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FROM THE EDITOR
The Wheels of Innovation
At the recent slate of industry trade shows, it was great to see the
abundance of effort being put forth to innovate. Not only are industry
manufacturers striving to make users' jobs easier and more effi cient, but
they are obviously paying close attention to their competitors to ensure that
their own product lines are keeping up with the latest trends.
For example, growth in battery/electric-powered products was on display
at GIE+EXPO 2013 in Louisville, Ky., as a wide range of manufacturers are
now offering products in these segments.
"This year, we saw more battery/electric manufacturers and a broader
range of products in this category," said Kris Kiser, president and CEO of
the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI). "It is clearly a growing
segment in OPE, and as battery technology improves, there will be broader
applications."
OPEI is taking the growth of the battery/electric-powered segment very
seriously, and recently announced that it is ramping up its regulatory,
standards and market reporting and statistics efforts for those product
segments.
At the Tree Care Industry Expo in Charlotte, several companies introduced
entire lines of new products. Michael Tain details some of the latest innovations
for climbing arborists in our cover story (beginning on page 8).
It is tough to tell what products and technologies introduced in 2013,
if any, will truly be revolutionary, but it is refreshing to see the wheels of
innovation churning. Hopefully, manufacturers across all industry segments
continue to exhibit this type of forward-thinking mentality when developing
solutions for professional arborists.
For continued coverage of the newest innovations, follow the latest
announcements on www.ArborAge.com, in the Arbor Age Alert e-newsletter
or via the GreenMediaMags Facebook page.
Editorial innovation
Speaking of innovation, we here at Arbor Age are seeking to innovate
editorially by changing our approach for 2014
and beyond. Rather than seven print editions
for 2014, we will now feature 11 total issues
(six print editions and fi ve stand-alone digital
editions), with a goal of increasing the number
of print and digital issues even further in 2015.
We will also be increasing the page counts of
the print editions for more in-depth editorial
coverage of the tree care industry. If you are
interested in providing articles, pictures or
other editorial content, please contact me at
jkmitta@specialtyim.com.
John Kmitta
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