Become part of an active community.
ASAM is a community that derives most of its benefits from active participation and collaboration within the ASAM setting. For that reason, ASAM strives to provide offerings that interest our community and for you as an individual member in particular. Our standardization projects, the ideation process, ASAM events, and our technical support have been set up to serve your needs. Tap the full potential of your membership and become an active part of the community.
Before you fill out the Membership Request Form we ask you to get familiar with the ASAM Articles of Association and the Regulation of Fees. If you have questions when determining your member class, please check the FAQs below or contact us at info(at)asam.net.
After turning in your Membership Request Form, the ASAM Office will forward your application to the Board of Directors for approval. Upon decision of acceptance, the ASAM Office welcomes you and guides you through the server registration process. We also provide all relevant information (e. g. guidelines) and answer any questions you may have. Our goal is to inspire you to become an active member of the community so you can take the full advantage of your membership.
(by member group / member class)
OEMs & Suppliers Executive (AE, BE, CE) | OEMs & Suppliers Passive (AP, BP, CP) | Tool Vendors & Service Providers
| Universities & Research Institutes (class H) | |
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Download ASAM standards free of charge | x | x | x | x |
Get ASAM tools free of charge | x | 50% off | x | x |
Use the ASAM Technical Support (support@asam.net) | x | x | x | x |
Submit change requests for existing ASAM Standard | x | x | x | x |
Submit project proposal to start a Standard development project | x | - | x | x |
Review and comment on proposals and public draft standards | x | x | x | x |
Participate in ASAM projects (study, concept, development) | x | - | x | x |
Participate in General Assembly and other ASAM events (networking within the ASAM community) | x | x | x | x |
Exercise voting rights at the General Assembly | x | x | x | x |
Apply to be candidate for an ASAM committee (Board of Directors / Technical Steering Committee) | x | - | x | x |
Take advantage of marketing opportunities offered by ASAM | x | x | x | x |
Membership Request Form [EN]
Membership Request Form [DE]
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Regulation of Fees [EN]
Regulation of Fees [DE]
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ASAM Articles of Association [EN]
ASAM Articles of Association [DE]
ASAM welcomes OEMs, suppliers, tool vendors, engineering service providers, universities, and research institutes to apply for membership.
Generally only independent legal entities can become ASAM member. Divisions or departments of companies or private persons cannot apply for membership.
To find the right member class, you first have to determine whether you are an OEM, supplier, tool vendor, service provider, university, or non-profit research institute.
The exact member class is then defined by the size of your company in terms of employees.
The benefits for each group are determined as following:
| OEMs / Suppliers (Executive) | OEMs / Suppliers | Tool Vendors / Service Providers | Universities / Research Institutes |
Download ASAM standards free of charge | x | x | x | x |
Get ASAM software free of charge | x | 50% off | x | x |
Use the ASAM Technical Support (support@asam.net) | x | x | x | x |
Submit change requests for existing ASAM standard | x | x | x | x |
Submit project proposal to start a standard development project | x | - | x | x |
Review and comment on proposals and public draft standards | x | x | x | x |
Participate in ASAM projects (study, concept, development) | x | - | x | x |
Participate in ASAM General Assembly and other ASAM events (network within the ASAM community) | x | x | x | x |
Exercise voting rights at the General Assembly | x | x | x | x |
Apply to be candidate for an ASAM committee (Board of Directors and / or Technical Steering Committee) | x | - | x | x |
Take advantage of marketing opportunities offered by ASAM e.V. | x | x | x | x |
Learn more about the fee structure.
No, a division or department doesn't count as legal entity. The whole company needs to become member to benefit from ASAM standards.
A membership term begins in January and ends in December. The Membership is automatically renewed every year. Cancellation of membership is only possible every December 31 with a 6-month notice!
(Cancellation deadline: June 30)
Applications after January will be charged on a pro rata basis for the first year.
The size of your company defines your membership class and therefore the cost of your membership. Find out your membership fee in the regulation of fees.
If your company becomes member during the year, only the fee for the remaining months of the years will be charged (on a pro rata basis).
You have the possibility to reduce your membership fee by participating actively in ASAM greamia or standardization groups
ASAM grants credits to member companies who actively
For the credited amount and the regulations, see regulation on credits
The credit voucher is automatically deducted in retrospect from the membership fee of the subsequent year.
ASAM reserves the right to revoke the granting of vouchers at any time. There is no legal claim to the issue of credit vouchers.
After approval by the ASAM board, the company will receive a welcome letter together with information about the ASAM membership, a questionnaire for adding your company profile to our member directory and an invoice from ASAM. Depending on the date of entry the invoice will be issued for the whole year (full annual fee) or for a part of it (on a pro rata basis for the remaining months of the year).
The membership only begins after receipt of payment.
ASAM recognizes that taking on an active role in ASAM is voluntary and generates costs within the member company. Therefore, ASAM has established the Credit Voucher Concept to appreciate that engagement.
Members may qualify for credit vouchers by
For the credited amount and the regulations, see regulation on credits
The credit voucher is automatically deducted from the membership fee of the subsequent year.
Please note: ASAM reserves the right to revoke the granting of vouchers at any time. There is no legal claim to the issue of credit vouchers.
ASAM provides professional services to its members through an office and by maintaining an IT infrastructure. This is permanently available to members. Furthermore, Standard development projects typically get a budget that provides for major parts of the work required to develop and finish a Standard, e.g. for hiring a service provider to do the routine work. So, Standard development comes with costs. The pricing models both for an ASAM membership and for buying an ASAM Standard, aim to distribute the costs to all who benefit from ASAM standards in a fair way. Most standardization organizations have such pricing models to cover their costs.
The ASAM License Terms allow members and buyers of ASAM standards to sublicense (i.e. give) the standards to non-members for the purpose of an exchange of services, project acquisition activities, training or support. Please review §2 (2) of the License Terms for further details. If in doubt, please contact the ASAM Office.
Every company can buy ASAM standards. The Standard will be licensed to that company and can be used by any employee within that organization. Purchasing companies as well must comply to our license terms.
To buy a Standard, please go to the Standard's webpage and click 'Get Standard'. A window will open. Please choose 'Buy' and follow the instructions.
You will be asked to fill out some general information. Submission of the form will generate an email with an attached price list and order form. Please send the order form to ASAM (info(at)asam.net). We will process your purchase order and send you an invoice. After receipt of payment, we will send you the link to download the Standard via email. The Standard will be licensed to your company. Please comply to the license terms.
You will always receive the current version of the Standard. To order an older version, please use the according field in the order form to indicate the version number. You will then receive both the current and the requested version.
In case that a new version of the bought Standard will be released within six months after the Standard has been bought, you are eligible to request that new Standard version free of charge. To do so, please send an email to info(at)asam.net.