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All the standards you need: Our BEST Collection

The BEST Standards Collection is our data pool of full texts with

  • the entire collection of German Standards (except DIN VDE Standards)
  • and international standards and technical rules, including the entire ISO collection, the Technical Legislation collection and Swiss mechanical engineering standards.

BEST Collection - our product options

In order to access our BEST Collection, you need a subscription to Nautos, our individually configurable standards management solution. The following gives an overview of our product options, which can be obtained as a single-user licence or multi-user licence. 

Contact us for more information by tel. at +49 30 58885700-50 or e-mail at normenmanagement@dinmedia.de

BEST Collection - our products

Number

Designation and content

ICS numbers

Language 

Number of current standards

(approximately,
Status 03-2025)

Number of historical standards

(approximately,
Status 03-2025)

01

Standardization.
Documentation.
Services.
Office machines

01/03/35.240

English, German

4.228

11.248

02

Environment and
health protection.
Safety.

13

English, German

3.653

11.198

03

Natural sciences.
Health care technology.

07/11

English, German

2.099

8.041

04

Metrology and measurement.
Testing.
Energy and heat transfer
engineering.
Image technology.

17/19/27/37

English, German

2.481

8.613

05

Mechanical systems
and components.

21

English, German

1.406

5.436

06

Fluid systems and components.
Pipeline components and
pipelines.

23

English, German

2.017

7.552

07

Machine tools and automation.

25

English, German

1.252

3.599

08

Surface treatment and welding.

25.160/77.040

English, German

1.155

4.206

09

Electrical engineering.

29

English, German

1.164

5.037

10

Electronics.

31

English, German

996

4.575

11

Telecommunications.

33

English, German

3.192

6.609

12

Information technology.

35

English, German

912

2.419

13

Road vehicle and railway engineering.
Shipbuilding.
Materials handling equipment.

43/45/47/53

English, German

2.564

7.386

14

Aircraft and space vehicle engineering.

49

English, German

6.218

10.489

15

Packaging.
Textile and leather industry.
Clothing.
Wood technology

55/59/61/79

English, German

2.071

6.187

16

Agriculture.
Food technology.
Home economics.

39/65/67/97

English, German

3.173

9.732

17

Chemical technology.
Mining.
Petroleum.
Paint industry.

71/73/75/87

English, German

3.204

9.185

18

Metallurgy.

77

English, German

1.068

3.686

19

Plastics, paper and
ceramics industries.

81/83/85

English, German

1.754

5.706

20

Construction.
Civil engineering.

91/93

English, German

4.501

14.755

21

DIN complete.
(without DIN VDE)

English, German

42.229

126.688

28

ISO complete.

English

27.324

53.420

30

BSI complete.

English

49.555

56.558

35

AD 2000

English, German

192

612