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01. VDMA conference (2025) - Digital product passport
With the entry into force of the new EU Ecodesign Regulation, a far-reaching form of product regulation and information obligation for sustainable products and transparent product life cycles will be introduced and further developed in the EU. This will result in new and updated product requirements. Regulations from sectors such as battery manufacturing, the electronics industry and construction product manufacturing also apply. The introduction and processing of a Digital Product Passport (DPP) will be mandatory for selected product groups with regard to the new information requirements.
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With the entry into force of the new EU Ecodesign Regulation, a far-reaching form of product regulation and information obligation for sustainable products and transparent product life cycles will be introduced and further developed in the EU. This will result in new and updated product requirements. Regulations from sectors such as battery manufacturing, the electronics industry and construction product manufacturing also apply. The introduction and processing of a Digital Product Passport (DPP) will be mandatory for selected product groups with regard to the new information requirements.
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Manufacturers and operators of machinery and equipment produce goods and components for a wide range of industrial sectors worldwide. This also results in obligations for mechanical and plant engineering. For companies seeking the key to a circular economy and resource efficiency, the Digital Product Passport (DPP) is also an indispensable success factor. For this reason, the VDMA initiative “DPP for machinery” was founded. The 1st VDMA Digital Product Passport Conference will provide annual updates on current political framework conditions, regulatory requirements, and technological developments.
Why is the Digital Product Passport so important? It represents a structured collection of product-related, digitally accessible data. The data in the Digital Product Passport comes from all phases of the product life cycle and can therefore be used for various purposes in all phases – from the supply chain to sustainability assessment to recycling.
The focus of the 1st VDMA Digital Product Pass Conference is on what a digital product pass means in practical terms and how to proceed strategically with its introduction. Experts will inform you about the significance, implementation, and advantages of the Digital Product Passport. Discussions will cover the potential impact and obligation to introduce a DPP in mechanical and plant engineering, the necessary digitization of your own business processes, the requirements and framework set by EU regulations, and the significance for future international standardization.
Agenda
Cz. 04.12.25
Welcome and moderation
Consultant - Technical Affairs and Standardization
Welcome and moderation
- The Ecodesign Regulation as the initiator of the Digital Product Passport
- The DPP as the flagship of future product regulation - legal acts and regulations
- Basic concept and technical aspects of the DPP
Policy Advisor Environmental Affairs and Sustainability
Consultant - Technical Affairs and Standardization
The DPP in the digital quality infrastructure
Head of Staff Unit - Strategic Affairs Digital Ecosystems
The DPP system emerges from standardization
- The role of standardization in the Digital Product Passport
- Differentiation between DPP system and DPP data and the description of the DPP system
- Current status of European and international standardization and outlook
Digitalization through interoperability
- The hurdles of digitalization in the dual transformation
- The role of interoperability in mechanical engineering
- Solution approaches for mastering interoperability
Head of Departement Machine Information Interoperability
The impact of the Digital Product Passport on mechanical engineering
- The importance of the digital product passport in mechanical engineering
- The distinction between direct and indirect impact from the perspective of mechanical engineering
- The iron and steel product group
Consultant - Technical Affairs and Standardization
The battery sector as a pioneer and blueprint
- The battery regulation as a pioneer and blueprint for the first mandatory DPPs
- Performance and information requirements for batteries
- Current challenges in data management in the battery sector
Deputy Head of Department for Business Process and Factory Management
An insight into the consumer goods sector
- The digitalization of product information in retail
- The importance of a digital product passport in the consumer goods sector
- Differences from the B2B sector to the B2C sector
The digital product passport from an international perspective
- The view of the Digital Product Passport outside Europe
- Motivation for the digitization of product information
- Projects and activities in the international field
Vice Director Division Circular Economy; Co-Head Research Unit Digital Transformation
Summary and farewell
Consultant - Technical Affairs and Standardization