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The new Indian Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety Order (OTR 2024) requires certain products to be labeled as of August 28, 2025. Manufacturers of cranes are affected in the Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has published an amendment to the Quality Control Order for Machinery in the Gazette of India, according to which products listed therein will require a market access mark from September 1, 2026.

The crane standard ticker offers interested VDMA members an up-to-date overview of current standardization activities.