The rubber industry with its muili-facetted, sophisticated and closely linked information about materials, production processes and products as well as the large scope of related information needed is particularly destined for the development and application of computer systems. Technical information systems as well as data base expert systems have been developed and applied in the most diversified fields for more than ten years now at Freudenberg＇s Central Research and Development Department. The structure and development of technical information systems are described on the basis of She concrete example of the ＇＇Electronic SIMRIT Standard Catalogue -SimCat＇＇.