The path to the Digital Product Passport

Regulatory foundations
Regulatory foundations
 Transfer requirements to own product
Transfer requirements to own product
 Adapt product design
Adapt product design
Integrate supply chain
Integrate supply chain
 Collect data & evidence
Collect data & evidence
 Adapt Manufacturing
Adapt Manufacturing
 Adapt data management
Adapt data management
Create documentation
Create documentation
 Internal certification
Internal certification
 External verification
External verification
 Publication
Publication

The path to the Digital Product Passport

Regulatory foundations

  • Analyze eco-design regulation
  • Review delegated act of product group
  • Identify relevant requirements
  • Assess impact on own products & processes
Example window:
  • Window must be dismantlable
  • Materials must be separable
  • Steel frame must be removable
  • Consider requirements from delegated act
Regulatory foundations

Transfer requirements to own product

  • Reconcile requirements with existing product
  • Identify weaknesses and deviations
  • Analyze critical components
  • Derive need for action
Example window:
  • Analyze steel frame in profile
  • Check glued/welded connections
  • Dismantlability currently not met
  • Identify need for adaption
Transfer requirements to own product

Adapt product design

  • Develop solution approaches
  • Rework product design
  • Assess impact on quality & production
  • Improve dismantlability
Example window:
  • Review screw connections instead of gluing
  • Develop opening systems in profile
  • Design steel frame to be insertable
  • Use modular components
Adapt product design

Integrate supply chain

  • Communicate requirements to suppliers
  • Check data and evidence capabilities
  • Coordinate alternatives and new solutions
  • Integrate suppliers into the process
  • Create common understanding of requirements
Example window:
  • Request plastic profiles with opening systems
  • Check availability of adapted steel frames
  • Request material data and evidence
  • Coordinate requirements with suppliers
Integrate supply chain

Collect data & evidence

  • Define required DPP data
  • Collect material and product data
  • Obtain evidence and certificates
  • Structure data sources
Example window:
  • Record material composition
  • Document material origins
  • Provide evidence of recyclability
  • Consolidate relevant product data
Collect data & evidence

Adapt Manufacturing

  • Adjust production processes
  • Define new manufacturing steps
  • Rework assembly processes
  • Involve employees early
  • Communicate changes transparently
  • Create acceptance for new processes
Example window:
  • No longer glue steel frames
  • Integrate screw connections
  • Adjust assembly processes
  • Test and optimize production sequences
Adapt Manufacturing

Adapt data management

  • Adjust data structures
  • Identify missing data
  • Expand data capture processes
  • Ensure Data Maintenance
Example window:
  • Centrally record relevant window data
  • Structure material and evidence data
  • Prepare data for later DPP use
  • Ensure data availability
Adapt data management

Create documentation

  • Create technical documentation
  • Describe materials and connections
  • Document processes and evidence
  • Structure information in an organized manner
Example window:
  • Document window structure
  • Record materials and connection techniques
  • Describe disassembly process
  • Supplement evidence on material separation
Create documentation

Internal certification

  • Internally evaluate requirements
  • Review evidence
  • Complete documentation
  • Determine conformity
  • Create certification documents
Example window:
  • Define inspection for windows
  • Check dismantlability and material separation
  • Prepare evidence
  • Coordinate requirements with testing facility
Internal certification

External verification

  • Submit evidence to notified body
  • Have independent inspection carried out
  • Meet Third-Party monitoring requirements
  • Consider availability of notified bodies early in time
Example window:
  • Have window dismantlability inspected
  • Have documentation verified
  • Meet third-party monitoring requirements
  • Provide evidence regularly
  • Coordinate deadlines with notified body early
External verification

Publication

  • Select DPP software
  • Provide data in standardized format
  • Prepare publication
Example window:
  • Provide data digitally
  • Enable access for relevant partners
  • Ensure DPP Updates
Publication