Associations & Affiliations
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AMFA is a member-driven organization helping to strengthen and grow the manufacturing and fabricating industries in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Founded in 1997, AMFA enhances industry growth by facilitating educational opportunities, workforce development programs, and networking events throughout the region. Membership spans manufacturers, fabricators, suppliers, educators, and government agencies, all working together to build a stronger manufacturing sector. Guide Technologies engages with AMFA members through events and monthly meetings to connect with regional discrete manufacturers exploring ERP modernization and operational efficiency.
Region: Northeastern Minnesota & Northwestern Wisconsin
CMMA is a membership organization serving the manufacturing industry in central Minnesota, and one of five regional affiliates of the Midwest Manufacturers Association (MMA). Monthly breakfast meetings bring local manufacturers together to share best practices, hear industry speakers, and network with peers across the region. CMMA is part of a broader Upper Midwest network that gives manufacturers a unified voice with government, suppliers, and each other. Guide Technologies engages with CMMA members to introduce ERP strategies that help central Minnesota manufacturers compete, scale, and modernize their operations.
Region: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Enterprise Minnesota is an ISO 9001:2015 certified consulting organization that works with small and medium-sized manufacturing companies throughout Minnesota to help them compete and grow profitably. As the official Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center for the state of Minnesota, its expert consultants provide tailored solutions across process improvement, strategic growth, talent development, and ISO management systems. Enterprise Minnesota also serves as the "voice" of Minnesota manufacturing, promoting policies that stabilize manufacturers and the communities where they operate, and produces the annual State of Manufacturing® survey — the only one of its type in the country. Guide Technologies partners with Enterprise Minnesota to reach manufacturers who are ready to invest in technology and operational infrastructure, positioning ERP as a natural complement to their growth and continuous improvement initiatives.
Region: Statewide — Minnesota
FMA unites thousands of metal fabrication and manufacturing professionals under a common purpose: to grow the metal processing, forming, and fabricating industries. For over 50 years, FMA has supported its members through training programs, industry-exclusive networking events, certificate courses, and market-leading publications — including The Fabricator, the industry's leading magazine for metal manufacturing news and insights. FMA also produces FABTECH, North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing trade show, and operates the SparkForce Foundation to invest in the next generation of manufacturing talent. Guide Technologies engages with FMA members to connect with metal fabricators and discrete manufacturers evaluating how modern ERP systems can bring greater efficiency, traceability, and operational control to their operations.
Region: National — United States & Canada
KCMN is a coalition of manufacturers in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area guided by local manufacturing leaders. Members are dedicated to helping industry professionals connect, learn, and grow through networking, education, and sharing best practices. The network runs monthly meetings, plant tours, workforce-focused subgroups, and a tiered Emerging Leaders program that builds the next generation of manufacturing talent in the region. Guide Technologies participates in KCMN events, including sponsoring community impact events, to build relationships with Kansas City-area manufacturers evaluating ERP solutions for their discrete manufacturing operations.
Region: Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area
LAMA serves the Greater Brainerd region of Minnesota and is one of five regional affiliates of the Midwest Manufacturers Association. Like its MMA sibling organizations, LAMA offers members networking events, plant tours, workforce development initiatives, and group benefit programs — giving manufacturers across central Minnesota's lake country access to resources and peer connections that strengthen operations and community. Guide Technologies engages with LAMA members to share how modern ERP technology addresses the operational challenges facing mid-sized manufacturers in rural Minnesota.
