Manufacturers Must Unify Data Now to Meet First Digital Product Passport Deadlines
Summary
The EU's Digital Product Passport (DPP) under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation requires manufacturers to create traceable, verifiable, and accessible product-level data across the full lifecycle. Companies must break data silos by connecting PLM, MES, SPC, and supply-chain sources into a federated, tamper-resistant digital thread that can be accessed via a product QR code or unique identifier. Statistical process control (SPC) is critical because it demonstrates that manufacturing processes were stable and controlled at the time of production, supporting compliance and improving operations. Organizations should map where product, process, and quality data currently reside, identify gaps, and begin integration work now to meet upcoming delegated acts and avoid falling behind.