What is ISO 18582‑2 - Fluid power about?
ISO 18582 is a series on fluid power. Fluid power is the use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power. ISO 18582‑2 specifies a reference dictionary of standardized product properties for the area of pneumatic fluid power on the basis of ISO 18582-1.
ISO 18582‑2 specifies the attribute information for the definition class, the attribute information for their associated properties and the application classes of the fluid power.
Who is ISO 18582‑2 - Fluid power for?
ISO 18582‑2 on fluid power is useful for:
- Fluid power generation stations
- Design engineers
- Cylinder manufacturers
- Quality control personnel
- Research and development facilities
Why should you use ISO 18582‑2 - Fluid power?
Pneumatic systems used in industry  are commonly powered by compressed air or compressed inter gases. A centrally located and electrically-powered compressor powers  cylinders, air motors, pneumatic actuators, and other pneumatic devices. ISO 18582‑2 provides sufficient detail of information required for unambiguous electronic data exchange for the business area of pneumatic fluid power systems. ISO 18582‑2 provides only terms and definitions for fluid power in general which is not sufficient for electronic data exchange.
Each property is defined in a particular definition class, which defines the domain of all properties specified therein. Once defined (in their definition class) the properties can be referenced, for example, used in other classes, for example in (standardized) application classes or immediately in a user's system. The entirety of definition classes makes up the ISO/TC 131 reference hierarchy. Using ISO 18582‑2 you can understand a reference dictionary of standardized product properties for the area of pneumatic fluid power.