Region: Greater Brainerd Region, Minnesota
The Midwest Manufacturers Association is a nonprofit organization created to serve as the "central office" for manufacturing-focused trade associations across the Upper Midwest, including Minnesota, eastern North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, and northwestern Wisconsin. MMA serves as a catalyst for the creation of new manufacturing-focused trade organizations and the collaboration of existing ones — giving the manufacturing industry a unified voice to government, suppliers, and each other. MMA is the parent organization to five regional affiliates: AMFA, CMMA, LAMA, Minn-Dak, and TSMA. Guide Technologies maintains a sponsoring relationship with MMA to gain broad visibility across all five regional affiliate networks and the diverse manufacturing communities they serve throughout the Upper Midwest
Region: Upper Midwest — Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota & Wisconsin
The Minn-Dak Manufacturers Association serves the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo corridor and is one of five affiliates of the Midwest Manufacturers Association. The association connects manufacturers across the Minnesota-North Dakota border region through regular plant tours, networking events, and workforce development programming. Monthly tours give members direct exposure to peer operations and best practices across this bi-state manufacturing corridor. Guide Technologies participates in Minn-Dak events to connect with manufacturers in the Red River Valley corridor who are evaluating or upgrading their ERP environments.
Region: Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Area
Founded in 1993, the Missouri Association of Manufacturers is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization with a mission of Promoting, Preserving, and Advancing Manufacturing in Missouri. MAM represents the economic, political, educational, and social interests of manufacturers statewide, providing focused legislative advocacy, member networking events, and strategic benefit programs. It is the only organization in Missouri dedicated solely to representing the interests of manufacturers. Guide Technologies engages with MAM members to connect with Missouri-based discrete manufacturers seeking ERP modernization, particularly in the industrial sectors where Guide has deep vertical expertise.
Region: Statewide — Missouri
Founded in 1988, the SyteLine User Network (SUN) is an incorporated non-profit organization powered by the dedication of volunteers and the strength of its community. With more than 500 companies, 1,800 members, and 60 vendors, SUN serves as a trusted liaison between Infor and the end-user community. SUN's mission is to foster an environment that brings together experts and professionals to share knowledge, collaborate, and develop a unified understanding of the systems and processes used every day, specifically those related to SyteLine, Infor CloudSuite, and Infor Service Management. Guide Technologies is an active participant in SUN, including sponsoring and presenting at the annual SUN Conference, to connect directly with current and prospective Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) customers and stay engaged with the broader SyteLine user community.
Region: National – United States
TSMA serves the Alexandria, Fergus Falls, and Wahpeton region of west-central Minnesota and western North Dakota, and is one of five affiliates of the Midwest Manufacturers Association. As a founding organization of MMA in 2001, TSMA has been a driving force in the region's manufacturing community for decades, offering members networking, plant tours, benefit programs, and a legislative voice. The association brings together manufacturers across a broad tri-state territory to share knowledge and strengthen the regional industrial base. Guide Technologies engages with TSMA members to reach manufacturers in the tri-state corridor who are modernizing operations and evaluating cloud ERP platforms suited to discrete manufacturing environments.
Region: Alexandria / Fergus Falls / Wahpeton Region
WorkOutLoud is a member-engagement platform that powers the Infor IBM i Community, connecting customers, partners, and Infor product user groups (including Infor LX, Infor XA, and others) in a single collaborative space. The community's user groups exist to partner with Infor on product direction, provide a forum for communication between clients, user groups, affiliates, and Infor, and give users a collective voice to articulate issues and influence future enhancements. WorkOutLoud regularly publishes community content and hosts events that bring members together to share knowledge and strengthen engagement across the ecosystem. Guide Technologies engages with the WorkOutLoud to stay connected to Infor customers and user groups, including those running Infor XA, who are evaluating modernization.
Region: National – United States
AIA is the premier trade association representing America's aerospace and defense industry, with a mission to advocate for policies and investments that keep the country strong, bolster its capacity to innovate, and spur economic growth. For over 100 years, AIA has shaped the A&D landscape on behalf of its more than 300 member companies — from prime contractors to supply chain partners. The Supply Chain Council integrates and focuses the collective capabilities of the A&D supply chain to influence the strategies, policies, and regulations that enable the U.S. industry to compete globally.*
*Guide Technologies membership is pending final approval and will be voted on during the Fall Executive Committee Meeting.
Region: National — Washington, D.C.