Eligibility for Membership - Manufacturers

• Manufacturers of the six products covered by FMSI (disc friction, disc backing plates, drum friction, drum shoes, heavy duty blocks, and clutch facings) in commercial quantities are eligible for membership
• Active members have their principal office or manufacturing facility in the United States, Canada, or Mexico
• Regional members are located throughout the rest of the world
• Only difference between Active and Regional membership is that Active Members bear the additional responsibility for the operation of FMSI
• Active and Regional members have the same rights to FMSI information and part number use

Eligibility for Membership - Licensees

• Not a manufacturer of the six products covered by FMSI
• Participates in the industry in one of the following five areas
  • Manufacture of component parts for brakes
  • Manufacture of materials for attachment or assembly of brakes
  • Manufacture of tools and/or equipment used in industry
  • Test or certify friction materials
  • Rebuild or assemble brakes and clutches
• Licensee members have access to FMSI information
• Licensee members do NOT have the right to use FMSI part numbers except for product purchased from a manufacturing member