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Qualification of personnel

Technical Bulletin DVS 0700 (05/2026)
Prerequisites for the acquisition of the authorisation to issue in-house welder and/or operator qualification test certificates as a manufacturer

The code of practice describes the general conditions for a manufacturer that intends to examine its own welders/operators as an internal examination body. Within the...

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Welding in rail vehicle construction

Technical Code DVS 1619-4 ENG (04/2026)
Declaration of conformity as welding manufacturer for rail-vehicle construction according to EN 15085-2 – Conformity assessment by an independent body

Welding companies that carry out welding work for new production or repair must meet the requirements of the DIN EN 15085 series of standards “Railway appli...

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Welding in rail vehicle construction

Technical Code DVS 1619-1 (04/2026)
Declaration of conformity as a welding manufacturer in rail vehicle construction to the EN 15085 series of standards

Welding companies that carry out welding work for new production or repair must meet the requirements of the DIN EN 15085 series of standards “Railway applications – Welding of railway vehicles a...

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Joining of plastics

Technical Code DVS 2213 Supplement 1 (01/2025)
Examination regulations for the examination for specialist in plastics welding

This directive regulates the examination for specialist in plastics welding according to Directive DVS 2213. The examination is carried out by the responsible DVS examination board upon completion of the specialised course d...

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Joining of plastics

Technical Code DVS 2244 ENG (12/2025)
Warm Gas Series Welding (WS) of thermoplastics

This guideline provides users of hot-gas series welding with information on the welding process, machine technology and tools, material influences, quality requirements and quality assurance.The term hot-gas welding is used as a generic term for all welding process...

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Welding in rail vehicle construction

Technical Code DVS 1619-2 ENG (01/2025)
Declaration of conformity as welding manufacturer for rail-vehicle construction according to EN 15085-2 – Conformity assessment by the manufacturer

Welding companies that carry out welding work for new production or repair must meet the requirements of the DIN EN 15085 series of standards “Railway applica...

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