Chapter 1
The spark of precision and how it all began
Chapter 2
The obsession with standards and millimeter perfection
Chapter 3
The ultimate proving grounds
Chapter 4
The modern transition: software meets steel
Ch 2 · The obsession with standards and millimeter perfection
audi Founded in Berlin in December 1917, the German Institute for Standardization published DI-Norm 1 to help different manufacturers make matching parts.
Quiz
What was the subject of the very first German industrial standard (DI-Norm 1) published in 1918?
audi Measuring Spaltmaß ensures adjacent car panels align perfectly to improve aerodynamics.
Fun Fact
Paper perfection: The standard A4 sheet of paper is exactly 210 by 297 millimeters, a ratio born from German DIN standards.
Quiz
Which German standard published in 1922 established the widely used A-series paper formats like A4?
Glossary
standardization (noun)
The process of making something conform to a uniform scale, size, or quality. In 1917, Germany founded its national standards body, introducing uniform industrial measurements across the automotive sector.
The process of making something conform to a uniform scale, size, or quality. In 1917, Germany founded its national standards body, introducing uniform industrial measurements across the automotive sector.