JIS

JIS - Japanese Industrial Standards
The Japanese Standards Association - JSA
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JIS - Japanese Industrial Standards specifies the standards used for industrial activities in Japan. The standardization process is coordinated by Japanese Industrial Standards Committee - JISC - and published through Japanese Standards Association - JSA.

The objective of the Japanese Standards Association - JSA - is "to educate the public regarding the standardization and unification of industrial standards, and thereby to contribute to the improvement of technology and the enhancement of production efficiency".

The Japanese industrial standards are organized in the divisions:

A. Civil Engineering and Architecture
General
Test and Inspection
Design and Plan
Accommodation and Fixture
Material and Fittings
Execution
Working Machine and Appliance
Miscellaneous


B. Mechanical Engineering
General
Machine and Parts
Common to Factory Automation
Tools, Jig and Implements
Machine Tool
Measuring and Calculating Machine and Appliances, Machine for Physics Machine and Appliances, Machine for Physics
General Machine


C. Electronic and Electrical Engineering
General
Measuring and Testing Machine and Appliance
Material
Electric Wire, Cable and Electric Line Apparatus
Electric Machine and Appliance
Communication Machine and Appliance
Vacuum Tube, Lamp Bulb
Illumination Appliance, Wiring Appliance, Battery
Electric Application Machine and Appliance


D. Automotive Engineering
General
Method of Test and Inspection
Common Parts
Motors and Engine
Chassis, Car Bodies
Electric System, Instrument
Special Car Construction Machine
Repair, Control, Test and Inspection Appliance
Bicycles


E. Railway Engineering
Track General
Electric Car Line and Substation
Signaling and Safety Appliance
Rolling Stock General
Motive Power (Rolling Stock)
Railway Carriage and Wagons
Industrial Vehicles
Cable Cars


F. Shipbuilding
General
Hull Parts
Engine Parts
Electric Parts (1)
Measuring Instruments


G. Ferrous Materials and Metallurgy
General
Analysis Method
Raw Materials
Carbon Steel
Alloy Steel
Cast Steel and Cast Iron
JIS Developed Corresponding to ISO of Ferrous Materials & Metallurgy
Miscellaneous


H. Non-ferrous Metals and Metallurgy
General
Analysis Method
Raw Materials
Cooper and Copper Alloy
Other Metal than Copper and its Alloy
Casting
Secondary Products
Functional Materials
Processing Method and Appliance
Miscellaneous


K. Chemical Engineering
General
Monomer Chemicals, Manure, etc.
Fuel Lubricating Oil, Petroleum Product, Fuel Gas and Tar Products, etc.
Oil-Cake, Perfume, Biotechnology and Membranes
Raw Materials of Dyestuff, Dyestuff and Explosive
Pigment, Paint, Copying Materials
Rubber and Leather, etc
Plastics
Photography Sensitive Materials
Reagent


L. Textile Engineering
General
Test and Inspection
Thread
Woven Fabric, Braided Goods Braided Goods
Textile Product
Yarn Reeling Machine
Textile Machine, Braiding Machine
Dyeing Finishing Machine


M. Mining
General
Exploration
Mining
Dressing Coal, Dressing
Transportation
Safety Item
Mine Products


P. Pulp and Paper
General
Pulp
Paper
Paper Goods
Test and Measurement
Miscellaneous


Q. Management System
Reference Materials/Management System


R. Ceramics
General
Pottery Ware
Refractories
Glass and Mineral Fibrous Goods
Enamel Wares
Cement Goods
Abrasives and Ovenwares
Carbons
Special Ceramic Wares
Miscellaneous


S. Domestic Wares
General
Furniture and Household Wares
Oil Burning Appliances, Table Wares and Kitchen Wares
Other Household Wares
Vanity Wares and Personal Accessories
Foot Gear
Stationery and Office Wares
Sporting Utensil
Amusement Utensil and Musical Instruments
Miscellaneous


T. Medical Equipment and Safety Appliances
General
Medical Electric Machine and Appliance
General Surgical Machine and Appliance
Dental Machine and Appliance
Dental Materials
Medical Equipment and Apparatus
Safety for Working
Rehabilitation Machine and Appliance, Other Medical Appliance and Sanitation Goods


W. Aircraft and Aviation
General
Materials for Aircraft Standard Parts
Hull
Engine
Propeller
Measuring Instrument
Radio Communication Apparatus
Ground Facilities
Miscellaneous


X. Information Processing
Terms Symbols, Codes, etc.
Programming Languages
Business Graph, Japanese Languages, Documents Interchanges
OSI and LAN, Data Transmission
Output Machines and Devices, Data Mediums
Field of Allocation
OCR, POS, etc.


Z. Miscellaneous, Packaging, Welding, Radioactivity, etc.
Physical Distribution, Material, Container and Packaging Method Container, Material and Packaging Method
Miscellaneous Testing Method Power Metallurgy Foundry Sand Fungal Resistance Test
Welding
Radioactivity
Micro-graphics
Recycle
Standards, Generals, Miscellaneous
Shop Management
Standards are named like "JIS X 0208:1997", where X denotes area division, followed by four digits (or five digits for some of the standards corresponding ISO standards), and the revision release year.

Example:

JIS B 2001:1987 - Nominal size and bore of valves