APEM and Alps Alpine Europe strengthen collaboration to deliver next-generation industrial HMI solutions
Date: 02/07/2026
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Addressing the growing complexity of machine interfaces
Whether in material handling equipment, off-highway vehicles or industrial machinery, operators now expect more from machine controls than ever before. Connectivity, advanced functionalities, ergonomics… are becoming standard expectations. At the same time, OEMs must maintain the levels of reliability, durability and safety required in harsh operating environments.
Meeting all of these requirements often means coordinating multiple suppliers, technologies and development teams, increasing both project complexity and time-to-market. To simplify this process, APEM and Alps Alpine Europe have strengthened their collaboration in Europe, bringing together APEM's expertise in rugged industrial HMIs and customer applications with Alps Alpine Europe's advanced electronics, sensing technologies, software capabilities, automotive-grade engineering know-how and large-scale industrialization.
🤝 The collaboration between APEM and Alps Alpine Europe aims to provide OEMs with access to a broader range of HMI expertise, advanced functional safety capabilities and innovative technologies through a coordinated approach.
Marc Enjalbert, CEO of APEM SAS and Sascha Kunzmann, CEO of Alps Alpine in Europe.
The five benefits for our customers
1. Fully integrated systems, not a box of parts
Armrests, cockpits, dashboards, tiller heads, and modular panels — engineered as cohesive solutions from day one. Fewer interfaces to manage, fewer failure points to worry about.
2. Automotive-grade quality and production controls for industrial conditions
Alps Alpine's proven automotive engineering rigour is now applied to the durability standards your environments demand. Products that pass the harshest vibration, ingress, and lifecycle tests.
3. Sensing, connectivity, and digital services built in
No more bolting on connectivity as an afterthought. The integrated approach embeds sensing and digital capabilities directly into the HMI hardware, giving your machines smarter interfaces out of the box.
4. Faster time-to-market on complex programs
Alps Alpine's European manufacturing footprint means short, resilient supply chains. Combined with APEM's deep application expertise, your development cycles get shorter while benefiting from proven industrialization processes and scalable manufacturing capabilities.
5. A single team to call
A dedicated joint team from both companies means one conversation, one point of accountability, and experts who already speak the same language about your project.
A selection of the APEM portfolio, from components to complex and fully customized control panels.
Initial focus on material handling, with broader opportunities ahead
The first projects will focus on the material handling sector, where the rapid growth of warehouse automation, e-commerce and logistics operations is driving demand for increasingly sophisticated operator interfaces. The collaboration is expected to expand into additional markets, including:
Off-highway vehicles
Industrial machinery
Automated equipment
Future mobility platforms
A selection of the Alps Alpine portfolio
🔔 Key takeaway
By combining APEM's industrial HMI expertise with Alps Alpine Europe's automotive engineering capabilities, the collaboration provides manufacturers with the expertise and manufacturing strength needed to accelerate projects while delivering functionally safe and highly competitive HMI solutions for the next generation of industrial equipment.
Do you think this partnership could give one of your projects a boost?
👉 Contact us, and let's talk about it!
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