Welcome to the One Voice for Manufacturing blog

This blog will report on federal and state public policy issue that impact the manufacturing sector. If you are own or work at a manufacturing company and/or are interested in manufacturing issues, visit this blog often for the latest news on issues that directly impact the sector.

By NTMA, PMA April 3, 2014

Decisions by regulators, policymakers and our elected representatives can have a direct impact on your business. Tax reform, labor rules, environmental regulations, funding for skills training programs, international trade, and safety rules are just some of the issues that are under active discussion in Washington, D.C., and can directly impact the bottomline of every manufacturer in the U.S.

This blog is authored by One Voice for Manufacturing, a joint effort by the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA).  NTMA is a national association representing the precision custom manufacturing industry, which employs more than 440,000 skilled workers in the U.S. and generates sales in excess of $40 billion a year.

NTMA’s nearly 1,400 member companies design and manufacture special tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, gages, special machines and precision-machined parts.  PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $113-billion metalforming industry of North America—the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes.  Its nearly 900 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry.

The two associations joined forces in 2008 to combine their federal government advocacy program in order to give a voice to the thousands of middle market manufacturing companies in the country who supply tooling, components, and other manufactured products to Original Equipment Manufacturers and their Tier I and Tier II suppliers. One Voice advocates for policies that will ensure a strong manufacturing sector in the U.S.