Packaging
PPWR Harmonised Packaging Labelling (2028)
One EU label will replace Triman and the Italian scheme. The timeline, the digital-label option and the "one QR or two" question.
Blog
QR, Data Matrix, NFC and RFID
Choosing an EN 18220-compliant data carrier: size, durability and placement requirements for QR, Data Matrix, NFC and RAIN RFID.
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Packaging
PPWR Harmonised Packaging Labelling (2028)
One EU label will replace Triman and the Italian scheme. The timeline, the digital-label option and the "one QR or two" question.
Iron & Steel
Heat-Number Batch Traceability for Metals
Metals have no items, they have heats. The heat number ties analysis to certificate; the challenge is not losing it between the mill and the service centre.
Chemicals
The CLP Revision: Digital Labelling and the DPP
The chemical label is going partly digital for the first time. One QR can serve both CLP and the passport; or two codes can compete on the same pack.
Battery
Passports for E-bike and E-scooter (LMT) Batteries
LMT batteries enter passport scope on the same day as EV batteries; but the pack is small, margins are thin and the supplier is usually in Asia. The problems are different.
Battery
Battery Labelling: QR Code, Symbols and CE Marking
Labelling duties arrive in stages: the separate collection symbol in 2025, the general information label in 2026, the QR code opening the passport in 2027. Which element, which battery, when?
Textile
DPP Labelling for Apparel
A swing tag is great at the point of sale and gone afterwards. How to choose a carrier that survives the garment's life.
Data Carriers
Data Matrix and Direct Part Marking (DPM)
Where labels do not survive, the code goes into the part itself. The rules of DPM from steel to electronics.
Data Carriers
NFC and RFID for the DPP: When Do They Make Sense?
QR is the default carrier, but not always the best one. The three scenarios where NFC and RFID genuinely win.
Data Carriers
DPP QR Codes: Size, Placement and Print Quality
An unreadable QR is a non-existent passport. Practical rules from module size and contrast to placement and durability.
Digital Product Passport
DPP vs Barcode, QR Code and Product Label
We already have a QR code" is the most common misconception. Five structural differences between a marketing code and a real passport.
Digital Product Passport
How a Digital Product Passport Works
What actually happens when a consumer scans the code? We walk the whole chain from identifier to resolver, access tiers and registry.