True to its name as the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership for Southern California, AMP SoCal is made up of a growing network of organizations in both public and private sectors, across government, academia and industry, that partner together for the benefit of the aerospace and defense manufacturing economy.
AMP SoCal’s Partnership Network
AMP SoCal’s partners are located all over the Southern California region. Click on the map to view what organizations are in your neighborhood and get a visual scope of our active network of members.
Click below if you are interested in joining our free partnership or would like to learn more about how our partners are forming a unique and dynamic collaboration.
Partnership Categories
- Community & Economic Development – These partners focus on expanding economic opportunity through a number of business-focused programs such as policy advocacy, industry events and mixers, and assistance with state tax credit programs or infrastructure and site-related services.
- Government – These partners control land use and permitting decisions that affect the A&D industry and have joined AMP SoCal to better serve their manufacturers.
- Industry – These partners include manufacturers, members of the A&D supply chain, and professional associations.
- Research – These partners – universities, laboratories, incubators, and accelerators – are supporting the A&D industry through research and training or access to prototyping facilities or start-up assistance.
- Workforce & Training – These partners are helping to grow the A&D workforce by improving training resources and expanding the pipeline of skilled workers.
An * indicates an original founding member of the AMP SoCal partnership.
Community & Economic Development
- Community Development Commission of LA County
- Helping Communities Work
- Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
- Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation
- Korean Churches for Community Development*
- Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce*
- Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)*
- San Diego East County Economic Development Council*
- San Diego North Economic Development Council*
- San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation*
- San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership*
- Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation
- Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce: Economic Vitality Team of Santa Barbara County
- South County Economic Development Council (San Diego)*
- Valley Economic Alliance*
- Ventura County Economic Development Collaborative*
Government
Counties
Cities, MPOs and JPAs
- City of Compton*
- City of El Segundo*
- City of Gardena*
- City of Industry*
- City of Los Angeles*
- City of San Diego*
- City of Whittier*
- Gateway Cities Council of Governments*
- March Joint Powers Authority
- Southern California Association of Governments*
Export Partners
Industry
Manufacturers & Suppliers
- 3D Systems
- 4D Technology
- Accratronics*
- Ace Clearwater*
- AIP Aerospace*
- Airborne Technologies
- Alard Machine Products
- Alcoa*
- AMRO Fabricating Corporation*
- Ancra International, LLC
- Arconic Fastening Systems
- Boeing*
- EOS
- Franmar*
- Freakshow HD
- Haas Automation, Inc.*
- Hi Tech Precision
- Horizon Hover
- Irvine Sensors
- L & M Machining Center
- Lucix*
- Makeit, Inc.
- Maroney Company*
- Metal Fabrication and Art, LLC
- Metalysis
- Microcosm Incorporated*
- Mitchell Grinding Corp of California
- Monarch Inc.*
- NEO Tech
- Northrop Grumman*
- Owens Design
- Pankl*
- Performance Plastics, Inc.
- Philatron*
- Phase Four
- Ritec*
- Rocker Industries*
- Starrag Group
- Savage Machining Inc
- United Aeronautical Corporation*
- Validyne Engineering
- Votaw Precision Technologies*
- XAir Sky
Industry/Professional Associations
- Alliance for American Manufacturing
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- The Los Angeles National Tooling and Machining Association (LA/NTMA)
- Small Manufacturers Association of California (SMAofCA)
- SME
- Small Manufacturers’ Institute (SMI)
Manufacturing & Supplier Support
- Aerospace & Defense Forum
- A for Aerospace
- Apprentice Power
- At the Table Production
- Blue Fields Digital LLC
- Brooks Acordia IP Law
- California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC)*
- California Network for Manufacturing Innovation (CNMI)*
- DelSpec Precision
- E7 Defense
- GuardSight
- Infologic
- Inflection Point Technologies, LLC
- Fliite Corporation
- Kane Aerospace
- KickStage Consulting
- Law Office of William Pannier
- LaserLight Networks Inc.
- MatterHackers
- Metal Plasma Technology
- Methods 3D
- New York Life
- Perception Robotics
- Process Intel
- RampTech Engineering LLC
- Reliance Strategic Advisory
- San Antonio MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center
- Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC)*
- Training Funding Partners
- Verisurf 3D Measurement
Access to Capital Support
- American Business Bank
- FTC Commercial Corp.
- Janes Capital Partner
- RBC Wealth Management
- Somerset Capital Group, LTD
Research
Universities
- Cal Poly Pomona*
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- California Institute of Technology
- CSU Bakersfield
- CSU Channel Islands*
- CSU Dominguez Hills*
- CSU Fullerton
- CSU Long Beach*
- CSU Los Angeles*
- CSU Northridge*
- CSU San Bernardino
- CSU San Diego*
- CSU San Marcos*
- Loyola Marymount University
- University of California, Irvine*
- University of California, Los Angeles*
- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, San Diego*
- University of Southern California*
National Laboratories
Incubators and Accelerators
- BIOCOM*
- Cleantech San Diego*
- CONNECT*
- iDEA Ihub*
- International Business Accelerator
- Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)*
- Make in LA
- M.H.M. & Associates Enterprise, Inc. (MHM)
- OCTANe*
Consortia
- Southwest Water & Energy Consortium*
Workforce & Training
Workforce Development Boards/AJCC
- America’s Job Center of California
- City of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board*
- Goodwill Industries of Southern California
- LA Works – San Gabriel Valley*
- Orange County Workforce Investment Board*
- San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc.*
- Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board*
- South Bay Workforce Investment Board*
- Ventura County Workforce Development Board*
- Verdugo Workforce Investment Board*
Training Providers
- Vocademy: The Makerspace
- Aerospace Safety Professionals
School Districts
Community Colleges
- Cerritos College*
- Chaffey College
- El Camino College*
- Glendale Community College*
- Golden West College
- Long Beach City College*
- Los Angeles Community College District*
- MiraCosta College*
- Saddleback College*
- San Bernardino Valley College
An * indicates an original founding member of the AMP SoCal partnership.