April 12, 2021 Empower Your Employees to Create a Culture of Safety: Here’s How By Jaime Vos, AEM Director of Safety MaterialsI've received several phone calls lately from numerous business owners asking how to improve their safety training programs for...
April 5, 2021 Beat the Workforce Recruitment Blues By Julie Davis, AEM Director of Workforce DevelopmentAre you frustrated with recruitment results? Do you wonder where the willing workers are? You’ve got good paying jobs with...
March 29, 2021 2021 Policy Priorities: Pro-Manufacturing Policies that will Strengthen our Industry By Kip Eideberg, AEM Senior Vice President, Government & Industry Relations As the Biden-Harris administration and the 117th Congress get to work in our nation’s capital, the...
March 18, 2021 Why Manufacturers Should Keep Cybersecurity Top of Mind By John Somers, AEM Senior Director of UtilityI don’t know about you, but to me,cybersecurity is one of those things that Iget the basic gist of, but really don’t know a ton...
March 15, 2021 Autonomous Equipment: Examining the Path Toward a Driverless Tomorrow By Jeff Jurgens, AEM Director of Product StewardshipAutonomous equipment offers significant benefits with respect to efficiency, cost savings and safety. These machines are...
February 15, 2021 Knowledge Is Power: How AEM Business Intelligence Can Help Your Business By Benjamin Duyck, AEM Director of Market IntelligenceIt’s always been said that growth follows knowledge.AEM is committed to helping ensure our members remain competitive in...
February 8, 2021 The Next Chapter: AEM Announces Strategic Priorities for 2021 Resilience: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness.For me, this word best describes our industry and our path forward as we welcome a new year and put 2020...
February 1, 2021 What Equipment Manufacturers Need to Know about Biden’s Recent “Buy American” Executive Order Last week, President Biden issued an executive order to review and revise two federal procurement laws referred to as “Buy America” or “Buy American” laws. While equipment...
January 13, 2021 Industry Insights: 2020's Most-Read AEM Advisor Blogs AEM aims to give voice to a wide range of industry perspectives, observations and opinions in blogs featured in the AEM Industry Advisor newsletter. Whether the blog tackles an...
January 13, 2021 AEM Voice of Customer Survey: Looking Back at COVID-19’s Impact on Construction, Utility Sector Workforce in Q4 As we head into the last few weeks of 2020, a year many are ready to bid farewell to, we look ahead in hopes of a healthy, safe, and economically positive year.Notice I said...
January 12, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
October 11, 2021 USTR Announces Reopening of China Tariff Exclusion Process for 549 Products U.S. Trade Representative Tai announced the reinstatement of a targeted exclusion process for 549 products currently subjected to Section 301 tariffs on China. The exclusion...
March 18, 2021 Industry Executives Make Strong Case on Capitol Hill AEM’s Advocacy Team and 35 executives made a forceful case for pro-growth, pro-jobs policies as part of the 2021 AEM March Virtual Fly-in.The group engaged in more than three...
January 12, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
September 23, 2021 Equipment Manufacturers Push for Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill on Capitol Hill AEM’s Advocacy Team joined 50 equipment manufacturing representatives in Washington for two days of meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as they pushed for the immediate...
June 7, 2021 Equipment Manufacturers Meet with Transportation Secretary Buttigieg U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with more than two dozen equipment manufacturing executives and AEM staff to discuss how President Biden’s American Jobs Plan...
August 2, 2021 The Era of Precision Agriculture Has Arrived The USDA has identified three pillars of sustainability for the agriculture industry: reduced environmental impact, increased productivity and yield, and a better overall...
May 17, 2021 Target This Overlooked Talent Pool to Help Meet Workforce Demands By Julie Davis, AEM Director of Workforce DevelopmentIt’s no secret that manufacturers across the nation are struggling to fill open positions. With workforce shortages slowing...
June 14, 2021 5 Common Modern Dairy Industry Myths Debunked By Austin Gellings, AEM Agricultural Services ManagerThe dairy industry is one of the most prominent and impactful forms of agriculture in the United States today. As with...
January 11, 2021 5 Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021 What’s in store for the construction industry? How will OEMs and rental companies adapt to better serve their customers? How are customer needs changing? And in the face of a...