Associations

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Bearing Service is proud to be an active member of the following organizations:

Fluid Power Distributors Association(FPDA)

Independent Distributors Cooperative
(Buying co-op of independent power transmission distributors from across the U.S.)

Southwest Independent Distributors

Agurs Business Association
(Dedicated to the commercial development of North Shreveport)


Industry-related Websites of interest:
INDUSTRY REFERENCE SOURCES


MRO Explorer
(Search engine dedicated to MRO topics)

IndustryNet
(online marketplace for distribution and industry)

Thomas Register
(guide to manufacturers in the United States)

Online Quality Resource Guide
(a wealth of quality improvement information)

Interchange Incorporated
(well-known provider of interchange books & software)

Fluid Power Web
(THE online resource guide for hydraulic and pneumatic topics)


INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS

Penton Publishing
(publisher of several industry-related magazines)

Cahners Publishing
(publisher of several industry-related magazines)

IndustryWeek

Power Transmission Design & The PT Distributor

Hydraulics & Pneumatics

Plant Engineering

Industrial Distribution

Purchasing Magazine

Manufacturing Marketplace

Machine Design

Material Handling Engineering

Plant Services

Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operations

Mechanical Engineering Magazine

Modern Distribution Management

Modern Material Handling

Quality Online

Quality Progress Magazine

Technical & Skills Training


QUALITY IMPROVEMENT &
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS


American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS)

American Society for Quality Control (ASQC)

International Standards Organization (ISO)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)