ISO TR 23605-2018 PDF

Full title and description

Technical product specification (TPS) — Application guidance — International model for national implementation. This technical report provides an indexed listing of ISO geometrical product specification (GPS) and technical product documentation (TPD) standards relevant to preparing TPS documents in the mechanical engineering field, together with commentary and recommendations for national implementation and use.

Abstract

ISO/TR 23605:2018 acts as an application guide and index that cross-references the many ISO GPS and TPD standards applicable to a Technical Product Specification (TPS). Where appropriate, the report supplements the cross-references with informative commentary and recommendations considered significant for preparing, applying and implementing TPS at national or organizational level.

General information

• Status: Published
• Publication date: April 2018 (Edition 2, 2018)
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ICS / categories: 01.100.01 (Technical drawings in general)
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2018)
• Number of pages: 27

Technical Committee: ISO/TC 213 (Geometrical Product Specifications — GPS).

Scope

The report provides a structured index of ISO GPS and TPD standards that are relevant when creating Technical Product Specifications for mechanical engineering products. It is intended to help users identify which ISO standards apply to particular TPS elements, and to offer explanatory notes and recommendations where cross-reference or interpretation is useful for national implementation or for consistent application across organisations.

Key topics and requirements

• Indexing of ISO GPS and TPD standards relevant to TPS preparation.
• Cross-references between TPS elements and specific ISO standards (GPS, tolerancing, documentation practices).
• Informative commentary and recommendations to support national implementation and consistent interpretation.
• Guidance on structuring TPS documents to align with ISO GPS/TPD standards.
• Support for users of ISO/TC 213 deliverables in applying standards within contract, design and manufacturing documentation.

Typical use and users

Used by standards committees, national standards bodies, product design and drafting engineers, quality and metrology specialists, procurement and contract authors, and organizations producing or adopting technical product specifications. It is primarily a reference and implementation aid rather than a specification that prescribes new technical requirements.

Related standards

Related material is primarily the ISO GPS and technical product documentation family of standards maintained by ISO/TC 213 (for example, standards addressing geometrical tolerancing, tolerancing principles, drawing layout and documentation). This report is itself a companion/indexing Technical Report to those standards and replaces the earlier ISO/TR 23605:2009 edition.

Keywords

technical product specification, TPS, GPS, geometrical product specification, technical product documentation, TPD, ISO/TC 213, indexing, implementation guidance, tolerancing, drawing standards

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/TR 23605:2018 is a Technical Report that provides application guidance and an indexed listing of ISO standards relevant to Technical Product Specifications (TPS) in mechanical engineering.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers cross-references to ISO GPS and TPD standards applicable to TPS preparation and includes informative commentary and recommendations to aid national implementation and consistent application of those standards.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Standards committees, national standards bodies, design and drafting engineers, quality/metrology personnel, procurement and contract authors, and organizations preparing or applying technical product specifications.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2018 edition (Edition 2) is published and current as the replacement for ISO/TR 23605:2009; the 2009 edition was withdrawn when the 2018 edition was published.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is a companion Technical Report to the suite of ISO GPS and technical product documentation standards developed under ISO/TC 213; it acts as an index and implementation guide rather than forming a numbered series of normative requirements itself.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: TPS, technical product specification, GPS, geometrical product specification, TPD, technical product documentation, implementation guidance, ISO/TC 213.