Confindustria is the main association representing manufacturing and service companies in Italy, with a voluntary membership of more than 150,000 companies of all sizes, employing a total of 5,389,972 people.
The association's activities are aimed at guaranteeing the central importance of companies, the driver's of Italy's economic, social and civil development. By representing companies and their values at institutions of all levels, Confindustria contributes to social well-being and progress, and from this standpoint guarantees increasingly diversified, efficient and modern services.
Confindustria's added value stems from its network: a headquarters in Rome, 210 local and trade associations and since 1958 a delegation in Brussels, which has seen its strategic importance grow over the years and is now a benchmark for the entire Italian economic system at the European Union.

Approximately 7.078 firms located in the Provinces of Milan, Lodi, Monza and Brianza, Pavia are associated to Assolombarda, which is the largest territorial association of the entire entrepreneurial system in the country. Assolombarda is part of Confindustria (Italian Entrepreneurial Association). The associated firms employ more than 435.393 workers locally and several hundred thousands in the whole country.

The Industrial Union of Turin has as its fundamental goal the promotion and protection of business interests, as well as the affirmation of an innovative, internationalized, and sustainable entrepreneurial system, capable of promoting economic, social, civil, and cultural growth of its territorial area and the country.
The historical and still relevant trade union vocation has been enriched with qualified services in all strategic areas of business life and a continuous and constant growth of its network of relationships, in order to provide entrepreneurs with all the opportunities to engage with each other, with other components of the confederal system, and with representatives and personalities from the institutional, administrative, political, economic, and cultural world.

UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE is the Italian machine tool, robots, automation systems and ancillary products (NC, tools, components, accessories) manufacturers' association.
The official representative of the sector, UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE has today over two hundred associate member companies, which account for over 70% of the Made in Italy of the sector.
The value and the long-standing tradition of member companies, characteristic of one of the sectors that best represents the whole manufacturing chain, and the capabilities of the association network, make UCIMU one of the most influential representatives of Sistema Confindustria (General Confederation of Italian industry System).

For over 60 years, we have been offering a series of value-added services designed to pursue a primary objective: increasing the prestige of Italian fasteners. UPIVEB supports the products and quality of its members. It defends their legitimate interests before institutions, authorities, and relevant national and international organizations, promotes cultural and technical-professional exchange among the actors in the supply chain, participates in the development of technical and regulatory documents for the sector, and promotes the dissemination of related culture, constantly working to enhance the prestige of Italian fasteners.

IFI represents North American fastener manufacturers to their suppliers, customers, the government, and the public at large to advance the competitiveness, products, and innovative technology of the IFI Member Companies in a global marketplace.
IFI is headquartered in Independence, Ohio and is led by the Managing Director and his staff. IFI’s resources include the Director of Engineering Technology, Director of Education & Training, Aerospace Division Manager, Automotive Division Manager, and Industrial Products Division Manager who are strategically located throughout the U.S. and Canada. IFI also retains a representative in Washington, DC who monitors and advocates on issues that impact the membership.

The International Cold Forging Group is a non-profit organization bringing together experts from industry and science in order to promote the economic and technical advancement of cold forging.

ARTEMA is the leading French professional organization for suppliers of mechanical components and solutions. Fasteners are used in nearly all industrial sectors: passenger transport (Airbus, TGV, automobiles, ski lifts, elevators…), construction (Stade de France, Millau Viaduct, concert halls…), as well as defense, machinery, equipment, electronics, household appliances, furniture, toys, and more. The fastener industry provides very large quantities of parts at a low unit cost.