MILWAUKEE – While technology has been enhancing excavator performance for more than a decade, end-user demand for certain features has accelerated in the past few years. We talked with leading manufacturers to get their take on those innovations that provide the typical construction company with the best bang for the …
Read More »Electric Demolition Robots are Making Jobsites Safer
By: CONEXPO-CON/AGG MILWAUKEE – Demolition is difficult, dirty, dangerous work. It is also necessary work. How best to keep workers safe in a demolition environment? Remove them from that environment. When the persons come out, the robots move in. Robotic demolition has been soaring in popularity. Demolition includes razing structures, …
Read More »Five Preventative Maintenance Tips for Skid Steer Loaders
MILWAUKEE – If you want more uptime, lower overall operating costs, greater resale value, and a longer life for your skid steer, preventive maintenance (PM) is key. Experts from CONEXPO-CON/AGG staples Caterpillar, CASE, and Wacker Neuson have all the PM maintenance tips you need for skid steers. 1. MAKE IT …
Read More »Five Ways Owning an Electric Machine is Different from Owning a Diesel Machine
By: Association of Equipment Manufacturers MILWAUKEE – Construction equipment manufacturers are embracing electric power. Most every major construction equipment manufacturer has electric vehicles (EVs) in their current production catalogue. Some of this is driven by corporate decisions to decrease the negative impact when it comes to climate change and …
Read More »Construction Equipment Economic Outlook: Stability is on the Horizon
By: Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) MILWAUKEE – Fiscal stimulus has played a pivotal role in helping the U.S. economy recover. Over the next couple of years, though, additional proposals carry a lot of potential for the construction industry in particular. “We’ve included the American Jobs Plan (AJP) in our economic forecast,” …
Read More »Exhibitions Matter: Altec President Jon Styslinger on The Utility Expo, Customer Connections and Returning to In-Person Events
MILWAUKEE – AEM is looking forward to bringing the utility industry back together again in Louisville, Kentucky this fall at The Utility Expo. Set for Sept. 28-30 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, show attendees will be afforded the uniquely valuable opportunity to see, touch and learn about the latest tools …
Read More »How to Keep Your Employees Fresh and Focused
By: Mark Nesbitt, Nesbitt Training Mark Nesbitt is an independent certified coach, teacher and speaker with The John Maxwell Team, the founder of Nesbitt Training and active member of the aggregate community. MILWAUKEE – Most conscious shoppers instinctively know when they are shopping to look at the best before dates on a product …
Read More »Construction Machinery Rumbles Towards Electrification
By Alastair Hayfield, senior research director at market research firm Interact Analysis Vehicle electrification is at the forefront of thinking as the world confronts the challenges posed by climate change. EV technology is moving apace. Though electrification has its strongest foothold in the light vehicle market, larger electric vehicles and …
Read More »Five Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021
By: Paul Wilson, Senior Director Commercial Development, Industrial IoT Division, ZTR MILWAUKEE – 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 global pandemic – what does recovery look …
Read More »Is Amazon Coming for Your Customers?
Luke Powers, Founder and CEO, Gearflow.com MILWAUKEE – The equipment manufacturing industry needs to know that the old rules of our customer engagement have changed. The world of ecommerce, Amazon, Google, and retail have seemed distant and “next year’s” initiative — until 2020 hit. This year we have seen fear …
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