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Paver assembler Erika Alston installs sub components on a CR 1030W paver.
Photographer Brad Romano took more than 150 photos to help tell the story of the 2.8 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry in America.
Through the Lens…
‘Equipment Manufacturers Make America’ Tells Story of Manufacturing in U.S.
Bomag “The women and men at Bomag’s manufacturing facility in Ridgeway, S.C., designs, builds and supports roadbuilding equipment that is vital to our nation’s infrastructure,” said Rob Mueckler, president of Bomag Americas. “The hard work of our team here helps the U.S. economy maintain its competitive advantage by connecting our citizens, communities and companies to the necessities required for long term, sustainable growth. “Bomag depends on skilled workers like the ones featured in these photos to produce the high-quality equipment necessary to support our customers throughout the 50 states and Canada in strengthening our infrastructure and driving American development. BOMAG is honored our dedicated team is highlighted in this I Make America photo series.”
“Equipment manufacturers have a powerful story to tell …” Kip Eideberg Association of Equipment Manufacturers
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North American based trade group representing off-road equipment manufacturers and suppliers, unveiled its Through the Lens: Equipment Manufacturers Make America photo series by documentary photographer Brad Romano. Romano took more than 150 photos to help tell the story of the 2.8 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry in America. The photos were taken in April and May of this year on location at Bomag (Ridgeway, S.C.), Calder Brothers (Taylors, S.C.), JCB (Pooler, Ga.), Kubota Tractor Corporation (Jefferson, Ga.), LeeBoy (Lincolnton, N.C.), and Power Curbers (Salisbury, N.C).
The series will be highlighted through AEM’s national grassroots advocacy campaign, I Make America, as well as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, throughout the rest of the year. I Make America is made up of more than 40,000 supporters throughout the United States who are committed to advancing promanufacturing policies that help the $288 billion equipment manufacturing compete globally. “Equipment manufacturers have a powerful story to tell and AEM’s Through the Lens: Equipment Manufacturers Make America photo series spotlights the critical work the 2.8 million men and women of our see MANUFACTURING page 22
Julio Ventura carefully lines up the components to weld a screed bottom together to be used on a commercial asphalt paver at Calder Brothers Corp’s Taylors manufacturing facility.
Calder Brothers “We are so grateful to have been chosen to participate in this project showcasing what it is like as an equipment manufacturer in America,” said Glen Calder, executive vice president of Calder Brothers Corporation. “Our skilled laborers, workforce and the equipment they produce are used to help build the essential infrastructure we need in communities all over the country. “These photographs truly illustrate how fundamental American manufacturing is to the overall success of our nation, both economically and structurally. We hope policy makers recognize the importance of the work we do and help protect the manufacturing industry for generations to come.”
