By: I Make America TeamJune 22, 2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) finally published its rule governing lighting and marking for agricultural equipment on Wednesday after almost four full years of deliberation. The rule, which adopts the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) standard as a new national minimum standard, can be found here. In the rule, the DOT […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 22, 2016
Check out AEM’s June Ag Executive Advisor for the latest in agriculture issues, data and AEM initiatives. Highlights include: Seed treatment lawsuit moves forward Spray drift control – AEM Member/EPA Demo Day Agrievolution statistics program offers global data Global ag climate at 2014 levels North American ag braking requirements REACH Regulations: Are you rolling the […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 20, 2016
Tax policy – and much needed reform of our current tax system in particular – has returned to its traditional place of prominence in policy circles, with both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump proposing both sweeping and incremental reforms and Members of Congress considering a wide variety of changes. AEM members know firsthand that our […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 20, 2016
Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had the chance to witness spray drift reduction technology in person during a product demonstration organized by AEM last week in Queenstown, Maryland. Nearly three dozen officials from the EPA and several state agency officials traveled to a research farm operated by the University of Maryland’s Wye […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 19, 2016
I Make America joined ATS Specialized Training last Friday to celebrate the grand opening of a new $2 million training facility on its Sun Prairie, Wisconsin campus. ATS, which trains operators on a variety of cranes, wheel loaders and other heavy equipment produced by AEM members, welcomed IMA and members of the community for a […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 14, 2016
Events at Mahindra North America and Towmaster Inc. emphasized the need for pro-manufacturing policies as the 2016 I Make America tour neared its mid-point this week. Mahindra hosted its first-ever I Make America event at its assembly and distribution center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. About 25 employees heard from AEM Senior Vice President Charlie O’Brien and […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 13, 2016
“Build” phase challenges innovators to reimagine entire U.S. transportation system end-to-end Today the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the launch of the final phase of the Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge, an incentivized competition sponsored by the trade association to solicit groundbreaking ideas and solutions that address some of the biggest challenges facing United States […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 13, 2016
The U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Grupo Empresarial Agricola (GEA) to promote increased cooperation and dialogue between the U.S. and Cuban agricultural sectors. USACC is a coalition of leading U.S. agricultural organizations and companies dedicated to normalizing U.S.-Cuban trade relations. AEM is a coalition member. USACC […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 7, 2016
AEM has announced five winners in the “Dream” phase of the Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge, a competition to solicit groundbreaking ideas and solutions that address some of the biggest challenges facing U.S. infrastructure. Launched in January, the three-phased incentivized competition challenges a community of innovators to think in aspirational and disruptive ways and to reimagine […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 7, 2016
Manufacturing is critical to the health of both Illinois and the entire United States, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday during a special “I Make America” event at Woods Equipment in Oregon, Illinois. Rauner joined Jerry Johnson, AEM director and president farm ranch and agriculture division, Blount International, at the company’s Illinois campus, where he […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 6, 2016
Crowd-sourced challenge selects five innovative concepts that reimagine U.S. infrastructure Today the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced five winners in the “Dream” phase of the Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge, an incentivized competition launched by the trade association to solicit groundbreaking ideas and solutions that address some of the biggest challenges facing United States infrastructure. […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 6, 2016
Rather than transporting people, we transport metal. That’s the main premise of engineering student Jakub Kmec’s award-winning “complaint “ about U.S. infrastructure. After a careful review by an evaluation panel and a public vote, Kmec was recently announced as the winner of the Complain Phase of AEM’s Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge. Click here to download […]
