TY - CONF A1 - Denkler, Tilman T1 - O3BET Quality Protocols N2 - Presentation of the process-oriented approach for the development of the quality protocolls (standard operation procedures and work instructions) for the O3BETs. O3BETs are innovative testing facilities for building envelopes which are developed in the course of the Metabuilding Labs EU Horizon 2020 project. T2 - 4th General Meeting of the Metabuilding Labs project (Horizon 2020) CY - Valladolid, Spain DA - 10.10.2023 KW - Open Innovation Test Bed KW - Metabuilding Labs KW - O3BET PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58567 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Denkler, Tilman T1 - Status of task 8.5 - quality assurance N2 - The presentation was given at the virtual general meeting of the Horizon 2020 project "Metabuilding Labs" to inform the partners about the status of the development of the quality management documentation of MBLabs. T2 - Metabuilding Labs General Meeting March 8th & 9th CY - Online meeting DA - 8.3.2023 KW - Quality Management KW - Metabuilding Labs PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57122 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Denkler, Tilman T1 - The Metabuilding Labs approach to Quality Assurance – Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions for the O3BETs N2 - The development of the Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions for the O3BETs by setting up 3 working roups during Summer 2024 aredescribed. Major achievements are shown and future work is outlined. T2 - 6th General Meeting Metabuilding Labs CY - Szentender, Hungary DA - 26.11.2024 KW - Open innovation test bed KW - Metabuilding Labs KW - Quality management PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61866 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Denkler, Tilman T1 - WP8 - METABUILDING LABS OITB catalogue of testing infrastructures and services, its structuring and exploitation, training and quality management N2 - Developments of Workpackage 8 in the last year are presented. Focuss on the development of quality assurance procedures for the O3BETs. Upcoming activites for the tasks 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6 are described. T2 - 5th General Meeting Metabuilding Labs Project CY - Online meeting DA - 06.06.2024 KW - Open Innovation Test Bed KW - Quality assurance KW - Quality management PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60208 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Denkler, Tilman T1 - Der digitale Produktpass für Bauprodukte N2 - Der mit der Revidsion der Bauproduktenverordnung eingeführte digitale Produktpass für Bauprodukte wird erläutert. Speziell werden Funktion, Interaktion mit dem Register der Ökodesign-Verordnung und zukünftige Normungsaufgaben dargestellt. T2 - Eurolab-D-Kolloquium Konformitätsbewertung von Bauprodukten -Was ändert sich? CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 28.05.2025 KW - Digitaler Produktpass KW - Bauproduktenverordnung PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63297 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Denkler, Tilman T1 - The Metabuilding Labs approach to Quality Assurance – Results of Task 8.4 & Task 8.5 N2 - The finalization of the Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions for the O3BETs is described. The setuo of the internal system for quality checks is outlined. Major achievements are shown and future work is adressed. T2 - 7th General Meeting Metabuilding Labs CY - Bordeaux, France DA - 20.5.2025 KW - Metabuilding Labs KW - Open innovation test bed KW - Quality management PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63299 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Denkler, Tilman T1 - Der digitale Produktpass für Bauprodukte N2 - Mit der im Januar 2025 in Kraft getretenen Bauproduktenverordnung (BauPVO) wurde auch ein digitaler Produktpass (DPP) für Bauprodukte neu etabliert. Dieser wird in den kommenden Jahren für alle Bauprodukte in Europa, die unter die neu geschaffene "harmonisierte Zone" fallen, verpflichtend werden. In dem Vortrag wird ein allgemeiner Überblick über Zweck und Funktionsweise des DPP nach BauPVO gegeben. Danach werden einzelne Aspekte wie Zeithorizont und Inhalt erläutert. T2 - 17. Symposium zur EU-Bauproduktenverordnung CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 30.10.2025 KW - Digitaler Produktpass KW - Bauproduktenverordnung KW - Ökodesignverordnung PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64542 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Deubzer, Otmar A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Fundamentals of an overall Sustainability Label for Products N2 - Sustainable product policy is one pillar of the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan. The European Commission is to begin to address recycling, recycled content and repair under the Ecodesign Directive and very likely in the announced European Sustainable Products Regulation. In addition, initiatives on recyclability and other aspects of sustainable products can be observed in France under the Ecomodulation Approach for some electrical and electronic products. Neither the Commission's ambitions nor the Ecomodulation Approach have so far led to a crucially better ecodesign of products. Therefore, at the EU level, indices for reparability (already developed for smartphones and tablets), recyclability and recycled content of products are being discussed within the Ecodesign legislative framework in an attempt to achieve better ecodesign through advanced consumer purchasing decisions. The product standards requested by the European Commission to assess the recyclability (EN4555) and recycled content (EN4557) of energy-related products have already been published, but are purely based on a mass-based approach. Material-specific aspects such as the environmental impact or the financial, technical and redesign efforts required by manufacturers to facilitate the recycling and use of recycled materials are not addressed. Materials that are easy to recycle and use and have a high recycled content, such as copper, are treated in the same way as plastics that are difficult to recycle and use in products