Eligibility Requirements for Active Manufacturing Members
In considering an enterprise for Active Manufacturing Membership, the following terms used in Article IV of the Bylaws shall have the following meanings.- A “manufacturer” means an enterprise which
- produces or assembles; and
- designs; and
- markets
- To manufacture “in the United States” means that the enterprise adds significant value through engagement in all three of the categories of activities described in “A” above in the United States or its territories.
- “Similar material,” in the phrase “products used in the fabrication or processing of wood or similar materials” means materials such as some plastic or non-ferrous metals which can, in a commercially viable manner, be fabricated or processed by the products manufactured by Active Manufacturing Members of the Association.
- Such enterprise must be majority owned either by an individual, individuals, a corporation or a company which has its principal place of business in the U.S. and is organized under the laws of one of the states or territories of the United States of America.
ACTIVE MANUFACTURING MEMBERSHIP (Annual Dues of $550 to accompany application)
Any individual, partnership, corporation or other form of enterprise which is a manufacturer, IN THE UNITED STATES, of products used in the fabrication or processing of wood or similar materials.
The following are a sample of products sold to the woodworking industries:
- Air compressors
- Adhesives and bonding agents
- Wood cutting tools and tooling systems
- Lumber processing machinery and equipment
- Woodworking accessories and supplies
- Plastic materials and parts
- Computers and manufacturing process controllers
- Abrasives and abrasive belts
- Woodworking machinery and equipment
- Fastener installation equipment
- Hardware and fasteners
- Dust collection
