DPP4.0 – The Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0
The Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0 is an industry-ready tool for documenting and providing product information in a human- and machine-readable format accessible for various parties such as companies, authorities and users.
How does it work?
Sustainability
The use of digital documentation directly saves paper and plastic, as the required documents no longer have to be physically enclosed with the product. In addition, information on the sustainability of the product can be made available to customers and users.
Global Access
The identification link to the Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0 can be used to access product information from anywhere in the world via the Internet. Depending on the application, product information can be retrieved in human- and/or machine-readable form.
Using Valid Standards
The Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0 builds on the identification link (IEC 61406) and the Asset Administration Shell (IEC 63278), which are already widely used in industry. The identification link provides access to the product information, which is structured by means of the AAS including its submodels and can be interpreted uniformly.
Saving Time & Costs
For both the manufacturer and the user, the Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0 saves time and costs by providing direct digital access to documents, certificates, safety and usage instructions in different languages. Since product information is also available in machine-readable form, it can be automatically integrated into processes.
Benefits
Accessible product information for all users
The Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0 contains a globally unique and machine-readable identifier that makes information about a product digitally available to different users. Manufacturers, customers, users and authorities access relevant information, such as documents, certificates and labels, via the same identifier.
Explanatory Video
Learn more about the Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0, its benefits and potentials in the following explanatory video.
Did you know that ZVEI has already presented an application of the Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0 to the German Chancellor at the Digital Summit 2022? You find the video below as well.
Olaf Scholz experiences the PCF monitoring on Digital Summit 2022
The ZVEI showcase PCF@Control Cabinet applies the Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0 and was part of the exhibit tour.
Digital Product Passport for Industry 4.0
Find out how the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is calculated using the DPP4.0 for own and purchased products along the value chain.