as post-consumer recycled plastics. Including such aspects would be essential to trigger environmentally relevant and significant improvements in product design. T2 - 2023 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS 2023) CY - Surrey, GB DA - 07.08.2023 KW - Circular Economy KW - Kreislaufwirtschaft KW - Policy making KW - Product labelling KW - Green deal KW - Circular economy action plan PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58408 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Meyer, Lena A1 - Brunner, Nanine A1 - Melzer, Micheal A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Advancing Digital Quality Infrastructure: Transforming Laboratory Processes for Enhanced Efficiency and Reliability N2 - The digital Quality Infrastructure (QI) holds significant potential for ensuring and enhancing the accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of laboratory processes. Establishing digital QI tools and processes and the integration into the larger digital QI ecosystem however comes with many technical and organizational challenges at the laboratory but also larger system level. This paper presents solutions of a digital QI tool set that are being developed within the German initiative QI-Digital, our own experiences in the implementation of Digital Calibration Certificates (DCCs) as eAttestation in our laboratory, as well as the structured process we have been establishing to engage with the laboratory community to support adoption of the digital QI. T2 - 2025 IMEKO TC-6 International Conference of Metrology and Digital Transformation - M4DConf CY - Benevento, Italy DA - 03.09.2025 KW - Digital Calibration Certificate KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratories KW - Quality Inflastructure PY - 2025 VL - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-64283 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Engelt, Alexandra A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - Circular Design - Prinzipien der Circular Economy in der Produktentwicklung N2 - Die Präsentation fasst die Entwicklung und das aktuelle Verständnis von Produkteffizienz im europäischen Kontext zusammen. Aufbauend darauf werden verschiedene Möglichkeiten zur besseren Selbstreflexion der eigenen Produkte erörtert und ein entsprechendes systematisches Vorgehen dazu vorgestellt. Abschließend werden die Verknüpfungen zu weiteren und zukünftigen Rechtsbereichen mit einer Schnittmenge zum Produktrecht zusammengefasst. T2 - Handelsblatt Konferenz 2026 CY - Düsseldorf, Germany DA - 21.01.2026 KW - Circular economy KW - Product efficiency KW - Product design KW - Ecodesign KW - Policy making PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65430 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Fliehe, Marc A1 - Steinke, Ingo A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Meyer, Lena T1 - Konformität digital nachweisen: Maschinenlesbare Zertifikate für mehr Vertrauen und Effizienz N2 - Die fortschreitende Digitalisierung und die Komplexität globaler Lieferketten erfordern ein Umdenken in der Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI). Papierbasierte Prozesse werden den Anforderungen der digitalen Wirtschaft nicht mehr gerecht. Um wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben und Handelshemmnisse abzubauen, müssen diese Strukturen modernisiert werden. Digitale, maschinenlesbare Zertifikate ermöglichen eine Neugestaltung der Qualitätssicherung entlang globaler Wertschöpfungsketten. Sie bieten Verbraucher*innen, Wirtschaft und Behörden erhebliche Vorteile, erleichtern die Automatisierung von Konformitätsprüfungen und unterstützen die Einhaltung komplexer regulatorischer Anforderungen. KW - Digitale Zertifikate KW - Maschinenlesbare Zertifikate KW - Digitale Transformation KW - Digitalisierung KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Konformitätsbewertung PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 16 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-62043 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gottinger, A. A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Blind, K. T1 - Standardization in the context of science and regulation: An analysis of the Bioeconomy N2 - Standards play a crucial role in the transition to more sustainable production and consumption models by promoting the development of new markets for innovative products. In the case of the bioeconomy, standards are particularly relevant to ensure the sustainability of products and processes. Hence, standards represent an essential strategic tool to foster sustainable development. Furthermore, the standard-setting process brings together different stakeholders, which encourages research and the transfer of knowledge to industrial practice. In particular, scientific publications assist the standardisation process by providing scientific evidence. This study investigates the role of science and regulation in the bioeconomy standardisation process. It first provides a general analysis of bioeconomy-related standards, followed by an analysis of the regulations and publications referenced in the standards. Our analysis discloses a strong use of scientific knowledge in the bioeconomy standardisation process and demonstrates the readiness to integrate novel academic findings into revised versions of the standards. In addition, it reveals that the interaction between science and regulation is an important driver for standardisation activities around the bioeconomy, needed to support sustainable transitions. KW - Bioeconomy KW - Standardisation KW - Knowledge Use KW - Socio-technical Transition PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-599899 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.06.013 VL - 147 SP - 188 EP - 200 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-59989 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Harrer, Andrea T1 - Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung für Lichtquellen die neuen Regeln und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Leuchtenindustrie N2 - Seit dem 1. September 2021 gelten zwei neue europäische Verordnungen für Lichtquellen, welche deren umweltgerechte Gestaltung und ihre Energieverbrauchkennzeichnung