INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS AND CONFERENCES
Assembly Technology Exhibition- http://www.devicelink.com/expo/atexpo07/
Semi-Conn West- http://semiconwest.semi.org/index.htm
MDM West- http://www.devicelink.com/expo/west07/
Neocon- http://www.merchandisemart.com/neocon/
International Machine Tool Show- http://www.imts.com/
Robotics and Vision- http://www.robots-vision-show.info/robots_vision_show_info.html

INDUSTRY DIRECTORIES
Alibaba Global Manufacturers Directory-http://www.alibaba.com/
Thomas Industrial Directory-http://www.thomasnet.com/
Direct Industry the Virtual Industrial Exhibition-http://www.directindustry.com/
Global Spec Engineering Search Engine-http://www.globalspec.com/
Industrial Quick Search Industrial Directory-http://www.industrialquicksearch.com/
Tech Expo-http://www.techexpo.com/
China Trade Directory- http://www.made-in-china.com/
Kompass B2B Search Engine- http://www.kompass.com/

CUSTOM PRODUCT SEARCH
Mfg Quote Global Manufacturing Marketplace- http://www.mfgquote.com/
Custom Made Parts Index-http://www.firstindex.com/
Custom Manufacturing Online Resource- http://www.sourceauthority.com/

INDUSTRIAL B2B MAGAZINES
Machine Design-http://www.machinedesign.com/
Design News-http://www.designnews.com/
New Equipment Digest-http://www.newequipment.com/
Assembly-http://www.assemblymag.com/
Industrial Equipment News-http://www.ienonline.com/

INDUSTRY/ ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONS
Society of Manufacturing Engineers-http://www.sme.org/
National Association of Manufacturers-http://www.nam.org/
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers-http://www.asme.org/
IEEE Standards Association-http://www.ieee.org/pindex.html
Robotics and Automation Society-http://www.ieee-ras.org/
Association for High Technology Distribution-http://www.ahtd.org/
Semi-conductor Equipment and Materials International- http://www.semi.org/
Society of Automotive Engineers- http://www.sae.org/servlets/index

U.S. GOVERNMENT DATA/STATISTICS LINKS
U.S Patent and Trademark Office- http://www.uspto.gov/
U.S. Government Official Web Portal- http://www.usa.gov/
U. S. Census Bureau- http://www.census.gov/

MARKETING/ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Direct Marketing Association- http://www.the-dma.org/
The Conference Board- http://www.conference-board.org/
American Marketing Association- http://www.marketingpower.com/
Economic indicators- http://www.economicindicators.gov/