Association Central
The Web´s leading resource for locating trade associations and industry groups. Excellent site.
http://www.associationcentral.com

Best Manufacturing Practices
Excellent manufacturing resources, tools, news
http://curiouscat.net/cgi-bin/guides/qglink.cfm?URL=http://www.bmpcoe.org/

Chip Directory
This site contains: Numerically and functionally ordered chip lists, chip pinouts and lists of chip manufacturers, manufacturers of controller embedding tools, electronics books, CD ROM´s, magazines, links and much more.
http://www.hitex.com/chipdir/

Corporate Information
Corporate Information offers links to industry resources in over 65 sectors.
http://www.corporateinformation.com/

Cramer Specialty Mdse. Wholesale Trade Directory
Wholesale Trade Directory contains well over 2000 Manufacturers and Suppliers, representing hundreds of thousands of products worldwide.
http://www.cramerspecialty.com/wholesale/

Data Galaxy
Commercial/Industry Standards, via IHS databases, offers access to the most comprehensive collection of industry standards in the world.
http://www.datagalaxy.com/about.cfm#standards

Digital Work
Industry News: Access information on specific companies, people or topics with real-time search.
http://216.33.81.21:80/marketres/news/getitdone/frame_template.html?pd_id=1060

Dow Jones Business Directory
Dow Jones Business Directory reviews major industry websites including leading company home pages, industry associations, reference and news sites.
http://bd.dowjones.com/category.asp?CATID=6

Electro Base
A comprehensive listing of distributors, representatives, services, and component manufacturers of interest to the electronics industry.
http://www.electrobase.com/

Flexible Packaging Association
Flexible Packaging Association serves as the voice of the flexible packaging industry. Flexible packaging is manufactured from paper, plastic film, aluminum foil, or any combination of these materials, to produce bags, pouches, labels, liners, and wraps for a broad array of products including: food; pharmaceuticals; medical supplies; household goods; pet food; and garden supplies.
http://www.flexpack.org/

Fuld & Company Library
Links to key sites in 27 industries.
http://www.fuld.com/i3/index.html

Hoover´s Industry Group Snapshots
Hoover´s Industry Group Snapshots provide an overview of a variety of major industries with links to relevant sites in each area.
http://www.hoovers.com/industry/archive/0,2048,169,00.html

Industry Research Desk
Industry Research Desk provides links to U.S. and international industry home pages in over 30 areas.
http://www.virtualpet.com

Industry Week
Industry Week. Good product reviews. Poll results on Best USA Plant and Best Euro Plant.
http://www.industryweek.com/

International Foodservice Manufacturers Association
An association whose mission is to be the leading association of foodservice manufacturers, serving their educational, customer relations, public relations, marketing research and governmental needs.
http://www.ifmaworld.com/

Joint Service Pollution Prevention Technical Library
This site contains a variety of information from the U.S. Department of Defense including data sheets on electroplating and finishing, hazardous materials, ozone depleting substances, painting, petroleum, oils, and lubricants, and more.
http://enviro.nfesc.navy.mil/p2library/

Manufacturing News
Excellent resource of links for Manufacturers. Great inside news on industry-related matters.
http://manufacturingnews.com/

Michigan Electronic Library
Industry publications for a variety of segments.
http://mel.lib.mi.us/business/BU-IPmenu.html

National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA)
National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) is the preeminent organization representing the paint and coatings industry in the United States. A voluntary, nonprofit trade association, NPCA represents some 400 paint and coatings manufacturers, raw materials suppliers and distributors.
http://www.paint.org/

National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) Publications
New guide designed to be a reference tool for assisting companies in tackling the tedious task of product labeling. The guide offers labeling recommendations and guidance necessary in providing members with an understanding of the principles that are involved in creating a label suitable for both industrial and consumer markets.
http://www.paint.org/member/pubs/index.htm#Labeling

NorthWest BuildNet
Comprehensive information site with news on tradeshows, economic briefs, construction news, etc., with a wide spectrum of industry related links.
http://www.nwbuildnet.com/

PRWeb Parts Information
This is the world´s premier parts and logistics management system with information on more than 11 million items in the Federal Supply Catalog.
http://www.datagalaxy.com/about.cfm#parts

Shoe Service Institute of America
SSIA is the Trade Association for the shoe repair industry in North America. Founded in 1904, its members are wholesalers, manufacturers and importers of shoe repair and shoe care products and machinery.
http://www.shoeservice.com/shoesmarts

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA)
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is the national trade association of the forest, paper, and wood products industries.
http://www.afandpa.org/

The American Plastics Council (APC)
The American Plastics Council (APC) is a major trade association for the U.S. Plastics Industry. Through a variety of outreach efforts, APC works to promote the benefits of plastics and the plastics industry.
http://www.ameriplas.org/apcorg/

The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM)
The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) represents approximately 700 companies throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico that manufacture commercial foodservice equipment and supplies.
http://www.nafem.org/