 70 countries and supports a network of hundreds of chapters worldwide. - Founded in 1937, the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. is the trade association representing the fourth-largest manufacturing industry in the United States. SPI’s 1,800 members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw material suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs 1.3 million workers and provides $274 billion in annual shipments.
- TAPPI is the leading technical association for the worldwide pulp, paper, and converting industry. Founded in 1915, TAPPI has grown into the world’s largest professional association serving the pulp, paper, and converting industries. TAPPI’s members look to the association for information, education, and knowledge-sharing opportunities. As a professional technical society, TAPPI is in a unique position to offer a wide array of information, products, services, and opportunities unparalleled in the pulp, paper and converting industr
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., helps advance global prosperity by promoting the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession. - Headquartered in the United States but international in both its membership and activities, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a rare professional organization that encompasses the entire range of materials and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its nearly 13,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents.
- The World Trade Center Pittsburgh is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to creating jobs by increasing Western Pennsylvania's international trade in goods and services. We are a member of the World Trade Centers Association and one of more than 300 affiliated world trade centers around the globe.
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