Available to any corporation, association, or partnership having a regularly established place of business and being engaged in any of the business categories listed below.
Tier 1 Companies - OEM Suppliers
Companies involved in the manufacture, sale, and/or development of electrocoating materials, application equipment/systems, resin, pigment and additive raw materials, as well as processing equipment required for manufacturing electrocoating materials.
Tier 2 Companies - Component Suppliers
Companies whose activities are auxiliary to, and in support of, the electrocoating industry. This category includes suppliers of cleaning/pretreatment equipment and chemicals, ovens, conveyors and other ancillary finishing equipment/component manufacturers and distributors related to electrocoating.
Tier 3 Companies - Custom Coaters
Job shops or custom coaters dedicated to the application of protective, functional or decorative electrocoating to industrial, automotive or consumer products.
- This Membership category is designed to connect those searching for coating services to members who supply them.
- Custom Coaters receive a special geographical listing on the Association web site that includes a detailed description of the services supplied.
Tier 4 Companies - Captive Shops
Manufacturers incorporating the application or protective, functional or decorative electrocoating to their industrial, automotive, or consumer products.
- This Membership category includes benefits (except for voting privilege) for up to 5 company representatives - 1 Corporate contact plus 4 Associate contacts. Larger industrial manufacturers often have multiple locations; this allows for more widespread representation.
As a Corporate Member you will receive these benefits:
• Association Video Library Access for all members at all locations of your organization. Videos from previous conferences, boot camps, webinars, microlearning videos are available to all members and access is included in your membership.
• Profile page in the Association's online Member Directory, along with complete descriptions of the services you supply. Expand on All the services and products that your company provides in your interactive online profile. This is a valuable sales tool that is basically free advertising for your company!
• Complimentary link to website. If your company has its own website, this is a valuable sales tool providing direct industry access to your company 24/7.
• Increased business contacts that provide you the opportunity to expand your business network by meeting, working with, and exchanging ideas with colleagues from all segments of the industry.
• Referrals. We direct people contacting the Association with specific needs to our members with the capabilities to meet those needs. Oftentimes we forward inquiries to our membership at large.
• Use of The Electrocoat Association logo in your promotional literature and on your web site, giving your company Industry Leader status and recognition.
• Tier 3 Companies: Online "Find a Custom Coater" geographical listing, allowing a convenient method for those looking for coating services to identify coaters in their state, region, or country.
• Special discounts for all company associates on Association-produced events and our book, Electrocoating: A Guidebook for Finishers. Regularly scheduled events include the ECOAT Conference, held in even years; the Electrocoating Seminar, held annually in different geographic regions; and our Annual Association Meeting.
• Opportunities to enhance your company's exposure and recognition by sponsoring Association-produced events, our web site, and e-publications.
• Appointment of one representative to receive correspondence and who is authorized to cast the Corporate vote(s) on Association business. Additional representatives from a Corporate Member company may become Individual Members to receive correspondence directly from us.
• Ability to hold Office and serve on Association Committees. Becoming involved at the Board or Committee level broadens your Association experience by giving you additional opportunities for peer interaction and professional development.
• E-newsletter published 8 times per year (February - May, August - November) providing industry news, technical updates, Association information and fascinating information relevant to ecoaters.
• Web site ('Members Making News')and social media publicity.