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Affiliate Company LogoThe perfect Membership for the Independent Welding Shop.
Independent welding shops worldwide can take advantage of the benefits of an AWS Affiliate Company Membership. This Membership, designed exclusively for independent welding and fabricating shops, was developed to meet specific needs: to keep you better informed, aware and responsive to the tides and trends of the welding industry; to improve productivity, solve production problems, and improve your competitive position.

For your convenience, AWS will prorate your company's dues if you have employees who are current AWS Individual Members. Call the AWS Membership Department at (800) 443-9353, ext. 480 for special pricing.

Affiliate Company Benefits

Affiliate Company Member Application in .pdf format.
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Affiliate Company Members Listing

Affiliate Company Dues
One Year $150.00
Two Years $300.00
Initiation Fee (one-time) $12.00

AWS Affiliate Company Membership Benefits
The AWS Affiliate Company Member Receives:
  • Priceless exposure of your shop with free publicity on AWS's 50,000-visitors-a-month website.
  • Members-only discounts on job postings on AWS JobFind , your connection to hundreds of welders, inspectors and other job seekers!
  • An AWS Individual Membership ($80 value), which includes need-to-know technical information through a FREE monthly subscription to the Welding Journal. WJ covers the latest trends, events, news and products guaranteed to make your job easier.
  • Quick access to welding information through a personal library of AWS Pocket Handbooks:
  1. Everyday Pocket Handbook for Arc Welding Steel
  2. Everyday Pocket Handbook for Visual Inspection and Weld Discontinuities - Causes and Remedies
  3. Everyday Pocket Handbook for Gas Metal Arc and Flux-Cored Arc Welding
  • Practical information through The American Welder, a special section of the Welding Journal geared toward front-line welders.
  • Exclusive usage of the AWS Affiliate Company Member logo on your business card and promotional material for a competitive edge.
  • Wall Certificate to show your company's affiliation with the world's premier welding association.
  • Window decal to display on your shop's storefront.
  • Free passes to the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show for you and your shop's best employees.
  • Unmatched networking opportunities at local Section Meetings, the annual AWS Welding Show, as well as at AWS-sponsored educational events.
  • Professional development via discounts on world-renowned and industry-wide AWS Certification programs, conferences and workshops.
  • Technical information through a 25% Members'-only discount on more than 300 industry-specific AWS Publications and technical standards.
  • (Optional) Hyperlink on the AWS website for a one-time fee of $100
    (Get priceless exposure... put a link from AWS’ 100,000 visitors-a-month website to your site!)
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    • Enrollment in the AWS Regional Shipping Program is free. To enroll, please fill out the registration form (click here) and fax it back to 913.982.5943, or call Lisa Williams at 913.344.5722.
    Become an AWS Affiliate Company Member today:

    Affiliate Company Member Application in .pdf format.
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    or, call (800) 443-9353, ext. 480, or (305) 443-9353, ext. 480


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