Crane Manufacturers Association of America

It is affiliated with the United States Division of Material Handling Industry.

Member companies represent industry leaders in the overhead crane market, serve the United States market from operations based in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

CMAA, formerly the Electric Overhead Crane Institute, is an incorporated organization of leading electric overhead traveling crane manufacturers in the United States and an affiliate of Material Handling Industry.

Re-released in 2003, CMAA engineering committee published the Crane Operators Manual, as well as the Operational Guide for Lifting Devices in 2006.

Members meet twice a year to update and review its publications.