Chapter Resources
Resources for members and partners
How the chapter is governed, what membership unlocks, where we advocate, and the schools and programs we work alongside across the region.
About the organization
KC NTMA is the Greater Kansas City chapter of the National Tooling & Machining Association. The chapter is governed by a Board of Directors drawn from both manufacturing and associate membership, and is run day to day by an Executive Director.
As a chapter of a national association, KC NTMA connects local manufacturers to national resources: training through NTMA-U, advocacy through the association’s One Voice program, and a network of chapters across the country.
Members only
Exclusive Member Resources
Membership opens programs that are not available to the public. USA MFG Exchange is the first of them: a marketplace created specifically for manufacturers to buy and sell surplus materials and inventory. It helps manufacturers put excess material, remnants, overstock and other usable inventory back into circulation rather than allowing it to sit unused or go to scrap.
More member resources are added as the chapter negotiates them. If you are a member and want the current list, contact the chapter.
Advocacy
We represent the priorities and perspectives of precision manufacturers with policymakers, community leaders, and regional organizations. Nationally, that work runs through One Voice, the advocacy program run jointly by NTMA and the Precision Metalforming Association, which represents the industry on tax, trade, workforce and regulatory policy.
Locally, the most effective advocacy is a shop floor. The chapter brings elected officials into member facilities to see the investment, the equipment and the workforce for themselves.
One Voice advocacy
Where the industry’s position is put to federal policymakers.
Vice President Vance at Webco Manufacturing, Olathe
September 2026
Manufacturers, employees and elected officials at an NTMA member shop.
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver at KCSP Machine
August 2026
A first-hand look at investment and modernization inside a member operation, with a member of the Congressional Manufacturing Caucus.
Congressman Derek Schmidt at Topeka Foundry & Iron Works
August 2026
A tour with the Topeka Foundry and HME teams for the representative of Kansas’ 2nd District.
Volunteering and outreach
One of the most direct things a member can do for the workforce pipeline is stand in front of a classroom. Chapter members volunteer with regional programs that put manufacturers in front of middle and high school students to talk about machining careers.
Recent
In schools this year
Outreach only works if it is regular. These are the most recent school programs chapter members have taken part in.
Grandview High School internship program
September 2026
An explorative internship program for students in the Advanced Manufacturing program, launched with the chapter.
Leavenworth High School mock interviews
September 2026
Members ran practice interviews with 11th grade students: the handshake, the introduction, and how to talk about your strengths.