The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has been named a 2018 Top Workplace in southeastern Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel publishes the annual list of best places to work, based solely on feedback from employee surveys conducted by Energage, an independent research firm. AEM has earned the top-workplace designation in each of the three years […]
Murray State wins first prize at 2018 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge
The 2018 Vehicle Challenge Competition at Danfoss in Ames, Iowa was a great success bringing together ten university student teams as well as judges and sponsors from eight NFPA member companies. The Vehicle Challenge is a competition that challenges students to design and build a bicycle using fluid power. The students that participated were […]
Charles Machine Works executive chosen as chair of ICUEE 2019
ICUEE-The Demo Expo has announced Rick Johnson, CEO of Charles Machine Works, as 2019 show chair. He leads the exhibition’s management committee, a volunteer group of utility construction industry executives responsible for overall show planning. ICUEE, the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, will take place October 1-3, 2019 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in […]
Hawe, STW team up for mechatronic control solutions at Hannover Messe
HAWE Hydraulik and STW Sensor-Technik Wiedemann are presenting their partnership for integrated mechatronic control solutions for mobile machines at the Hannover Messe 2018. Together, the two partners implement complete systems from hydraulics to automation and cloud-based concepts. With this step, two Bavarian companies and at the same time global players bundle their competencies, which ideally […]
Make room for millennials at the jobsite, says AEM
Construction has often been considered one of the last industries to embrace technology. That is starting to change, however, as construction companies look for new ways to change the mindset of those working at the jobsite. Enter the younger generation, otherwise known as millennials. They have grown up with apps and solutions to solve just […]
Heavy duty mini transmitter offers maximum customizability for mobile machinery
Designed for heavy-duty use, Scanreco’s Mini Transmitter is also compact and easily customized to meet OEM and system integrator requirements. The Mini Transmitter can accommodate 1-6 linear levers or 1-3 joysticks, as well as several pushbuttons and switches. Operator feedback is available via high-performance color display, monochrome display or LEDs, and despite its compact footprint […]
New Terex Utilities manufacturing HQ in South Dakota will simplify operations, add capacity
Terex Utilities announces plans to construct a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on a 55-acre site in Watertown, S.D. Here, Terex Utilities will house all of its assembly, fiberglass, paint, and installation for the company’s aerial devices, digger derricks, and auger drills. By consolidating from ten facilities to one, Terex Utilities aims to enhance its production efficiencies […]
AEM wins ‘Gold Circle’ marketing excellence award for IFPE/CONEXPO-CON/AGG
ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership has selected the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) for a Gold Circle Award, which recognizes excellence, innovation and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership and communications programs. AEM is one of 14 Gold Circle Award honorees nationwide in 2018, winning for its IFPE/CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 marketing campaign. ASAE noted that the […]
Autonomous Solutions named 2018 Edison Award Gold Winner for autonomous tractor concept
The Edison Awards announced that Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI) was voted a Gold winner in the 2018 Edison Awards for its work in the development of the Autonomous Tractor Concept with CNH Industrial and its brands Case IH and New Holland Agriculture. The Edison Awards, celebrating 31 years of honoring the best in innovation and […]
Komatsu America is second large OEM to move headquarters to Chicago
Komatsu America Corp., a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, today announced plans to move company headquarters to Chicago, IL in 2020. This follows on last year’s announcement that Caterpillar was also moving to Chicago. The new site at Triangle Plaza, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., will feature a new, open floorplan, designed to foster more […]