Trade Associations

A listing of trade associations related to the tool and mold making profession, presented by region and country. ISTMA-member organizations are indicated by the ISMTA logo, shown at right.

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Europe

 
Austria


Fachverband d. Chemischen Industrie Osterreich (FCIO)
Widener Haupstr. 63
1045 Vienna, Austria
Tel. +43 1 501053372
Fax +43 1 50206280
www.fcio.at


Fachverband der Maschinen- und Stahlbauindustrie Osterreichs
Wiedner Hauptstrase 63
Postfach 430
A-1045 Vienna, Austria
Tel. +43 1 50225
Fax +43 1 5051020
maschinen@fms.at
www.fms.at

Belgium


Agoria
(Multisector Federation of the Technology Industry)
Diamant Building
Boulevard A. Reyers 80
1030 Brussels, Belgium
Tel. +32 2 7067984
Fax +32 2 7067988
www.agoria.be


Centrale de l'Industrie de Metalles de Belgique (CMB)
Jacob-Jordaens-Straat 17
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel. +32 2 6277411
Fax +32 2 6277490
www.metallosfgtb.be/FR/pages/home/home.asp


European Association for Unoriented Polyester Films (EuPET)
c/o EuPC
Avenue de Cortenbergh 66
Box 8
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel. +32 2 7324124
Fax +32 2 7324218
www.eupc.org/eso-eupet.htm


Fechiplast
Association des Transformateurs des Matieres Plastiques
Square Marie-Louise 49
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel. +32 2 2389711
Fax +32 2 2389998
www.fedichem.be/en/sec/section/section332ken.htm


Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
European Member Bureau
Eric Sasselaan 51
2020 Antwerp, Belgium
Tel. +32 3 5417755
Fax +32 3 5418425
spe.europe@skynet.be
www.4spe.org

Czech Republic


Tool Factories Association
Svaz Nastrojaren
Ceskoslovenske Armady 1181
56215 Usti nad Orlici
Tel. +420 465 557101
Fax +420 465 525128
vaclav.klicka@rieter.com
www.svaz-nastrojaren.cz

Estonia


ESTA Estonian Special Tooling Association
Ampri tee 1 · 74001 Viimsi vald,
Harjumaa, Estonia
Tel. +372 620 5902
Fax +372 620 5901
aleksander.kuzin@zt.ee
www.emliit.ee

Finland


Technology Industries of Finland
Eteläranta 10
P.O. Box 10
00130 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 9 1923373
Fax +358 9 624462
pekka.tuunanen@techind.fi
www.techind.fi

France


Association Française de l'Industrie de
Moules, Modeles & Maquettes (AFIM)
39-41 Rue Louis Blanc
92100 Courbevoie, France
Tel. +33 1 47176412
Fax +33 1 47176360
afim@ufimo.com
www.afim-france.com


Plasteuropac European Association of
Plastic Packaging Manufacturers (CSEMP)
Rue de Chazelles 5
75017 Paris, France
Tel. +33 1 46223366
Fax +33 1 46220235


Chambre Syndicale des Plastiques Oyonnax
66, Rue A. France
Boite Postale 3003
01103 Oyonnax Cedex, France
Tel. +33 74 773127
Fax +33 74 775829


UFIMO
39/41 rue Louis Blanc
92400 Courbevoie, France
Tel. +33 1 47176410
Fax +33 1 47176414
afim@ufimo.com
www.afim-france.org

Germany


Bundesinnungsverband Des Deutschen Modellbauerhandwerks
Kreuzstr.108
44137 Dortmund, Germany
Tel. +49 23 1912010


European Quality Assurance Association of
Expanded Polystyrene Foam Manufacturers (EQA)
c/o IK
Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade 89
61384 Bad Homburg, Germany
Tel. +49 6172 926676
Fax +49 6172 926670


German Association of Industrial Designs (VDID)
Geschaftsstelle
Zettachring 6
70567 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel. +49 711 7285303
Fax +49 711 7285636


Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitender Industrie
Hauptgeschaftsleitung
Am Hauptbahnhof 12
60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel. +49 69 271050
Fax +49 69 232799


Industrieverband Kunststoff und Verpackungen (IK)
Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade 89
61384 Bad Homburg, Germany
Tel. +49 6172 926601
Fax +49 6172 926670


