The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) elected 20 companies to membership in the international trade group. New AEM companies include:
- Associated Global Systems (New Hyde Park, New York)
- Bader Rutter & Associates (Brookfield, Wisconsin)
- Craig Manufacturing (Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada)
- Delta Solutions (Reggio Emilia, Italy)
- Drilling World (San Leandro, California)
- Eisenmann (Crystal Lake, Illinois)
- Elobau Sensor Technology (Lake Bluff, Illinois)
- Enertech Fabricaciones SA de DV (Frontera, Coahuila, Mexico)
- Erukunt Tractor Industry (Ankara, Turkey)
- General Kinematics (Crystal Lake, Illinois)
- HCSS (Houston, Texas)
- NovaQuest (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Praxair Distribution (Burr Ridge, Illinois)
- Quality Mat (Beaumont, Texas)
- R.R. Equipment (Lancaster, South Carolina)
- Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
- Sharp Edge Tool (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
- Tesab Engineering (Omagh, Northern Ireland)
- ViaRural.com SA (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- Vintage Parts (Beaver Dam, Wisconsin)