The VDMA flatness requirement was included in the FEM 10.2.14 / 4.103 – 1 and from September 2021 in the European standard EN 15 620. It is therefore an official European flatness standard which must be met. This standard was developed at the request and with the approval of VNA forklift truck manufacturers, flooring contractors, engineering firms and universities, and is based on years of scientific research. VDMA is the only standard worldwide that controls all undulations that influence the driving behaviour of the forklift truck. The undulation of a floor is a combination of both (medium) long and short waiviness.
This article covers everything you need to know: the history, the specs, why you should buy one, the pitfalls to avoid, and how the current S500, S700, and S80 generations compare.
Keeping a 30-year-old Japanese van on the road requires some mechanical sympathy.
In the world of compact commercial vehicles, one name has consistently dominated the narrow alleyways of Tokyo, the construction sites of rural Hokkaido, and increasingly, the back roads of rural America and Europe: .