ISIC 2592—Treatment and coating of metals; machining

Where 2592 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
3. 259 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metalworking service activities
4. 2592 Treatment and coating of metals; machining

What 2592 includes

• Plating, anodizing etc. of metals
• Heat treatment of metals
• Deburring, sandblasting, tumbling, cleaning of metals
• Colouring and engraving of metals
• Non-metallic coating of metals • plasticizing, enamelling, lacquering etc
• Hardening, buffing of metals
• Boring, turning, milling, eroding, planing, lapping, broaching, levelling, sawing, grinding, sharpening, polishing, welding, splicing etc. of metalwork pieces
• Cutting of and writing on metals by means of laser beams

What 2592 excludes

• Activities of farriers, see 0162
• Rolling precious metals onto base metals or other metals, see 2420

2592 in other systems