AMCA was founded by Don LaBelle, owner of the custom manufacturing marketplace MFGpartners established in 2005. LaBelle has been a successful entrepreneur since 2003 with over 30 years of experience in custom manufacturing, industrial sales and quality management. LaBelle and partners founded AMCA, a national trade group established to revitalize the U.S. manufacturing sector and increase the global competitiveness of American manufacturers and allied industries.