ASABE Adopts Combine Harvester ISO Standards
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has identically adopted the latest versions of two ISO standards for combine harvester equipment. The adoptions are the culmination of a seven-year effort led by ASABE to ensure international standards keep pace with the design and manufacture of the high-capacity agricultural equipment required to meet increasing global demand for food production.
These two adoptions further harmonize national and international standardization, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements, and product marketing worldwide:
- The ISO 6689:2021 adoption, ASABE/ISO 6689:2021, Equipment for harvesting — Combine harvesters and functional components — Vocabulary; replaces ANSI/ASAE S343.4, Terminology for Combines and Grain Harvesting.
- The ISO 8210:2021 adoption, ASABE/ISO 8210:2021,Equipment for harvesting — Combine harvesters — Test procedure and performance assessment; replaces ANSI/ASAE S396.3 JUN2016 (R2020), Combine Capacity and Performance Test Procedure.
The 2021 versions of ISO 6689 and ISO 8210 include technical content originally published in ANSI/ASAE S343.4 and ANSI/ASAE S396.3, respectively.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the standard’s scope electronically after October 3, 2022 on the ASABE online Technical Library at elibrary.asabe.org/. The standard can be purchased by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.
Source: ASABE Link