Metal Finishing Associations & Organizations

Schaffner Manufacturing is proud member of serveral metal finishing associations and organizations. Being a leader in the metal finishing industry, we believe that participation in such organizations allows us to share our years of experience manufacturing buffing wheels and compounds to others in the metal finishing industry. These associations also allow us to keep informed as to the changes and industry news to improve our products and our company.

We have listed a few of the metal finishing association we belong to and have added a link to thier respective web sites to offer our customers additional resources for the metal finishing industry.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers | www.sme.org

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is dedicated to bringing people and information together to advance manufacturing knowledge. Internationally recognized by manufacturing practitioners, companies and other organizations as their source for information, education and networking.

National Association of Metal Finishers | www.namf.org

The National Association of Metal Finishers (NAMF) is an association of owners and managers of metal finishing companies and their suppliers. Its purpose is to advance, protect and perpetuate the surface finishing industry, and to develop the highest standards of service, quality and conduct. Today NAMF is comprised of more than 900 member-companies worldwide.

Coated Abrasive Fabricators Association | www.cafa-info.org

CAFA encourages networking among members and to share information on technology, process improvements, and other industry related information. The national Association will formulate, determine and coordinate policies of national and international importance and concern for the

ISO International Standards Organization | www.iso.org

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer of standards. Although ISO 's principal activity is the development of technical standards, ISO standards also have important economic and social repercussions. ISO standards make a positive difference, not just to engineers and manufacturers for whom they solve basic problems in production and distribution, but to society as a whole.