Teilart

Teilart is a German term used in engineering, manufacturing, and data management to denote the type or category of a component. Literally composed of Teil (part) and Art (kind/type), it functions as a coarse classification label that accompanies a part number and description in technical documents and data systems. Its exact meaning is domain-specific and not governed by a single universal standard.

In practice, Teilart appears in bill of materials (BOMs), CAD metadata, and product data management (PDM) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. It helps organize parts for search, reporting, and workflow, and it typically references a controlled vocabulary or dictionary defined by a company or industry. The values assigned to Teilart vary between contexts and may indicate general form, function, or production status.

Common examples of Teilart values are generic form classes such as Flansch (flange), Welle (shaft), or Gehäuse (housing), as well as process-related classes such as Fertigteil (finished part) and Halb-fabrikat (semi-finished part). In multilingual or multinational settings, Teilart is often translated or mapped to equivalent terms in other vocabularies. Proper governance, clear definitions, and mappings to related concepts (part numbers, part categories, and assemblies) improve data quality and interoperability.