PEMA Membership Eligibility:

1. What is process equipment? Primary examples of process equipment are agitators, mixers, the many types of crushing, grinding and screen equipment, vacuum and pressure filters, centrifuges, furnaces, kilns, dryers, sedimentation and classification devices. Included are all the principal equipment required for water conditioning, treatment of industrial and municipal wastes, metallurgical processing, pulp and paper production, food processing, production of petrochemicals and many other similar processing operations.

2. What are the PEMA^® membership criteria? Process Equipment Manufacturers' Association members manufacture the equipment required when using physical or chemical methods for mechanical and/or thermal treatment or processing of a raw material or product. Included is equipment offered by a manufacturer who engineers and supplies systems and/or products related to and used in conjunction with primary process equipment.

Excluded are manufacturers' representatives or distributors who package process equipment into process equipment systems.

During the member applicant review process, open-ended consideration is given to the manufacturer roles controlled and filled by the corporate entity applying for membership: Sell, assemble, transfer title/liability, provide after-sales service, stock parts, test, design systems, engineer applications, and specify standards. Of these functions controlled by the entity, not all of the aforementioned roles need to be performed in-house.

What do members receive from PEMA^®? Senior level executive development within a discrete manufacturer sector – PEMA^® meetings feature top-notch speakers … Networking at two to three meetings per year … space discounts at the International Powder & Bulk Solids Show, Process Technology Expos South and West … ListServ … Quarterly statistics reports … biennial executive compensation survey … opportunity to exhibit in PEMA® member pavilions at international exhibitions … company marketing to potential customers via members’ listings on the PEMA^® web site … association newsletter … exposure to extracurricular activities such as membership in the Product Liability Prevention & Defense Group and attendance at multi-industry seminars for manufacturers.

Member Testimonials:

"I am a member of PEMA because it affords an opportunity to share concerns and issues with other executives who are knowledgeable both about our industry and our served markets. The alliances and friendships which we have formed from our participation in PEMA have proven to be an invaluable source of knowledge and experience."
Bill Herkamp, President and CEO, ROTEX Global LLC
 

"I am a PEMA member because PEMA membership benefits far exceed our investment of time and dollars. ... a fair portion of our Corporate success is on account of our membership in PEMA."
Tim Shuttleworth, President and CEO, Eriez

"PEMA provides me with an excellent opportunity to network and learn from my peers."
Dan French, Chairman & President, French Oil Mill Machinery Company

"As a growing privately held company, PEMA has offered our management team access to experience and information of a solid group of senior executives of successful capital equipment companies.  The networking, training and statistics are useful in managing our business daily."
Gary Drake, President, PHOENIX Process Equipment Co.

"PEMA's value to us far exceeds its cost.  The ideas exchanged at the meetings have saved us far more than what we have spent."
Ed Weisselberg, President, Wyssmont Co., Inc.

"PEMA membership provides an opportunity to receive current information on market and industry trends and to benchmark our company against others in the industry."
Kevin Bowen, President, K-Tron America

"PEMA is a most important resource, a deep well of market intelligence and high level administrative advice.  PEMA members have the business sense and personal maturity to enable a network of particular importance to members of the process equipment industry."
William S. English, Chairman, Sturtevant, Inc.

"The speakers at PEMA's programs are consistently high quality.  Informal discussions at meetings offer an excellent opportunity to learn from a group of peers who face similar challenges."
Brian Trudel, President and CEO, Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Inc.

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