Standardization aspects

摘要

In principle, standard devices are designed to achieve rationalization effects by type standardization. Uniform compo- nents are at the basis of every series production. The high technical level in the industrialized countries is not conceivable without standardization. In contrast to the large number of de facto standards which follow as a natural result of the demands of man and technology and which develop from the consistent use of good technical solutions, written standards are the result of a deliberate unification by intellectual means. This path towards developing a standard device is followed whenever it appears that a development will not take place on its own or when systems widely used are not appropriate for the respective area of application (wrong standards). In order to point out main aspects, the example of EPSI (European Petrol Station Interface) is used.