Member Benefits

The EPMA has developed as a key part of the PM Industry Network through supplying good quality, relevant services to our members. If you join as a Full Member of the EPMA you can secure these benefits for your business.

  • Enhance your market knowledge through
    • Weekly newsletter containing PM related market information
    • Statistic surveys: only EPMA provides reliable information about tonnage and turnover of PM parts and powder produced in Europe
    • Market Trend Surveys: compare your market with your peer, get insight about expected market development
    • Access statistics and information from all over the world with America and Asia
  • Enhance your Product Development
    • Develop the market for your products by supporting the promotion of PM technology via exhibitions and web-based information
    • Join Collaborative R&D Club Projects and European Projects
  • Join an active Club for the PM community
    • Join our Member’s only events
    • Benefit from discounted fees for any EPMA event: seminars, webinars, trainings, annual congress, exhibition
    • Join Sectoral Groups to share, learn and set your network with other PM industries
    • Join Benchmarking studies and be compliant with ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949
    • Get insight view about European regulation and legislation on Chemicals or Health and Safety
    • Follow and be active with ISO standards
    • Increase your visibility on the web via a free entry in the EPMA Members Directory
  • Enhance and develop a high level network during any activity
    • Events, meetings, seminars, trainings, social network are opportunities to meet customers, suppliers, peer …
  • Be represented at EU level and in other Eu business associations
    • EPMA represents your interest, defends your business, and seek for any opportunity to develop, represent and promote PM

Membership Categories

European PM companies are welcome to join the EPMA as Full Members. Companies must be actively involved in one or more areas of powder metallurgy as listed below:

  • Metal powder production
  • PM based parts production, including new technologies
  • Refractory metals production & processing
  • PM semi-finished products production & processing, including new technologies
  • Cemented carbides production
  • Diamond tools
  • Magnets
  • Plant and equipment supply to the PM industry
  • PM applications (users)

Membership benefits include :

  • Participation in the EPMA Statistics Programme
  • Voting rights at the Annual General Assembly
  • Access to Annual General Assembly
  • Industry Trends Reports and ‘Key PM Figures’ Bulletins
  • Guidelines on ‘Quality Assurance’ & ‘Environment, Health & Safety’
  • Subscription to ‘EPMA News’
  • Discounted Conference, Exhibition & course fees
  • Participation in EPMA Working Groups & other initiatives
  • Technology Promotion at End User Exhibitions
  • Hyperlinks & Promotion on the EPMA website

Companies eligible for Full Membership, who have PM related sales of between €3-10 million pa, are entitled to a reduction on Full membership fee.

*Please enclose a written statement confirming your eligibility with the membership application.

Membership benefits include :

  • Participation in the EPMA Statistics Programme
  • Voting rights at the Annual General Assembly
  • Access to Annual General Assembly
  • Industry Trends Reports and ‘Key PM Figures’ Bulletins
  • Guidelines on ‘Quality Assurance’ & ‘Environment, Health & Safety’
  • Subscription to ‘EPMA News’
  • Discounted Conference, Exhibition & course fees
  • Participation in EPMA Working Groups & other initiatives
  • Technology Promotion at End User Exhibitions
  • Hyperlinks & Promotion on the EPMA website

Companies eligible for Full Membership, who have PM related sales of less than €3 million pa, are entitled to a reduction on Full membership fee.

Membership benefits include :

  • Participation in the EPMA Statistics Programme
  • Voting rights at the Annual General Assembly
  • Access to Annual General Assembly
  • Industry Trends Reports and ‘Key PM Figures’ Bulletins
  • Guidelines on ‘Quality Assurance’ & ‘Environment, Health & Safety’
  • Subscription to ‘EPMA News’
  • Discounted Conference, Exhibition & course fees
  • Participation in EPMA Working Groups & other initiatives
  • Technology Promotion at End User Exhibitions
  • Hyperlinks & Promotion on the EPMA website

*Please enclose a written statement confirming your eligibility with the membership application.

any European full member company willing to include in the same category all its European subsidiaries.

Membership in this category is open to manufacturing subsidiaries of Full Member holding companies in the same sector. This category also applies to PM consultants who wish to be listed as a consultant within the EPMA Members Directory. Affiliate members do not have any voting rights, but otherwise enjoy all other benefits of Full Membership.

Affilate Members are not eligible to vote at the EPMA’s Annual General Assembly, as it is the respective Full Member who has the eligability.

The ‘Associate Membership’ category of the EPMA is open to the following organisations:

  • European companies with an interest in powder metallurgy, but not active in manufacturing metal powders, components or production equipment
  • Non-European companies active in the manufacture of metal powders, PM products & production equipment
  • Research establishments, scientific institutions or societies

Associate Members are not eligible to vote at the EPMA’s Annual General Assembly, under the EPMA’s Bylaws and Statutes.

‘Individual Membership’ (without voting rights) is open to persons with clear professional interests in the objectives of the association. Applications from individuals employed by organisations which are eligible for ‘Full’ ‘Affiliate’ or ‘Associate’ membership cannot be accepted as ‘Individual’ members unless their organisation is already a member in one of the above categories.

Individual Members’ companies do not receive online promotion.

‘Junior Membership’ is open to persons under 30 years of age under the same conditions as those for ‘Individual members’ stated above.