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How to Join AGMA

We’re excited that you are interested in joining AGMA!  We would welcome your membership.  Our Board and Staff are dedicated to helping members compete more effectively in today’s global marketplace.   To join, simply complete the membership application and return it with a check or your credit card information.  It’s that easy for you to become a part of the Association established solely for the purpose of assisting its members, the gear industry as a whole, and the public by dealing with issues of mutual concern.

Questions?

A membership representative is standing by to answer any questions you may have concerning your membership in AGMA.   E-mail Membership@AGMA.org or call us at (703) 684-0211.

Why You Should Join AGMA

AGMA has members in about 30 countries and, in fact, is quickly becoming the global Association for global manufacturers in the gear industry.   As we become more globally connected, it is imperative that we recognize how others outside of our own country conduct business – AGMA is an intersection of diverse cultures, businesses and products.

Member involvement has enabled AGMA to have an impact on issues such as federal procurement policy, product liability, international trade reform and other issues of importance to the gear industry. Through AGMA, YOU can have an impact.

Members may participate in several FREE management-level reports designed to provide accurate and timely information and statistics. See where you stand in the industry! A questionnaire will be sent to a specified individual and returned to our consultants to compile the historical statistical data. These summaries will provide benchmark statistical information critical to management decision making. This service is FREE to participating members ONLY.

The best way to keep pace with the industry is through AGMA. We keep you abreast of the latest trends and developments through peer-to-peer contacts at council meetings and educational programs, survey market statistics programs, newsletters, and technical publications.

Setting the Standards

For more than 80 years, AGMA has set the standards for the gear industry, and AGMA members are recognized as experts around the world.   Member committees write new standards and update existing ones.   When you become a member, you will receive a complimentary set of AGMA standards on CD and electronic copies of new and revised standards as they are published.   Click here for the AGMA Publications Catalog.

As an AGMA member, you will:

• Save money because you will receive all AGMA standards as part of your dues
• Help create new standards and revise existing ones
• Receive discounts on all technical standards sold through the AGMA & ANSI websites
• Know what changes are occurring in standards as they take place, worldwide

Improving Productivity Through Training

The AGMA Training School for Gear Manufacturing provides hands-on training by some of the industry’s top training specialists.   This program is designed for anyone involved with gears—whether you make, sell or use them in your facility.

As an AGMA member you will:

• Save money through reduced waste
• Your employees learn how to “do it right the first time”
• Improve your customer relations
• Your employees gain a better understanding of your customers’ needs and concerns
• Improve Communications among employees
• They learn to speak the same language

Making Industry Connections

Your membership entitles you to join AGMA committees and exchange business and technical ideas with the leaders in the gear industry.   As a member, you can also influence international standards development by serving on ISO’s Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) to ISO Technical Committee 60, Gearing.   (AGMA is Secretariat of this international standards development committee).

Joining an AGMA Technical Committee is a great way to:

• Exchange views with your colleagues on important issues
• Make connections with international colleagues
• Be at the forefront of new developments
• Share your own ideas and experience

Getting Inside Information

AGMA publications, standards committee meetings, conferences, GEAR EXPO, and special reports keep you up-to-date.

As an AGMA member, you will:

• Get ahead of your competitors
• Gain a competitive edge
• Know when market conditions are ripe for expanding your business or for holding steady
• Have the knowledge resources to spot potential problems before they arise

Testing New Ideas

At the our Fall Technical Meeting, you’ll discuss the very best in new design theory as well as the latest manufacturing solutions and techniques.

The Fall Technical Meeting is a terrific opportunity to:

• Discuss new theories and ideas with representatives of the world’s leading research facilities
• Tackle manufacturing problems with your peers
• Tap the best minds in the business

Doing Business

Members may participate in several FREE management-level reports designed to provide accurate and timely information and statistics    A confidential questionnaire is sent to a specified individual within your company and returned to an outside consulting firm to compile the historical statistical data.   Summaries will provide benchmark statistical information critical to management decision making. This service is FREE to participating members ONLY.  

GEAR EXPO, our biennial trade show, is designed exclusively for the gear industry.   Those who attend the show are focused on buying.

GEAR EXPO gives you the best opportunity to:

• Meet one-on-one with vendors, at your own pace, to discuss your needs and learn how their products and services can meet those needs
• See the products and services your competitors are offering

Being Heard on Capitol Hill

As an individual company, your clout on Capitol Hill is limited.   However, when the industry speaks with one voice, legislators listen.  Our Public Affairs Division is your link with Congress..   AGMA works through the Association’s Council of the National Association of Manufacturers to magnify its voice and maximize its influence.

As an AGMA member you can:

• Amplify your voice on Capitol Hill
• Influence legislation on issues ranging from procurement standards to environmental impact