AD 2000-Handbook 2025

The legal and technical requirements for pressure vessels, piping and pressure equipment in Germany and the DACH region are stringent – the AD 2000 Code has been a central reference for many years. The 2025 e‑book edition provides you with the relevant AD 2000 data sheets and supports you in the design, layout, calculation, manufacture, inspection and operation of your pressure equipment.

The benefits of the 2025 edition:

• digital collection of the AD 2000 data sheets as of June 2025
• practice-oriented presentation of the requirements from the AD 2000 Code
• support for implementing the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
• clear, comprehensible specifications for inspection, documentation and conformity

Thanks to the digital format, the content is available to you at any time and from any location – ideal for professionals responsible for the planning, manufacturing, maintenance or inspection of pressure equipment.

Your technical library for pressure equipment: the AD 2000 Code as an e‑book

The AD 2000 Code is established as a technical rule in Germany and is used by authorities, inspection bodies and manufacturers as a common basis. The 2025 e‑book edition makes this extensive body of knowledge available in a compact electronic format. You can search quickly, highlight relevant passages and access the content flexibly in your daily work – in the office, at customer meetings or on site at the plant.

Key focuses of the current edition: 

• Pressure Equipment Directive (PED / Directive 2014/68/EU)
  The consolidated version of the Directive dated 09/10/2024 is fully integrated and facilitates legally compliant design and documentation of pressure equipment in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
• Digital working basis
  The AD 2000 data sheets of the A, B, G, HP, N, S, W and Z series included in the e‑book (status: June 2025) form the basis for the design, calculation, manufacture and inspection of pressure vessels and pressure-retaining components. The electronic format allows you to navigate directly to relevant sections and integrate them into existing workflows.
• Common language for industry and authorities 
  The terms, definitions and requirements specified in the Code promote harmonised communication between manufacturers, importers, operators, experts, notified bodies and supervisory authorities. This facilitates the execution of projects, contract drafting and preparation for inspections and approvals.

With several hundred pages of technical information, specifications and guidance, the e‑book supports all those who are regularly involved in the design, calculation, manufacture, inspection and operation of pressure equipment and pressure systems.

Further selected subject areas:

• Pressure Equipment Directive (Directive 2014/68/EU)  
• Equipment, installation and marking of pressure equipment  
• Calculation principles  
• General principles and requirements  
• Manufacture and inspection  
• Non-metallic materials  
• Special cases and specific applications  
• Materials for pressure vessels  
• Additional technical and organisational guidance  

The e‑book is aimed in particular at:

• plant manufacturers, plant operators and plant installers  
• importers and operators of installations subject to monitoring  
• manufacturers and suppliers of pressure vessels, piping, boilers, steam equipment and fittings  
• maintenance service providers and service companies  
• engineering and design offices  
• technical managers in companies, inspection bodies and authorities in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

With the digital edition of the AD 2000 Code 2025, you integrate a recognised, practice-proven set of standards and rules directly into your electronic technical library and establish a reliable basis for planning, documentation and the safe operation of pressure equipment in the DACH market.