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Manufacturing
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Recent Publications
Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless steel tubes of water capacity between 150 l and 3000 l - Design, construction and testing
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11120:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11120:2025 identically adopts ISO 11120:2015, which specifies minimum requirements for the material, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examinations and tests at manufacture of refillable quenched and tempered seamless steel tubes of water capacities exceeding 150 l up to and including 3 000 l for compressed and liquefied gases exposed to extreme world-wide ambient temperatures, normally between –50 °C and +65 °C
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11120:2025.
Gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents, Part 5: Test methods for evaluating plastic liners
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11114.5:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11114.5:2025 identically adopts ISO 11114-5:2022, which specifies some gas compatibility test methods to evaluate plastic materials suitable for use in the manufacture of composite gas cylinder liners. It is also applicable to the evaluation of the suitability of plastic matrix materials used for Type 5 cylinders.
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11114.5:2025.
Gas welding equipment - Vocabulary
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 15296:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 15296:2025 identically adopts ISO 15296:2017, which defines a vocabulary of terms and definitions specifically related to gas welding equipment
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 15296:2025.
Gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents, Part 1: Metallic materials
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11114.1:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11114.1:2025 identically adopts ISO 11114-1:2020 and its Amendment No. 1 (2023), which provides requirements for the selection of safe combinations of metallic cylinder and valve materials and cylinder gas content.
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11114.1:2025.
Gas cylinders - Refillable welded steel cylinders containing materials for sub-atmospheric gas packaging (excluding acetylene) - Design, construction, testing, use and periodic inspection
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11513:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11513:2025 identically adopts ISO 11513:2019, which specifies minimum requirements for the material, design, construction, workmanship, examination and testing at manufacture of refillable welded steel cylinders for the sub-atmospheric pressure storage of liquefied and compressed gases
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11513:2025.
Transportable gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents, Part 4: Test methods for selecting steels resistant to hydrogen embrittlement
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11114.4:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11114.4:2025 identically adopts ISO 11114-4:2017, which specifies test methods and the evaluation of results from these tests in order to qualify steels suitable for use in the manufacture of gas cylinders (up to 3 000 l) for hydrogen and hydrogen bearing embrittling gases.
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11114.4:2025.
Gas cylinders - Refillable welded steel cylinders - Test pressure 60 bar and below
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 4706:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 4706:2025 identically adopts ISO 4706:2023, which specifies the minimum requirements concerning material selection, design, construction and workmanship, procedure, and test at manufacture of refillable welded-steel gas cylinders of water capacities from 0.5 l up to and including 150 l and drums of water capacities of 150 l to 500 l of a test pressure not greater than 60 bar, exposed to extreme worldwide temperatures (−50 °C to +65 °C) used for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 4706:2025.
Gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing of refillable seamless steel gas cylinders and tubes, Part 1: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders and tubes with tensile strength less than 1 100 MPa
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 9809.1:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 9809.1:2025 identically adopts ISO 9809-1:2019, which specifies minimum requirements for the material, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examination and testing at time of manufacture for refillable seamless steel gas cylinders and tubes with water capacities up to and including 450 l
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 9809.1:2025.
Gas cylinders - Refillable composite gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing, Part 4: Fully wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders up to 150 l with load-sharing welded metallic liners
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11119.4:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11119.4:2025 identically adopts ISO 11119 4:2016, which specifies requirements for composite gas cylinders with load-sharing welded liners between 0.5 l and 150 l water capacity and a maximum test pressure of 450 bar for the storage and conveyance of compressed or liquefied gases
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11119.4:2025.
Gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing of refillable composite gas cylinders and tubes, Part 2: Fully wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders and tubes up to 450 l with load-sharing metal liners
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11119.2:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11119.2:2025 identically adopts ISO 11119 2:2020, which specifies minimum requirements for the material, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examination and testing at time of manufacture for fully wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders and tubes up to 450 l with load-sharing metal liners
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11119.2:2025.
Gas cylinders - Transportable refillable welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - Design and construction
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 22991:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 22991:2025 identically adopts ISO 22991:2004, which specifies requirements for transportable refillable welded steel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders 150 l or less, exposed to ambient temperatures
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 22991:2025.
Gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing of refillable composite gas cylinders and tubes, Part 3: Fully wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders and tubes up to 450 l with non-load-sharing metallic or non-metallic liners or without liners
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11119.3:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11119.3:2025 identically adopts ISO 11119 3:2020, which specifies requirements for the material, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examination and testing at time of manufacture for fully wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders and tubes up to 450 l with non-load-sharing metallic or non-metallic liners or without liners
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11119.3:2025.
