– Free guidance documents can be downloaded from FEM website below
– Paying guidance documents can only be purchased from the VDMA online Publishing House: www.vdmashop.de/FEM/
– Guidance documents for racking & shelving equipment are available at www.fem-rands.org
Below is a list of FEM technical guidance documents classified by product category/groups.
Heavy lifting and Handling Equipment
GUIDANCE
TITLE
PRICE
1.001
Rules for the design of hoisting appliances (8 booklets – 1998)
130.01€
1.004
Recommendation for the calculation of wind loads on crane structures (2000)
40€
1.005
Recommendation for the calculation of tower cranes structures in out of service conditions (2003)
65€
Continuous Handling Equipment
GUIDANCE
TITLE
PRICE
2.111
Illustrated terminology; mechanical handling of bulk material (1978)
32.10€
2.112
Continuous feeding of bulk materials (1999)
23.01€
2.121
Screw conveyors for bulk materials – Recommendations for the design of horizontal and slightly inclined screw conveyors (1999)
32.10€
2.122
Recommendation for the calculation of throughput, power requirement and tensile forces in belts and chains of vertical bucket elevators (1981)
32.10€
2.123
Influence of the characteristics of bulk materials on the design of bucket elevators (1989)
32.10€
2.124
Influence of the characteristics of bulk materials on the design of troughed belt conveyors (1989)
32.10€
2.125
Influence of the characteristics of bulk materials on the design of horizontal and slightly inclined screw conveyors (up to about 20°) – 1989
32.10€
2.126
Influence of the characteristics of bulk materials on the design of en-masse conveyors/elevators (1989)
32.10€
2.127
Influence of the characteristics of bulk materials on the design of vibrating conveyors (1989)
32.10€
2.128
Influence of the characteristics of bulk materials on the design of bucket-wheel reclaimers (1989)
32.10€
2.131/2
Rules for the design of mobile equipment for continuous handling of bulk materials (1997)
115€
2.181
Specific characteristics of bulk materials as applicable when handled mechanically (1989)
32.10€
2.211
Illustrated terminology; mechanical handling of unit loads (1978)
32.10€
2.271
Description of unit loads – Cardboard and millboard boxes (1981)
32.10€
2.272
Description of unit loads – Plastic boxes (1982)
32.10€
2.273
Description of unit loads – Flat pallets (1983)
32.10€
2.274
Description of unit loads – Paper, canvas and plastic bags (1985)
32.10€
2.275
Description of unit loads – Steel and plastic drums (1985)
32.10€
2.276
Description of unit loads – Luggage (1985)
32.10€
2.311
Storage of bulk materials – Terminology (1982)
32.10€
2.312
Discharge of bulk material from silos – Description and assessment of discharge systems (1999)
23.01€
2.321
Influence of the characteristics of bulk materials on the design and dimensioning of silos (1989)
32.10€
2.371
Definition of flow processes and troubles in the operation of storage silos (1991)
23.01€
2.381
Specific characteristics of bulk products as applicable to storage in silos – Determination and representation of flow characteristics (1986)
28€
2.411
Illustrated terminology; pneumatic handling of bulk material (1978)
32.10€
2.412
Glossary of general terms used in pneumatic handling of loose bulk materials (1981)
32.10€
2.421
Influence of the characteristics of bulk materials on the design of pneumatic handling systems (1992)
32.10€
2.461
Guarantee terms for pneumatic handling installations (1983)
32.10€
2.481
Specific characteristics of bulk products transported in pneumatic conveyors – Definition and determination of the methods of measurement (1997)
28€
2.482
Test method to determine the content of fines and streamers in plastic pellets (1999)
25€
2.521
Apron conveyors – Design principles (1995)
23.01€
2.561
Questionnaire for the study of continuous bulk handling systems – Problems common to mechanical handling, pneumatic handling and silo storage (1994)
32.10€
2.562
Questionnaire and check-list for the study of continuous bulk handling systems – Mechanical handling – Specific part (1994)
32.10€
2.563
Questionnaire and check-list for the study of continuous bulk handling systems – Pneumatic handling – Specific part (1994)
32.10€
2.564
Questionnaire and check-list for the study of continuous bulk handling systems – Silos, hoppers and bins – Specific part (1994)
32.10€
2.581/2
Properties of bulk materials / General properties of bulk materials and their symbolization (1991)
23.01€
Industrial Trucks
GUIDANCE
TITLE
PRICE
4.103-1
Warehouse floors (available for purchase under the reference FEM 10.2.14 at https://www.fem-rands.org/publications)
220€
Mobile Cranes
GUIDANCE
TITLE
PRICE
5.004
Rules for the design of the steel structures of general use (EN only – 1994)
8.32€
5.005
Lorry loaders; Definition, terminology and configurations (EN only – 1986)
32.10€
5.006
Lorry loaders; Controls, general principles, symbols, layout, operating directions (EN only – 1986)
32.10€
5.007
