VDI/VDE 2862 Blatt 2:2013-10

This standard defines threaded fastening classes and minimum requirements for the assembly tools used and serves as a cross-disciplinary basis for the use of fastening systems and tools in plant and mechanical engineering and for pressure-bearing components. The standard provides the user with the basic requirements for selecting fastening tools and thus ensures the safe and reliable fabrication of joints. This is achieved by: clearly classifying joint types in categories, defining the minimum requirements for fastening tools/fastening systems for each category, and defining the minimum requirements for the detection of errors within the respective category. The minimum requirements given are universally applicable and solution-independent. They are not tied to specific system structures, fastener designs or assembly technologies.