AEM strives to keep its member companies up to date with the latest industry trends and perspectives. The AEM Industry Advisor features blogs and bylines that cover member perspectives, technology trends, workforce insights, and a number of topics in between. As the year comes to an end, let’s look back at some of the most popular published blogs and bylines of 2025...
Construction Aggregates 101: What They Are (and Why They Matter) -- Aggregates are often overlooked when we talk about the construction industry today, says AEM’s Sara Fueling. This article discusses what aggregates are, what they’re used for, and why they’re important to our industry.
Understanding Generational Differences in the Age of AI -- Greg Wartgow, special to AEM, covers Armida Ascano’s 2024 AEM Annual Conference session, which discussed how the emergence of AI is already impacting every generation. Recognizing the micro-generations that exist today helps map out how to leverage each generation’s strengths in the digital age.
Sustainability is Here to Stay: How ESG, Sustainability, and Regulations Come Together to Impact the Future of Manufacturing -- Sustainability, Environmental Social Governance (ESG), and regulations all work together to give companies a holistic view of the cost of doing business, and ESG concepts are increasingly impacting the ever-evolving regulatory landscape, explains AEM Communications Coordinator Danny Gavin.
Industrial Robotics and Cybersecurity: How Manufacturers Can Minimize Risk and Ensure Safe Operation -- AEM member TÜV Rheinland explores how industrial robots are improving in terms of capability and performance, and how their use across manufacturing and associated industries is increasing, due to the fast, repetitive nature of the work.
The Power of Different Thinking – The Untapped Talent Pool of Neurodiversity -- If organizations aren't considering the neurodivergent population as a viable talent pool, and educating themselves on what neurodivergence is, then they may not be reaching their full potential, says AEM Communications Coordinator Danny Gavin.
Flexible Work Arrangements in Manufacturing: 5 Tactics for Employers to Consider -- The industry’s workforce problem isn’t going away – it’s getting worse, says AEM Senior Vice President of People Strategy Julie Davis. It’s time that manufacturers tackle workforce talent attraction, development, and retention by creating the flexible manufacturing environment employees both want and deserve.
Why Precision Agriculture is the Key to Ag’s Sustainable Future -- For agriculture industry stakeholders who’d like to see improvements in sustainability, it is becoming clear that precision agriculture technology must play a prominent role, says Gregg Wartgow, special to AEM.
Our Immigration System Is Undermining America’s Manufacturing Comeback – AEM Senior Vice President of Government & Industry Relations Kip Eideberg says that revitalizing American Manufacturing is possible – but it requires more than tariffs and tax credits. America’s immigration system must be modernized, and the U.S. economy and manufacturing industry cannot afford to wait.