Gas cylinders - High pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11439:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11439:2025 identically adopts ISO 11439:2013, which specifies requirements for light-weight refillable gas cylinders for on-board storage of high pressure compressed natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11439:2025.
Gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents, Part 3: Autogenous ignition test for non-metallic materials in oxygen atmosphere
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11114.3:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11114.3:2025 identically adopts ISO 11114-3:2010, which specifies a test method to determine the autogenous ignition temperature of non-metallic materials in pressurized gaseous oxygen
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11114.3:2025
Gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing of refillable composite gas cylinders and tubes, Part 1: Hoop wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders and tubes up to 450 l
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11119.1:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11119.1:2025 identically adopts ISO 11119-1:2020, which specifies minimum requirements for the material, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examination and testing at time of manufacture for hoop wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders and tubes up to 450 l
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11119.1:2025.
Garden equipment - Safety requirements for combustion-engine-powered lawnmowers, Part 2: Pedestrian-controlled lawnmowers (ISO 5395-2:2013, MOD)
Product Designation: AS 5395.2:2025
Abstract: AS 5395.2:2025 adopts and modifies ISO 5395-2:2013, which specifies safety requirements and their verification for combustion-engine-powered pedestrian-controlled rotary lawnmowers and cylinder lawnmowers, including pedestrian-controlled mowers with a sulky having a seated operator (hereafter named “lawnmower”), and equipped with:(a) metallic cutting means; and/or(b) non-metallic cutting means with one or more cutting elements pivotally mounted on a generally circular drive unit, where these cutting elements rely on centrifugal force to achieve cutting, and have a kinetic energy for each single cutting element of 10 J or more.
History: Originated in Australia as AS 5395.2:2025.
Additive manufacturing of metals - Non-destructive testing and evaluation - Defect detection in parts
Product Designation: SA TR ISO/ASTM 52905:2025
Abstract: SA TR ISO/ASTM 52905:2025 identically adopts ISO/ASTM TR 52905:2023, which categorises additive manufacturing (AM) defects in DED and PBF laser and electron beam category of processes, provides a review of relevant current NDT standards, details NDT methods that are specific to AM and complex 3D geometries and outlines existing non-destructive testing techniques that are applicable to some AM types of defects
History: First published as SA TR ISO/ASTM 52905:2025.
Additive manufacturing of metals - Process characteristics and performance - Metal powder bed fusion process to meet critical applications
Product Designation: AS ISO/ASTM 52904:2025
Abstract: AS ISO/ASTM 52904:2025 identically adopts ISO/ASTM 52904:2024, which covers the operation and production control of metal powder bed fusion (PBF) machines and processes for areas of critical applications. A critical application is assumed once failing parts-functionality leads to immediate threats
History: Originated as AS ISO/ASTM 52904:2021. Second edition 2025.
Additive manufacturing of polymers - Qualification principles - Classification of part properties
Product Designation: AS ISO/ASTM 52924:2025
Abstract: AS ISO/ASTM 52924:2025 identically adopts ISO/ASTM 52924:2023, which establish the required or the achievable classes of part properties for additive manufactured polymer parts in order to get a common understanding on part quality. Aimed at providers of manufacturing services for polymer parts who use additive manufacturing machines and at the customers for these services. Designers of parts as well as buyers and providers of manufacturing services can specify, in a traceable manner, the required or the achievable level of part properties
History: First published as AS ISO/ASTM 52924:2025.
Gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing of refillable seamless steel gas cylinders and tubes, Part 2: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders and tubes with tensile strength greater than or equal to 1 100 MPa
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 9809.2:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 9809.2:2025 identically adopts ISO 9809 2:2019, which specifies minimum requirements for the material, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examination and testing at time of manufacture for refillable seamless steel gas cylinders and tubes with water capacities up to and including 450 l
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 9809.2:2025.
Gas cylinders - Refillable composite reinforced tubes of water capacity between 450 l and 3 000 l - Design, construction and testing
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11515:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11515:2025 identically adopts ISO 11515:2022, which specify the minimum requirements for the materials, design, construction and performance testing of composite tubes with water capacities between 450 l and 3 000 l
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11515:2025.
