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 »

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 »

The FEM MEWPS PG has published the new guideline FEM 12.003 – Mobile Elevating Work Platform – Information & suitability for the task of exiting and/or re-entering at height. The document deals with criteria for the selection of a Mobile Elevating Work Platform for tasks which require exiting and/or re-entering at height, a kind of… Read more »

VDMA, OPC Foundation and FEM are working together to reduce the effort of integrating cranes and hoists with other machines and installations, and higher-level production systems. By founding the Joint Working Group OPC UA for Cranes and Hoists, the members of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association and FEM Cranes and Lifting Equipment Product… Read more »