Orgalime - The European Engineering Industries Association

About Orgalime

Author Website: http://www.orgalime.org
Author Bio: Orgalime, the European Engineering Industries Association, speaks for 35 trade federations representing some 130,000 companies in the mechanical, electrical, electronic, metalworking & metal articles industries of 23 European countries. The industry employs over 11 million people in the EU and in 2007 accounted for some €1,813 billion of annual output. The industry not only represents more than one quarter of the output of manufactured products but also a third of the manufactured exports of the European Union.

Articles by Orgalime

R&D/innovation on show in Brussels

Posted by Orgalime on 01/09/10

In order to be innovative, one has to invest in Research and Development. This area is what keeps European engineering companies ahead of their competitors. Europe therefore needs to be a ‘welcome’ place to invest.

Orgalime will be present (together with their Belgian member, Agoria) at the European Industrial Technologies conference being held at Tour & Taxis in Brussels on the 7, 8 and 9th September. Orgalime President, Mr Richard Dick (CEO of W Lucy & Co in Oxford, UK) will open proceedings on the second day (8th sep).

Initiatives such as manufuture and the recently formed European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) will be on display.

English, European Commission, European Engineering, Industrial Policy, Trade
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Orgalime - Manufacturing Matters Manifesto, a reminder for those returning to their desks!

Posted by Orgalime on 31/08/10

Orgalime believe in the key role that manufacturing industry plays as a driver of Europe’s economy, both through the direct jobs that companies provide and indirectly throughout their supply chains, including not least the services industry.

Our manifesto, ‘Maufacturing Matters’ serves not only the European Institutions but anyone who believes that industry counts. In this document, Orgalime builds on the proposals of the European institutions to provide a coherent industrial policy vision for our industry in the short medium and long term in the perspective of the new European Commission and European Parliament, so as to underpin the policy options determined by the European institutions [more]

Business & Climate Change, English, European Commission, European Engineering, European Parliament, Industrial Policy, Internal Market, Market Surveillance, Steel, Trade, WEEE/RoHS, Waste
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Orgalime - Proposal for an Industrial Emissions Directive

Posted by Orgalime on 24/03/10

In view of the further proceedings in the European Parliament, Orgalime submits its initial comments and proposals on the draft report of Rapporteur, Mr. Holger Krahmer concerning the proposal for an Industrial Emissions Directive (Recast of Directive 1996/61/EC on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control).

Our industries fully support the environmental objectives of the existing IPPC Directive and its integrated approach to address emissions occurring from industrial installations at local level. They are committed to a proper implementation of the Directive in Member States [more].

Business & Climate Change, English, European Commission, European Engineering, European Parliament, Industrial Policy, Innovation and Growth, Trade
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Monizza to promote Electra at Renewable Energy Conference on 28 January in Vienna

Posted by Orgalime on 20/01/10

Mr. Giuliano Monizza (ABB) will speak on behalf of T&D Europe and Orgalime at the Renewable Energy Finance & Infrastructure Summit to be held on 28 and 29 January in Vienna, Austria. Following his presentation at the Electra conference in Ljubljana on 15/10/2009, Mr. Monizza will elaborate on how to deliver energy efficiency in the transmission and distribution of energy from the source to the end user. He will present the latest developments in R&D and the state of the art of technologies in this field. Taking stock of the failure of the Copenhagen Summit, he will also underline the further need for investment, especially public investment, in order to achieve European energy saving targets. Furthermore he will demonstrate how the challenge of integrating renewable energies in the transmission and distribution process can be met and what kind of role smart grids can play to achieve higher energy efficiency. The conference will be attended by senior representatives from the EU and national governments, energy producers and distributors, researchers and investors.
Find more information and register here.

Business & Climate Change, English, European Commission, European Engineering, European Parliament, Industrial Policy, Trade
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Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

Posted by Orgalime on 03/12/09

In the context of the follow-up to the Electra report, Orgalime’s electrical and electronic industry supports the proposed framework Directive and Action Plan of the European Commission on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and the four “priority areas” as defined in article 4§1 in particular: optimal use of road, traffic and travel data; continuity of traffic and freight management ITS services; road safety and security; integration of the vehicle into the transport infrastructure.