Lorry loaders; Stability, calculation and test loading (EN only – 1986)
32.10€
5.008
Stability – Lorry loaders used in timber handling (EN only – 1987)
32.10€
5.010
Lorry loaders; Load plates (EN only – 1987)
32.10€
5.011
Lorry loaders; Safety requirements for hydraulic systems (EN only – 1987)
32.10€
5.012
Mobile cranes; Devices against overloading (EN and DE only – 1987)
32.10€
5.013
Mobile cranes; Wire ropes, drum and sheave diameters (EN and DE only – 1987)
32.10€
5.014
External Warning signals of the Rated Capacity Limiter, speed reductions and Event Recorder for mobile cranes (EN only – 2013)
5.015
Lorry loaders; Classification, loads and load combination (EN only – 1990)
32.10€
5.019
A brief guide for identification of non-compliant Mobile Cranes – marking of machinery, documents, features (EN only – 2013)
5.022
Guideline – Work at Height – Safety Measures (EN & FR) – 2015
35.96€
5.023
Guideline – “Using Mobile Cranes for Pile Driving/Extraction” (EN only – 2014)
32.10€
Series Lifting Equipment
GUIDANCE
TITLE
PRICE
9.341
Rules for design; Local girder stresses (1983)
32.10€
9.511
Rules for design; Classification of mechanisms (1986)
32.10€
9.521
Classification of Cranes & Lifting Equipment (2020)
32.10€
9.661
Dimensions and design of rope reeving components (1986)
32.10€
9.671
Rules for design; Chain qualities, selection criteria and requirements (1988)
32.10€
9.683
Selection of lifting and travel motors (1995)
32.10€
9.751
Power driven series hoist mechanisms, Safety (1998)
32.10€
9.752
Series hoists mechanisms with adjustable speed electrical power drive systems – Low voltage adjustable frequency AC power drive systems (2003)
25€
9.755
Measure for achieving safe working periods for motorised serial hoist units (S.W.P.) – 1993
32.10€
9.756
Hand-operated and power driven hoists for special purposes (2004)
48€
9.761
Lifting force limiters for controlling the loading of motorised series hoist mechanisms (1995)
32.10€
9.852
Power driven series hoist mechanisms; Standardised test procedure for verification of the classification (1998)
32.10€
9.901
Rules for the design of series lifting equipment and cranes equipped with series lifting equipment (1991)
32.10€
9.941
Series lifting equipment; Graphical symbols for control devices (1995)
32.10€
Storage and retrieval machines
GUIDANCE
TITLE
PRICE
9.001
Terminology; Dictionary, storage and retrieval machines (2016)
32.10€
9.101
Terminology; Storage and retrieval machines – definitions (2016)
32.10€
9.221 DE
Performance data of storage and retrieval machines, reliability, and availability (1981)
9.221 EN
Performance data of storage and retrieval machines, reliability, and availability (1981)
9.221 FR
Performance data of storage and retrieval machines, reliability, and availability (1981)
9.222 DE
Rules for the acceptance and availability of installations with storage and retrieval machines and other equipment (1989)
9.222 EN
Rules for the acceptance and availability of installations with storage and retrieval machines and other equipment (1989)
9.222 FR
Rules for the acceptance and availability of installations with storage and retrieval machines and other equipment (1989)
9.223
Basic data and criteria for the construction of automatic high bay warehouses with distribution systems (2003)
32.10€
9.831/10.3.01
Basis of calculations for storage and retrieval machines – Tolerances, deformations and clearances in the storage system Part 1: General, Single deep and Double deep Beam Pallet racking (EN, DE – 2012)
220€
9.832 DE
Basis of calculations for storage and retrieval machines, tolerances, deformations and clearances in automatic small parts warehouses (not silo design) – 2001
9.832 EN
Basis of calculations for storage and retrieval machines, tolerances, deformations and clearances in automatic small parts warehouses (not silo design) – 2001
9.832 FR
Basis of calculations for storage and retrieval machines, tolerances, deformations and clearances in automatic small parts warehouses (not silo design) – 2001
9.841/10.2.10
Storage systems with rail-dependent storage and retrieval equipment – interfaces (2012)
220€
9.842/10.2.11
Rail dependent storage and retrieval systems – Consideration of accidental kinetic energy action in compliance with EN 528 (EN) – 2014
220€
9.851
Performance data of storage and retrieval machines; Cycle times (2003)
32.10€
9.860
Guideline Cycle time calculation for automated vehicle storage and retrieval systems (2017)
160.50€
9.865
Energy consumption – determination methods (ECoDeMISE) – Calculation, measurement and evaluation methods of Intralogistics Systems and material handling equipment (2017)
267.50€
9.881 DE
Project planning data for selection of drives for storage and retrieval machines (2000)
9.881 EN
Project planning data for selection of drives for storage and retrieval machines (2000)
9.881 FR
Project planning data for selection of drives for storage and retrieval machines (2000)
Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
GUIDANCE
TITLE
PRICE
