FEM document 9.001 provides a general overview of the storage and retrieval machine (SRM) and related topics, notably construction-specific criteria as well as operation-specific criteria. This document contains a functional description of the assemblies for the construction of an SRM and also of all components related to the technical implementation at the state of the… Read more »

Brussels, 5 July 2016 – European mobile machines will become the cleanest in the world, according to a new Regulation adopted by the European Parliament today. The new Regulation tightens emission limits for particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) for mobile machines such as farm, construction and material handling machinery as well as machines… Read more »

The results of the world industrial trucks statistics for the first quarter of 2016 have just been published. They show a fairly good start with a total of 292,791 trucks ordered and 274,107 trucks shipped all categories put together. In 2015, 1,099,080 trucks were ordered (+1%) and 1,064,224 trucks were shipped. For the detailed figures,… Read more »

The FEM Intralogistic Systems Product Group has published its 2015 Factsheet. In line with the three previous years, 2015 was a good year for the intralogistic systems industry as a whole. Compared to 2014, order intake increased by over 20% in 2015. One important result to highlight is the “airport” sector: it showed an increase… Read more »