Nautos Collections: More efficiency for your projects
We have expanded our products and services and have renamed the BEST Collection as the Nautos Collections. This change reflects the enhanced convenience and efficiency of using document packages with our Nautos software solution. Subscriptions for entire collections of standards can be found under the designation Nautos Collections – Technical Rules, and document packages sorted according to ICS classification are categorized as Nautos Collections – ICS. The Nautos Collections – Specialized Topics offer an additional option – perfect if you require a curated compilation of documents on specific topics.
Save the time you used to spend searching for the necessary documents and add the appropriate Nautos Collections simply and flexibly to your Nautos subscription:
- NEW: Nautos Collections – Specialized Topics: curated and compiled specifically for your area of expertise.
- Nautos Collections – Technical Rules: complete collections of standards, comprehensive and easily accessible.
- Nautos Collections – ICS: systematically structured according to internationally recognized sorting systems and classified by industry.
Our clearly structured subscription model reduces your costs compared to buying the documents individually - provided you have subscribed to our Nautos software solution. In which case, you will also benefit from documents that are updated weekly.
With the Nautos software, you can use our Nautos Collections conveniently and efficiently. The simple handling and direct access to your documents allow you to work smoothly. An intuitive user interface and powerful search and filter functions make it easy to navigate and find relevant content. Regular automatic updates ensure that your standards documents are always up to date.
It is possible to use the Nautos Collections with a multi-user licence. Of course, the reproduction rights of the respective publisher must also be taken into account. In all matters relating to licences please contact our Team Standards Worldwide.
Efficient and thematically focused: Nautos Collections – Specialized Topics
Do you need the most important standards on a specific topic for your projects? Our curated Nautos Collections on specialized topics offer you exactly that: The central standards for a wide range of key topics - precise and summarized. Currently, the Nautos Collections – Management Standards and – Machine Safety are available. Further topics will follow shortly.
| Designation | Content | Language | Number of current standards | Included standards |
| Nautos Collections – Management Standards | A relevant selection of internationally recognized DIN Standards on management systems:
| German | More than 260 | |
| Nautos Collections – Machine Safety | Practice-orientated selection of DIN Standards on the subject of machine safety, based on the tried-and-tested “Leitfaden Maschinensicherheit” (Guide to Safety of Machinery), the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230. More than 80 central type A and type B standards (DIN EN and DIN EN ISO), as well as selected type C standards in full text, provide assistance and support - with practical content on:
Please note: This offer does not include VDE Standards | German | More than 290 | |
| Nautos Collections – Medical Devices | An overview of the most important, up-to-date and harmonized DIN Standards for medical devices in Europe.
Please note: This offer does not include VDE Standards | German | More than 735 |
Complete and clearly organized: Nautos Collections – Technical Rules
The Nautos Collections – Technical Rules contain the German body of standards (except DIN VDE Standards) as well as the international rules and standards, including the complete ISO collection, the technical legislation collection and the Swiss mechanical engineering standards. Put together your own individual selection of complete collection.
| Designation | Content | Number | Language | Number of current standards (approximately, | Number of historical standards (approximately, |
Nautos Collection – AD 2000 (TÜV Association) | Information sheets of the Pressure Vessel Working Group | 35 | English, German | 202 | 624 |
Nautos Collection – BSI (British Standards Institution) | Standards, complete | 30 | English | 52.066 | 57.717 |
Nautos Collection – DIN (DIN e. V.) | Standards – excluding DIN VDE Standards. Optionally expandable per language (DE/EN):
| 21 | English, German | 43.152 | 130.249 |
Nautos Collection – DVS (German Welding Society and related procedures) | Publications and guidelines | 25 | German | 571 | 988 |
Nautos Collection – DWA (German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste) | Worksheets and information sheets – for universities only | 33 | German | 489 | 907 |
Nautos Collection – GEFMA (German Facility Management Association) | Guidelines | 31 | German | 101 | 120 |
Nautos Collection – ISO (International Organization for Standardization) | Standards, complete | 28 | English | 27.600 | 56.135 |
Nautos Collection – LN (Standards Committee Aerospace) | Aerospace standards | 23 | German | 435 | 662 |
Nautos Collection – Swiss Mechanical Engineering (Swiss Association for Standardization – SNV) | Mechanical engineering standards from Switzerland | 27 | German | 2.620 | 3.145 |
Nautos Collection – TR (DIN German Institute for Standardization) | Technical legislation | 29 | German | 18.977 | 12.314 |
Nautos Collection – VDI (Association of German Engineer) | Guidelines | 22 | German | 2.295 | 4.533 |
Nautos Collection – VDMA (Network association for the mechanical engineering industry in Germany and Europe) | Standard sheets - for universities only | 34 | German | 288 | 24 |
Nautos Collection – VG (BAAINBw) | Defence standards | 24 | German | 1.153 | 3.345 |
Nautos Collection – WL (Standards Committee Aerospace) | Material performance sheets | 26 | German | 615 | 594 |
Well-established internationally: Nautos Collections – ICS
The ICS classification (International Classification for Standards) is recognized worldwide and facilitates international trade and cooperation between companies and organizations. Our Nautos Collections, sorted according to ICS classification, contain standards from the DIN collection (except for DIN VDE standards) and adopt this clear, logical structure - divided into subject areas, subcategories and specific areas. Always up to date with Nautos.
