AMADA AMERICA Pledges Support to Sustain the SparkForce Mission

The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and SparkForce, The FMA Foundation, have announced that AMADA AMERICA INC., Buena Park, Calif., has pledged $50,000 to kickstart the foundation’s Spark the Movement fundraising campaign. This groundbreaking gift will be directed to the foundation’s operating endowment to ensure that SparkForce’s programs will continue to expand and help fulfill its mission to attract, develop, and engage a robust manufacturing workforce for generations to come.

“Establishing the next generation of metalworking professionals is essential to our industry. AMADA is proud to assist SparkForce in its objective to ensure that this happens. We consider our support a crucial investment in the future of sheet metal fabrication. Thank you, SparkForce, for the work that you do,” said Mike Guerin, CEO of AMADA AMERICA INC.

“We are immensely grateful to AMADA for their incredible support and trust in FMA and the SparkForce Foundation,” said FMA President/CEO Ed Youdell. “As the initial pledge to launch our campaign, AMADA continues to raise the charitable giving bar for companies serving the metal fabrication industry. This pledge helps us secure the long-term sustainability of SparkForce as we are committed to growing our scholarship and manufacturing camp programs to engage thousands more young people.”

In addition to its campaign pledge, AMADA, a manufacturer of sheet metal fabricating and automation systems, also is the diamond presenting sponsor of the SparkForce Awards Gala to be held Oct. 23, 2025, in Mount Prospect, Ill. AMADA has been the presenting sponsor of the foundation’s annual gala since the first event in 2019.