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Metals Industry Resources:

• Professional Societies, Technical & Trade Organizations:
  • AIME - American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers
  • AISE - Association of Iron & Steel Engineers
  • AISI - American Iron and Steel Institute
  • API - American Petroleum Institute
  • ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • ASM International - American Society for Metals
  • ASM - Houston Chapter
  • AWS - American Welding Society
  • CIM - Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum
  • EWI - Edison Welding Institute
  • HMS - Historical Metallurgy Society
  • ISS - Iron and Steel Society
  • MRS - Materials Research Society
  • NACE - National Association of Corrosion Engineers
  • NCEMT - National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology
  • SAMPE - Society for Advancement of Materials & Process Engineering
  • SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
  • SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  • SME - Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
  • SPE - Society of Petroleum Engineers
  • TMS - The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society

• Metals Publications and Journals:
  • Industrial Heating

• Metals Testing and Standards Organizations:
  • ANSI - American National Standards Institute
  • ASNT - American Society for Nondestructive Testing
  • ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
  • ISO - International Organization for Standardization
  • NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Portals and Gateways:
  • Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL)
  • MatWeb
  • Metallography.com

Business Links:

• IADC Rotary Rig Count (as reported from Baker-Hughes)
• IHS Engineering - leading provider of current technical standards and specifications
• A free collection of downloadable business & legal forms
• ATT Anywho White & Yellow Pages Directory - biz and personal.

Governmental Resources:

• National:
  • EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
  • IRS - Internal Revenue Service
  • NASA - National Aeronautics & Space Administration
  • OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration
  • USPS - United States Postal Service

• State and local:
  • State of Texas offical website (licensing info, lotto, etc)
  • Texas State tax site (forms,info, etc.)
  • Houston City Website (permits and general information.)
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Favorites:

• Customer Links:
  • Continental Casing
  • Energy Alloys, LP.
  • McMahon Steel Supply Company
  • Southwest Energy Metals, Inc.
  • Sunbelt Steel Texas, Inc.
  • Tube Supply, Inc.

• Official US Time - all time zones.
• World Time - great for traveling or international sales.

• Sports:
  • Houston Aeros Hockey 
  • Houston Astros Baseball 
  • Houston Comets Basketball
  • Houston Rockets Basketball 
  • Houston Texans Football 
  • Golf Houston Magazine and area course guide. 

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