regeln. In diesem Vortrag werden die neuen Anforderungen und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Leuchtenindustrie erläutert. T2 - Mitgliederversammlung des Arbeitgeberverbands Leuchten- und Zubehör-Industrie (VLZ) e.V. CY - Online meeting DA - 15.09.2021 KW - Ökodesign KW - Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung KW - Beleuchtung PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54723 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hein, Sebastian T1 - Ansätze und Herausforderungen für das QM-System einer Ressortforschungseinrichtung N2 - Die BAM betreibt ein QM-System, das stark an der DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 orientiert ist und welches in den meisten Fachabteilungen durch Akkreditierungen untersetzt wird. Mit der Zunahme der Forschungsaktivitäten in den letzten Jahren ist der DFG-Kodex zur Sicherstellung der Guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis deutlicher in den Fokus des Qualitätsmanagements gerückt. Der Vortrag zeigt auf, welche QM-Anforderungen an die Leistungen der BAM gestellt werden und mit welchen Instrumenten sie diese umsetzt, so dass Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis und Akkreditierungen gut harmonieren können. T2 - QM-Seminar; Robert-Koch-Institut CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 21.01.2020 KW - Qualitätsmanagement KW - Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50311 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Imbert, E. A1 - Ladu, Luana T1 - Editorial - Metrics for sustainable chemistry N2 - This special issue addresses the current need to enhance the conceptual and empirical implementation of sustainability assessment methodologies and related metrics within the GSC (Green and Sustainable Chemistry), collecting 7 papers. KW - Green and sustainable chemistry (GSC) KW - Special issue KW - Sustainability assessment methodologies PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2023.100844 SN - 2452-2236 VL - 43 SP - 1 EP - 3 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-59990 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Klaus, Christian A1 - Soruco Aloisio, Ricardo A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Prellwitz, Matthias T1 - Towards Safety and Accuracy of Hydrogen Refuelling Stations through Digital Twins N2 - This paper presents digital quality infrastructure methods for hydrogen refueling stations using the Asset Administration Shell as a standardized digital twin. Implemented at BAM’s test platform, it integrates real-time sensor data, calibration certificates, and compliance documents to support traceable, interoperable asset management. In combination with AI and semantic tools, the system will enable predictive maintenance, remote audits, and improved safety. This approach reduces downtime, enhances transparency, and offers a scalable model demonstrating the potential of digital twins in advancing metrological traceability and operational efficiency in hydrogen technologies. T2 - IMEKO TC-6 International Conference on Metrology and Digital Transformation - M4DConf 2025 CY - Benevento, Italy DA - 03.09.2025 KW - Datenintregration KW - IT KW - Verwaltungsschale KW - Infrastruktur KW - OT KW - Open Source KW - Software PY - 2025 UR - https://www.m4dconf.org/ UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/measurement-digitalization SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-64951 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - THES A1 - Knieschewski, Arno T1 - Energy efficiency rating of cooking fume extractors based on captured and filtered oil mist N2 - The energy efficiency rating on the European Union energy label for cooking fume extractors is based on measurements of the flow rate and static pressure difference within the duct behind the cooking fume extractor according to standard EN 61591:1997/A12:2015 and regulation (EU) No 65/2014. These measurements do not enable a definite conclusion about the cooking fume extractor’s air purification performance.Measurements which evaluate the air purification performance directly would be more valuable for consumers. In this thesis, a test method was developed that enables the energy efficiency rating of cooking fume extractors based on a direct measurement of the air purification by measuring the captured and filtered oil mist. The test method also enables the rating of cooking fume extractors that operate in recirculation mode, which is not possible using the current standard EN 61591:1997/A12:2015. The performance rating based on removed oil mist requires a reproducible generation of oil mist. Furthermore, the generated oil mist should resemble the oil mist from common cooking scenarios to give meaningful performance ratings. The oil mist from the grease absorption test according to standard EN 61591:1997/A12:2015 was taken as a reference oil mist for common cooking scenarios. A round robin test revealed that the oil mist generation with the grease absorption test from the standard is not reproducible enough for performance tests. The oil mist generation with atomizer nozzles was found more suitable for the reproducible generation of an oil mist. Two different atomizers were analyzed by measuring the properties of generated oil mist and by applying them in performance tests on cooking fume extractors. One “mantled atomizer” was bought from the market and one “open atomizer” was developed specifically for the test of cooking fume extractors. It was found that an oil mist with similar properties compared to the reference oil mist can be generated with the design of the open atomizer. The proposed test method using the open atomizer led to a better repeatability compared to the grease absorption tests according to the current standard and has the potential to improve the reproducibility. The results suggest that the proposed test method could be used for standardized testing which would enable more meaningful energy efficiency ratings and the rating of cooking fume extractors that operate in recirculation mode. N2 - Die Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung der Europäischen Union von Dunstabzugshauben basiert auf den Messungen des Volumenstroms und der statischen