AEM - Tue February 07, 2023
AEM Finalizes Updates to Pair of Popular Safety Manual Titles
AEM has announced a pair of recent safety manual updates in accordance with its longstanding mission to provide up-to-date and industry-consensus safety materials that encourage safe equipment operation....
AEM - Mon February 06, 2023
ConExpo-Con/AGG, IFPE Announces Finalists in Inaugural Next Level Awards Program
ConExpo-Con/AGG and the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE) have announced the top 10 finalists for the Next Level Awards Program. These finalists will be exhibiting at the shows, March 14 to 18 in Las Vegas....
Julie Davis - Mon January 16, 2023
How to Diversify Your Workforce Talent Pools With Intention and Maximize Results
If you feel like there are fewer workers to be found these days, rest assured, you are correct. A decrease in the rate of births, declining since the 1970s, coupled with decreasing labor market participation, more job openings, a shortfall of immigrants and a surge of retirements, is creating a workforce problem that is hard to ignore....
AEM - Mon January 09, 2023
Five Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2023
With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now under way, it's clear many of the opportunities and challenges impacting equipment manufacturers today are poised to remain as relevant as ever in the weeks and months ahead....
Gregg Wartgom, AEM - Mon December 12, 2022
Ongoing Evolution of Jobsite Connectivity
The vision is there. Wouldn't it be great if the entire job site — the general contractor, subs, designers, owners, equipment vendors and material suppliers — were all working in sync with the data that shifts with each condition change, progress report, change order, telematics warning, and machine inspection? That the right people got the right information at the right time to make informed decisions?This one-dashboard vision is much, much easier said than done....
AEM - Mon October 17, 2022
Examining Agriculture's Journey Towards Artificial Intelligence
Agriculture is one of the last major industries to become digitized. It's not surprising, seeing as how off-road, rural environments are more challenging than roadway systems or manufacturing floors. However, as the connectivity gap continues to close, there is tremendous opportunity to capture data that can ultimately lead to transformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI)....
AEM - Tue September 13, 2022
Future is Now: Examining Construction's Power Alternatives
At the center of any construction alternative power discussion is diesel. Diesel remains the go-to power on job sites — according to the Diesel Technology Forum, 98 percent of construction's energy use in the United States comes from diesel....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 08, 2022
High Demand for New, Used Construction Equipment Continues Despite Challenges
Emerging from a market coma worsened by the pandemic, the new and used equipment sectors are in the midst of a high-demand cycle. If the heavy machinery market can navigate its way through supply-chain and labor issues, it should experience smooth sailing through 2023 and beyond....
AEM - Mon August 29, 2022
Preventative Maintenance Tips for Backhoes
Preventive maintenance "is a very broad term," said George MacIntyre, product manager at ConExpo-Con/AGG exhibitor Case Construction Equipment. "It can be as formal as the critical practice of performing regular service, as prescribed by the manufacturer of the machine, throughout the machine's life....
AEM - Mon August 01, 2022
AEM Applauds Passage of Historic Investment in Domestic Semiconductor Production
Kip Eideberg, senior vice president of government and industry relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the CHIPS and Science Act, sending it to President Biden's desk for signature....
