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281100 Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines


This type includes:

  • manufacture of internal combustion piston engines, except for motor vehicle, aircraft and motorcycle propulsion engines:
  • marine engines
  • railway engines
  • manufacture of parts suitable for use solely or principally within internal combustion engines (e.g. pistons, piston rings, carburettors and such, except for motor vehicles)
  • manufacture of inlet and exhaust valves of internal combustion engines
  • manufacture of turbines and parts thereof:
  • steam turbines and other vapour turbines
  • hydraulic turbines, waterwheels and regulators thereof
  • wind turbines and mills
  • gas turbines, except turbojets or turbopropellers for aircraft propulsion
  • manufacture of boiler turbine sets
  • manufacture of turbine generator sets, consisting of a turbine and a generator mounted together
  • manufacture of engines for industrial application
  • factory overhaul of ship and boat engines

This type excludes:

  • manufacture of electric generators (except turbine generator sets), see 271100
  • manufacture of prime mover generator sets (except turbine generator sets), see 271100
  • manufacture of parts of motor vehicles’ combustion engines, see 291000
  • manufacture of electrical equipment and components of internal combustion piston engines for motor vehicles, see 293
  • manufacture of pistons, piston rings and carburettors for motor vehicles, see 293200
  • manufacture of internal combustion piston engines for aircraft, see 303
  • manufacture of aircraft engines, turbojets and turbopropellers, see 303100, 303200
  • manufacture of motorcycle propulsion engines, see 309100
  • manufacture of pistons, piston rings and carburettors for motorcycles, see 309100