| Designation | ICS numbers/ Number ranges | Number | Language | Number of current standards (approximately, | Number of historical standards (approximately, |
| Nautos Collection – Construction; Civil engineering | 91.010.01 – Construction industry in general 93.010 – Construction industry | 20 | German, English | 4.597 | 15.166 |
| Nautos Collection – Chemical technology; Mining; Petroleum; Paint industry | 71.020 – Production in the chemical industry 73.020 – Mining and quarrying 75.020 – Extraction and processing of petroleum and natural gas 87.020 – Paint coating processes 87.040 – Paints and varnishes | 17 | German, English | 3.264 | 9.554 |
| Nautos Collection – Electronics | 31.020 – Electronic components in general 31.040.01 – Resistors in general 31.060.01 – Capacitors in general 31.080.01 – Semiconductor devices in general 31.100 – Electronic tubes 31.120 – Electronic display devices (including liquid crystal displays) 31.140 – Piezoelectric devices 31.160 – Electric filters 31.180 – Printed circuits and boards 31.190 – Electronic component assemblies (including preassembled modules) 31.200 – Integrated circuits. Microelectronics 31.220.01 – Electromechanical components in general 31.240 – Mechanical structures for electronic equipment 31.260 – Optoelectronics. Laser equipment (including photoelectric tubes and cells) | 10 | German, English | 998 | 4.617 |
| Nautos Collection – Electrical engineering | 29.020 – Electrical engineering in general 29.030 – Magnetic materials 29.035.01 – Insulating materials in general 29.040.01 – Insulating fluids in general 29.045 – Semiconducting materials 29.050 – Superconductivity and conducting materials 29.060.01 – Electrical wires and cables in general 29.080.01 – Electrical insulation in general 29.100.01 – Components for electrical equipment in general 29.120.01 – Electrical accessories in general 29.130.01 – Switchgear and control gear in general 29.140.01 – Lamps in general 29.160.01 – Rotating machinery in general 29.180 – Transformers. Reactors 29.200 – Rectifiers. Converters. Stabilized power supply 29.220.01 – Galvanic cells and batteries in general 29.240.01 – Power transmission and distribution networks in general 29.260.01 – Electrical equipment for working in special conditions in general 29.280 – Electric traction equipment | 09 | German, English | 1.155 | 5.124 |
| Nautos Collection – Fluid systems and components; Pipeline components and pipelines | 23.020.01 – Fluid storage devices in general 23.040.01 – Pipeline components and pipelines in general 23.060.01 – Valves in general 23.080 – Pumps 23.100.01 – Fluid power systems in general 23.120 – Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners 23.140 – Compressors and pneumatic machines | 06 | German, English | 2.118 | 7.729 |
| Nautos Collection – Information technology | 25.220.01 – Surface treatment and coating in general 35.020 – Information technology (IT) in general 35.060 – Languages used in information technology 35.080 – Software 35.100.01 – Open systems interconnection in general 35.110 – Networking 35.140 – Computer graphics 35.160 – Microprocessor systems 35.180 – IT terminal and other peripheral equipment 35.200 – Interface and interconnection equipment 35.240.01 – Application of information technology in general 35.260 – Office machines | 12 | German, English | 949 | 2.470 |
| Nautos Collection – Road vehicle and railway engineering; Shipbuilding; Materials handling equipment | 43.020 – Road vehicles in general (including testing and recycling of road vehicles) 45.020 – Railway engineering in general 45.040 – Materials and components for railway engineering 47.020.01 – General standards related to shipbuilding and marine structures 53.020.01 – Lifting appliances in general | 13 | German, English | 2.696 | 7.667 |
| Nautos Collection – Plastics; paper and ceramics industries | 81.020 – Processes in the glass and ceramics industries 83.020 – Manufacturing processes in the rubber and plastics industries 85.020 – Paper production processes | 19 | German, English | 1.737 | 5.924 |
| Nautos Collection – Agriculture; Food technology; Home economics; | 39.020 – Precision mechanics 65.020.01 – Farming and forestry in general 67.020 – Processes in the food industry (including food hygiene and food safety) 97.020 – Home economics in general | 16 | German, English | 3.422 | 10.015 |
