NCMS - National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
A not-for-profit collaborative research consortium of North American corporations. The largest cross-industry consortium in the United States, performs complex, multi-partner manufacturing technology programs.

NACFAM - National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing
Goal and mission is to provide leadership in building national policies, programs and services in the fields of: workforce skill standards development, public-private technology R&D partnerships, technology deployment to small-and medium-sized firms.

PDES Inc. - The mission of PDES, Inc. is to accelerate the development and implementation of ISO 10303 (STEP).