November 1, 2021 Attracting, Acquiring and Retaining Gen Z Workers in Manufacturing: The Why and the How By Danny Gavin, Association of Equipment ManufacturersMuch is being made about the skilled worker shortage in manufacturing today, and what companies of all types and sizes can...
October 28, 2021 Creating a Sense of Urgency in an Urgent World It’s hard to create a sense of urgency when we are immersed in an environment of change. The past five months have been unrelenting, forcing us to continually adjust to ever...
October 11, 2021 Creative, Inspirational, Authentic: Miller Fabrication Solutions’ Uniquely Valuable Approach to ‘Manufacturing Day’ Activities Attracting, recruiting and training the workforce of tomorrow requires a fair amount of strategy, a little bit of good fortune and a whole lot of hard work.For AEM service...
October 7, 2021 Are You Utilizing Your Local Workforce Development Board? The U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is designed to:Strengthen and improve the nation’s public workforce systemHelp get Americans...
September 30, 2021 Manufacturing Day is About Priority One: People By Dennis Slater, AEM PresidentHaving spent nearly four decades in our industry, I’ve made my fair share of visits to small towns and tight-knit communities to visit our members...
September 30, 2021 Makers Matter: Miller Fabrication Solutions President Eric Miller on Manufacturing Day 2021, Careers in the Industry and the Importance of Community Connections Manufacturing Day is right around the corner, and AEM is looking forward to celebrating the industry and commemorating the efforts of manufacturers to educate the public about...
September 27, 2021 Inclusivity in the Workplace Starts With Good Employee Engagement Making the most of meetings and other group collaboration takes effort. To yield the most productive and innovative results, a commitment must be made to planning and follow-up ...
September 23, 2021 Building a Local Workforce Pipeline: How Liebherr’s Newly Established Co-op Program Partnership is Already Paying Dividends “It’s really a fantastic opportunity. We learn something new every day.”That’s how Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) student Logan Dyer described his time spent so far...
September 20, 2021 Winning with the Workforce of the Future: 5 Key Takeaways from the AEM Workforce Solutions Summit By Scott Hanson, Chief Marketing Officer, Ultra ConsultantsAs equipment manufacturers prepare for the workforce of the future, they need to be armed with smart change management...
September 16, 2021 AEM Members Encouraged to Reach out to Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Grant Recipients Efforts to empower women to seek training through quality pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs, as well as pursue non-traditional occupations, were...
January 26, 2023 Leadership Pitfalls to Avoid at All Costs Not everyone is born to be a leader. The good news, however, is that leadership skills can be developed and refined over time, opening the door to career advancement and higher...
January 5, 2023 5 Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2023 With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now underway, it’s clear many of the opportunities and challenges impacting equipment manufacturers today are poised to...
July 5, 2023 The Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture Quantified Agriculture and environmental sustainability have been closely linked for many years. It’s just that there has been little data to quantify the benefits.That, however, is no...
July 17, 2023 AEM Welcomes Latest Member Companies All AEM members work together through the association to build momentum for the equipment manufacturing industry, as well as the ag and construction markets it serves. AEM...
August 10, 2023 How Agriculture Can Capture the Carbon Market Opportunity As the trend toward carbon emissions reduction continues, American farmers are being presented with a new opportunity. By adopting certain climate-smart agriculture practices...
May 11, 2023 Three Days Until Celebration of Construction on the National Mall In three short days, AEM, in partnership with over 40 member companies and industry partners, will be in Washington, D.C. to host the Celebration of Construction on the National...
June 1, 2023 5 Modern Dairy Industry Benefits to Acknowledge and Celebrate By Austin Gellings, AEM Director of Agricultural Services — Dairy plays a vital part in the diets of millions of Americans. The average person in the United States consumes...
June 26, 2023 AEM Ag Sector Board Chair Testifies Before U.S. House Ag Committee Rural broadband connectivity and precision agriculture go hand in hand, and that is the message that AEM Ag Sector Board Chair Bill Hurley delivered during the U.S. House...
October 12, 2023 AEM Discusses Dairy Precision Agriculture at Wisconsin Lobby Day Last week, AEM members took a break from showcasing the latest dairy advancements at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin to join the AEM State Affairs Team for a lobby...
January 19, 2023 Ongoing Supply Chain Woes Threaten Economic Recovery By Kip Eideberg, AEM Senior Vice President of Government and Industry Relations —Editor’s Note: This was originally published by The Hill, a top U.S. political website read by...