Institute for Design Theory and Plastic Machinery
Schutzenbahn 70
45127 Essen, Germany
Tel. +49 201 1833975
Fax +49 201 1832877


Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV)
Pontstr. 49
52062 Aachen, Germany
Tel. +49 241 803806
Fax +49 241 8888262


NC Gesellschaft
Helmholtzstr. 22
89081 Ulm, Germany
Tel. +49 731 552755
Fax +49 731 552757


VDMA Die and Mold
Verband Deutscher Maschinen + Anlagenbau eV
Lyoner Str. 18
60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Tel. +49 69 66030
Fax +49 69 66032252
alfred.zedtwitz@vdma.org
www.vdma.org


Verband Deutscher Werkzeug-u. Formenbauer (VDWF)
Waldweg 11
73066 Uhingen, Germany
Tel. +49 71 6134902


Verband der Keramischen Industrie e.V.
Postfach 16 24
95090 Selb, Germany
Tel. +49 92 8791234

Greece


Association of the Hellenic Plastics Industries
66 Michalakopoulou
115 28 Athens, Greece
Tel. +30 1 7794519
Fax +30 1 7794518

Hungary


Associations of the Hungarian Plastics Industries
Magyar Munyagipari Szovetseg
POB 40, Budapest 76
1406 Hungary
Tel. +36 1 3430759
Fax +36 1 3430759


SZMSZ (Hungarian Toolmakers Association)
Lomb u. 31/C
1139 Budapest, Hungary
Tel. +36 1 3402972
Fax +36 1 3295425
szmsz@szmsz.hu
www.szmsz.hu

Ireland


Mouldmakers Associations of Ireland
Business Innovation Centre
Sligo Regional Technical College Campus
Ballinode, Sligo, Ireland
Tel. +353 7160475
Fax +353 7160475
maurice.doran@itsligo.ie


Plastics Industries Association, Irish Business +
Employers Confederation
Confederation House
84-86 Lower Baggot Street
Dublin, Ireland
Tel. +353 1 6601011
Fax +353 1 6601717

Italy


Assocomaplast
Centro Commericale Milanofiori
Palazzo F/2
20090 Assago/Milano, Italy
Tel. +39 028 228371
Fax +39 025 7512490
www.assocomaplast.com


Assogamma Associazione Imprese Italiane alta Gamma
Foro Bonaparte 53
20121 Milano, Italy
Tel. +39 02 89011289


Assoplast
c/o Federchimica
Via Accademia 33
20131 Milano, Italy
Tel. +39 02 268101
Tel. +39 02 26810311
www.plastica.it


AssoStampi SRL
via della Misericordia 49
20057 Vedano al Lambro, Italy
Tel. +39 052 2627426
Fax +39 052 2628740


UCISAP
Unione Costruttori Italiani Stampi & Attrezzature Precisione
Viale Fulvio Testi 128
20092 Cinisello Balsamo (MI), Italy
Tel. +39 02 262553921
Fax +39 02 26255214
info@ucisap.it
www.ucisap.it


Unionplast (Unione Nationale Industrie Trasformatrici Materie Plastiche)
Via Petitti 16
20149 Milano, Italy
Tel. +39 02 3923171
Fax +39 02 39266548

Latvia


Latvian Tool and Prototype Producer Association
Kurzes str. 2c
Riga 1046, Latvia
Tel. +371 678 07794
Fax +371 678 07780
info@lipra.lv
www.lipra.lv

Netherlands


Moulds & Dies Industry (MDI)
Einsteinbaan 1, Postbus 2600
3430 GA Nieuwegein
Tel. +31 30 6053344
Fax. +31 30 6053208
vasquez@metaalunie.nl
www.mouldsdies.com


NEVAT PMT
Boerhaavelaan 40, P.O. Box 190
2700 AD Zoetermeer
Netherlands
Tel. +31 79 3531147
Fax +31 79 3531365
hmo@fme.nl
www.nevat.nl


PETCORE PET Container Recycling Europe
Strawinskylaan 3051
1077 2X Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel. +31 20 3012332
Fax +31 20 3012343


Union of the Metal and Electrotechnical Industry
Boerhaavelaan 40
P.O. Box 190
2700 AD Zoetermeeer
Netherlands
Tel. +31 79 3531100
Fax +31 79 3531365


Vereniging Milieubeheer Kunststofverpak (VMK)
Vlietweg 16
Postbus 420
2260 AK Leidschendam
Netherlands
Tel. +31 70 3175497
Fax +31 70 3177408

