Technology Councils
You can help shape the future of your industry while forming valuable contacts with other leaders in your field!
FMA/TPA offers you numerous opportunities to become an effective leader through participation in its Technology Councils. Each council helps determine the educational direction of the association within its specific technical area, and assists in developing the content of FMA/TPA technical conferences. You will:
- Meet industry colleagues you may otherwise never have had the opportunity to know.
- Share your knowledge with other industry professionals.
- Gain additional expertise from your peers on technical and managerial issues.
Currently, FMA offers opportunities on the following technology councils:
- Certified Education Center Council
- Coil Processing Council
- Industrial Laser Council
- Joining, Automation, and Assembly Council
- Management Council
- Plate Processing and Fabricating Council
- Precision Sheet Metal Council
- Roll Forming Council
- Safety Council
- Stamping Council
- Toll Processing Council
Currently, TPA offers opportunities on the following technology councils:
- Extrusion, Drawing & Tube Reducing Council
- Tube & Pipe Fabricating Council
- Tube & Pipe Producing Council
Even if you have as little as an hour a month to volunteer, you can make valuable contributions to a Technology Council. If you are interested in serving with an existing group or want to form a new council, contact FMA's Education Department by phone at 888-394-4362 or by e-mail: info@fmanet.org.
Other Industry Associations
Outside Processors' Council - Managed by FMA, the Outside Processors' Council is an industrial association formed by interested parties in the metal processing business; serving customers that include metal producers, service centers, distribution companies, and original equipment manufacturers; primarily located in the United States and Canada.
For more information on the Outside Processors' Council, go to their Web site at opcouncil.org.