Podcasts by AEM Thinking Forward Podcast—Advancing the Equipment Manufacturing Industry
Make sure your business is prepared to adapt in a changing market. The AEM Thinking Forward Podcast is where leaders in the equipment manufacturing industry hear about the latest developments and disruptions in construction and agriculture. Listen regularly for insightful interviews with technology pioneers, industry heavyweights and established experts. The AEM Thinking Forward Podcast is brought to you by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), which represents more than 1,000 North American heavy equipment manufacturers.
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Ep. 25 – Bracing for Economic Uncertainty in 2020 and Beyond, with Harvard’s Dr. Vikram Mansharamani from 2019-12-18T16:14:35
With a new decade upon us, a lot of people in the construction and agriculture business world are marking this milestone with some uncertainty about what the future may hold. While the last deca...
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Ep. 24 – Micro-Generations in Your Workforce, with Courtney Scharf from Trend Hunter from 2019-11-20T10:00
As more Baby Boomers are reaching retirement age, equipment manufacturers who want to stay competitive are going to need to attract and retain younger workers. But many companies don’t have a pl...
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Ep. 23 – Transportation Infrastructure That Multi-Tasks, with Allie Kelly from the Ray from 2019-10-23T09:00
In the U.S., around 13 million acres of land are used as roads and rights-of-way in the interstate highway system. That’s a lot of real estate, and all it does is provide a surface on which to o...
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Ep. 22 – Ford Futurist Sheryl Connelly: 7 Trends Reshaping Business in 2020 and Beyond from 2019-09-25T09:00
What does the future hold for equipment manufacturers? We asked one of the world’s most well-known experts in future trends in technology, Sheryl Connelly. Connelly holds the title of Chief Futu...
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Ep. 21 – Cat® Safety VR: Caterpillar’s New Virtual Reality Training Solution for Contractors, with Justin Ganschow from 2019-08-28T09:00
Statistics show that up to 90% of job site accidents are caused by unsafe behavior, not conditions. And Justin Ganschow of Caterpillar Safety Services believes that worksite rookies and veterans...
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Ep. 20 – Self-Driving Tech and the Future of Road-Building, with Forbes, May Mobility & Waymo's Autonomous Car from 2019-07-24T09:00
Just about every major player in Silicon Valley and the auto industry has efforts underway to develop autonomous car technology. Not only will self-driving cars change the way the construction i...
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Ep. 19 – Ag Data: Helping Farmers Reap New Value, with Trimble’s Clint Dotterer and Frank Fidanza from 2019-06-26T09:00
Using farm data to improve operating margins is perhaps more important than ever, in a year where weak commodity prices, international trade uncertainty and abysmal planting conditions are putti...
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Ep. 18 - Electrification and Autonomy: Volvo CE’s Electric Quarry Test Site, with Dr. Fares Beainy from 2019-05-22T09:00
Electromobility and automation are two of the hottest topics in leading edge technology right now. And at a Listen
Ep. 17 - 3D Printed Concrete: How Oshkosh and Oak Ridge Are Developing a New Construction Technique, with Dr. Brian Post from 2019-04-24T09:00
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, shows growing potential as a technique for fabricating parts out of plastic or metal. But what about building structures out of concrete?
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Ep. 16 - NASA Technology in Heavy Equipment and Inspiring the Mars Generation, with “Astronaut Abby” Harrison and Steven Gonzalez from 2019-03-27T09:00
Space may be the final frontier, but the technologies being developed to land the first humans on Mars can also be leveraged by tech-savvy OEMs in the heavy equipment industry.
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Ep. 15 - How Electrification, IoT and Other Trends Could Hit Heavy Equipment, with JLG’s Guru Bandekar and Singularity’s Andre Wegner from 2019-02-27T10:00
They say, “We’ve Always Done It That Way” are the six most destructive words in the business world. That’s truer than ever in an era of disruptive technology.
So what are the assumptions ...
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Ep. 14 - Embracing A.I. in the Heavy Equipment Industry, with Amber Mac and Neil Jacobstein from 2019-01-23T10:00
Artificial intelligence is a technology that is poised to begin disrupting every industry it touches--including heavy construction and agriculture equipment. And according to digital strategist ...
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Ep. 13 - Penske Racing’s Machine Data and How to Optimize Performance, with Carlos Gutierrez and Al Cervero from 2018-12-19T10:00
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Ep. 12 - The Netflix-ification of Manufacturing Business Models, with Robbie Kellman Baxter from 2018-11-28T10:00
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Ep. 10 - How A.I. is Changing the Way Manufacturers Innovate, with Bryce Heventhal from 2018-09-26T09:00
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Ep. 09 - Still Standing: Vermeer's Diverse Workforce Culture Weathers the Storm, with Mary Andringa & Nicole Hallada from 2018-08-22T09:00
Renowned for its creative approach to workforce development, Vermeer Corporation was tested like never before when its manufacturing campus in Pella, Iowa was struck by a tornado on July 19. In ...
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Ep. 07 - Bringing Silicon Valley to the Equipment Manufacturing Industry, with Dr. Timothy Chou from 2018-06-27T09:00
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Ep. 06 - Makerspaces & Incubators: Plugging Manufacturers Into Tech Talent, with Bill Fienup and Jeff Garascia from 2018-05-23T09:00
Innovative technology talent is tough to come by for manufacturers looking to make their equipment "smarter." But the business incubator...
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Ep. 05 - How Serious Labs and Skyjack Reinvented VR Operator Training, with Jim Colvin and Brad Boehler from 2018-04-25T09:00
When it comes to heavy equipment operator training, we've heard for years that there's no substitute for hands-on learning. But a...
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Ep. 04 - What Your Customers Expect From New Tech, with Kevin Laczkowski, Asutosh Padhi & Dennis Slater from 2018-03-27T09:00
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Ep. 03 - The Evolution of Precision Agriculture, with Eric Lescourret and Curt Blades from 2018-02-05T15:16:04
"Every penny has to be maximized, every square inch of the field has to be optimized," in order for American agriculture to remain dominant on the global market, says Eric Lescourret from AGCO C...
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Ep. 02 - Automating Data Collection with Drones and What Manufacturers Should Know, with Danny Ellis from 2018-01-26T17:26:54
Several potentially disruptive trends are poised to make an impact on the heavy equipment manufacturing industryListen
Ep. 01 - What’s Next for 3D Printing in the Equipment Manufacturing Sector, with Dr. Lonnie Love from 2018-01-23T15:38:54
Dr. Lonnie Love was the lynchpin that held together the massive effort to build the world's first additive manufactured excavator, Project AME. In this inaugural edition of the AEM Thinking Forw...
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