Overview
ISO 8887-2:2023 is the vocabulary part of the ISO 8887 series on technical product documentation for Design for Manufacturing, Assembling, Disassembling and End‑of‑Life processing (MADE). Rather than prescribing procedures, this standard defines and harmonizes terms used across design, production and end‑of‑life activities so teams and organizations share a common language for sustainability and product realization.
Key topics
The document provides clear definitions of terms related to:
- Manufacturing and assembly: component, assembly, sub‑assembly, machine assembly, tooling, set‑up, handling, orientation.
- End‑of‑life and circularity: disassembling, recycling, recovery, remanufacturing, refurbishing, repairing, repurposing, reuse, disposal, energy recovery, core.
- Environmental and lifecycle concepts: life cycle, ecodesign, carbon footprint of a product (CFP), environmental aspect/impact, sustainable design, whole‑life costs.
- Technical documentation and processes: technical product documentation (TPD), technical product realization (TPR), technical product specification (TPS), process (noun/verb), reverse engineering, shredding, fluff.
- Commercial and supply matters: commercially off‑the‑shelf (COTS), custom component, supply chain.
Note: ISO 8887-2:2023 contains no normative references; it is a vocabulary resource supporting the wider ISO 8887 series.
Practical applications
ISO 8887-2:2023 is intended to improve clarity and interoperability wherever product documentation and lifecycle decisions intersect:
- Standardizing terminology in engineering drawings, parts lists, maintenance and end‑of‑life instructions.
- Supporting ecodesign and circular economy initiatives by aligning terms used in sustainability assessments (e.g., CFP, remanufacturing, reuse).
- Helping procurement, quality and regulatory teams interpret technical product documentation consistently.
- Enabling clearer contracts and technical specifications between OEMs, remanufacturers, recyclers and suppliers.
- Improving translation, training materials and product data management (PDM/PLM) by using an agreed vocabulary.
Who should use it
- Product designers and design engineers
- Technical authors and documentation specialists
- Manufacturing and assembly planners
- Sustainability and EHS managers
- Remanufacturers, refurbishers and recyclers
- Procurement, quality and regulatory compliance teams
- Standards developers and educators
Related standards
ISO 8887-2:2023 is part of the ISO 8887 series and references vocabulary resources and related standards such as ISO 14050 (environmental vocabulary), ISO 10209 (technical product documentation vocabulary) and ISO 9000 (quality vocabulary) in its bibliography. For authoritative term lookups, consult the ISO Online Browsing Platform and IEC Electropedia.