TABLE OF CONTENTS Following is a listing of recognized specification authorities, societies, and institutes from which the design engineer can obtain specifications and standards covering many areas of engineering design and manufacturing.
Many of the standards are revised periodically by these authorities to keep pace with changing technology. It is therefore suggested that copies of the American standards you require to perform your job function be obtained directly from the standards organizations that generate them. In this way, you are assured of using the most recent standard and its revisions. Updates to the standards listings are distributed periodically to those on the organization mailing lists, or annual standards listing manuals may be ordered directly from the standards organizations.
Many of the standards organizations publish handbooks and manuals related to their particular fields that are technically excellent. Indexes to the standards are also available for pin-pointing your area of interest in the form of annual standards catalogs.
AAR Association of American Railroads
Washington, DC 20001-1564
www.aar.org
ACA American Chain Association
Naples, FL 34109
www.americanchainassn.org
ABMA American Bearing Manufacturers Association
Washington, DC 20036
www.abma-dc.org
AGMA American Gear Manufacturers Association
Alexandria, VA 22314-1581
www.agma.org
AIA Aerospace Industries Association
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
www.aia-aerospace.org
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
Chicago, IL 60601-2001
www.aisc.org
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
Washington, DC 20036
www.steel.org
The Aluminum Association
Washington, DC 20006
www.aluminum.org
ANSI American National Standards Institute, Inc.
Washington, DC 20036
www.ansi.org
API American Petroleum Institute
Washington, DC 20005-4070
www.api.org
ASM International American Society for Materials International
Materials Park, OH 44073-0002
www.asminternational.org
