{"id":15108,"date":"2025-09-01T04:14:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T04:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=15108"},"modified":"2025-08-29T20:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:19:26","slug":"aem-manufacturing-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/aem-manufacturing-express\/","title":{"rendered":"AEM Manufacturing Express"},"content":{"rendered":"

The AEM Manufacturing Express<\/a> has concluded its month-long tour of the equipment manufacturing capital of America \u2014 Texas.<\/p>\n

The tour, which launched on August 1 in Mount Pleasant and concluded in Houston, traveled to 22 manufacturers across 17 Texas cities, celebrating the 345,000 million men and women of the Texas equipment manufacturing industry \u2014 more than any other state.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s tour followed last year\u2019s historic and award-winning tour across 22 states and 80 facilities. Across the 22 Texas stops, over a dozen local, state, and federal lawmakers took facility tours, joined in celebratory festivities, and heard directly from workers in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom visits to family-owned manufacturers to global brands, this month\u2019s tour was a strong reminder of the far-reaching impact of our industry,\u201d said AEM President and CEO Megan Tanel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were grateful to put a spotlight on the people that make our industry stronger. Every worker we met along the tour has a story, and those stories deserve to be told.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The AEM Manufacturing Express traveled to 22 manufacturers across 17 Texas cities, celebrating the 345,000 million men and women of the Texas equipment manufacturing industry.<\/p><\/div>\n

Each stop of the tour invited attendees to play the \u201cManufacturing Challenge,\u201d an interactive game testing knowledge of the equipment manufacturing industry, for a chance to win giveaways. Attendees were also invited to become advocates for the industry by joining AEM\u2019s national grassroots campaign, I Make America.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the equipment manufacturing capital of America, Texas leads by example: investing in its workforce, understanding the promise of American manufacturing, and championing pro-growth policies,\u201d said AEM Senior Vice President of Government and Industry Relations Kip Eideberg.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur month-long tour was about celebrating this success, and most importantly, the people that work behind the scenes. From welders to engineers, the equipment manufacturing industry is only as strong as its people, and this tour was about recognizing their role in making America \u2013 and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n