As the largest professional association of machinery dealers in the nation, the MDNA is dedicated to bringing opportunity, education, and integrity to buyers and sellers of used machinery & equipment throughout the world. Renowned in the industry as the highest standard of expertise and ethics, MDNA members are the most dependable for all of your industrial needs. Scroll to learn more about MDNA membership benefits.
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MDNA’s Annual Convention offers MDNA Members and MDNA Premier Vendors educational, networking and social activities throughout a 3-day event held every spring since our founding in 1941.
Hosted by a different chapter every year, this event provides members, Premier vendors and their employees opportunities to tour local MDNA Member Firms, as well as area manufacturing facilities that are not otherwise open to the general public.
Business Owners Success Seminars (BOSS) offer timely training and significant networking opportunities to meet and develop business contacts with fellow members. These seminars are open to principal stockholders and owners of MDNA Member Firms.
Regional Chapter Meetings are held throughout the year among the 12 chapters located in the US, Canada and Europe, providing attendees educational, entertainment & networking opportunities.
In addition to our amazing networking opportunities, the MDNA also offers educational webinars regularly on all aspects of the used machinery industry. As a key member benefit, there is no cost for owners, employees of MDNA Member Firms or Premier Vendors to participate in our educational webinars. We offer live and recorded webinars on all types of machinery, logistics and best business practices.
Past webinars have included some of the following topics: Blanchard Grinders, EDM, Facebook & Content Marketing, LinkedIn, and Waterjet Cutting.
All Upcoming EventsThe Premier Vendor Program is designed to strengthen and broaden the relationships between MDNA Members and our key industry supporting vendors (i.e. technicians, trucking, rigging, lending, etc), by bringing MDNA Members together with Used Machinery Industry partners through marketing and networking opportunities.
Learn more >Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers (AMEA) accreditation is available to individuals who have been employed by MDNA member firms for more than one year. Only dealers employed by MDNA member firms may join the AMEA, and benefit from reduced fees, USPAP certification, ongoing training and webinars.
Visit AMEA >A wholly-owned subsidiary of MDNA, Locator’s products and services are designed to help MDNA members sell machines while getting the most for their hard-earned advertising dollars.
Benefits include: 10% discount on Locator products, access to email lists, identification in print and online in the Locator directory, and added exposure through the machinery search feature on MDNA.org, where members’ machines are searchable directly from the MDNA website.
Visit Locator Online >As the trusted partner of the most advanced machinery sales software available, MDNA members have access to several discounts and perks on Machine Hub products and services. MDNA members can receive 10% off their monthly subscription fees of Machine Hub’s inventory and customer relationship management systems, as well as 20% off new website packages, SEO services, and other electronic products from Machine Hub.
Visit Machine Hub >MDNA has partnered with Liquidity Services to provide a free online auction program exclusively for MDNA members. List your own assets, set reserves (if necessary); Liquidity Services will market the sale, invoice and collect the proceeds and send you a check/wire, and provide these services with 0% seller commission to members.
Learn more >MDNA is a proud Allied Member of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM.) Manufacturing is stronger when we work together, unifying our voices in lobbying efforts in Washington. As a NAM Allied Association we will benefit our customers and promote our industry nationwide.
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MDNA Member Logo
Those in good standing may use the MDNA member logo in their marketing efforts. Members have acknowledged that use of the MDNA logo frequently aids and simplifies the initiation of transactions and forming of business relationships.
MDNA Machinery Manuals and Sales Literature Library
Access to over 50,000 (and growing) operating manuals, parts books, specification sheets, sales catalogs and other publications dealing with the metalworking and capital equipment industry.
Serial Number Reference Book for Metalworking Machinery
Directory of machine tool manufacturers. Non members may order one here MDNA Serial Number Reference Book 11th edition (SNRB) (Published in 1994) available on CD ROM only. Members can get information on thousands of machines as well as contact information for hundreds of U.S. machine tool builders — plus many non-U.S. builders. This guide is also available to members online in back office.
Quarterly Auction Reports
MDNA publishes, to our members, quarterly auction reports to help keep members informed about the most up to date auction pricing in the used machinery industry.
Used Machinery Buyer’s Guide
A directory of the current MDNA membership, BUYERS-GUIDE-AD croparranged alphabetically, geographically and by specialty, is distributed to potential customers by direct mail, at trade shows, in U.S. Consulates throughout the world and in response to national advertising. The Buyer’s Guide has a worldwide circulation of more than 70,000 copies. Each member receives a complimentary listing in this Buyer’s Guide each addition.
MDNA participates in the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) held in Chicago, FABTECH and other national exhibitions and trade shows each year in order to promote its members. Sales leads developed from MDNA’s participation in trade shows are made available to all members. In addition, MDNA members receive a significant discount off the current price charged to use the MDNA and AMEA member lists for advertising and promotion.
A nonprofit, tax exempt corporation, the Scholarship Fund was created tograd studentaward grants for tuition to children of MDNA employees entering or returning to college, graduate school or vocational school. Children whose parents are employees (not principals) of MDNA member firms are eligible to apply for these grants, which are awarded annually.
Learn more >We’ll send you information on becoming a member, as well as an application form. To learn more about the approval process, click here.
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