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.

Full transparency

All product information from the entire product lifecycle with the DPP4.0

Tick Established standards with the Asset Administration Shell (AAS)

Tick Semantically unique, structured and machine-readable data

Tick Industry-neutral standard for cross-company communication

Tick Controlled access to product information based on different authentication methods

Tick Easy access via the identification link on the product

Experience the DPP4.0

How the Digital Product Passport works in practice

The interactive demonstrator shows how information on various assets, including the product carbon footprint, is mapped along the entire value chain – from the manufacture of the component to its deployment in a machine and ongoing operation in the factory – and shared according to requirements enabled by the Asset Administration Shell.

Regulation

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) of the European Union requires the Digital Product Passport for sustainable and circular products.

Transparency

The DPP must contain data on a product’s carbon footprint, recyclability and further product-specific information.

Ecosystem

Data must be shared along the value chain – this affects component manufacturers, plant and machine manufacturers and ultimately also operators.

Chances

Thanks to standardised procedures with the AAS, new business models are available by systematising access to a wide range of data.

Getting started with the AAS

Submodel Templates to realizing the DPP4.0

Digital Nameplate for Industrial Equipment

Provision of a standardized property structure within a digital nameplate, which enables the interoperability of digital nameplates from different manufacturers

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Carbon Footprint

Provision of the means to exchange an asset`s Carbon Footprint between the partners along a value chain.

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Generic Frame for Technical Data for Industrial Equipment in Manufacturing

Interoperable provision of technical data that are provided to the market by a manufacturer of industrial equipment

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Hierarchical Structures enabling Bills of Material

Provision of hierarchical structures applicable to industrial equipment by partners in the value chain, such as suppliers, equipment manufacturers and systems integrators and used by industrial operators and end users

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Handover Documentation

Definition of a standardized exchange format for information or documentation for a specific asset to increase interoperability between parties that are exchanging asset documentation

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Submodel for Contact Information

Provision of a standardized property structure for contact information, which can effectively accelerate the preperation for asset maintenance

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All key documents at one glance

DPP4.0 ready for the industrial implementation

The Asset Administration Shell is an international standard (IEC 63278). Complemented by the IDTA Specifications it defines the software structure, interface and semantics of the AAS and thus create the foundation for the standardized Digital Twin.
For a quick overview start with the Asset Administration Shell Reading Guide. This document acts as a guide by recommending selected „must-read” documents for different reader groups.

See also the use case on the Product Carbon Footprint or visit the website of the European Commission to get further information.

For additional information, see the Product Carbon Footprint use case or the website of the European Commission on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).

AAS Specifications

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Reading Guide

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Use Case “Product Carbon Footprint with one Click”

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Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

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Visit the website on the DPP4.0 by IDTA and ZVEI

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Do you have questions about the Digital Twin or the Asset Administration Shell? Please feel free to contact us! Together we will see how the Digital Twin can be used in your company. We look forward to the exchange!