281 Manufacture of general-purpose machinery

This class includes: - manufacture of internal combustion piston engines, except motor vehicle, aircraft and cycle propulsion engines: • marine engines • railway engines - manufacture of pistons, piston rings, carburettors and such for all internal combustion engines, diesel engines etc. - manufacture of inlet and exhaust valves of internal combustion engines - manufacture of turbines and parts thereof: • steam turbines and other vapour turbines • hydraulic turbines, waterwheels and regulators thereof • wind turbines • gas turbines, except turbojets or turbo propellers for aircraft propulsion - manufacture of boiler-turbine sets - manufacture of turbine-generator sets - manufacture of engines for industrial application This class excludes: - manufacture of electric generators (except turbine generator sets), see 27.11 - manufacture of prime mover generator sets (except turbine generator sets), see 27.11 - manufacture of electrical equipment and components of internal combustion engines, see 29.31 - manufacture of motor vehicle, aircraft or cycle propulsion engines, see 29.10, 30.30, 30.91 - manufacture of turbojets and turbo propellers, see 30.30

This class includes: - manufacture of hydraulic and pneumatic components (including hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors, hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic and pneumatic valves, hydraulic and pneumatic hose and fittings) - manufacture of air preparation equipment for use in pneumatic systems - manufacture of fluid power systems - manufacture of hydraulic transmission equipment - manufacture of hydrostatic transmissions This class excludes: - manufacture of compressors, see 28.13 - manufacture of pumps for non-hydraulic applications, see 28.13 - manufacture of valves for non-fluid power applications, see 28.14 - manufacture of mechanical transmission equipment, see 28.15

ISIC Rev.4 code 2813 classifies establishments that manufacture pumps, compressors, taps and valves not covered by other categories. It includes production of centrifugal, reciprocating and other pump or compressor types, as well as faucets, shut-off devices and related hardware for industrial, commercial and domestic use.

This class includes: - manufacture of ball and roller bearings and parts thereof - manufacture of mechanical power transmission equipment: • transmission shafts and cranks: camshafts, crankshafts, cranks etc. • bearing housings and plain shaft bearings - manufacture of gears, gearing and gear boxes and other speed changers - manufacture of clutches and shaft couplings - manufacture of flywheels and pulleys - manufacture of articulated link chain - manufacture of power transmission chain This class excludes: - manufacture of other chain, see 25.93 - manufacture of hydraulic transmission equipment, see 28.12 - manufacture of hydrostatic transmissions, see 28.12 - manufacture of (electromagnetic) clutches, see 29.31 - manufacture of sub-assemblies of power transmission equipment identifiable as parts of vehicles or aircraft, see divisions 29 and 30

This class includes: - manufacture of electrical and other industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens, including incinerators - manufacture of burners - manufacture of permanent mount electric space heaters, electric swimming pool heaters - manufacture of permanent mount non-electric household heating equipment, such as solar heating, steam heating, oil heat and similar furnaces and heating equipment - manufacture of electric household-type furnaces (electric forced air furnaces, heat pumps, etc.), non-electric household forced air furnaces This class excludes: - manufacture of household ovens, see 27.51 - manufacture of agricultural dryers, see 28.93 - manufacture of bakery ovens, see 28.93 - manufacture of dryers for wood, paper pulp, paper or paperboard, see 28.99 - manufacture of medical, surgical or laboratory sterilisers, see 32.50 - manufacture of (dental) laboratory furnaces, see 32.50

This class includes: - manufacture of hand-operated or power-driven lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: • pulley tackle and hoists, winches, capstans and jacks • derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers etc. • works trucks, whether or not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, whether or not self-propelled, of the type used in factories (including hand trucks and wheelbarrows) • mechanical manipulators and industrial robots specifically designed for lifting, handling, loading or unloading - manufacture of conveyors, teleferics etc. - manufacture of lifts, escalators and moving walkways - manufacture of parts specialised for lifting and handling equipment This class excludes: - manufacture of industrial robots for multiple uses, see 28.99 - manufacture of continuous-action elevators and conveyors for underground use, see 28.92 - manufacture of mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, see 28.92 - manufacture of floating cranes, railway cranes, crane-lorries, see 30.11, 30.20 - installation of lifts and elevators, see 43.29

This class includes: - manufacture of calculating machines - manufacture of adding machines, cash registers - manufacture of calculators, electronic or not - manufacture of postage meters, mail handling machines (envelope stuffing, sealing and addressing machinery; opening, sorting, scanning), collating machinery - manufacture of typewriters - manufacture of stenography machines - manufacture of office-type binding equipment (i.e. plastic or tape binding) - manufacture of cheque writing machines - manufacture of coin counting and coin wrapping machinery - manufacture of pencil sharpeners - manufacture of staplers and staple removers - manufacture of voting machines - manufacture of tape dispensers - manufacture of hole punches - manufacture of cash registers, mechanically operated - manufacture of photocopy machines - manufacture of toner cartridges - manufacture of blackboards; white boards and marker boards - manufacture of dictating machines This class excludes: - manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment, see 26.20

This class includes: - manufacture of hand tools, with self-contained electric or non-electric motor or pneumatic drive, such as: • circular or reciprocating saws • chain saws • drills and hammer drills • hand held power sanders • pneumatic nailers • buffers • routers • grinders • staplers • pneumatic rivet guns • planers • shears and nibblers • impact wrenches • powder actuated nailers This class excludes: - manufacture of interchangeable tools for hand tools, see 25.73 - manufacture of electrical hand held soldering and welding equipment, see 27.90

The ISIC Rev.4 class 2819 covers the production of a broad range of general-purpose machines not classified elsewhere, such as textile, printing, agricultural, and construction equipment. It excludes specialized or highly specific machinery, which are assigned to other categories.