Here’s the MDNA low-down on “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018” (commonly known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”) and how it affects our used metalworking and capital equipment market. [More]

Aaron Equipment Company and AEK Packaging Equipment exhibited at the 2016 Supply Side West Show on October 6-7th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show focused on a number of markets including: Dietary Supplements, Food, Beverage, Personal Care, Sports Nutrition, Animal Nutrition, and Pharmaceutical. The 2016 expo floor was the largest yet, featuring more than 1,200 exhibitors and 14,000 attendees networking for the better part of a week.[More]

According to market research firm Markets and Markets, the heat exchangers market is anticipated to be worth 19.14 billion U.S. dollars by 2021. That figure represents a cost-adjusted growth rate of 8.2% over 2016’s $12.94 billion valuation. In the interim, Global Industry Analysts expect the heat exchanger market to jump to $13.5 billion by the year 2017. What is fueling all this growth? [More]

Aaron Equipment Company, a leading provider of new, used and reconditioned process and packaging equipment has just introduced a new business platform. Aaron Equipment’s new eBay store is designed to reach a new type of buyer. Already successful with selling their equipment online through their own website, Aaron decided to take a portion of their equipment inventory and offer it for sale on an eBay Store. An eBay Store is a comprehensive ecommerce solution that helps get more out of the eBay marketplace and the millions of buyers worldwide who shop on eBay daily. By showcasing some of their merchandise in one location, the eBay Store creates a central shopping destination where buyers can learn more about Aaron Equipment Company and their products. [More]

Aaron Equipment Company is proud to announce the launch of our newly designed website. Browse the Aaron Equipment website to see a faster, easier-to-navigate and more user friendly format. As a technology leader, we wanted to enhance our current and prospective customer’s experience by using a responsive design, which means that you’ll see essentially the same design optimized for your smart phone, tablet and desktop. [More]

Aaron Engineered Process Equipment LLC recently received word that the Board of Directors of PMMI (http://www.pmmi.org) have voted to approve the company’s membership application. The leading global resource for processing and packaging, PMMI is a non-profit trade association that was founded in 1993. Today, its 700+ member companies manufacture packaging, processing and packaging-related converting machinery, commercially-available packaging machinery components, containers and materials in the United States, Canada and Mexico. [More]

Jeff Hoffmann of Paul O. Abbe was published in the July 2013 edition of Chemical Engineering authoring the Featured Report, Lifecycle Costs for Capital Equipment In the CPI. In this report, Jeff provides a detailed examination of the cost of process equipment and the implications that the initial equipment cost has for longterm costs over the life of the process. Jeff illustrates the factors of lifecycle costs with specific costs facts while explaining how the capital costs alone are too often the primary criteria for selecting process equipment. [More]

Tank and Vessel Lots Goes for 15 Percent Above Expected Value Chicago, IL – February 7, 2011 – As the final seconds on the latest Aaron Industrial Marketplace (AIM) auction ticked down late last month, the tank and vessel lots up for bid closed at a higher-than-expected sales price. In fact, after just 18 hours on the auction block, the 64-piece lot sold at an average of 15 percent above the expected auction value. Taking place January 26–27, 2011, this bidding success story set the pace for a series of upcoming AIM auctions throughout the month of February. All indications point to 2011 being a favorable year for AIM sellers who are putting their process equipment up for sale on the AIM marketplace. This Aaron Industrial Marketplace bidding coup is a piece of the much bigger online auction pie. On January 19, 2011, Bloomberg news reported that EBay Inc., owner of the largest e-commerce market, had forecasted “2011 revenue that may exceed estimates.” Indeed, three-year trends show significant growth in the online auction arena. “At the high end of EBay’s forecast for the year, sales will rise 16 percent, compared with 4.9 percent in 2010 and 2.2 percent in 2009. Whereas EBay sells everything from clothing to electronics to automobiles, the Aaron Industrial Marketplace focuses on a single segment: process equipment. Sellers of unwanted new, used and reconditioned process equipment are now leveraging the Internet-bidding momentum in an atmosphere that targets buyers of precisely the items they wish to unload. AIM’s most recent auction success stands as a testament to that niche-oriented model. During the January tank and vessel auction, “We had 53 registered bidders and 20 successful buyers of the equipment,” explains Aaron Industrial Marketplace spokesperson Bruce Baird. He goes on to point out how the marketplace managed to secure selling prices that were substantially higher than the expected value. “AIM did a dedicated marketing campaign that reached more than 40,000 Aaron Equipment (AIM’s parent company) customers that had shown an interest in tanks.” That interest ultimately led to a bidding frenzy that paid off for the sellers included in the auction lot. Items contributing to the auction’s prosperous outcome included stainless steel jacketed and non-jacketed kettles, vacuum kettles, vertical and horizontal tanks, glass lined tanks, pressure tanks, processor tanks, cold water tanks, jacketed milk tanks, mix tanks and a complete insulated scraper mix tank system. In addition, this recent storage tank auction featured equipment manufactured by APV-Crepaco, Cherry Burrell, Mueller and Pfaudler. The individual pieces sold for anywhere from $700 to $16,950. Such selling prices, however, wouldn’t have been possible if not for AIM’s intuitive auction model. The easy-to-use bidding platform allows buyers to register and bid, view lot catalogs and create a custom watch list so they never miss out on a desired piece of equipment. Equipment owners who are looking to secure the best possible price on their unwanted new, used and reconditioned inventory can learn more about the Aaron Industrial Marketplace online at http://www.AaronIndustrialMarketplace.com. Buyers and sellers who are interested in taking part in the upcoming complete casein plant, toner manufacturing plant and plastics-related equipment auctions can contact Bruce Baird at (510) 452-7858.