November 14, 2016 Putting Our Cards on the Table Pays Off in Vegas By Megan Tanel, AEM Senior Vice President, Exhibitions and EventsI recently returned from Carson City, the capital of Nevada, where I testified in front of the state Senate and...
November 7, 2016 The Changing Landscape of Ag Shows By John Rozum, AEM Director, Ag Events & Show Manager Growing up on a farm, ag trade shows were always a big deal. We never missed the farm equipment show held by the local...
October 31, 2016 Fuel Quality Critical for New Tier 4 Engines By William Bernhard, AEM Technical and Safety Services ManagerResearch told Pat Klaman of Barriere Construction in Louisiana that transitioning to equipment with new Tier 4...
October 24, 2016 'I Make America' Cuts Through Election-Year Clutter By Dennis Slater, AEM President Six years ago this fall, I made my way to Capitol Hill to join Mike Rowe (of “Dirty Jobs” fame) to launch a little initiative called “I Make...
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...
October 6, 2016 'Global Whirlwind' Poses Challenge for Equipment Industry By Benjamin Duyck, AEM Market Intelligence Director The teacher became the student when I had the pleasure to attend the first-ever AED / AEM equipment economic forum...
October 6, 2016 Foreign-Owned Firms Make America Too By Kip Eideberg, AEM Vice President, Public Affairs and Advocacy The United States is home to thousands of manufacturers, including hundreds of equipment manufacturers...
October 3, 2016 Make AEM Services Part of Your Company’s Annual Plan By Paul Malek, AEM Membership DirectorThe days are getting shorter and the kids are off to school. Summer vacation is over, and as the pace at home and work picks up, I’m not...
September 29, 2016 Smart Wars: Black Hats, White Hats and OEMs By Larry Buzecky, AEM Vice President, Business Intelligence & Strategy Anything “smart” can be hacked. Smart body parts. Smart homes. Smart cars. Smart cities. And, of course...
September 26, 2016 Technology Takes Center Stage at AEM Annual Conference By Dennis Slater, AEM PresidentWhat we once considered future technology is no longer hype. It now exists in every sector of our industry, leaving us wondering, where are we now...
January 4, 2018 AEM Acquires Data Analytics Company Hargrove & Associates Minneapolis and Milwaukee – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced that it has purchased Minneapolis-based Hargrove & Associates, Inc. (HAI) a data...
October 3, 2016 VIDEO: What Does Year Ahead Hold for Manufacturers, Dealers? What factors will drive the off-road equipment industry in 2017? Manufacturers and dealers came together on September 21-22 in Chicago to find out.The first-ever AED / AEM...
March 19, 2018 AEM Ad to Trump: Say 'No' to Steel Tariffs AEM urged President Trump to “say NO” to steel tariffs in a new television ad launched today.The 30-second ad, which is running on “Fox & Friends,” “Morning Joe,” and “Hannity...
July 7, 2016 5 Principles for Building a Trade Show Brand Experience Today’s consumers are overwhelmed by brand messages, most of which are instantly forgettable.Ultimately, what people remember is not the brand message but how brands act, said...
March 14, 2016 Hottest High-Strength Material? Not What You Think By Larry Buzecky, AEM Vice President, Business Intelligence & Strategy I assumed you thought the answer was spider silk. And you are wrong – it’s sea snail teeth.If you want to...
October 13, 2016 U.S. September Tractor Sales: Smaller Machines Still Lead, but Larger Sizes Rebound Combine Sales Still Lag: Manufacturer Trade Group Provides Commentary U.S. retail sales of tractors under 40HP and 40-100HP continued to lead the way in September, and while...
March 2, 2017 Trump Speech Touches on Key Issues for Equipment Manufacturers President Trump delivered his first major policy speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday and touched on many of the issues of importance to the equipment manufacturing...
November 9, 2017 AEM Announces 2018 Officers, New Directors AEM announced its 2018 officers, directors elected to the AEM Board of Directors, and its directors elected to its AG and CE Sector Boards.AEM’s 2018 officers are:Chair Richard...
August 14, 2017 Is Construction Ready for the Pay-for-Production Business Model? By John Somers, AEM Director of Product Management, Construction, Mining & UtilityOne of the most impactful technological trends of the last decade has been the rise of...
September 7, 2017 Key Factors Limiting Telematics Adoption in the Construction Industry Telematics has the power to increase productivity, efficiency and safety on the construction jobsite. So why are only 44 percent of all construction companies employing digital...