The standard divides manufacturing into six primary categories, determined by whether the process step creates, maintains, increases, or decreases the material concentration of a workpiece. Manufacturing process: Overview of industrial production
The standard was officially withdrawn in 2003 and replaced by the DIN 8580 series (DIN 8580-1, etc.), but the core classification system remains the industry gold standard in German-influenced engineering sectors globally.
The DIN 8580 standard is available in various languages, including English. To access the English PDF version, you can follow these steps: