About FMA

Side by side, we move metal fabrication forward.

Valuable training programs. Industry-exclusive networking events. Market-leading publications and trade shows. FMA's resources help our metal and manufacturing professionals thrive.

We're where thousands of manufacturing professionals unite — individuals, businesses, students — under a common purpose: grow the metal processing, forming, and fabricating industries. To do it, we've built a workforce lifecycle that supports individuals and businesses at every point in their development. Ensure they flourish. Get better at what we do, give back to our community. Expand our skills, our businesses, and our careers. Pave the way forward, with fresh ideas and technologies.

Where We're Headed

What does the future of metal fabrication look like?

We exist to answer that question. It’s one we've been pursuing for over 50 years. It's one we keep answering, decade after decade.

It looks like championing new processes, applications, and technologies. Challenging our members – and ourselves – to use their collective expertise for good, often solving complex problems that exist on a national scale.

The future looks like hosting over 340 manufacturing-focused camps across 29 states to grow the next generation of manufacturing professionals. Connecting our current ones in meaningful partnerships, so they can share, learn, and grow together.

And it looks like reinforcing to the world how essential the work we do is to a thriving society.

Metal fabrication is going places — toward automation, robotics, AI, new tools and solutions, and more. FMA captures exactly where we're headed in our industry-leading magazine The Fabricator, then it brings it to the fore at FABTECH, North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event. Our strategic partnerships with experts and suppliers, plus a vibrant network of professionals, ensures we're all positioned to lead. At FMA, we highlight innovation, and we inspire it.

Our Leadership

FMA Board of Directors

Meet the leaders of FMA who are dedicated to advancing the mission: to advocate for the growth and sustainability of the North American metal processing, forming, and fabricating industries.

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