Become A Corporate Member - Click Here to Join!

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.

As a Corporate Member you will receive these benefits:

• 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 provide information about your company to all people contacting the Association with specific needs.

• Monthly e-mails informing you about what is going on in the industry. This includes inquiry updates, listing information about poeple who have contacted Association headquarters looking for specific information. These are your potential customers!

• Access to the Members-Only password protected area of the web site. This area is constantly updated and includes such information as member news, inquiries and leads, recruit-a-member program information, logos and artwork, newsletters, and company description update forms.

• Promotion of your company's business offerings to industry buyers and specifiers, categorized by your capabilities, so users can locate your company easily- providing you access to thousands of potential customers.

• Web site "Buyer's Guide" listing of your company's specific products and services, providing constant promotion worldwide to anyone searching for electrocoating services.

• Complimentary link to your web site.

• Membership Directory listing on our web site and in print. Provides a detailed listing of your products and services. Whether people are looking for materials, equipment manufacturers, distributors, pretreatment suppliers, or custom coaters, this comprehensive directory enables people to conveniently pinpoint your company.

• Technical updates and information produced by the Association.

• Bi-Annual Newsletter, providing industry news and Association information.

• 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 must become Individual Members to receive privileges.

•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.

• Special discounts on events and publications produced by the Association. (Regularly scheduled events are the Electrocoat Conference, held in even years; regional Electrocoating Seminars, held annually in different geographic regions; and our Annual Association meeting.)

• Use of The Electrocoat Association logo in your promotional literature.

• We also encourage you to join the E-Coat MARK program. There is no fee to join and your membership provides promotion of your products to the finishing community.