ASSOCIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  Leading international professional society serving the manufacturing industries.

• ASME International
  Conducts one of the world’s largest technical publishing operations - formerly the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

• Society of Automotive Engineers
  One-stop resource for technical information used in designing, building, maintaining, and operating self-propelled land, sea, air or space vehicles.

• American Plastics Council
  Major trade association for the U.S. Plastics Industry.

• American Society for Quality
  Society dedicated to the development and promotion of quality concepts, principles, and techniques.

• Tooling & Manufacturing Association
  Represents 1,600+ Chicagoland precision metalworking and plastic injection molding organizations.

• National Tooling and Manufacturing Association
  Represents the precision custom manufacturing industry in the U.S. which designs and manufactures special tools, dies, plastic injection molds, jigs, fixtures, gauges, special machines and precision- machined parts.

• The Association of Rotational Molders
  International Trade Association of Manufacturers of rotationally molded plastic products and their suppliers.

• Society of Plastic Engineers
  Network of plastics professionals promoting knowledge and education of plastics and polymers.

• Society of the Plastics Industry
  Trade associations representing the entire plastics industry supply chain.

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INFORMATION SERVICES

• Best Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence
  Cooperative effort funded by the Office of Naval Research to identify and disseminate best practices to all types of businesses.

• IMM Book Club
  Information resources for injection molding professionals.

• KwMap
  Internet Keyword Refining Tool

• Polysort
  Resource for plastics and rubber industry information.

• Plastics Mall Directory
  Plastics industry information source.

• On-Line Database for the Plastics Industry
  Plastics internet portal, also www.polymerweb.com

• Plastics.com
  Search engine and database of people, companies, products, news and events for plastics professionals.

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PUBLICATIONS

• Plastic News
  Comprehensive weekly publication aimed at all facets of the plastics industry.

• Moldmaking Technology Magazine
  Global information center for injection moldmaking tips, trends and technologies.

• Injection Molding Magazine
  Comprehensive free publication for industry professionals.

• Modern Plastics
  Comprehensive information source for worldwide plastics industry.

• Plastics Distributor & Fabricator
  Free magazine for qualified distributors and fabricators.

• Plastics Machining & Fabricating
  Free technical magazine dedicated to the secondary plastics processing industry.

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TESTING SERVICES

• Plastics Technology Laboratories, Inc.
  Independent testing laboratory dedicated to the plastics, elastomers, composites and polymers industry.

• Cambridge Materials Testing Limited
  Accredited independent testing laboratory by Chrysler and General Motors.

• Advanced Plastic and Material Testing, Inc.
  A2LA accredited testing laboratory - certifications to ASTM, ISO, GM, Ford and SAE.

• Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
  Nationally recognized authority in testing, safety, compliance and certification.

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STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS

• American Society for Testing and Materials
  Technical standards for industries worldwide.

• American National Standards Institute
  Administers and coordinates the U.S. Voluntary Standardization and Conformity Assessment System.

• International Organization for Standardization
  Worldwide Federation of National Standards Bodies.

• NSF International
  An independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to public health, safety, and protection of the environment.

• Food and Drug Administration
  U.S. Government Regulatory Agency.

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GOVERNMENT PURCHASING AGENCIES

• Government Bids.Com
  Leading online procurement listing service includes U.S. Federal Agency bids and more than 8,000 active local and state agencies.

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