Author: Olivier

FEM welcomes new ISO Technical Specification and withdraws FEM 5.024 on high-performance fibre ropes

As increasing usage shows, modern fibre ropes, manufactured out of high-performance synthetic fibres, are starting to be a promising alternative to the prevalent steel wire ropes. FEM welcomes and supports the publication of the ISO technical specification on Safe use of high-performance fibre ropes in crane applications (ISO/TS 23624:2021). This new technical specification provides guidance… Read more »

FEM welcomes new ISO Technical Specification and withdraws FEM 5.024 on high-performance fibre ropes

Industry Leaders – Interview with Gordon Riske

To continue our series of interviews with leaders in the materials handling industry, we are pleased to introduce you to Gordon Riske, President of the FEM Industrial Trucks Product Group and CEO of KION group. In this interview, Gordon tells us about his journey from the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Southfield/Michigan to his position… Read more »

Industry Leaders – Interview with Jos De Vuyst

We are pleased to share the first publication in a series of interviews with leaders in the materials handling industry. Jos De Vuyst, FEM President and CEO of stow details how he began his career in logistics, how the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the industry and what he sees (and hopes) for the future. Introduction… Read more »

Joint Industry Statement on Priorities for the Machinery Products Regulation

FEM, together with CECE, Orgalim, BusinessEurope and 14 other EU trade associations, has issued a joint statement on the proposed Regulation on Machinery. The statement summarises points that the EU machinery industry unanimously sees as essential to maintain the successful balance between safety and innovation offered by the current Machinery Directive. The co-signatories: Welcome the… Read more »

Joint Industry Statement on Priorities for the Machinery Products Regulation