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Recognizing
the essential role of industry associations in promoting the metals
sector, the Center actively supported the activities of various
metalworking associations. MIRDC has committed its support to the
following associations:
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PHILIPPINE DIE AND MOLD
ASSOCIATION, INC.
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PDMA Officers
PDMA Members:
Die
Casting & Forging Sector 
Electronics
& Semi conductor Tooling Sector
Government
Sector
Metal
Stamping Sector
Plastic,
Rubber & Packaging Sector Technolo
gical Resources Sector
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Recognizing
the impact of globalization, the rationalization and modernization of
the tool and die sector has become a pressing concern. Toward the
holding of several ad hoc committee meetings, industry leaders decided
to organize themselves and form the Philippine Die and Mold
Association, Inc.(PDMA) on August 19, 1995. Finally, it was duly
registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 26, 1995.
Immediately, the PDMA has
successfully gained affiliation with the Federation of Asian Die and
Mould Associations (FADMA) during the FADMA Council Meeting held on
September 7, 1995 in Taipei, Taiwan. Its affiliation is one of the
sector's gateway to global opportunities.
PDMA's vision is to promote
the rapid modernization of the Philippine die and mold industry by
fostering closer cooperation between and among the members of the
industry, the academe, and the government and by serving as catalyst
in consolidating their efforts and in mobilizing available resources
with the end in view of enhancing the capability of the die and mold
industry to meet the demands of the local and export market under the
standards of global excellence.
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FORGING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.
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FIAPI
Officers
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The forging
industry is one of the vital sectors of the metals and engineering
industry as it contributes substantially to the country's GNP. Its
products are highly regarded for their strength, reliability,
durability, and safety owing to the demanding technological inputs of
the forging process. Forging is fairly a basic industry. It is spread
across the entire spectrum of manufacturing: from automotive to mining
and energy, to construction and aerospace, and a host of others.
In
January 1992, the Forging Industry Association of the Philippines,
Inc. or FIAPI, was formally registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as a non-stock, non-profit organization with the
objectives of working for the technological advancement,
rationalization, and market promotion of the local forging industry.
Apart from this, the FIAPI is expected to set in motion the
advancement of productivity and quality improvement of the said
industry making it globally competitive. Another impetus for the
formation of FIAPI is to provide consistent representation for the
forging industry in the formulation of government policies toward
evolving the most conducive business climate for the Philippine
forging industry. In coordination with the Bureau of Product
Standards, it shall work for the establishment and adoption of
Philippine National Standards (PNS) for forged products, forging
materials and processes which will serve as the technical guide of the
industry. Furthermore, the Association is envisioned to foster unity
and camaraderie among the people in the forging industry and serve as
a model and leader to the small and medium entrepreneurs.
Among
the FIAPI's initial projected activities are conduct of seminars for
industry technicians and engineers, participation in promotion
activities or events to attract untapped market sectors and certain
specific clients, and sharing of technical information and facilities
initiated by interplant tours.
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METALWORKING INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.
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MIAP Officers
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MIAP is a trade association of firms engaged in metalworking and related
activities that was organized in 1978 to answer the need for a body that can
represent the metalworking industry sector.
Its mission is "To work for the development of
a truly progressive and dynamic metalworking sector that can firmly stand as
the backbone of Philippine industry."
MIAP is a national organization composed of the
following city/provincial chapters: Butuan City, Camarines Sur,
Dagupan Region I, Davao, General Santos City, Iligan, Metro Cebu, Metro
Manila, Negros Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga City.
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PHILIPPINE IRON AND
STEEL INSTITUTE
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Rm.
305 Hanston Bldg. F. Ortigas Jr. Rd.
Ortigas,
Pasig City
Telefax:
636-5263; 631-3059
Email:
pisi@compass.com.ph
Wesite:
http://www.pisionline.org
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The Philippine
Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) is an organization conceived and
established with the general objective of promoting the advancement of
the iron and steel industry in the country.
The PISI was organized on May 8, 1963 by a
group of industrialists in the persons of Jesus Cabarrus, Cornelio
Barnaceda, Nicanor Jacinto, Eduardo Chanco, Bernardo Abrera and Henry
Belden. These incorporators, together with Jose P. Marcelo,
constituted the original Board of Trustees.
At present, the Institute is governed by a 15
member Board of Trustees representing various sectors of the general
membership grouped into five sectoral groupings:
- steelmaking and
metalcasting
- rollers of flat products,
tin plate manufacturers, galvanizer and pipes and tube makers
- bar, rod and wire products
manufacturers, rerollers
- raw materials and
operating supplies producers/suppliers, distributors
- machinery/parts
manufacturers, appliance manufacturers, steel fabricators and others
Technical seminars on metallurgy, process and
technology/energy conservation, maintenance and quality management
have been conducted as service to members. Training programs, industry
and trade missions are coordinated and arranged.
PISI serves as the National Committee
representing the Philippines in the South East Asia Iron and Steel
Institute (SEASI) where the PISI President sits in the Board of
Directors. SEASI was founded in Singapore at the initiative of the
Asian Industrial Development Council (AIDC) of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) in March 8,
1971.
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PHILIPPINE METALCASTING
ASSOCIATION, INC.
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PMAI Officers
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The concept of organizing
the foundry industry in the Philippines was born in mid-1958 when
J.H.D. Bautista was a student at the University of Wisconsin in
Madison, where he became a member of the world famous American
Foundrymen's Society (AFS) and there he had the opportunity to attend
the one-week AFS Annual Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio that year.
His fantastic experience at the convention sowed the seed for a
Philippine counterpart organization.
In 1964, a group of thirty Philippine
foundrymen was convinced by Bautista to organize the foundry industry,
so they banded themselves together and formed the Philippine
Foundrymen's Society (PFS) based on adopted AFS by-laws.
The society was conceived as an association
of individuals who were considered the main and regular members.
Corporate or company memberships were incidental and were considered
supportive members. The society was dedicated to the advancement of
science and technology of metalcasting.
Probably due to its membership and
composition and its rather narrow objectives, the AFS encountered
financial difficulties and became dormant from 1967 until its revival
on 1973 where its objectives were broadened to include the economic
improvement of the industry. To realize these objectives, the
membership composition was revised wherein the corporate or company
members were made the main members and the individual members became
the incidental or supporting members. In order to reflect this changes
, the name was changed to Philippine Foundry Society (PFS).
In 1990, in order to fully embrace all those
who are involved in metalcasting, the Society changed its name to
Philippine Metalcasting Association, Inc. (PMAI). Now all metalcasters:
foundries and diecasters alike, can be properly included and
registered.
In the same year, feeling the need for more
funding to carry out its various objectives, the Society established
the Philippine Metalcasting Foundation, Inc. (PMFI) to provide venue
for donations, grants, and gifts from third parties which can be
placed in a trust fund whose income may be used for Society projects.
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