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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

4.179

11.179

02

Environment and
health protection.
Safety.

13

English, German

3.594

10.149

03

Natural sciences.
Health care technology.

07/11

English, German

2.044

8.010

04

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

17/19/27/37

English, German

2.457

8.563

05

Mechanical systems
and components.

21

English, German

1.401

5.411

06

Fluid systems and components.
Pipeline components and
pipelines.

23

English, German

2.000

7.493

07

Machine tools and automation.

25

English, German

1.236

3.595

08

Surface treatment and welding.

25.160/77.040

English, German

1.151

4.192

09

Electrical engineering.

29

English, German

1.154

5.025

10

Electronics.

31

English, German

989

4.572

11

Telecommunications.

33

English, German

3.186

6.599

12

Information technology.

35

English, German

909

2.412

13

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

43/45/47/53

English, German

2.533

7.359

14

Aircraft and space vehicle engineering.

49

English, German

6.172

10.403

15

Packaging.
Textile and leather industry.
Clothing.
Wood technology

55/59/61/79

English, German

2.062

6.150

16

Agriculture.
Food technology.
Home economics.

39/65/67/97

English, German

3.153

9.632

17

Chemical technology.
Mining.
Petroleum.
Paint industry.

71/73/75/87

English, German

3.189

9.122

18

Metallurgy.

77

English, German

1.067

3.665

19

Plastics, paper and
ceramics industries.

81/83/85

English, German

1.744

5.678

20

Construction.
Civil engineering.

91/93

English, German

4.457

14.671

21

DIN complete.
(without DIN VDE)

English, German

41.882

126.033

28

ISO complete.

English

27.233

52.824

30

BSI complete.

English

50.966

54.443