Druckdifferenz im Abluftrohr hinter der Dunstabzugshaube gemäß der Norm EN 61591:1997/A12:2015 und Verordnung (EU) No 65/2014. Diese Messungen erlauben keine eindeutigen Rückschlüsse auf die Luftreinigungsfunktion der Dunstabzugshaube. Eine Energieeffizienzbewertung, welche auf Messungen beruht, die die Luftreinigungsfunktion direkt messen, hätte einen größeren Nutzen für die Verbraucher. In dieser Arbeit wird eine Prüfmethode vorgestellt, welche die Energieeffizienzbewertung von Dunstabzugshauben durch eine direkte Messung der Luftreinigungsfunktion ermöglicht, indem die Masse eines eingefangenen und gefilterten Ölnebels ausgewertet wird. The Prüfmethode erlaubt außerdem die Bewertung von Umlufthauben, was mit der jetzigen Prüfnorm EN 61591:1997/A12:2015 nicht möglich ist. Die Leistungsbewertung bezogen auf entfernte Öltropfen benötigt eine reproduzierbare Ölnebelproduktion. Des Weiteren soll der produzierte Ölnebel dem Ölnebel von typischen Kochvorgängen ähneln, um eine aussagekräftige Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung zu ermöglichen. Der Ölnebel vom Fettabscheidegradtest der Norm EN 61591:1997/A12:2015 wurde als Referenz für typische Kochvorgänge genommen. Ein Ringversuch hat ergeben, dass die Ölnebelproduktion vom Fettabscheidegradtest nicht reproduzierbar genug ist, um die Leistung von Dunstabzugshauben zu bewerten. Eine zuverlässigere Ölnebelproduktion konnte mit Zerstäuberdüsen erreicht werden. Zwei verschiedene Zerstäuber wurden analysiert, indem der produzierte Ölnebel vermessen wurde und die Zerstäuber in Leistungsprüfungen von Dunstabzugshauben eingesetzt wurden. Ein „verhüllter Zerstäuber“ wurde gekauft und ein „offener Zerstäuber“ wurde speziell für den Test von Dunstabzugshauben entwickelt. Der offene Zerstäuber konnte einen Ölnebel erzeugen, welcher ähnliche Eigenschaften hatte wie der Referenzölnebel. Die vorgeschlagene Prüfmethode zeigte mit dem offenen Zerstäuber eine bessere Wiederholbarkeit als der Fettabscheidegradtest der derzeitigen Prüfnorm. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die vorgeschlagene Prüfmethode als Prüfnorm genutzt werden könnte, um die Aussagekraft der Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung zu erhöhen und die Bewertung von Umlufthauben zu ermöglichen. KW - Energy label KW - Cooking fume extractor KW - Range hood KW - Oil mist KW - Removal efficiency PY - 2020 SN - 978-3-8440-7498-7 SP - 1 EP - 132 PB - Shaker Verlag CY - Düren, Deutschland AN - OPUS4-51087 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Vertrauen in Qualität und Sicherheit in der Digitalisierung. QI-Digital: Eine Initiative der zentralen Akteure der Qualitätsinfrastruktur in Deutschland N2 - „Made in Germany“ steht für Vertrauen in Qualität und Sicherheit, das auch in der digitalen und grünen Transformation gelten soll.  In einer zunehmend digitalisierten Welt muss auch die Qualitätssicherung von Produkten, Prozessen und Dienstleistungen neu gedacht werden. Ziel der Initiative QI-Digital ist es, die bewährte Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI) noch besser zu machen. Für eine moderne und effiziente Qualitätssicherung. Die zentralen Akteure der deutschen QI haben sich in QI-Digital zusammengeschlossen, um konkrete Lösungen für innovative Anwendungsfälle zu entwickeln. Dabei ist ein ganzheitlicher und praxisbezogener Ansatz wichtig, in dem ein weiter Kreis interessierter Stakeholder aktiv eingebunden wird. Im Kurzvortrag wird die Initiative, inkl. ihrer Akteure, Ziele, Projekte und Beteiligungsmöglichkeiten vorgestellt. T2 - Treffen BDI Arbeitskreis Technikpolitik CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 06.09.2022 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Wasserstofftankstelle KW - Additive Fertigung KW - QI-Cloud KW - digitale Transformation PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55635 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Global status and trends of Digital Transformation in conformity assessment - Insights from our QI-FoKuS study N2 - This presentation summarizes major findings from an international study in 16 countries and regions on digital transformation in conformity assessment bodies such as testing and calibration laboratories or certification and inspection bodies. It draws from survey data of 1.476 participants and specifically highlights findings on the digital maturity of the organizations, providing an international comparison. T2 - 5º Simposio Latinoamericano de Laboratorios de Calibración y Ensayos - ASOCEC 2022 CY - Online meeting DA - 22.11.2022 KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Testing laboratories KW - Conformity assessment KW - Certification KW - Digital transformation KW - TIC PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56385 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Global Status and Trends in Digital Transformation and Conformity Assessment – The Case of Germany N2 - This presentation summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment worldwide. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) in Germany conducted in 2022, as well as some first insights from Latin American countries. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on CABs is part of a global project that covers various countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). T2 - IAAC webinar Digital Transformation in Accreditation CY - Online meeting DA - 28.07.2022 KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Testing laboratories KW - Conformity assessment KW - Certification KW - Digital transformation PY - 2022 UR - www.qi-fokus.de AN - OPUS4-55400 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Digitalisierung in der Konformitätsbewertung - Wo stehen wir in Deutschland? Aktuelle Einblicke aus unserer Studie N2 - Im Vortrag werden Erkenntnisse aus einer Umfrage unter deutschen Konformitätsbewertungsstellen (KBS) zum Stand der digitalen Transformation vorgestellt, inkl. deren digitaler Reifegrad, Vorteile und Hindernisse sowie aktuelle Technologietrends. