Trade Associations

Trade associations on brazing alloys are listed below along with their respective URL addresses, brief introductions & contact addresses. Browse through the varied associations for a more detailed knowledge on the industry.

USA

The American Welding Society
Founded in 1919, AWS is a multifaceted, nonprofit organization actively involved in the advancement of welding related joining technology and application. It continues to move further gradually making its mark from factory floor to high-rise construction, from military weaponry to home products.
Contact address: 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, Florida 33126
Tel: 800-443-9353, 305-443-9353


Brazing & Soldering Manufacturers Committee
BSMC is American Welding Society's standing committee which provides info on how to improve the understanding of brazing & soldering technology by updating the people with the related plans and programs. It promotes the industry worldwide.
Contact address: c/o AWS, 550 NW LeJeune Road, Miami, Florida 33126
Tel: (305) 443-9353 x 444


Metal Finishing Suppliers' Association
one of North America's biggest trade associations, it represents the interests of suppliers to the surface finishing industry. Atleast 160 supplier of chemicals, equipment or services to the surface finishing industry are associated with the organization.
Contact address:1155 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-457-8402
Fax: 202-530-0659


National Association for Surface Finishing
With an aim to promote North American surface finishing industry globally, NASF is a 501 (c)(6) trade association which serve the needs of the surface finishing industry. It recognizes & brings together the members of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society (AESF), the Metal Finishing Suppliers Association (MFSA) and the National Association of Metal Finishers (NAMF).
Contact address: 1155 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-457-8404
Fax: 202-530-0659


Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
HIWE is a reputed nonprofit educational institution entirely dedicated towards imparting welding training and education excellence to people interested in making a career in the field. It updates them about the use and application of welding technologies, developments & dissemination of welding training and educational materials apart from conducting certification research and qualifications for the welding industry.
Contact address: 400 Trade Square East, Troy, Ohio 45373 U.S.A.
Tel: (800) 332.9448
Fax: (937) 332.5200


International Copper Association, Ltd.
A leading association, ICA promotes the use of copper globally apart from updating people related with the varied aspects of the industry such as brazing of copper etc. It creates awareness about the usage of brazed copper.
Contact address: 260 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016-2401
Tel: (212) 251-7240
Fax: (212) 251-7245


Gases and Welding Distributors Association
GAWDA represents welding material's distributors and manufacturers. It promotes the overall growth of the industry & facilitates its supply chain as well the promotion of its distribution value. The association was previously known as the National Welding Supply Association.
Contact address: 100 North 20th Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215.564.3484
Fax: 215.963.9785


UK

The European Association for Brazing and Soldering
An independent technical association, EABS promotes the ‘best practice’ in Brazing and Soldering. The association boast of members actively involved in the use of brazing and soldering technology as well as suppliers of the necessary consumables and equipment.
Contact address: 5 Kent Drive, Congleton, Cheshire, England, CW12 1SD
Tel: 01260 27 17 03
Fax: 01260 27 67 29


BELGIUM

European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting
A well known European association, EWF promotes the interests of the international welding industry through its members globally. It supports its members towards providing world class harmonized services in the field of welding, joining, cutting and surfacing of materials to its customers.
Contact address: c/o BIL-IBS, Av. A. Van Osslaan 1-4, B - 1120 Brussels (Belgium)
Tel: +32(0)2 260 11 70
Fax: +32(0)2 260 11 79

FRANCE

International Institute of Welding
IIW is working gradually towards becoming the top global body in the field of science and application of joining technology which provides immense networking and knowledge exchange. It focuses on a wide field including joining, cutting and surface treatment of metallic and non-metallic materials by processes as welding, brazing, soldering, thermal cutting, thermal spraying, adhesive bonding to name a few.
Contact address: BP 51362 – Villepinte, 95 942 Roissy Ch De Gaulle Cedex, France
Tel: +33 (0)1 49 90 36 08
Fax: + 33 (0)1 49 90 36 80