| Nautos Collection – Aircraft and space vehicle engineering | 49.020 – Aircraft and space vehicles in general 49.025.01 – Materials for aerospace construction in general 49.030.01 – Fasteners in general 49.035 – Components for aerospace construction 49.040 – Coatings and related processes used in aerospace industry 49.045 – Structure and structure elements 49.050 – Aerospace engines and propulsion systems 49.060 – Aerospace electric equipment and systems (including Avionics) 49.080 – Aerospace fluid systems and components 49.095 – Passenger and cabin equipment 49.100 – Ground service and maintenance equipment 49.120 – Cargo equipment (air mode containers, pallets and nets) 49.140 – Space systems and operations (including space data and information transfer systems, and ground support equipment for launch site operations) | 14 | German, English | 6.195 | 10.890 |
| Nautos Collection – Mechanical systems and components | 21.020 – Characteristics and design of machines, apparatus, equipment 21.040.01 – Screw threads in general 21.060.01 – Fasteners in general | 05 | German, | 1.444 | 5.576 |
| Nautos Collection – Health care technology; Natural sciences | 01.100.01 – Technical drawings in general 07.030 – Physics. Chemistry 07.040 – Astronomy. Geodesy. Geography 07.060 – Geology. Meteorology. Hydrology 07.080 – Biology. Botany. Zoology | 03 | German, | 2.144 | 8.304 |
| Nautos Collection – Metrology and measurement; Testing; Energy and heat ransfer engineering; Image technology | 17.020 – Metrology and measurement in genera 19.020 – Test conditions and procedures in general 27.010 – Energy and heat transfer engineering in general 37.020 – Optical equipment 37.040.01 – Photography in general 37.060.01 – Cinematography in general 37.080 – Document imaging applications 37.100.01 – Graphic technology in general | 04 | German, | 2.552 | 8.873 |
| Nautos Collection – Metallurgy | 77.020 – Production of metals | 18 | German, English | 1.089 | 3.753 |
| Nautos Collection – Standardization; Documentatio; Services; Office machines | 01.110 – Technical product documentation 01.120 – Standardization. General rules 03.080.01 – Services in general | 01 | German, | 4.364 | 11.599 |
| Nautos Collection – Surface treatment and welding | 25.160.01 – Welding, brazing and soldering in general (including welders’ qualifications) 25.180.01 – Industrial furnaces in general 25.220.01 – Surface treatment and coating in general 77.040.01 – Testing of metals in general | 08 | German, | 1.180 | 4.302 |
| Nautos Collection – Telecommunications | 33.020 – Telecommunications in general 33.030 – Telecommunication services. Applications 33.040.01 – Telecommunication systems in general 33.050.01 – Telecommunication terminal equipment in general 33.060.01 – Radiocommunications in general 33.080 – Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) 33.100.01 – Electromagnetic compatibility in general 33.120.01 – Components and accessories in general 33.140 – Special measuring equipment for use in telecommunications 33.160.01 – Audio, video and audiovisual systems in general 33.170 – Television and radio broadcasting 33.180.01 – Fibre optic systems in general 33.200 – Telecontrol. Telemetering (including Supervising, Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA)) | 11 | German, | 3.204 | 6.687 |
| Nautos Collection – Environment; Health protection; Safety | 13.020.01 – Environment and environmental protection in general 13.100 – Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene 13.200 – Accident and disaster control | 02 | German, | 3.817 | 10.541 |
| Nautos Collection – Packaging; Textile and leather industry; Clothing; Wood technology | 55.020 – Packaging and distribution of goods in general 59.020 – Processes of the textile industry 61.020 – Clothes 79.020 – Wood technology processes | 15 | German, English | 2.116 | 6.340 |
| Nautos Collection – Machine tools and automation | 25.020 – Manufacturing forming processes 25.040.01 – Industrial automation systems in general 25.060.01 – Machine tool systems in general 25.080.01 – Machine tools in general 25.100.01 – Cutting tools in general 25.120.01 – Chipless working equipment in general 25.140.01 – Hand-held tools in general | 07 | German, | 1.267 | 3.662 |
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