June 13, 2016 Second Sale Is Toughest, Especially Today By Al Cervero, AEM Vice President, Construction, Mining and Utility If you work in sales and marketing, you may have heard the expression that the first sale is always the...
June 6, 2016 Don't Underestimate Power of Trade Shows in Business, Economy By Megan Tanel, AEM Senior Vice President, Exhibitions and Events If not THE oldest, it may be one of the oldest businesses in the world. We at AEM not only support this long...
May 23, 2016 Global Experts Work to Retain Market Access By Michael Pankonin, AEM Senior Director, Technical and Safety Services“Where else can I go to meet with industry experts from around the world and discuss what I need to do to...
May 16, 2016 Operator Training in Latin America: More Needs to Be Done By Arnold Huerta, AEM Director, Global Business Development-Latin AmericaIf the results of a recent focus group in Chile are any indication, the lack of qualified equipment...
May 12, 2016 Create Meaningful Connections with Your Customers By Kate Guess, Director of Communication, Vermeer Corporation As consumers, we spend little time thinking about the people behind our favorite brands. We expect that the...
May 9, 2016 A Passion for Product Safety: Seminar Turns 25 Following is the keynote address presented by Darrin Drollinger, executive director, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, at the recent 2016 AEM Product...
May 2, 2016 RFS Central to America's Manufacturing Strength By AEM Chair Leif Magnusson We’ve heard a lot about the importance of manufacturers during this election season, and as the head of a manufacturing business in Nebraska, I...
April 25, 2016 Sounds of Manufacturing: Music to Our Ears By Diane Riley, Kondex Corporation Each and every day at Kondex, there’s a hum of activity in the air; the soothing melodies that evoke pride in being part of American...
April 18, 2016 Road Trip 2016: Making Member Connections By Paul Malek, AEM Membership DirectorAre there more registered boats or pickup trucks in Houston? That’s what my cab driver asked me in 2001 on the ride to my hotel.I got the...
April 11, 2016 Mobile Technology in Ag: Is Safety Content Next? By Jaime Vos, AEM Safety Materials Manager A survey taken by Farm Journal Media reports that 87 percent of farmers will own a smartphone by 2016. I’ll admit, that number caught...
November 30, 2016 U.S. Construction Equipment Exports Down 25 Percent AEM Market Update and Analysis Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment fell 25 percent overall for the first three quarters of 2016 compared to 2015 January – September...
March 9, 2017 VIDEO: Industry Introduces New Products, Technology at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Construction equipment manufacturers unleashed an avalanche of new products and technologies at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 in Las Vegas on Tuesday.With Tier 4 compliance finally...
March 28, 2016 Fasten Your Seat Belt: Ag Market’s Thrill Ride By Charlie O'Brien, AEM Senior Vice President & Ag Sector Lead Just like an amusement park thrill ride, the Ag equipment market has its ups and downs, sharp turns and thrilling...
June 1, 2017 Think Safety 365, Says AEM in Support of National Safety Month Nearly 13,000 American workers are injured each day and preventable injuries overall are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.June is National Safety Month...
October 17, 2016 We Can Grow It, but Can We Get It to Market? By Charlie O'Brien, AEM Senior Vice President and Ag Sector Lead Let’s take a quick look at 2016. Corn planted is estimated at 94.1 million acres, up 7 percent from last year...
November 3, 2016 Member Exclusive: Update on Construction Market Trends An exclusive, in-depth update on the health of the U.S. construction sector is now available online to all AEM members.In this pre-recorded presentation, AEM Market Intelligence...
August 7, 2017 New Sanctions Could Greatly Impact Equipment Manufacturing Industry President Trump signed new legislation last week imposing new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, which could have implications for the equipment manufacturing industry...
February 15, 2017 Collaborative Venture In The Works For National Farm Machinery Show Collaborative Venture in the Works for National Farm Machinery ShowKentucky Fair Board and Association of Equipment Manufacturers Announce Agreement on Opening Day of...
May 16, 2016 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Announces New Immersive Tech Experience Pavilion for 2017 Show Emerging technologies for the jobsite of the future, innovative wearables to enhance health, safety and productivity, cutting-edge skills for careers of the future, and new...
May 8, 2017 VIDEO: AEM Members Demonstrate Advanced Planter Technology AEM joined with the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) late last month to host officials from the EPA and USDA for a...