DIN signs cooperative agreement with eCl@ss - Berlin

16. June 2009

The close contacts between the DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. and eCl@ss e.V. are thus continued to strengthen

The main goals of the agreement are:

• Contribution of eCl@ss structure elements (characteristics, application classes and areas of application) into national standardization process,
• Standardization of eCl@ss structure elements and integration into the DIN-property dictionary at DINsml.net,
• Submission of the structural elements into international standardization,
• Establishment of cooperation between the DIN working comitees and the eCl@ss section with the request to accelerate standardization processes and to increase quality of structure elements

Through the long-term cooperation the number of structure elements in DINsml.net shall be increased to enlarge usage and acceptance of the DIN property dictionary.

Information about eCl@ss :

eCl@ss is a hierarchical system for grouping materials, products and services according to a logical structure with a level detail that corresponds to the product-specific properties that can be described using norm-conforming properties (www.eclass.de). Products and services can be allocated to the four-stage, numeric eCl@ss class structure. Search terms and synonyms permit targeted sourcing of products and services within the classification. Property bars with standardized properties and value tables enable accurate description and subsequent identification of products and services.

eCl@ss is offered for downloading in several languages by logging on to http://www.eclassdownload.com