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Case Study · Systems & Integrations

Johanson Design A digital product passport makes furniture traceable across its entire lifecycle

Partner project by Sigma Technology

Project profile

  • CustomerJohanson Design
  • PartnerSigma Technology
  • IndustryFurniture Industry
01

Challenge

Upcoming EU regulation will require furniture manufacturers to issue digital product passports for the goods they sell. Pilot partner Johanson Design needed a way to make product data fully traceable and to properly document its origin, ownership and governance.

02

Solution

A content management system as the central hub

  • ERP systemExisting production data
  • QR codesAccess at the product
  • BlockchainAuthenticity verification
Content management system (APPEND project)
  • Product data
  • Verified provenance

Three elements exchange data through the central content management system: the existing ERP system, QR codes on the product, and blockchain verification.

Technologies

  • ERP integration
  • QR codes
  • Blockchain verification

In focus

  • Product traceability
  • EU compliance
03

Results

The new CMS was integrated seamlessly into Johanson Design’s existing IT infrastructure and is now fully operational. Blockchain-based verification gives the stored product data a reliable, tamper-proof record of origin and integrity.

  • EU product passport ready
  • ERP integration
  • Blockchain verification

Project profile

  • CustomerJohanson Design
  • PartnerSigma Technology
  • IndustryFurniture Industry

Technologies

  • ERP integration
  • QR codes
  • Blockchain verification

In focus

  • Product traceability
  • EU compliance

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