FOREWORD

Confederation of Chinese Metalforming Industry (CCMI) founded in July 1986, mainly including Chinese Sheet-metal Forming Group (CSFG), Chinese Metal Fabrication Group (CMFG) and Chinese Cold Forging Group (CCFG), is evolved from China Forging Industry Association (CFIA). CCMI is an unique national metal forming industry organization in China. Its membership consists of forging, sheet-metal forming and metal fabricating enterprises, research and project planning institutes, universities, equipment manufacturers, material suppliers and other enterprises or organizations related to the metal forming field.

On the base of version 2003-2004, after being modified in 2005, ¡°Buyers Guide¡± will be as an authorized tool book for Chinese metal formers to correctly select and purchase the Metalforming raw material, equipment, tooling and die, automation and system, CAD/CAE/CAM hardware and software and related technologies, which includes 1000 suppliers¡¯ information from The U.S.A., Japan, Germany, Italy, The U.K., Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands and China. This book will be printed and published 6000 copies for Chinese mainland market.

Finally, we owe many thanks to all the companies for their information or advertisement support and to CCMI staffs for their hard work to modify and edit this book.

Note: *marked are company members of CCMI.