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TC 2

Fasteners

• Secretariat: DIN
• Secretary: Dipl.-Ing. Tim Hofmann
• Chairperson: Mr Werner Schulte (Germany) until end 2011
• Creation date: 1947

• Work programme
  (drafts and new work items of TC 2)

• Business plan (TC)
• Working area on ISOTC

Scope:

Standardization of dimensions, tolerances, mechanical and functional properties, test methods and acceptance procedures of fasteners.

The term fastener covers all types of products designed to mechanically connect two or more structural parts to form a solid or movable joint or to contribute essentially to establish this function, such as screws, nuts, washers, pins, rivets and hose clamps.

Excluded :

• fasteners for aerospace applications, all special screws, keys, and special fasteners for ball and roller bearings.

Total number of published ISO standards related to the TC and its SCs:	190
Participating countries:	20
Observing countries:	33

ISO committees in liaison:

TC 1, TC 29, TC 107

Organizations in liaison:

WCO

Subcommittees/Working Groups:

Subcommittee/Working Group	Title
TC 2/SC 1	Mechanical properties of fasteners
TC 2/SC 7	Reference standards for fasteners (mainly covering terminology, dimensioning, sizes and tolerancing)
TC 2/SC 10	Product standards for fasteners

Meeting calendar

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

Month		Location
201010180001020101022October 2010	18-22	Cleveland (USA)	**	TC 2
201010180001020101022October 2010	18-22	Cleveland (USA)	**	TC 2/SC 1
201010180001020101022October 2010	18-22	Cleveland (USA)	**	TC 2/SC 7