Founded in 1970 as a non-profit association, IWMA (International Wire & Machinery Association) is the largest and most influential association of companies in the wire and cable industry.
IWMA promotes events and training activities and provides support to its members in the areas of trade fairs and networking.

The Spring Manufacturers Institute (SMI), founded in 1933, is an association that brings together spring manufacturing companies and their affiliated suppliers. SMI members collaborate to meet the industry's primary needs worldwide: quality, materials, technology, and applicable regulations.
SMI's goal is to provide information on the many business aspects related to the industry and it works to establish and facilitate cordial relationships among its members.

The VDFI is the trade association of the German technical spring industry.
It is one of the oldest German industrial associations and represents more than 80% of the sector’s turnover. In addition to spring manufacturers, the association also includes the most important national and international suppliers, machine manufacturers, and suppliers of semi-finished products.

ACIMAF (Italian Association of Manufacturers of Wire Machinery) was founded in Brescia in 1987 with the aim of promoting the image of Italian technology in the sector of machinery and products for the wire and metal cable industry.
It is a voluntary non-profit association and plays an important role in international cooperation to improve the positioning and organization of the main trade fairs in the wire and metal cable sector.
It collaborates with ICE (Istituto per il Commercio Estero) to promote export development activities for the benefit of its members and to facilitate penetration into the most promising foreign markets.

The Wire Association International (WAI), founded in 1930, is a company specialized in the wire and cable sector operating worldwide. Headquartered in the United States of America, WAI collects and disseminates technical, production, and commercial information for companies in the ferrous, non-ferrous, electrical, fiber-optic, and fastening wire and cable sectors.
Its mission is to support the various technical, production, and commercial sectors of the wire and cable industry worldwide.

ESF, the European Spring Federation, is a Federation of European National Spring Associations. Its members include the national associations of spring manufacturers operating in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain, as well as associate members from Denmark, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Federation’s objective is to safeguard and promote the economic, professional and technical interests of its members at European and international level.

ANCCEM, the National Association of Manufacturers of Elastic and Mechanical Components, was founded in 1972 on the initiative of a group of entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Brescia, it represents more than 60% of spring manufacturers in Italy.
ANCCEM is a network of professionals and entrepreneurs active both nationally and internationally, which over the years has undertaken and promoted ongoing studies and research on production costs borne by Italian spring manufacturers. Within it, the association also includes organizations operating around the world of spring manufacturers, including manufacturers of grinding wheels, machinery, spring furnaces, measuring instruments, wire-drawing companies, suppliers of raw materials, and treatment services.