FIA Mission Statement

Mission: Improve Members Global Competitiveness

Areas of FIA Focus:

Industry Benchmarking

• Orders & Shipments; Profits
• Safety
• Marketing
• Compensation

Global Networking

• FIA Industry Meetings
• International Meetings
• Forge Fair and Technical Conferences
• Customer Trade Shows

World Class Training and Education

•  On-Line Forging University
•  Process Specific Courses
•  Topical Manufacturing Workshops
• Focused Senior Level Business Seminars

Public Policy Advocacy

• Voice on matters of trade and regulatory issues
• Coordinating industry input through Washington Lobbyist
• Communicating the value of manufacturing issues as coalition participant
• ForgingPAC Political Action Committee

Driving Demand For North American Forgings

• Electronic customer RFQs
• Educating customers of the value of designing with forgings
• Promoting member capabilities to potential customers
• Industry economic summaries/outlooks

Developing And Transfering Technology

• Leveraging industry and government resources for research and development
• Encouraging industry participation in collaborative research
• Research and Technical bulletins available on website
• Technical Assistance/Problem Solving