ETIM: new version 9.0 is to be released in Nov./Dec. 2022
The new version of the classification standard ETIM is on its way to completion. The schedule sees a BETA phase starting on November 1st and ETIM 9.0 being released on December 5.
The ETIM Standard
ETIM is a standard classification in which product categories, product parameters and product parameter values are standardized for a growing number of industries.
ETIM now covers the electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning ( HVAC ), tools, hardware and factory equipment ( WEBA ) and building materials sectors. The building materials sector was recently included as an ETIM sector on 01.01.22 and in March 2022 has already attracted 19 members from trade and industry. The first working group "Drainage Technology" has been founded and has already started work.
The New ETIM 9.0 Standard
ETIM regularly adds new categories, parameters and parameter values to their standard classification. Until now, there was an update interval of 3 years for ETIM. With the new version 9.0, a 2-year cycle has now been introduced in order to respond to market requirements. Since the release of ETIM 8.0 on 02.11.2020, almost 5000 requirements (so-called RFCs) for the new ETIM version 9.0 have been submitted by member companies, working groups and committees, discussed and elaborated into proposals for enhancements.
The new version will be made available to member companies in a beta phase as early as 02.11.22 and it will then be published on 05.12.
Additional Information
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