| ABEC | Annular Bearing Engineers Committee (see ABMA) |
| ABMA | American Bearing Manufacturers Association (formerly AFBMA) www.abma-dc.org |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute www.ansi.org |
| ASTM | ASTM International (formerly American Society for Testing and Materials) www.astm.org |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology www.nist.gov |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization www.iso.ch |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers www.sae.org |