Agriculture & Forestry
U.S. and Canadian Sales of Combines Increase in April 2026
According to new data from AEM, U.S. sales of combines increased 3.4% in April 2026 compared to the year before. Canadian sales of combines were also up, ending the month 42.7...
Construction Rebounds, Agriculture Struggles as Global Shocks Mount
By Gregg Wartgow, Special to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) --What was expected to be a period of renewed growth has softened in the early months of the year...
AEM Product Safety & Stewardship Conference Helps Members Build a ‘Winning Playbook’
What a week! The 2026 edition of the AEM Product Safety & Stewardship Conference and Liability Seminar was a tremendous success, bringing hundreds of attendees to the Sheraton...
AEM Sustainability Council Tackles EHS Benchmarking, Carbon Reporting, Supply Chain Collaboration, and More
Aligning on current and future projects and initiatives brought members of the AEM Sustainability Council to Kansas City this week ahead of the association’s annual Product...
How Generative and Agentic AI Are Transforming Manufacturing: Solving Workforce Challenges and Driving Efficiency
By Gregg Wartgow, Special to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers --With so much talk about AI (artificial intelligence) over the past couple of years, it’s hard to...
The Aftermarket Is Having a Moment. Here’s the Data to Prove It.
By Faye Baker, Senior Manager, Content & Communications, Syncron --For decades, the aftermarket has played second fiddle to equipment sales. But that dynamic is shifting, fast...
