On 1 January 2006 it was merged with the Federation of Norwegian Process Industries to form the Federation of Norwegian Industries.
[2] The name at that time was De Mekaniske Værksteders Forening.
From the same year it joined the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.
[2] The idea to merge with the Federation of Norwegian Process Industries came into existence in 2003, and following negotiations the first general assembly of the new organization was held in November 2005.
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