What does the DIN mean on DIN rails and DINnectors?
DIN stands for “Deutsches Institut fur Normung”, which means “German Institute for Standardization.” In the 1970’s the name DIN became the official symbol for technical standardization in Germany. It has become commonplace for Automation equipment to be mounted on 35mm DIN rails. The DIN standard is used for normalization of mounting for everything from plc’s to small drives industry wide in North America.