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf den Prüflaboratorien. T2 - VUP Jahrestagung der Laborbranche 2022: Laborbranche Digital - Gemeinsam in die Zukunft CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 23.06.2022 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Prüflaboratorien KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Zertifizierungsstellen KW - Digitale Transformation KW - Digitaler Reifegrad PY - 2022 UR - www.qi-fokus.de AN - OPUS4-55401 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - QI-DIGITAL - Eine moderne Qualitätsinfrastruktur in Zeiten zunehmender Digitalisierung N2 - QI-Digital ist eine Initiative der BAM gemeinsam mit den zentralen Akteuren der Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI) in Deutschland. Sie zielt darauf ab, gemeinsam Lösungen für eine moderne QI vor dem Hintergrund der zunehmenden Digitalisierung zu entwickeln. Im Vortrag wird ein Überblick zu den Zielen und Maßnahmen im Projekt gegeben, insbesondere hinsichtlich der beiden BAM-Use Cases „Additive Fertigung“ und „Sichere und verlässliche Wasserstofftankstelle“ sowie der QI-Cloud, die ein wesentlicher Baustein für das strukturelle Fundament einer QI-Digital darstellt. T2 - Fraunhofer Materials - 7. Verbundinterner Workshop »MDS - Materials Data Space®« CY - Online meeting DA - 26.01.2022 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Wasserstofftankstelle KW - Additive Fertigung KW - QI-Cloud PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54307 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Digitalisierung in der Konformitätsbewertung - Einblicke aus unserer internationalen QI-FoKuS-Studie N2 - Die Präsentation enthält Informationen zur internationalen Studie der BAM zum Thema Digitalisierung in der Konformitätsbewertung, insbesondere erste Ergebnisse aus Deutschland. Sie zeigt u.a. die digitale Reife der teilnehmenden Prüflaboratorien und Zertifizierungsstellen sowie technologische Trends. T2 - 25. Kolloquium von EUROLAB-D CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.05.2022 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Prüflaboratorien KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Prüfwesen PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54814 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Wie steht es um die Digitalisierung in Prüflaboratorien in Deutschland? Einblicke aus der QI-FoKuS-Studie N2 - Im Vortrag werden Erkenntnisse aus einer Umfrage unter deutschen Konformitätsbewertungsstellen (KBS) zum Stand der digitalen Transformation vorgestellt, inkl. deren digitaler Reifegrad, Vorteile und Hindernisse sowie aktuelle Technologietrends. T2 - Forum Akkreditierung CY - Online meeting DA - 06.09.2022 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Prüflaboratorien KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Prüfung KW - digitale Transformation KW - Digitaler Reifegrad PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55634 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Marktüberwachung und Digitalisierung der Qualitätsinfrastruktur: Initiative QI-Digital N2 - Der Vortrag gibt einen Überblick zur Digitalisierung der Qualitätsinfrastruktur sowie den Aktivitäten der Initiative QI-Digital, in der die BAM engagiert ist um Lösungen für eine moderne QI zu entwickeln, erproben und die Anwendung zu bringen. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf der Bedeutung und Nutzbarmachung für die Marktüberwachung. T2 - Deutsche Marktüberwachungskonferenz 2024 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.11.2024 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Marktüberwachung KW - Digitalisierung KW - Digitale Transformation PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62056 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Digital Transformation in Conformity Assessment: International Study Insights & Current Initiatives in Germany N2 - This presentation provides an overview on the key insights from our international study exploring the status and trends of digital transformation in conformity assessment bodies (e.g. testing and calibration laboratories, inspection and certification bodies) in 15 countries and regions worldwide. It covers comparative information from three main areas: their digital maturity, drivers & barriers, as well as the adoption of digital technologies. It further presents follow-up activities carried out at BAM, such as additional workshops with laboratories to deepen insights. Finally, it introduces the German QI-Digital initiative in which BAM together with key actors of the Quality Infarsrtucture develops solutions for a digital QI. T2 - Empowering Quality Infrastructure through Digital Transformation CY - Online meeting DA - 11.12.2024 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Digitalisierung KW - Digitale Transformation KW - Laboratories KW - Konformitätsbewertung PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62177 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Vertrauen in Qualität und Sicherheit in der Digitalisierung - Eine digital gestützte Qualitätssicherung für die additive Fertigung N2 - Der Vortrag stellt die Initiative QI-Digital vor, deren Ziel es ist, Lösungen für eine moderne, digitale Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI) zu entwickeln. Dabei wird insbesondere auf den das praxisnahe Pilotprojekt der Qualitätssicherung in der additiven Fertigung eingegangen und aufgezeigt, wie digitale QI-Werkzeuge wie Smart Standards, digitale Zertifikate und Kalibrierscheine, eine QI-Cloud und der digitale Produktpass zu einer vernetzten und vertrauenswürdigen Qualitätssicherung beitragen. T2 - Leichtbau-Workshop Digitalisierung „Digitalisierung, Motor für nachhaltigen Leichtbau – Leichtbau, Motor für die Digitalisierung!