MetalForming Magazine

What MetalForming Magazine does

MetalForming Magazine, published by PMA Services, Inc. and headquartered in Independence, Ohio, is a monthly trade publication that has served the North American metal forming and fabricating industry under its current name since 1988, tracing its origins to the 1967 launch of Metal Stamping by the predecessor of the Precision Metalforming Association. It targets engineers, technicians, managers, and designers at contract metal stampers, captive stampers, precision sheet metal fabricators, metal spinners, four-slide users, rollformers, and tool-and-die shops, with vertical extensions into aerospace, automotive, medical, appliance, agriculture, and industrial end markets. The product portfolio is a multi-format publishing platform built around the core monthly magazine (over 53,000 monthly readers), supplemented by four email newsletters (MetalForming and MetalForming Automotive each with 20,000+ subscribers, Business Edge management-focused, and MetalForming Español with 13,000+ subscribers), four interactive ebooks (Automation, Tool & Die, ERP, Lubrication Technology), podcasts, webinars, white papers, a YouTube video library, and a mobile app, plus a sister publication 3D Metal Printing Magazine launched in 2016. Revenue is generated through advertising sold across print, digital, video, social and event channels, recurring magazine subscriptions, and self-produced paid conferences and virtual events (Hot Stamping Experience, IoT Experience, ERP Week, Mexico Stamping Technology, Lubrication Technology for Metal Formers, Industry 4.0 Forum, and MetalForming LIVE). Distribution is dual-shore, anchored in the U.S. and Canada with a dedicated Mexican editorial line via MetalForming Español, and privileged access to industry buyers is reinforced by the magazine's official-publication designations with both PMA and the FABTECH trade show.

Name

MetalForming Magazine

Legal name

PMA Services, Inc.

Website

https://metalformingmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MetalForming Magazine is a U.S. trade publication and multi-format content platform serving engineers, technicians, and managers in the metal forming and fabricating industry, generating revenue through advertising, subscriptions, and self-produced conferences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Publication

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Science, Technology & Gaming Magazines (MPAJAEAL)

Keywords

• Trade publication services
• Metal forming news
• Manufacturing industry content
• Industrial trade media
• Fabricating technical content

Headquarters

HQ city

Independence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The magazine generates revenue through advertising from equipment suppliers, technology providers, and service companies serving the metal forming industry. Advertising options include print, digital, video, social media, and event sponsorships.
2. Subscriptions: Magazine subscriptions for readers in the metal forming and fabricating industry, including access to print and digital editions, newsletters, and online content.
3. Events and Conferences: Revenue from hosting conferences including Lubrication Technology for Metal Formers, IoT for Manufacturers, Hot Stamping Experience, Mexico Additive Manufacturing Conference, 3D Metal Printing Experience, and Industry 4.0 Forum.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MetalForming Magazine is a B2B trade publication that delivers editorial content, industry news, technology articles, and expert commentary to engineers, technicians, managers, and designers working in metal forming and fabricating facilities. Its product portfolio includes a monthly print and digital magazine, four specialized email newsletters, digital ebooks on key manufacturing topics, a video library, podcasts, webinars, white papers, and a Spanish-language edition serving Mexico. The publication also produces and hosts industry conferences and virtual events.

Product overview

MetalForming Magazine is a unified content platform serving the metal forming and fabricating industry with a core monthly publication reaching over 53,000 readers. The portfolio consists of the main MetalForming Magazine as the anchor product, supplemented by four specialized newsletters (MetalForming, Business Edge, MetalForming Automotive, and MetalForming Espanol), four digital ebooks covering key technology topics (Automation, Tool & Die, ERP, and Lubrication Technology), plus video content, podcasts, webinars, and white papers. The company also publishes a Spanish-language edition (MetalForming Espanol) and hosts industry conferences and events. The product architecture operates as a magazine-plus-digital-content model where the print/online publication drives engagement and the supplementary digital products deepen audience reach and value.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 3D Metal Printing: Sister publication launched in 2016 covering metal additive manufacturing news and technology, published quarterly with companion website and twice-monthly newsletter.
• MetalForming Español
• Stamping Journal
• MetalForming Everywhere

