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AEM is the consolidation of the Equipment Manufacturers Institute and the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association effective January 1, 2002. Its role is to provide trade association services on a global basis for companies that manufacture equipment, products and services used worldwide in: agricultural, construction, forestry, mining, and utility industries.

AEM member companies manufacture a wide variety of equipment, from large earthmovers and agricultural equipment to small hand-held, portable and walk-behind machinery - designed to handle a myriad of specialized tasks.

AEM member companies also manufacture a variety of components used by other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) - everything from engines, transmissions and hydraulic pumps to electronic controls, gauges and lubricants.

In addition, some AEM members provide services to these dynamic industries, including equipment financing, trade magazines, equipment auctions and consulting services.

AEM offers three types of membership

AEM membership level is determined by company product(s)/service(s). Each membership level has a corresponding dues rate structure based on sales to the AEM markets.

View the AEM member levels and dues rate structures.

Dues Determination: Dues for member companies shall be based on the average of the previous three years’ sales or the past year's sales, whichever is greater, of agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility equipment including replacement parts and auxiliary services.

Sales: To be used for determination of company dues – means sales/shipments of products from the manufacturing plants/operating units of the parent, subsidiaries, sister companies, licensees, etc., into any and all industries and markets as outlined in the following:

1. Companies with headquarters based in the Western Hemisphere: Pay dues on all worldwide sales/shipments.
2. Companies with headquarters based outside of the Western Hemisphere: Pay dues on all sales/shipments to the Western Hemisphere.

• Full Membership
• Consists of manufacturers of complete or whole machinery used in the agricultural, construction, forestry, materials handling, mining and utilities industries.
• Full Members have full voting rights are eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.
• Mid-Level Membership
• Consists of manufacturers of the following products:
1. small, walk-behind, portable or hand-held equipment, for example, portable generators, concrete saws, skid-mounted sprayers, hand tools, light towers, contractor pumps);
2. major attachments and major mechanical components, for example, engines, drive trains, transmissions, buckets, forks); and
3. wheeled and non-self propelled pull-type whole goods/implements - sometimes in the agriculture business referred to as short line products, for example, trailers, tillage equipment, seeders).
• Mid-Level Members will have no voting rights on Association issues and one of their representatives will be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors as the Mid-Level Member representative.
• Mid-Level Member also has the option of becoming a Full Member by paying the higher Full Member dues rate.
• A company whose total sales are 25% or more of products classified in the Full Member category is only eligible to become a Full Member.
• Associate Membership
• Consists of parts and components (except major components as noted above in Mid-Level Member) manufacturers who supply to whole goods manufacturers, and suppliers of services to Full Members (e.g., publishers, insurance companies, finance companies, and advertising firms).
• Associate Members will have no voting rights on Association issues, and will not be eligible to become Full Members. Two representatives from the Associate Member category will be selected to serve as the Associate Member representatives on the Board.

Do you want to join the ranks of more than 800 AEM member companies?

• Request membership information – AEM will verify member eligibility and membership level
• Submit application and annual dues
• Processing takes approximately 15 days and all applications are reviewed by a membership committee on a monthly basis.
• You are notified by email when your membership has been approved and activated.

For more information, contact Kelly Doyne at 414-298-4161.