Simufact Engineering GmbH has announced the membership of its affiliate Simufact-Americas in the American Forging Industry Association (FIA). The FIA is a corporate membership association comprised of some 110 North American forging producers operating over 150 plants. The cooperation was established at the end of April this year and will extend the activities of Simufact and its affiliate Simufact Americas in the North American market. As a member of the FIA, Simufact-Americas will benefit from a direct access to valuable information and trends in the North American markets and is able to better get in touch with potential future customers. Simufact on the other hand will offer all members of FIA an easier and more cost efficient access to the forming simulation environment Simufact.forming. With Simufact.forming, North American forming companies will be able to use the latest simulation technologies to optimize their development and manufacturing processes. In addition to the new membership of Simufact-Americas in the association, the company also attended the North American Forge Fair, which took place from 20-22 April 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Forge Fair is organized once every 3 years, and is the main FIA event. This trade show is unique in its structure and scheduling; more than 100 providers showed their solutions in the technical showcase of the event.