New partnership gives PMA member companies and their employees discounts of up to 50% on language training, addressing a growing communication gap on shop floors and in global sales offices
CLEVELAND, OH—August 5, 2026—The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) today announced a new partnership with Live Lingua, an online language-learning platform, giving PMA’s more than 900 member companies—and their employees and family members—access to discounts of 20% to 50% off list price on Live Lingua’s language-training services.
The partnership adds a new resource to PMA’s Member Savings Program at a time when the metalforming industry’s workforce and customer base continue to become more linguistically diverse. From Spanish-speaking production teams to international OEM relationships spanning PMA’s Canada and Mexico districts, member companies increasingly need practical, affordable ways to build language skills at every level of their organizations.
“Metalforming is a global business, and communication shouldn’t be a barrier to success,” said Mark Getsay, PMA managing director. “Whether it’s a plant manager building rapport with a multilingual production team or a sales director closing business with an international customer, language skills translate directly into stronger operations and stronger relationships. This partnership gives our members a meaningful, affordable way to invest in that skill for their companies and for themselves.”
Live Lingua pairs students with live, native-speaking instructors for one-on-one and group instruction in more than a dozen languages, combined with structured online coursework for a full-immersion experience.
“We built Live Lingua around the idea that real fluency comes from real conversation, not just an app that you swipe through alone,” said Stacy Richter, CEO of Live Lingua. “Partnering with PMA lets us bring that approach directly to an industry full of people who deal with language barriers every single day—on the floor, at tradeshows, with customers overseas. We’re proud to help PMA members and their families build a skill that pays off well beyond the workplace.”
The program is available immediately to all PMA member companies, their employees and their family members, whether the goal is company-sponsored workforce training or individual professional development. Members can learn more and enroll through PMA’s Member Savings Program at pma.org/membership/affinity.
PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $137-billion metalforming industry of North America—the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. Its more than 900 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH tradeshows and MetalForming magazine.
Live Lingua is an online language school founded in 2008 that pairs students with certified, native-speaking instructors for live, one-on-one and group language instruction, supported by structured coursework for a full-immersion experience—all online. Live Lingua offers instruction in seven primary languages, including Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese, along with test preparation and specialized professional courses, serving students and organizations worldwide.