Gas cylinders - Refillable permanently mounted composite tubes for transportation
Product Designation: SA/SNZ TS ISO 17519:2025
Abstract: SA/SNZ TS ISO 17519:2025 identically adopts ISO/TS 17519:2019, which specify the minimum requirements for the material, design construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examination and testing at time of manufacture of an assembly of permanently mounted composite tube(s) in a frame with associated components
History: First published as SA/SNZ TS ISO 17519:2025.
Additive manufacturing of metals - Finished part properties - Post-processing, inspection and testing of parts produced by powder bed fusion
Product Designation: AS ISO/ASTM 52908:2025
Abstract: AS ISO/ASTM 52908:2025 identically adopts ISO/ASTM 52908:2023, which specifies requirements for the qualification, quality assurance and post processing for metal parts made by powder bed fusion. Specifies methods and procedures for testing and qualification of various characteristics of metallic parts made by additive manufacturing powder bed fusion processes, in accordance with ISO/ASTM 52927, categories H and M
History: First published as AS ISO/ASTM 52908:2025.
Gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents, Part 6: Oxygen pressure surge testing
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11114.6:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11114.6:2025 identically adopts ISO 11114-6:2022, which specifies requirements for the test apparatus and test procedure in order to apply oxygen pressure surges consistently to devices being tested for resistance to ignition by adiabatic compression and to materials for oxygen compatibility.
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11114.6:2025.
Aluminium alloy gas cylinders - Operational requirements for avoidance of neck and shoulder cracks
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 13770:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 13770:2025 identically adopts ISO 13770:1997, which specifies operational procedures for avoidance of neck and shoulder cracks in aluminium alloy cylinders having water capacities from 0.5 l to 150 l.
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 13770:2025.
Welding consumables - Rods, wires and deposits for tungsten inert gas welding of non-alloy and fine-grain steels - Classification
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 636:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 636:2025 identically adopts ISO 636:2024 which specifies requirements for classification of rods, wires and deposits in the as-welded condition and in the post-weld heat-treated condition for tungsten inert gas welding of non-alloy and finegrain steels with a minimum yield strength of up to 500 MPa or a minimum tensile strength of up to 570 MPa
History: Originated as AS/NZS ISO 636:2022. Second edition 2025.
Gas cylinders - Welded steel pressure drums up to 3 000 litres capacity for the transport of gases - Design and construction, Part 1: Capacities up to 1 000 litres
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 21172.1:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 21172.1:2025 identically adopts ISO 21172-1:2015, which specifies the minimum requirements for the material, design, fabrication, construction and workmanship, inspection, and testing at manufacture of refillable welded steel gas pressure drums of volumes 150 l to 1 000 l and up to 300 bar test pressure for compressed and liquefied gases
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 21172.1:2025.
Gas cylinders - Procedures for change of gas service
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11621:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11621:2025 identically adopts ISO 11621:1997, which provides general requirements and procedures to be considered whenever a cylinder is being transferred from one gas service to another for permanent and liquefied gases
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11621:2025.
Welding consumables - Tubular cored electrodes for gas-shielded and non-gas-shielded metal arc welding of high strength steels - Classification
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 18276:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 18276:2025 identically adopts ISO 18276:2024, which specifies the requirements for classification of tubular cored electrodes with or without a gas shield for metal arc welding of high-strength steels in the as-welded condition or in the post-weld heat-treated condition with a minimum yield strength higher than 550 MPa or a minimum tensile strength higher than 590 MPa
History: Originated as AS 2203-1981. Revised and redesignated AS 2203.1-1990. Revised (in part) and redesignated AS/NZS ISO 18276:2006. Previous edition 2022. Third edition 2025.
Metal finishing - Thermoset powder coatings for architectural applications of aluminium and aluminium alloys
Product Designation: AS 3715:2025
Abstract: This document sets out test procedures and specifies performance requirements for various types of thermoset powder coatings that are factory applied to aluminium and aluminium alloy substrates intended for architectural applications
History: Originated as AS 3715-1989. Previous edition 2002. Reconfirmation 2017. Third edition 2025.
Gas cylinders - Compilation of national and international valve stem/gas cylinder neck threads and their identification and marking system
Product Designation: SA/SNZ TR ISO 11364:2025
Abstract: SA/SNZ TR ISO 11364:2025 identically adopts ISO/TR 11364:2019, which gives guidance concerning which threads are dimensionally identical and which are interchangeable. This document lists the different valve stem to gas cylinder connection threads currently and historically existing worldwide and provides official coded designations for them. These coded designations will then be available for identification and marking purposes
History: First published as SA/SNZ TR ISO 11364:2025.
Gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents, Part 2: Non-metallic materials
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 11114.2:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 11114.2:2025 identically adopts ISO 11114-2:2021, which gives guidance on the selection and evaluation of compatibility between non-metallic materials for gas cylinders and valves and the gas contents
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 11114.2:2025.
Gas cylinders - Cylinders and tubes of composite construction - Acoustic emission examination (AT) for periodic inspection and testing
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 23876:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 23876:2025 identically adopts ISO 23876:2022, which specify the use of acoustic emission examination (AT) during periodic inspection and testing of hoop wrapped (Type 2) and fully wrapped (Types 3 and 4) composite transportable gas cylinders and tubes of water capacity up to 3 000 l, with aluminium-alloy, steel or non-metallic liner or of linerless construction (Type 5), intended for compressed and liquefied gases under pressure
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 23876:2025.
Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders and tubes - Acoustic emission examination (AT) and follow-up ultrasonic examination (UT) for periodic inspection and testing
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 16148:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 16148:2025 identically adopts ISO 16148:2016, which provides procedures for the use of acoustic emission examination (AT) and ultrasonic examination (UT) follow-up during the periodic inspection and testing of seamless steel cylinders and tubes with a water capacity of up to 3 000 l used for compressed and liquefied gases
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 16148:2025.
Gas cylinders - Operational procedures for the safe removal of valves from gas cylinders
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 25760:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 25760:2025 identically adopts ISO 25760:2009, which details procedures for the safe removal of valves from cylinders and includes techniques for the identification of inoperable valves. Only the risks due to gas and gas mixtures under pressure are addressed; other technical issues relating to the removal of a valve from a cylinder are not covered.
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 25760:2025.
Gas cylinders - Design, construction and testing of refillable seamless steel gas cylinders and tubes, Part 3: Normalized steel cylinders and tubes
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO 9809.3:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO 9809.3:2025 identically adopts ISO 9809-3:2019, which specifies minimum requirements for the material, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examination and testing at the time of manufacture for refillable seamless steel gas cylinders and tubes with water capacities up to and including 450 l
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO 9809.3:2025.
Cranes, hoists and winches, Part 10: Mobile elevating work platforms
Product Designation: AS/NZS 1418.10:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS 1418.10:2025 addresses the requirements for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in general and, in addition, those intended for specific applications such as use near live electrical conductors, or operation in orchards where specific design requirements are necessary to address the risks associated with the intended use
History: Originated as AS 1418.10-1987. Third edition AS 1418.10(Int)-2004. AS 1418.10(Int)-2004 revised and redesignated AS/NZS 1418.10:2011. Fifth edition 2025.
Textiles for health care facilities and institutions, Part 10: Blankets
Product Designation: AS 3789.10:2025
Abstract: AS 3789.10:2025 specifies performance requirements for blankets for use in hospitals and kindred institutions. Test methods for measuring the physical properties of the blanket materials
History: Originated as AS 2390.2-1990. Revised and redesignated as AS 3789.10-2000. Second edition 2025.
Principles for the analysis of microplastics present in the environment
Product Designation: AS ISO 24187:2025
Abstract: AS ISO 24187:2025 identically ISO 24187:2023, which describes the principles to be followed in the analysis of microplastics in various environmental matrices
History: First published as AS ISO 24187:2025.
Mobile elevating work platforms - Operator’s controls - Actuation, displacement, location and method of operation (ISO 21455:2020, MOD)
Product Designation: AS 5247:2025
Abstract: AS 5247:2025 adopts and modifies ISO 21455:2020, which specifies the performance requirements, location, marking and method of operation related to operator’s controls on mobile elevating work platforms
History: First published as AS 5247:2025.
Withdrawals and reconfirmations
Withdrawals
Compression and mechanical connectors for power cables with copper or aluminium conductors, Part 1: Test methods and requirements
Product designation: AS/NZS 4325.1:1995 AMDT 1
Straight sided splines
Product designation: AS B212-1968
Compression and mechanical connectors for power cables with copper or aluminium conductors, Part 1: Test methods and requirements
Product designation: AS/NZS 4325.1:1995
Involute splines
Product designation: AS B213-1966
Compression and mechanical connectors for power cables with copper or aluminium conductors, Part 1: Test methods and requirements
Product designation: AS/NZS 4325.1:1995 Rec:2016
Straight sided splines
Product designation: AS B212-1968 CORRIG. 1
Reconfirmations
No publications were reconfirmed during February 2025 for this Sector.