DIN 8743 2004-06 PDF

Full title and description

STB DIN 8743 2004-06 — national (STB) adoption/record of DIN 8743:2004-06, "Packaging machines and packaging lines — Key figures to characterise operation behaviour and requirements for data collection in an acceptance test". This document reproduces the DIN technical model for measuring and reporting performance, availability and related key figures for packaging machines and machine systems as adopted in June 2004 for the STB catalogue.

Abstract

This standard defines a time model and an output/quantity model for packaging machines and packaging lines and establishes both general and technical key figures (performance, availability, loss times, output losses, quality output) together with minimum requirements for the collection of technical key figures during an acceptance test. It is intended to allow objective, repeatable measurement and reporting of machine-system behaviour for supplier–customer acceptance and performance benchmarking.

General information

• Status: Active in STB catalogue (national adoption entry for DIN 8743:2004-06).
• Publication date: 2004-06 (STB record/adoption of DIN 8743, June 2004).
• Publisher: State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus (national STB publisher); original text: Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN).
• ICS / categories: Packaging and distribution of goods; Characteristics and design of machines; Packaging machinery (examples: 01.040.55, 21.020, 55.200).
• Edition / version: STB adoption of DIN 8743:2004-06 (national entry corresponds to the June 2004 DIN version).
• Number of pages: approximately 25 (later DIN editions and reproductions commonly list ~25–26 pages; exact page count may vary by language/printing).

Scope

The standard applies to packaging machines and packaging lines (referred to as machine systems) within the scope of EN 415-1 and may be applied analogously to related processing machines. It specifies a time model, derived output model, definitions of general and technical key figures and sets out requirements for conducting acceptance tests that collect the technical key figures — it does not set safety requirements. Users should apply the standard when they need a repeatable, agreed method to quantify machine performance and availability during supplier–customer acceptance tests.

Key topics and requirements

• Time model for machine-system operation (theoretically available time, operating time, running time, scheduled/unplanned downtime, quality/scrap times).
• Output/quantity model derived from the time model (scheduled output, manufactured output, quality output, output losses).
• Definitions and formulas for general and technical key figures (availability, performance, quality, loss-time categories, nominal/set performance, OEE-related metrics).
• Requirements and minimum conditions for data collection during acceptance tests (agreed test conditions, measurement boundaries, traceability of results).
• Guidance to make performance reporting repeatable and comparable between suppliers and customers; the standard does not include machine safety rules.

Typical use and users

Used by packaging-machine manufacturers, OEMs, production/operations managers, acceptance-test teams, quality engineers, integrators and purchasers who require objective measurement and contractual proof of machine performance and availability. It is commonly applied during factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), acceptance runs and when benchmarking production lines or implementing performance-monitoring tools.

Related standards

DIN 8743 (and the STB record of DIN 8743:2004-06) is linked to the EN 415 series (Safety of packaging machines). The content and key-figure system of DIN 8743 have been transferred into the European standard EN 415-11:2021 (Determination of efficiency and availability); later national DIN editions were reworked (2014) and the model was incorporated into EN 415-11. For current European practice prefer EN 415-11:2021; for national/legal status in Belarus consult the State Committee for Standardization (Gosstandart/BELST).

Keywords

STB, DIN 8743, packaging machines, packaging lines, acceptance test, key figures, time model, output model, availability, performance, OEE, loss time, output loss, Belarus national standard, Gosstandart.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: STB DIN 8743 2004-06 is the Belarusian (STB) catalogue entry/adoption of the German DIN document DIN 8743:2004-06, which defines a model and key figures for measuring and reporting the operational behaviour (efficiency and availability) of packaging machines and packaging lines.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers a time model and an output/quantity model, definitions and formulas for general and technical key figures (availability, performance, loss times, output losses, quality output) and requirements for how to collect those figures during an acceptance test; it does not include safety requirements.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers of packaging machinery, machine-line integrators, production/operations and quality engineers, purchasers and acceptance-test teams—any party needing objective, repeatable performance measurement for contractual acceptance or benchmarking.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The DIN 8743 key‑figure system originating in 2004 was reworked in later DIN editions and the performance/measurement model has been transferred into the European standard EN 415-11:2021. That means users implementing the latest international practice should refer to EN 415-11:2021; the STB entry for DIN 8743:2004-06 may still exist in the Belarus catalogue but you should confirm current legal/applicability status with the State Committee for Standardization (Gosstandart/BELST).

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — DIN 8743 is related to the EN 415 family ("Safety of packaging machines") as the performance/efficiency/availability part of that broader series; its key-figure methodology is aligned with EN 415-11.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Packaging machines, key figures, time model, output model, acceptance test, availability, performance, loss time, output loss, OEE, STB, DIN.