Creating a Digital Product Passport Using Data Spaces and Ontologies: A Case Study at a Furniture Dealer

IFAC-PapersOnLine, vol. 59, pp. 643–648

Abstract

To promote the environmental sustainability of products, manufacturers, as the responsible economic operators, must provide product-related information through a Digital Product Passport (DPP), which will soon become mandatory for a wide range of products, including furniture. As the field of DPPs evolves rapidly, manufacturers face several challenges related to their implementation. This paper examines the process of creating and issuing a DPP, focusing on the use of data spaces and ontologies as foundational elements. A concept for structuring relevant product information using a metadata schema is presented, enabling the construction of a DPP as a knowledge graph. Furthermore, the role of data spaces and decentralized identifiers in building a secure and interoperable digital infrastructure for exchanging product-related information is explored. An industrial case study at a furniture dealer demonstrates the practical steps for creating and issuing a DPP and offers insights into the necessary preparations for successful implementation.

Authors 8

1. Viola Gallina corresponding

   Fraunhofer Austria

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH, Theresianumgasse 7, 1040 Vienna, Austria

2. Elias Lanbach corresponding
   Affiliation as printed

   nexyo GmbH, Ungargasse 46, 1030 Vienna, Austria

3. Albin Ahmeti

   Semantic Web Company (Austria)

   Affiliation as printed

   Semantic Web Company, Neubaugasse 1, 1070 Vienna, Austria

4. Sarah Ritter corresponding
   Affiliation as printed

   Wood K plus, Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria

5. Artem Revenko corresponding

   Semantic Web Company (Austria)

   Affiliation as printed

   Semantic Web Company, Neubaugasse 1, 1070 Vienna, Austria

6. Anastasiia Belova corresponding Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   RWTH Aachen, Templergraben 55, 52062 Aachen, Germany

7. Arko Steinwender

   Fraunhofer Austria

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH, Theresianumgasse 7, 1040 Vienna, Austria

8. Daniel Bachlechner

   Fraunhofer Austria

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH, Theresianumgasse 7, 1040 Vienna, Austria