July 2, 2018 AEM Urges Senate Committee Leadership to Take Action on Perkins CTE Legislation AEM joined nearly 500 organizations in signing a letter urging leaders on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to move forward with reauthorizing...
June 26, 2018 Ep. 08 - Lessons from 3M: How Manufacturers Can Encourage Innovation, with Terry Ceulemans & Jason Campagna "If you put fences around people, you get sheep."The McKnight Principles, penned by former 3M President William McKnight, define the corporate culture at this $32 billion a year...
June 21, 2018 Giving Employees Permission to Fail is a Formula for Innovation at 3M By Dusty Weis, Association of Equipment ManufacturersMany people haven’t heard of the complete and utter failure upon which 3M was founded.These days, the Minnesota-based...
May 31, 2018 Incubators and Makerspaces Offer Manufacturers Untapped Talent Pool By Dusty Weis, Association of Equipment ManufacturersJeff Garascia’s design team had a super-powered bagel toaster, a deadline and a big problem.“We developed some new...
May 21, 2018 Millennials and Employers: Connections Matter In 11 years on the job, I’ve held six jobs, been employed by four companies and worked in three cities of varying size.You guessed it, I’m a millennial.I entered the workforce...
April 24, 2018 Ep. 06 - Makerspaces & Incubators: Plugging Manufacturers Into Tech Talent, with Bill Fienup and Jeff Garascia Innovative technology talent is tough to come by for manufacturers looking to make their equipment "smarter." But the business incubator and makerspace mHub in Chicago is...
April 23, 2018 Adopting European Apprenticeship Models Can Help Manufacturers Solve the Skilled Worker Shortage By Mike Schmidt, AEM Industry Advisor EditorIt’s no real secret why the skilled worker shortage is a problem of ever-growing significance for U.S. manufacturers.Many companies...
April 17, 2018 Ep. 05 - How Serious Labs and Skyjack Reinvented VR Operator Training, with Jim Colvin and Brad Boehler When it comes to heavy equipment operator training, we've heard for years that there's no substitute for hands-on learning. But a new virtual reality training platform...
February 26, 2018 Help Build a Technical Workforce in Your Area One of the industry's greatest challenges today is inspiring young people to consider working toward a career in equipment manufacturing.However, a new initiative developed by...
February 19, 2018 VIDEO: How the Industry Can Close the Skills Gap Workforce development efforts in the equipment manufacturing industry need to begin sooner rather than later. At AEM's most recent Annual Conference, a panel of experts...
January 10, 2022 5 Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2022 Both the immediate and long-term future of the equipment manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of prominent trends, each of which are poised to...
January 6, 2022 Celebration of Modern Ag Set to Take Over National Mall Agriculture equipment manufacturers and AEM partners in the Washington D.C. ag community are gearing up to showcase how innovation enables sustainability in the heart of the...
January 6, 2022 bauma CONEXPO INDIA Announces 2023 Trade Fair Dates bauma CONEXPO INDIA — the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, and Construction Vehicles — is set to take place Jan...
January 13, 2022 AEM Launches New Online Membership Directory As part of its ongoing efforts to promote, highlight and serve its members, AEM is pleased to announce the launch of a new online membership directory.Available now, the...
January 14, 2022 7 New Members Join AEM to Close Out 2021 AEM members -- peers and competitors, large and small -- work together through the association to build momentum for the equipment manufacturing industry and the markets it...
January 17, 2022 The Neuroscience of Conflict and its Impact on Workforce Conflict, which is common in the workplace, can be destructive to a team and an organization. When managed well, conflict can be healthy.Achieving (and embracing) healthy...