Therefore Orgalime calls on the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to adopt it quickly, so as to facilitate the provision of services, mainly by private operators, as a cost-efficient answer to all stakeholders’ needs, on the model of Galileo [more]

English, European Commission, European Engineering, European Parliament, Industrial Policy, Innovation and Growth
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Alignment of the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC with the New Legislative Framework (NLF)

Posted by Orgalime on 16/11/09

The EMC Directive 2004/108/EC is an important piece of product legislation as it affects almost all electrical and electronic equipment. It resulted from a thorough review process where, based on the experience with its predecessor 89/336/EEC, the conformity assessment procedures were adapted in a way that was acceptable to all stakeholders and provisions were introduced to ensure a better enforcement of the Directive.

It is with this that Orgalime welcomed the opportunity to comment on the documents presented at the EMC Working Party meeting of 30 June 2009 with regard to the alignment of the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC with the New Legislative Framework (NLF), Decision 768/2008/EC.

English, European Commission, European Engineering, Food & Consumers, Industrial Policy, Internal Market
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Orgalime to participate at Conference on Risk Assessment and Management.

Posted by Orgalime on 27/10/09

On the 25th November, Mr. Philippe Portalier, Senior Adviser ORGALIME, will address a conference hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, delivering a speech on ‘Effective market surveillance systems and risk management: a business perspective’

The Conference is organised to promote an exchange of experience on the use of risk assessment and management techniques in:

•technical regulations;

•standards;

•conformity assessment;

•accreditation;

•metrology;

•market surveillance.

For more details on the conference, go to the conference website

Competition, English, European Commission, European Engineering, European Parliament, Internal Market, Market Surveillance
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American-style litigation – get it here in Europe! Will Commission ignore both industry & MEPs protests?

Posted by Orgalime on 01/10/09

On the eve of her departure as EU Competition Commissioner, Mrs Neelie Kroes is apparently pushing to commit her successor and the entire future EU Commission into setting up a legal framework that will use litigation as the privileged mechanism of collective redress. My Director General, Adrian Harris commented “We are deeply concerned that the Commission is even considering introducing such a measure which is so alien to our legal traditions and not, as far as we can see, supported either by politicians or by industry. Quite the contrary. We are therefore particularly surprised that the Commission should be thinking of taking such steps at a time when we believe regulators should be aiming at stabilising the regulatory and legal framework so as to reassure and attract investment in Europe to help to get the economy moving again.” [more]

English, European Engineering
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Orgalime - Smart Meters will make a difference in the energy efficiency battle

Posted by Orgalime on 09/09/09

ESMIG releases their “Guide to Smart Metering”

Brussels, 8 September 2009 - Smart Metering will revolutionise the availability and usefulness of consumption data. It will empower consumers, raise customers’ awareness of their energy and water use and allow them to make informed decisions on heating, lighting and appliance upgrades. Ultimately this will lead to a significant change in consumer behaviour towards sustainable consumption patterns.

This Guide has been written to inform the debate about Smart Metering and to show how its full potential can be realised for the benefit of consumers, society as a whole and the environment.

Recently ESMIG has been recognised as an Official Partner of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign: www.sustenergy.org

Also reference to a letter to the editor in the Economist

ESMIG is a European product sector committee serviced by Orgalime.

English, European Commission, European Engineering, European Parliament, Industrial Policy, Trade
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Orgalime - Pierre Gattaz (Président de la FIEEC) lance un plan de conquête high-tech

Posted by Orgalime on 21/08/09

10 programmes innovants au service de la croissance

Quel impact de la crise pour les secteurs à valeur ajoutée technologique ? Quelle réponse aujourd’hui et pour demain ? Quel rôle pour ces industries dans la relance ? La nécessité de répondre présent dans la crise et de préparer une sortie par le haut pour en être collectivement renforcés.

Nos industries représentent l’avenir et sont en pointe sur l’innovation et les technologies du futur : elles constituent un ressort incontournable pour renouer avec la croissance et construire une France du 21ème siècle compétitive et créatrice de richesses [more]

Communications, English, European Commission, European Engineering, Industrial Policy, InfoSociety, Internal Market, Sustainable Dev., Trade, french
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