December 22, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of its founding DIN. Exactly a century ago, the predecessor of modern DIN, the Committee for Standardization of German Industry (NADI, Normenausschuss der deutschen Industrie), began its work in Germany. Over time, the organization was renamed several times and in 1975 it acquired its name, which is still used today, Deutsches Institut für Normung (abbr. DIN) - German Institute for Standardization.
Standards DIN - the result of the work of a large number of people at the national, European, international level. Any business or person can apply for the new standard. Once the application has been accepted and the feasibility of developing a new standard has been determined, the project goes through a series of procedures in accordance with the regulations of the DIN Standards Committee, the Technical Committee of the European Standards Organization CEN or the International Committee for Standardization ISO. A large number of interested organizations can take part in the work on the standard - research institutes, manufacturers, consumers, government agencies, quality control bodies. They send experts to represent their interests in the relevant DIN committee. In total, DIN has more than 70 committees working in different areas.
To work at European and international level, the committees send experts to represent their interests to CEN and ISO. Specialists DIN coordinate standardization processes, conduct general project management, and ensure consistency and uniformity in the development of standards.
FastenersDIN has become widespread throughout the world, including in Russia. Bolts, nuts, screws and other fasteners manufactured in accordance with DIN standards are used in almost all areas of industry and the national economy. A number of standards for GOST fasteners are similar to German DIN standards.
