The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) honored the latest winners of its agricultural engineering student awards during special ceremonies at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) annual meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 13-16).

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recently announced Exmark Manufacturing as the winner of a 2014 AE50 award. Exmark's Lazer Z X-Series zero-turn riding mower with EFI and RED Technology was deemed one of the year's most innovative designs in engineering products for the food and agriculture industries. In recognition of this achievement, the Lazer Z X-Series mower will be featured in the January/February 2014 special AE50 issue of ASABE's magazine, Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World.

Andrew Heilman, a key member of the Kawasaki Engines and Power Products Division staff since 2002, has been promoted to the position of Business Projects Specialist. He will have a broad opportunity to aid the company’s growth with responsibilities focused in the areas of relationship management, strategic planning, and communications as they apply to the formulation of new business opportunities and projects.