Products and services

• MetalForming Magazine Monthly trade magazine serving engineers, technicians, managers, and designers working in metal forming and fabricating facilities. Covers industry news, technology articles, product updates, and expert commentaries.
• MetalForming Newsletter Twice-monthly email newsletter with over 20,000 subscribers providing industry decision makers with timely news, announcements, and links to videos and podcasts.
• Business Edge Newsletter Monthly management-focused e-newsletter providing C-suite executives in metal forming and fabricating companies with insider information, executive insights, and Q&A sessions.
• MetalForming Automotive Newsletter Monthly newsletter with over 20,000 subscribers providing metal forming professionals working in the automotive industry with timely news, technology developments, and industry announcements.
• MetalForming Espanol Newsletter Monthly Spanish-language newsletter with 13,000+ subscribers reaching engineers and managers in the metal forming industry throughout Mexico.
• MetalForming Forming and Fabricating Automation Ebook
• MetalForming Tool & Die Ebook 65 virtual pages updated quarterly covering the major stages of metal forming die from design through build to storage, including tutorials, die anatomy, toolmaker profiles, and maintenance checklists.
• MetalForming ERP Ebook
• MetalForming Lubrication Technology Ebook
• MetalForming LIVE Virtual Event Series Annual series of virtual events featuring presentations and roundtable discussions with metal formers and technology experts, moderated by magazine editors.
• MetalForming Hosted Industry Conferences
• MetalForming Espanol Spanish-language edition of the magazine published quarterly along with a monthly Spanish e-newsletter, serving the significant metal forming and fabricating activity in Mexico.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetalForming Magazine is the official publication of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA). The magazine and PMA share historical roots, with PMI (Precursor to PMA) founding the original Metal Stamping magazine in 1967. PMA provides organizational backing and the magazine serves as a key communication channel for PMA members.
• FABTECHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetalForming Magazine is an Official Publication of FABTECH, the major tradeshow for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine produces the special FABTECH issue, its largest issue each year, prior to the annual event.
• Women in Manufacturing AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetalForming Magazine teams with the Women in Manufacturing Association to select honorees for the Women of Excellence in Metal Forming and Fabricating award program.
• 3D Metal Printing MagazineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetalForming launched sister publication 3D Metal Printing magazine in Spring 2016 to cover additive manufacturing of metal parts, along with companion website and twice-monthly newsletter.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Forging Magazine: Specialty trade publication covering the forging industry and adjacent metal forming processes, with a tightly overlapping supplier base and equipment-vendor advertisers competing with MetalForming for stamping and forming ad budgets.
• Cutting Tool Engineering: Trade magazine covering metal cutting, tooling, and machining technologies with deep overlap into the stamping and forming tooling segments that are core to MetalForming's Tool & Die content and advertising base.
• American Machinist: Long-running industrial trade magazine covering metalworking, machining, and manufacturing technology, sharing the manufacturing engineer audience with MetalForming while covering adjacent processes like machining and tooling.
• Modern Metals: B2B trade publication focused on metal manufacturing, service centers, and metal processing — covering stamping, forming, and fabricating topics that directly compete for the same equipment supplier advertising dollars as MetalForming.
• The Fabricator: Published by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA), The Fabricator is the most direct competitor — a B2B trade publication serving metal forming, fabricating, and stamping professionals with overlapping content categories, newsletter products, and an FMA-conference ecosystem analogous to MetalForming's PMA/FABTECH ties.
• Fabricating & Metalworking: A Canadian-based B2B trade magazine covering metal fabricating, forming, and welding, with a comparable audience of manufacturing engineers and an editorial focus on stamping, cutting, and bending technologies that directly overlaps MetalForming's technology coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Manufacturing Engineering: Official publication of SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) covering a broader manufacturing-engineering audience, including forming and fabricating topics that overlap MetalForming but extending into additive, machining, and digital manufacturing.

Emerging players

• Production Machining: Gardner Business Media's CNC machining trade publication sharing advertisers and audience with MetalForming in precision metalworking, with overlapping coverage of the job shop and contract manufacturer segments.
• Ward's Auto / WardsAuto: Automotive industry intelligence publication covering OEM purchasing, supplier relationships, and vehicle production trends, sharing automotive-focused advertising and audience overlap with MetalForming Automotive's 20,000+ subscriber base.

Regional players

• Industrial Heating: Trade publication covering thermal processing, heat treating, and metal-related industrial processes — adjacent to metal forming with shared manufacturing engineer audience and overlapping advertiser base in process equipment suppliers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChsI-EQJ3m773dP7vYGAPew
• Facebookfacebook.com/MetalFormingMagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metalforming-magazine

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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