WHERE WE BEGAN
In 1925, eight small to mid-size manufacturers came together to address the need for cooperation and to better themselves through association with each other. This shared concern and mutual agreement laid the foundation for the Die, Tool, Special Machinery and Manufacturers Association, later to be named the Tool & Die Institute, and then the Tooling & Manufacturing Association, which is today the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA).
WHO WE ARE
TMA is an independent trade association committed to recognizing and promoting manufacturers as value-added producers of good and services, and creators of high quality jobs. Accordingly, TMA is focused on assisting small to mid-size manufacturers achieve success in all aspects of their business.
WHAT WE DO
Community: We provide and foster mutual support and connection among our members and within the small- to mid-size manufacturing industry as a whole.
Information: We are a direct and indirect source of information, ideas, and assistance that helps our members operate more successfully.
Training: We help our members train and educate their personnel at all levels – from entry to apprentice to owner/manager.
Benefits: We pool the purchasing power of our members in order to provide them products and services that benefit their businesses.
Advocacy: We create a positive public image of the industry, and advocate for a regulatory environment conducive to our members growth.
Philanthropy: We develop the next generation of manufacturing professionals by investing in programs that promote the future of the industry.
WHY WE DO IT
Three-quarters of the 251,901 manufacturing firms in the U.S. are small to mid-size. They're entrepreneurial, innovative, responsive and forward-looking. They employ vast numbers of people supporting countless individuals, families and communities. We do what we do because we value and celebrate the critical role small and mid-size manufacturers play in the U.S. economy, and we appreciate the need of them to be networked, informed, trained, and promoted.
In 1925, eight small to mid-size manufacturers came together to address the need for cooperation and to better themselves through association with each other. This shared concern and mutual agreement laid the foundation for the Die, Tool, Special Machinery and Manufacturers Association, later to be named the Tool & Die Institute, and then the Tooling & Manufacturing Association, which is today the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA).
WHO WE ARE
TMA is an independent trade association committed to recognizing and promoting manufacturers as value-added producers of good and services, and creators of high quality jobs. Accordingly, TMA is focused on assisting small to mid-size manufacturers achieve success in all aspects of their business.
WHAT WE DO
Community: We provide and foster mutual support and connection among our members and within the small- to mid-size manufacturing industry as a whole.
Information: We are a direct and indirect source of information, ideas, and assistance that helps our members operate more successfully.
Training: We help our members train and educate their personnel at all levels – from entry to apprentice to owner/manager.
Benefits: We pool the purchasing power of our members in order to provide them products and services that benefit their businesses.
Advocacy: We create a positive public image of the industry, and advocate for a regulatory environment conducive to our members growth.
Philanthropy: We develop the next generation of manufacturing professionals by investing in programs that promote the future of the industry.
WHY WE DO IT
Three-quarters of the 251,901 manufacturing firms in the U.S. are small to mid-size. They're entrepreneurial, innovative, responsive and forward-looking. They employ vast numbers of people supporting countless individuals, families and communities. We do what we do because we value and celebrate the critical role small and mid-size manufacturers play in the U.S. economy, and we appreciate the need of them to be networked, informed, trained, and promoted.
