For nearly a decade, AEM’s grassroots campaign, I Make America, has empowered AEM members to showcase their pride in American manufacturing through its magnets program at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. Ahead of CONEXPO-CON/AGG in March, I Make America has opened up the magnet request form to qualified exhibitors.
Since its launch in 2017, the I Make America magnets program has distributed more than 9,000 magnets to over 700 AEM member companies. During CONEXPO-CON/AGG in 2023 alone, more than 3,000 magnets were on display, with one in five exhibiting member companies choosing to take advantage of the program.
In 2026, I Make America is looking to break this record and hand deliver more than 4,000 magnets to exhibiting member companies. To receive magnets, AEM members must complete this form in the CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibitor portal by Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Magnets will be delivered directly to participating member companies onsite at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, free of charge. Member companies can also request additional magnets at a cost.
These magnets have become a symbol of support for U.S. manufacturing and pride, seen on equipment at trade shows across the country. They are a simple yet powerful way to champion the U.S. equipment manufacturing industry and the 2.3 million Americans who make it thrive.
When exhibitors display an “I Make America” magnet on their equipment, they are not just adding a decal; they are joining hundreds of companies to make a statement about the strength and resilience of U.S. manufacturing.
To learn more about I Make America, please contact AEM’s Senior Director of Grassroots Advocacy and AEMPAC Kristen Prather, at kprather@aem.org.