“ CY - Online meeting DA - 24.11.2022 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Kalibrierung KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Prüfung KW - digitale Transformation KW - Additive Fertigung PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56384 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Current Digitalization Approaches in Quality Infrastructure -The QI-Digital Initiative N2 - The talk provides an overview on the importance and drivers of digital transformation in quality infrastructure (QI) as well as the approach the initiative QI-Digital takes to provide solutions. Special emphasis is given to the pilot projects implemented at BAM. T2 - Global Technical Regulation and Standardization Board Meeting CY - Erlangen, Germany DA - 20.07.2023 KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Conformity Assessment KW - Quality-X KW - Smart standard KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Hydrogen fueling station KW - Digitalization PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58118 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - A Modern Quality Infrastructure: Digital and Networked N2 - The presentation provides an overview and introduction to the need and drivers for the digital transformation of the quality infrastructure (QI). It illustrates the tools and processes that are the fundation of a digital QI and how the initiatve QI-Digital aims at developing accordant solutions. Special emphasis is given to the pilot projects at BAM. T2 - Visit of Indian delegation at BAM hosted by GIZ and BMWK CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 24.04.2023 KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Conformity Assessment KW - Quality-X KW - Smart standard KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Hydrogen fueling station KW - Digitalization KW - Digital certificate PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58119 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - A Modern Quality Infrastructure: Digital and Networked N2 - Introduction to the initiative QI-Digital and the BAM pilot projects, especially hydrogen fueling station, that seek to develop solutions for a modern and digital Quality Infrastructure (QI). T2 - Meeting mit Korea Delegation (Motie RHS Projekt) CY - Online meeting DA - 28.02.2023 KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Conformity Assessment KW - Quality-X KW - Smart standard KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Hydrogen fueling station KW - Digitalization KW - Digital certificate PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58120 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Quality X: Data Spaces for laboratories. How about a proof of concept? N2 - Überblick über die Initiative QI-Digital. Schwerpunkt liegt neben den allgemeinen Zielen und Aktivitäten in verschiedenen Projekten insbesondere auf der Rolle von Datenräumen für die Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI) und hier insbesondere Labore. Datenräume als Anker einer digitalen QI ermöglichen nicht nur sicheren und souveränen Datenaustausch sondern bieten auch Potential für neue Geschäftsmodelle. T2 - VUP Jahrestagung CY - Saarbrücken, Germany DA - 11.06.2024 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - Data Spaces KW - Digitale Transformation KW - Datenräume KW - Digitales Zertifikat KW - DPP PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60346 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Eine moderne Qualitätsinfrastruktur: digital und vernetzt N2 - Überblick über die digitale Transformation der Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI), die Initiative QI-Digital sowie die Aktivitäten der BAM. T2 - 11. Sitzung DGZfP UA Schnittstellen, Dokumentation, Datensouveränität Speicherung, Archivierung CY - Saarbrücken, Germany DA - 11.4.2024 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - digitale Transformation KW - Smart Standard KW - Digitales Zertifikat KW - Quality-X PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60347 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Digitale QI: Inspektion von Rotorblättern von Windenergieanlagen N2 - Der Vortrag erklärt, was eine digitale Qualitätsinfrastruktur umfasst und stellt Arbeiten vor, die die Inspektion von Rotorblättern effizienter machen und bessere Einblicke in den Zustand geben soll. Grundlage dafür sind thermografische Aufnahmen und eine KI-gestützte Auswertung. Auch die Rolle von Datenräumen und Digitalem Produktpass wird behandelt. T2 - Plattform Industrie 4.0 Projektgruppenmeeting Collaborative Condition Monitoring CY - Online meeting DA - 17.06.2025 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - Digitalisierung KW - Inspektion KW - Thermografie KW - Künstliche Intelligenz PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63452 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - A digital Quality Infrastructure for testing and calibration laboratories: from theory to practice N2 - The digital Quality Infrastructure (QI) offers significant potential to enhance the technical excellence and efficiency of laboratory operations. By leveraging tools and processes of a digital QI laboratories, their customers, authorities and other stakeholders can enhance efficiency foster trust and generate added value. This paper introduces the digital QI toolset and ecosystem as developed in the German initiative QI Digital, and explores concrete scenarios for their implementation in laboratories Successful rollout not only requires technical development but also intense stakeholder engagement . Consequently, this paper shares insights and outcomes from a structured stakeholder dialogue with the laboratory community, and outlines the establishment of the digital LabHub' as a pivotal step to drive digital transformation and facilitate the widespread adoption of digital QI within laboratories and their broader ecosystem. T2 - 2025 IMEKO Joint Conference TC8 - TC11 - TC25 CY - Turin, Italy DA - 14.09.2025 KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratories PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64268 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Qualität smarter sichern. Mit einer digitalen Qualitätsinfrastruktur N2 - Die Präsentation fasst die Aktivitäten im Rahmen der Initiative QI-Digital zusammen. Schwerpunkt liegt auf dem digitalen Ökosystem für die Qualitätsinfrastruktur, einer kurzen Vorstellung der beiden Use Cases Additive Fertigung und Wasserstofftankstelle, sowie einem Überblick zu den Begleitaktivitäten. T2 - Jahressitzungen der Deutsch-Chinesischen Arbeitsgruppen „Produktsicherheit und Marktüberwachung“ sowie „Akkreditierung und Konformitätsbewertung“ CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 23.09.2025 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Datenräume KW - Digitaler Produktpass KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - Wasserstoff KW - Additive Fertigung KW - Rechtsrahmen PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64275 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Ensuring Quality Smarter. With a digital Quality Infrastructure. N2 - On the occasion of the opening of BAM's hydrogen refueling station that serves as QI-Digital R&D platform, this presentation provides an introduction to QI-Digital, the initiative driving the digital transformation of quality infrastructure. It covers the various fields of action that make up the digital ecosystem for QI. T2 - Hydrogen Refilling Station - R&D Facility Opening at BAM CY - Horstwalde, Germany DA - 03.07.2025 KW - Quality infrastructure KW - Data spaces KW - Digital product passport KW - QI-Digital PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64276 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Keynote: Towards a digital ecosystem for quality infrastructure: DCC, digital reference material documents and beyond N2 - The transition from a document-based to a data-driven quality infrastructure (QI) that is networked, automated, and intelligent will significantly enhance efficiency and transparency. More importantly, the digitalization of QI strengthens trust in safety and quality. To achieve this, BAM together with Germany’s central QI institutions partnered in the initiative QI-Digital to jointly establish a digital ecosystem for QI. This initiative leverages recognized standards and latest technologies to seamlessly integrate QI procedures, processes, and tools, facilitating cross-system networking among stakeholders in QI. Through concrete use cases and projects, the initiative develops, tests, and demonstrates practical solutions. This talk will provide insights into the comprehensive roadmap for the digital transformation of QI, illustrating diverse areas of action. The talk specifically highlights the potential of data spaces for a digital QI. It further provides a deep dive into machine-readable quality documents, focusing on digital reference material documents (DRMDs): Based on the digital calibration certificate (DCC), the XML schema developed at BAM incorporates ISO 17034 requirements in a computer-readable format, offering significant process improvements. DRMDs enable direct integration into laboratory information systems, reduce manual data entry errors, and enhance traceability. Standardized data formats simplify information exchange between systems and refine quality control. To expedite market adoption, BAM has developed a software tool for creating DRMDs and an AI tool for converting existing PDF certificates into DRMDs. These demonstrators, along with the inclusion of DRMDs in the reference materials database COMAR, showcase their functionality and potential to a broader community. T2 - IMEKO Joint Conference (TC8 - TC11 - TC24) CY - Torino, Italy DA - 14.09.2025 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Digital transformation KW - Data spaces KW - Digital product passport KW - Digitaler Produktpass PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64274 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - SMART Standards und digitale Qualitätsinfrastruktur N2 - Die digitale Transformation der Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI) bietet vielfältige Potentiale für mehr Effizienz, Transparenz und Vertrauen bei der Sicherung und dem Nachweis der Qualität von Produkten und Anwendungen. SMART Standards sind dabei ein wesentlicher Baustein im komplexen digitalen Ökosystem einer solchen modernen QI. Ihre wirksame Integration erfordert klare Anwendungsszenarien und Anforderungen. Der Vortrag bietet einen Überblick über eine moderne QI und ihr digitales Ökosystem. Insbesondere die Rolle von SMART Standards wird herausgearbeitet. Mithilfe von zwei Use Cases aus der BAM - Additive Fertigung und Zulassung von Transportbehältern für radioaktive Stoffe - werden User Stories vorgestellt. Dieser einführende Vortrag soll im Workshop des IDiS Plenums als Grundlage für die Entwicklung weiterer User Stories und Ableitung von Anforderungen an SMART Standards dienen. T2 - 14. IDiS Plenum CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 07.10.2025 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - SMART Standards KW - Digitalisierung KW - QI-Digital PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64528 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Ensuring Quality Smarter with a digital Quality Infrastructure (Mexican-German Technical Exchange) N2 - The presentation introduces the initiative QI‑Digital, which aims to holistically transform quality infrastructure across all its elements. To this end, a digital QI ecosystem is being developed that integrates digital QI tools with advanced methods for testing, inspection, and monitoring, and embeds them into the broader digital industrial ecosystem. Sovereign and secure data sharing and management are enabled through technologies such as data spaces, the Asset Administration Shell, verifiable credentials, and the Digital Product Passport (DPP). Particular emphasis is placed on the role of artificial intelligence in quality assurance: Several use cases and ongoing projects from BAM are presented togetehr with the business benefits they enable. Ongoing activities on the use of AI for manageing quality-related documentation are also presentated that aim at establishing an agentic AI framework for QI. The talk concludes with key lessons learned so far within the initiative. T2 - Mexican-German Technical Exchange on QI Digital CY - Mexico City, Mexico DA - 23.01.2026 KW - Quality infrastructure KW - Agentic AI KW - Digital Ecosystem PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65411 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa T1 - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Conformity Assessment: Insights from a Multinational Study N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has posed new and manifold challenges to organizations and their operations worldwide. Conformity assessment bodies (CABs), such as testing or medical laboratories, certification, and inspection bodies, are also affected by the associated disruptions. Their