Norway


Norwegian Plastics Federation
Stensberg gt. 27
0170 Oslo, Norway
Tel. +47 (22) 96100
Fax +47 (22) 961099

Portugal


Associacao Portuguesa da Industria de Plasticos (APIP)
Rua D. Estefania 32-2 Esq.
1000 Lisboa 1, Portugal
Tel. +351 1 3150633
Fax +351 1 3147760


CEFAMOL
Associacao Nacional da Industria de Moldes
( Portuguese Association for the Mold Industry)
Aptdo. 257, Av. D. Dinis, No. 17
P.O. Box 257
2431-903 Marinha Grande, Portugal
Tel. +351 244575150
Fax +351 244575159
manuel.oliveira@cefamol.pt
www.cefamol.pt

Slovenia


Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Slovenia Metal Processing Association
Dimiceva 13
1504 Ljudljana, Slovenia
Tel. +386 1 5898308
Fax +386 1 5898200
milena.vidmar@gzs.si
www.posvet-orodjarstvo.com

Spain


Asociación Cluster Metalmecánico de Extremadura (ACLUMEX)
Avda Juan Carlos I, Nº 2 loc 16
C.P. 06002 Badajoz, Spain
Tel. +34 924 207317
Fax +34 924 200113
aclumex@aclumex.com
www.aclumex.com


Asociación Espanola de Fabricantes de Máquinas-herramienta (AFM)
Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián
P.° Mikeletegi, 59
20009 San Sebastián, Spain
Tel. +34 94 3309009
Fax +34 94 3309191
afm@afm.es
www.afm.es


Export Trade Assocation of Spanish Manufacturers of
Accessories, Component Parts and Tools for Machine Tools (AMT)
Moraza, 15 - 1.° Dcha.
20006 San Sebatian, Spain
Tel. +34 94 3474734
Fax +34 94 3465177
amt@jet.es
www.amt.es


ANAIP-FETEP
Conferacion Espanola de Empresarios de Plasticos
Coslada, 18
28028 Madrid, Spain
Tel. +34 91 3565059
Fax +34 91 3565628


FEAMM
Federación Española de Asociaciones
Empresariales de Moldistas y Matriceros
Parc Tecnologic del Vallès, Ceramistes 2
Cerdanyola del Vallès
08290 Barcelona, Spain
Tel. +34 93 5944747
Fax +34 93 5944737
info@feamm.com
www.feamm.com


Spanish Association of Machinery Manufacturers for Plastics and Rubber
Riera Sant Miquel 3
08006 Barcelona, Spain
Tel. +34 93 4150422
Fax +34 93 4160980
www.amec.es


Spanish Confederation of Plastics Enterprises
Av. Brasil 17-13A
28020 Madrid, Spain
Tel. +34 91 5567575
Fax +34 91 5564992

Sweden


Svensk Industriförening (SINF)
Fleminggatan 14, P.O. Box 22307
104 22 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel. +46 8 4401170
Fax +46 8 4401171
info@sinf.se
www.sinf.se


Swedish Special Tooling Association (SSTA)
Verband der schwed. Metall- u. Elektroindustrie
P.O. Box 5510
11485 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel. +46 8 7820800
Fax +46 8 6603378

Switzerland


Association of Swiss Rubber and Thermoplastics
Schachenallee 29
5000 Aarau, Switzerland
Tel. +41 62 8230970
Fax +41 62 8230762


Kunststoffverband Schweiz
Fachgruppe VSKPS
Schachenallee 29
5000 Aarau, Switzerland
Tel. +41 62 8230863
Fax +41 62 8230762


Oriented Polypropylene Film Manufacturers (OPMA)
c/o AC-Treuhand
Bleicherweg 62
PO Box 10,
8027 Zürich, Switzerland
Tel. +41 1 2021733
Fax +41 1 2021551


SWISSMEM
Swiss Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic Engineering
and Metalworking Industries
Kirchenweg 4 P.O. Box
8032 Zürich, Switzerland
Tel. +41 1 3844811
Fax +41 1 9844849
p.vogel@swissmem.ch
www.swissmem.ch


Verein Schweizerischer Maschinen-Industrieller (VSM)
Ressort P & I
Kirchenweg 4
8032 Zürich, Switzerland
Tel. +41 1 3844851
Fax +41 1 3844848

