Digital Product Passport
With Empolis Industrial Knowledge ,you can transform your product data into a compliance-ready digital product passport based on a knowledge graph that you either already use or can quickly build.
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is becoming increasingly important with the EU Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR). The Packaging Regulation (PPWR), the new Machinery Regulation, and future delegated acts also introduce new requirements for product information. Those who wait for the final requirements usually start too late. A structured, consistent database helps you prepare today, avoid data chaos, and make the most of your existing product knowledge.
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Existing product information and system integrations are reused. The effort required for DPP implementation is significantly reduced.
The data model can be adapted to meet individual and regulatory requirements, even as those requirements evolve.
You’ll gain a consistent overview of product information, its relationships, and its origin throughout the entire product lifecycle.
By connecting to existing data sources, your Digital Product Passport stays up to date with minimal manual maintenance.
Relevant product information is provided in a manner tailored to the target audience and based on role, and in multiple languages if necessary.
The Knowledge Graph makes product data usable across system boundaries, including based on standardized models such as the Asset Administration Shell (AAS).
Existing data sources such as ERP, PLM, PIM, DMS, MES, CRM, or QMS are connected and integrated with Empolis Industrial Knowledge. This creates a central access layer for existing product knowledge without replacing established systems.
The Empolis Knowledge Graph connects product information across the entire lifecycle. An extensible DPP data model complements this foundation with the required entities and attributes. ECLASS, ETIM, and the EN 182xx standard series provide guidance for a standardized structure. Asset Administration Shells can be integrated and utilized for cross-system data exchange.
Deliver DPP information through a web-based, mobile-friendly product passport view in your own design. Based on your DPP data foundation, machine-readable and user-friendly formats such as HTML and PDF can be generated. Role-based access rights and audience-specific views enable information to be provided as needed and, if required, in multiple languages. Additional documents and service knowledge can be integrated directly.
Access the Digital Product Passport directly via a simple scan. Connect physical products to their Digital Product Passport using a suitable carrier, such as a QR code. Persistent product identification and flexible redirection ensure access to the latest valid product information at all times.
Empolis has been integrating various data sources for years. As a result, product and process information is no longer stored in isolated silos but in a shared database.
Knowledge graphs comprehensively map products, components, variants, and their metadata. The DPP is not a separate project, but rather part of the graphs that Empolis is already implementing.
Empolis contributes existing content and expands it in a targeted manner, both for the DPP and for service, training, and documentation.
Those who wait too long with the DPP or rely on isolated, stand-alone solutions risk having to do the work twice. With Empolis, you can integrate the Digital Product Passport and intelligent knowledge management right from the start.
Thanks to years of expertise and pre-built, industry-specific blueprints, a structured knowledge model can be built efficiently. This allows the foundation for the DPP to be established more quickly.
As an Empolis customer, you benefit from your existing knowledge graph and can expand it specifically to include DPP-relevant information, rather than starting from scratch.
The data foundation for the DPP is usually already within your company, spread across ERP, PLM, MES, and documentation systems. Empolis Industrial Knowledge brings these sources together and supplements them with practical knowledge from the product lifecycle.
A standardized, product-specific, and machine-readable data record that is linked to a physical product via a QR code or similar data carrier.
The Asset Administration Shell is a standardized digital representation of a physical or digital asset, such as a product, a machine, or a software module. It organizes the associated information into uniform data models, thereby enabling data exchange across manufacturers and systems.
Every company has different circumstances, data landscapes, and requirements for the Digital Product Passport. That is why implementing the DPP with Empolis Industrial Knowledge is not a standardized, off-the-shelf product, but rather takes place as part of a customized, guided project. Working closely with you, we first analyze your existing data, develop an initial functional prototype, and gradually expand it into a solution ready for production use. Our experts guide you through the entire process—from the initial analysis through technical integration to customized expansion and scaling. The result is a Digital Product Passport that is tailored to your existing system landscape and can be flexibly adapted to future requirements.
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A Digital Product Passport (DPP) contains important information about a product and its entire life cycle. This includes, among other things, product identification, manufacturer information, materials and components, origin and supply chain, as well as details on sustainability and resource consumption. Information on service life, repairability, maintenance, safety, and compliance may also be included in the DPP.
Which specific data is mandatory depends on the respective product group and the applicable regulatory requirements. This is because the mandatory DPP content and data models have not yet been defined for all industries and product groups. These are being gradually specified within the framework of European regulations. With Empolis Industrial Knowledge, companies can already link relevant product information and make it available in a structured format. The flexibly expandable DPP data model makes it possible to incorporate new requirements as soon as they are defined.
