28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery
The 28.2 category covers enterprises that manufacture machines designed for a specific industrial or commercial purpose, such as agricultural, construction, or specialized processing equipment. It includes the production, assembly and testing of these special-purpose machines, but excludes general-purpose machinery.
Where 28.2 sits in the NACE Rev 2 hierarchy
- >C Manufacturing
- >28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
- >>28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery
- >>28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery
28.2 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 42 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
Subcategories of 28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery
- 28.21Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery
This class includes: - manufacture of electrical and other industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens, including incinerators - manufacture of burners - manufacture of permanent mount electric space heaters, electric swimming pool heaters - manufacture of permanent mount non-electric household heating equipment, such as solar heating, steam heating, oil heat and similar furnaces and heating equipment - manufacture of electric household-type furnaces (electric forced air furnaces, heat pumps, etc.), non-electric household forced air furnaces This class excludes: - manufacture of household ovens, see 27.51 - manufacture of agricultural dryers, see 28.93 - manufacture of bakery ovens, see 28.93 - manufacture of dryers for wood, paper pulp, paper or paperboard, see 28.99 - manufacture of medical, surgical or laboratory sterilisers, see 32.50 - manufacture of (dental) laboratory furnaces, see 32.50
- 28.22Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
This class includes: - manufacture of hand-operated or power-driven lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: • pulley tackle and hoists, winches, capstans and jacks • derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers etc. • works trucks, whether or not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, whether or not self-propelled, of the type used in factories (including hand trucks and wheelbarrows) • mechanical manipulators and industrial robots specifically designed for lifting, handling, loading or unloading - manufacture of conveyors, teleferics etc. - manufacture of lifts, escalators and moving walkways - manufacture of parts specialised for lifting and handling equipment This class excludes: - manufacture of industrial robots for multiple uses, see 28.99 - manufacture of continuous-action elevators and conveyors for underground use, see 28.92 - manufacture of mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, see 28.92 - manufacture of floating cranes, railway cranes, crane-lorries, see 30.11, 30.20 - installation of lifts and elevators, see 43.29
- 28.23Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy
This class includes: - manufacture of calculating machines - manufacture of adding machines, cash registers - manufacture of calculators, electronic or not - manufacture of postage meters, mail handling machines (envelope stuffing, sealing and addressing machinery; opening, sorting, scanning), collating machinery - manufacture of typewriters - manufacture of stenography machines - manufacture of office-type binding equipment (i.e. plastic or tape binding) - manufacture of cheque writing machines - manufacture of coin counting and coin wrapping machinery - manufacture of pencil sharpeners - manufacture of staplers and staple removers - manufacture of voting machines - manufacture of tape dispensers - manufacture of hole punches - manufacture of cash registers, mechanically operated - manufacture of photocopy machines - manufacture of toner cartridges - manufacture of blackboards; white boards and marker boards - manufacture of dictating machines This class excludes: - manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment, see 26.20
- 28.24Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction
This class includes: - manufacture of hand tools, with self-contained electric or non-electric motor or pneumatic drive, such as: • circular or reciprocating saws • chain saws • drills and hammer drills • hand held power sanders • pneumatic nailers • buffers • routers • grinders • staplers • pneumatic rivet guns • planers • shears and nibblers • impact wrenches • powder actuated nailers This class excludes: - manufacture of interchangeable tools for hand tools, see 25.73 - manufacture of electrical hand held soldering and welding equipment, see 27.90
- 28.25Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
This class includes: - manufacture of refrigerating or freezing industrial equipment, including assemblies of components - manufacture of air-conditioning machines, including for motor vehicles - manufacture of non-domestic fans - manufacture of heat exchangers - manufacture of machinery for liquefying air or gas - manufacture of attic ventilation fans (gable fans, roof ventilators, etc.) This class excludes: - manufacture of domestic refrigerating or freezing equipment, see 27.51 - manufacture of domestic fans, see 27.51
- 28.29Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
This class includes: - manufacture of weighing machinery (other than sensitive laboratory balances): • household and shop scales, platform scales, scales for continuous weighing, weighbridges, weights etc. - manufacture of filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids - manufacture of equipment for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders: • spray guns, fire extinguishers, sandblasting machines, steam cleaning machines etc. - manufacture of packing and wrapping machinery: • filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling machines etc. - manufacture of machinery for cleaning or drying bottles and for aerating beverages - manufacture of distilling or rectifying plant for petroleum refineries, chemical industries, beverage industries etc. - manufacture of gas generators - manufacture of calendaring or other rolling machines and cylinders thereof (except for metal and glass) - manufacture of centrifuges (except cream separators and clothes dryers) - manufacture of gaskets and similar joints made of a combination of materials or layers of the same material - manufacture of automatic goods vending machines - manufacture of levels, tape measures and similar hand tools, machinists' precision tools (except optical) - manufacture of non-electrical welding and soldering equipment - manufacture of cooling towers and similar for direct cooling by means of re-circulated water This class excludes: - manufacture of sensitive (laboratory-type) balances, see 26.51 - manufacture of domestic refrigerating or freezing equipment, see 27.51 - manufacture of domestic fans, see 27.51 - manufacture of electrical welding and soldering equipment, see 27.90 - manufacture of agricultural spraying machinery, see 28.30 - manufacture of metal or glass rolling machinery and cylinders thereof, see 28.91, 28.99 - manufacture of agricultural dryers, see 28.93 - manufacture of machinery for filtering or purifying food, see 28.93 - manufacture of cream separators, see 28.93 - manufacture of commercial clothes dryers, see 28.94 - manufacture of textile printing machinery, see 28.94
Other NACE Rev 2 codes under 28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery
Frequently asked questions
- What is NACE Rev 2 28.2?
- NACE Rev 2 28.2 is "Manufacture of special-purpose machinery". The 28.2 category covers enterprises that manufacture machines designed for a specific industrial or commercial purpose, such as agricultural, construction, or specialized processing equipment. It includes the production, assembly and testing of these special-purpose machines, but excludes general-purpose machinery.
- What does NACE Rev 2 28.2 include?
- 28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery contains 6 direct subcategories: 28.21 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery; 28.22 Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools; 28.23 Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy; 28.24 Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction; 28.25 Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing; 28.29 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery.
- How does NACE Rev 2 28.2 map to other classification systems?
- 28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery has equivalents in ATECO 2007 (28.2); CAEM Rev 2 (Moldova) (28.2); CAEN Rev 2 (28.2); CAE Rev 3 (28.2). These crosswalks let you translate this code between NACE Rev 2 and 42 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 28.2?
- 28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery sits under 28.2 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery in the NACE Rev 2 hierarchy.
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