Turkey


International Mould Manufacturers Union
Dudullu OSB 2, Casse N°:26
Y. Dudullu, Istanbul
Tel. +90 216 4996156
Fax +90 216 4156135
levent@korkmazcelik.com
www.ukub.org.tr

United Kingdom


British Plastics Federation (BPF)
6, Bath Place
Rivington Street
London EC2A 3JE
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 171 4575000
Fax +44 171 4575045


British Independent Plastic Extruders Association
89 Cornwall Street
Birmingham B3 3BY
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 121 2361866
Tel. +44 121 2001389


European Plasticies PVC Film Manufacturers Association (EPFMA)
c/o Secretaries: KPMG, The Fountain Precinct
1 Balm Green
Sheffield S1 3AF
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1142 766789
Fax +44 1142 092421


European Powder Metallurgy Association
Talbot House, 2nd Floor
Market Street
Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1LG
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1743 248899
Fax +44 1743 362968
aja@epma.com
www.epma.com


European Resin Manufacturers Association
Queensway House
2 Queensway
Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1 QS
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 737 768611
Fax +44 737 761685


Gauge and Tool Maker's Association (GTMA)
3 Forge House
Summerleys Rd.
Princess Risborough,Bucks HP27 9DT
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1844 274222
Fax +44 1844 274227
www.gtma.co.uk


Institute of Materials
Materials Information Service
1 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5DB
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 171 4517300


Manufacturing Technologies Association
62 Bayswater Road
London W2 3PS
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 20 72986400
Fax +44 20 72986430
www.mta.org.uk


Pattern Model and Mould Manufacturers Association
National Metalforming Centre
46 Birmingham Road
West Bromwich, W Midlands B70 6PY
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 121 6016979
Fax +44 1544 340332
www.pmmma.co.uk


Plastics Machinery Distributors Association Ltd.
P.O. Box 1414
Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8YH
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1305 250002
Fax +44 1305 250996
www.pmda.org.uk


Welding Institute
Abington Hall
Cambridge CB1 6AL
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1223 891162
Fax +44 1223 892588

 

Africa

 
South Africa


TASA Toolmaking Association of South Africa
22 Alexander Road, 3610 Westmead
P.O. Box 661
3600 Pinetown, South Africa
Tel. +27 31 7005563
Fax +27 31 7005562
tasaoffice@telkomsa.net
www.tasaweb.co.za

 

Middle East

 
Israel


Manufacturer's Association of Israel
Industry House
29 Hamered Street
68125 Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
Tel. +972 3 5198846
Fax +972 3 5198717

 

North America

 
Canada


Canadian Association of Moldmakers Inc. (CAMM)
St. Clair College (FCEM)
2000 Talbot Road West
Mail Box #16
Windsor, Ontario N9A 6S4
Canada
Tel. +1 519 255-7863
Fax +1 519 255-9446
info@camm.ca
www.camm.ca


Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA)
5925 Airport Rd., Suite 500
Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1W1
Canada
Tel. +1 905 678-7748
Fax +1 905 678-0774
www.cpia.ca


Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA)
140 McGovern Drive, Unit 3
Cambridge, Ontario N3H 4R7
Canada
Tel. +1 519 653-7265
Fax +1 519 653-6764
www.ctma.com

United States


American Mold Builders Association (AMBA)
701 E. Irving Park Road, #207
Roselle, IL 60172
USA
Tel. +1 630 980-7667
Fax +1 630 980-9714
www.amba.org


American Welding Society
550 NW Lejeune Road
Miami, FL 33126
USA
Tel. +1 305 443-9353
Fax +1 305 443-7559
info@aws.org
www.aws.org


Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)
7901 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102-4206
USA
Tel. +1 703 893-2900
Fax +1 703 893-1151
AMT@amtonline.org
www.amtonline.org


American Machine Tool Distributors' Association (AMTDA)
1445 Research Blvd., Suite 450
Rockville, MD 20850
USA
Tel. +1 301 738-1200
Fax +1 301 738-9499
www.amtda.org


Association for Rotational Molders (ARM)
2000 Spring Road, Suite 511
Oak Brook, IL 60523
USA
Tel. +1 630 571-0611
Fax +1 630 571-0616
info@rotomolding.org
www.rotomolding.org


