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Towards a reference architecture for digital product passports in engineering

Trienens, Malte (1); Wyrwich, Fabian (1); Schörder, Luca (1); Hovemann, Aschot (1); Dumitrescu, Roman (2)

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Trienens, Malte (1); Wyrwich, Fabian (1); Schörder, Luca (1); Hovemann, Aschot (1); Dumitrescu, Roman (2)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: Fraunhofer IEM, Germany; 2: Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Paderborn University, Germany
Page(s):
1601-1610
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10518
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
Digital product passports (DPP) are intended to provide reliable, interoperable information throughout the product lifecycle, enabling compliance, transparency, and circularity. This paper seeks to address the question of how a DPP can be effectively implemented in the field of engineering, developing a referenced, industry-independent architecture for this purpose. The layers for data, communication, logical architecture, functions, and potential are derived from regulation and practice; integration, interoperability, and validation requirements are discussed using a use case.
Keywords:
digital product passport, reference architecture, sustainability, engineering design
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