Nationwide Digital Campaign Will Educate, Engage, and Mobilize Manufacturing Voters WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the launch of “Equipped to Vote,” a full-fledged digital campaign designed to engage, educate, and mobilize the 2.8 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry leading up …
Read More »Jumpstarting the COVID-19 Recovery: Equipment Manufacturers and Infrastructure Play Key Roles
By Kate Fox Wood, AEM Senior Director, Government Relations MILWAUKEE (June 15, 2020) — Equipment manufacturers, now more than ever, are doubling down on efforts to communicate to lawmakers about the important role federal infrastructure investment should play as part of our national economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. At the …
Read More »Minimizing Risk: Manufacturers Share Best Practices for COVID-19 Management
MILWAUKEE (June 1, 2020) — Over the past several weeks, AEM has developed a list of best practices based on what many of our member companies are doing to keep operations open while minimizing the risks associated with the pandemic. For those looking to either reopen or scale back their …
Read More »The First Combined AEM Hall of Fame Class Twelve Years Later
The 2008 AEM Hall of Fame Class Contained Titans Whose Contributions Stood the Test of Time MILWAUKEE – In 2001, after years of cooperation, the Milwaukee-based Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CIMA) and the Chicago-based, agriculture-focused Equipment Manufacturer’s Institute (EMI) officially combined into today’s Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Seven years …
Read More »AEM Task Force to Develop Health and Safety Guidelines for Exhibitions and Events
MILWAUKEE (May 25, 2020) — AEM announces the formation of a Health and Safety Task Force to guide its efforts in ensuring the well-being of exhibitors, attendees, industry peers, and AEM members and staff at association-run exhibitions and events. Comprised of six association staff members, the task force will create …
Read More »HS2 leads the way with clean air measures by adopting new plant emissions scheme
As part of its bid to create ‘greener’ construction sites, by reducing emissions and controlling air quality, HS2 is the first infrastructure project to adopt CESAR ECV – a new advanced emissions identification scheme. Over the last year, HS2 has played a key role in helping the Construction Equipment Association …
Read More »Allen Engineering Responds to COVID-19 With Calm, Decisive Operational Leadership
As a business leader, Jay Allen recognizes the importance of putting together well-conceived plans, projections and forecasts to position his company for sustained success over the long term. But every once in a while, a situation comes along where the best course of action calls for keeping it simple, staying …
Read More »How Vermeer’s Mary Andringa Drove a Lean Machine Company to Become the First Woman in the AEM Hall of Fame
MILWAUKEE – One mile across, seven facilities, and the need to grow their Pella, Iowa plant physically to meet demand in a new market is where Mary Andringa found the company founded by her father, Gary Vermeer. That’s when she was challenged by a board member to think about the …
Read More »Lessons Learned: How Overseas Operations Guided Titan International’s U.S. Response to Covid-19
MILWAUKEE (May 14, 2020) — It was right around the time of the Chinese New Year that Paul Reitz knew he had a serious problem on his hands. Titan International’s China-based employees had just taken three weeks off to participate in New Year festivities, and word began to surface that a …
Read More »CEA survey results – understanding the impact of Covid-19 on production and employment
Last week the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) conducted a “snapshot survey” of its members to establish how the current crisis is impacting on members’ activities. The survey asked about production and employment during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the survey revealed that 10% of respondents reported that their …
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