Coalition for the Advancement of Michigan Tooling Industries (CAMTI)
124 West Allegan Avenue
800 Michigan National Tower
Lansing, MI 48933
USA
Tel. +1 517 374-9100
Fax +1 517 374-9191
camti@dykema.com
www.camti.org


International Association of Plastics Distributors (IAPD)
4707 College Boulevard, Suite 105
Leawood, KS 66211-1611
USA
Tel. +1 913 345-1005
Fax +1 913 345-1006
www.iapd.org


International Special Tooling &
Machining Association (ISTMA)
c/o NTMA, 9300 Livingston Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744-4998
USA
Tel. +1 301 248-6200
tom@ntma.org
www.istmaworld.org


National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA)
9300 Livingston Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744-4998
USA
Tel. +1 301 248-6200
Fax +1 301 248-7104
www.ntma.org


North American Die Casting Association (NADCA)
241 Holbrook Drive
Wheeling, IL 60090
USA
Tel. +1 847 279-0001
Fax +1 847 279-0002
www.diecasting.org


Northwest Tooling & Machining Association (NWTMA)
14070 SW 27th Street
Beaverton, OR 97008
USA
Tel. +1 503 358-0102
Fax +1 503 530-8354
www.nwtma.com


Polymer Processing Institute
The Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on the Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
USA
Tel. +1 201 216-5539
Fax +1 201 216-8243
www.ppi.stevens-tech.edu


Save American Manufacturing (SAM)
3685 Prairie Lake Court
Aurora, IL 60504
USA
Tel. +1 630 978-4747
www.sam-usa.org


Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
P.O. Box 2459
Covina,CA 91722
USA
Tel. +1 626 331-0616
Fax +1 626 332-8929
www.sampe.org


Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
International Headquarters
One SME Drive
Dearborn, MI 48121
USA
Tel. +1 313 271-1500
Fax +1 313 336-9758
lipndav@sme.org
www.sme.org


Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
14 Fairfield Drive
Brookfield, CT 06804-0403
USA
Tel. +1 203 775-0471
Fax +1 203 775-8490
www.4spe.org


Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI)
1801 K. St. N.W.,Suite 600K
Washington, DC 20006
USA
Tel. +1 202 947-5314
Fax +1 202 296-7005
www.socplas.org


Tooling & Manufacturing Association (TMA)
1177 S. Dee Road
Park Ridge, IL 60068
USA
Tel. +1 847 825-1120
Fax +1 847 825-0041
www.tmanet.com

 

South America

 
Argentina


Camara Argentina de Fabricantes de
Herramientas e Instrumentos de Medicion (CAFHIM)
Alsina 1609, 5 Piso
1088 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel. +54 1 143734509
Fax +54 1 143711949
www.cafhim.com.ar

 

Asia

 
India


Plastindia Foundation
B-401, Landmark, Suren Road, Off Andheri Kurla Road
Andheri (East), Mumbai-400 093, India
Tel. +91 22 8302911
Fax +91 22 8302915
plastindia@giasbm01.vsnl.net
www.plastindia.org

Japan


Japan Die & Mold Industry Association (JDMA)
Kikaishinko Building, Room 206
5-8 Shiba-koen, 3-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel. +81 3 34336536
Fax +81 3 34336614
www.jdma.net


Japan Expanded Polystyrene Recycling Association (JEPSRA)
6F Shouwa Akihabara Building
2-20 Sakuma-cho, Kanda
Chiyioda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan
Tel. +81 3 38619046
Fax +81 3 38610096
www.jepsra.gr.jp


Japan Plastics Industry Federation (JPIF)
5-18-17 Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106, Japan
Tel. +81 3 35869761
Fax +81 3 35869760
www.jpif.gr.jp

Korea


Korea Die & Mold Industry Cooperative
8F, Koami B/D
1331 Yoido-dong
Yongdung po-gu, Seoul 160-010
South Korea
Tel. +82 2 7831711
Fax +82 2 7845937
www.koreamold.com


Korea Plastics Industry Corp.
146-2, Sangnim-dong
Chung-ku, Seoul 100-400
South Korea
Tel. +82 2 2757991
Fax +82 2 2775150

Taiwan


Taiwan Mold & Die Industry Association
Rm. 16, 6F., No. 12 Lane 609, Sec. 5
Chung Hsin Rd.
San Chung City
Taipei Hsien, Taiwan ROC
Tel. +886 2 29995108
Fax +886 2 29995116

 

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