Stefan Willms

Learning from the furniture industry: Nolte Küchen’s success factors for digital product passports & master data.

The growing importance of standardized product data presents new challenges for businesses—especially in the context of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This regulation requires transparent proof of material origins across the entire supply chain to support sustainability goals and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. A key topic of discussion is the need for semantic standards like ECLASS, which create a unified structure for product and material data. Without such standards, companies face inefficient processes, manual data mapping, and a lack of interoperability between systems. Solutions like the Digital Product Passport (DPP) and the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) enable structured tracking and availability of product information throughout its entire lifecycle. Beyond regulatory compliance, standardized master data offer economic benefits: automated data exchange and structured data containers save both time and costs. The experts emphasize that digitalization is not just an obligation—it’s an opportunity—especially in times of skilled labor shortages, increasing efficiency demands, and ambitious sustainability goals. For those looking to learn more about successful implementation strategies, best practices, and technical solutions, this episode provides valuable real-world insights.