Association for Manufacturing Technology
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The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) is a trade association
based in McLean, Virginia
in the United States founded as the National Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTBA) in 1902. It represents and promotes the interests of American providers of manufacturing
machinery and equipment.
The AMT’s most visible activity is its management of the International Manufacturing Technology Show
(IMTS), which is held on even-numbered years at McCormick Place
in Chicago
, Illinois
.
The AMT is a committee-driven organization that services the manufacturing community through volunteer participation of its membership. Examples of activities fostered by the AMT include:
AMT also supports their membership with technology centers and representative offices in China, India, Poland & Mexico.
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
based in McLean, Virginia
McLean, Virginia
McLean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. The community had a total population of 48,115 as of the 2010 census....
in the United States founded as the National Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTBA) in 1902. It represents and promotes the interests of American providers of manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
machinery and equipment.
The AMT’s most visible activity is its management of the International Manufacturing Technology Show
International Manufacturing Technology Show
The International Manufacturing Technology Show , first held in Cleveland, Ohio in 1927., is a trade show that features industrial machinery and technology. It is the largest manufacturing technology trade show in North America....
(IMTS), which is held on even-numbered years at McCormick Place
McCormick Place
McCormick Place is the largest convention center in the United States. It is made up of four interconnected buildings sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 4 km south of downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA. McCormick Place hosts numerous trade shows, including the Chicago Auto Show,...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
The AMT is a committee-driven organization that services the manufacturing community through volunteer participation of its membership. Examples of activities fostered by the AMT include:
- Standardization of the taper used on Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) milling machines. See Machine taperMachine taperA machine taper is a system for securing cutting bits and other accessories to a machine tool's spindle.- Explanation :Machine tool operators must be able to install or remove tool bits quickly and easily. A lathe, for example, has a rotating spindle in its headstock, to which one may want to mount...
for a discussion of NMTB tapers. - Initiation of MTConnectMTConnectMTConnect is a manufacturing industry standard to facilitate the organized retrieval of process information from numerically controlled machine tools. The initiative began as a result of lectures given by David Edstrom of Sun Microsystems and Dr...
, a standard for open web-based communication to manufacturing equipment. - Publication of recommended standards for manufacturing related activities.
- Hosting and participation in standards committees, including NFPANational Fire Protection AssociationThe National Fire Protection Association is a United States trade association that creates and maintains private, copywrited, standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments...
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B11 Safety Standards. - Annual Technology Forums in cooperation with the National Center for Manufacturing SciencesNational Center for Manufacturing SciencesThe National Center for Manufacturing Sciences is a 501 non-profit membership based consortium. Membership is limited to organizations which have a substantial manufacturing presence in North America....
. - Representing manufacturing interests in Washington.
- Providing manufacturing statistical data for publications.
AMT also supports their membership with technology centers and representative offices in China, India, Poland & Mexico.