ETIM-INTERNATIONAL

Worldwide electrical PIM classification.

Definition

ETIM v9 (published 2024) covers EG (Electric, Group 1), EH (Heating, Group 2), EB (Building, Group 4), EC (Climate), EL (Lighting). Multilingual 21 languages. Adopted by 20+ countries (DE, FR, NL, UK, NO, IT, ES, BE, PL). ETIM MC (Modeling Class) adds geometry for BIM. ~600000 products referenced in European e-shops.

Origin

ETIM launched 1991 in Germany by electrical wholesalers ; internationalisation 2002 ; ETIM v9 published 2024.

Example in context

Schneider Electric publishes its 50000 references with ETIM v9 ; a circuit breaker classified EC000020 with 25 standardised features (In, Icu, Ue, etc.).

Related terms

• ETIM MC — BIM extension.