situation in this crisis is highly relevant, as CABs are essential pillars of the quality infrastructure: Their activities ensure that products and services meet requirements as defined in standards and regulations, thereby contributing to their safety and reliability. Considering the roles and functions of CABs in economy, health, and innovation, the question arises how CABs and their operations were affected by the pandemic and how they responded. To this end, we present the results of an international survey of 986 CABs of all types in Germany, the UK, Italy, and New Zealand. Overall, CABs reported on average a negative development of demand during the pandemic, facing restrictions in all countries. In addition, the pandemic had overall negative impact on the CABs’ investment and innovation activities. However, investments in digital infrastructure were increased as countermeasure, with CABs reporting an increased need for digitalization. Resources relevant to organizational resilience were available to different extents, affecting the speed of response to the challenges of the pandemic. The paper highlights and discusses results from in-depth analyses, which are relevant for policy makers and industry alike. T2 - 25th EURAS Annual Standardisation Conference – Standardisation and Innovation CY - Online meeting DA - 06.09.2021 KW - Conformity assessment KW - Resilience KW - Digitalization KW - Crisis KW - Pandemic KW - Corona KW - COVID-19 KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53225 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa T1 - National Quality Infrastructures in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from a Multinational Study on Impacts and Institutional Responses of Conformity Assessment Bodies N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has posed new and manifold challenges to organizations and their operations worldwide. Conformity assessment bodies (CABs), such as testing or medical laboratories, certification, and inspection bodies, which are a key part of the Quality Infrastructure and constitute central pillars for trade, health and the innovation system, are also affected by the associated disruptions. However, their services matter more than ever. We present the results of an international survey of 986 CABs of all types in Germany, the UK, Italy, and New Zealand to highlight and compare economic impacts, the resilience of this industry as well as issues of digitalization. T2 - Eu-SPRI 2021 Conference: Science and innovation - an uneasy relationship? CY - Online meeting DA - 09.06.2021 KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - COVID-19 KW - Corona KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Conformity Assessment KW - Certification KW - Testing KW - Resilience PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52789 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa T1 - Digital Maturity in the Conformity Assessment Industry - An explorative study from Germany N2 - First insights from a survey conducted among German Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) to explore their status of digital transformation, incl. their digital maturity, benefits and obstacles as well as actual technology trends. T2 - 26th EURAS Conference CY - Glasgow, Great Britain DA - 08.06.2022 KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Prüflaboratorien KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Zertifizierungsstellen KW - Digitalisierung KW - Digitaler Reifegrad KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55049 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on accredited conformity assessment bodies: insights from a multinational study N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic posed new and manifold challenges to organizations and their operations worldwide. Conformity assessment bodies (CABs), such as testing or medical laboratories, certification, and inspection bodies, were also affected by the associated disruptions. Their role in this crisis is highly relevant, as CABs are essential pillars of the quality infrastructure: their activities ensure that products and services meet requirements as defined in standards and regulations, thereby contributing to their safety and reliability. The question arises of how CABs and their operations were affected by the pandemic and how they responded. To this end, we present the results of an international survey of 986 CABs of all types in Germany, the UK, Italy, and New Zealand. Overall, CABs reported, on average, a reduction in demand for their services during the pandemic, facing restrictions in all countries. In addition, the pandemic had an overall negative impact on the CABs’ investment and innovation activities. However, investments in digital infrastructure were increased as a countermeasure, with CABs reporting a higher need for digitalization. The paper highlights and discusses results from in-depth analyses relevant to policymakers and industry alike. KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Testing laboratories KW - Conformity assessment KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Corona KW - Covid-19 KW - Resilience PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-556396 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-022-01514-x SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-55639 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. ED - Jakobs, K. T1 - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Conformity Assessment: Insights from a Multinational Study N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has posed new and manifold challenges to organizations and their operations worldwide. Conformity assessment bodies (CABs), such as testing or medical laboratories, certification, and inspection bodies, are also affected by the associated disruptions. Their situation in this crisis is highly relevant, as CABs are essential pillars of the quality infrastructure: Their activities ensure that products and services meet requirements as defined in standards and regulations, thereby contributing to their safety and reliability. Considering the roles and functions of CABs in economy, health, and innovation, the question arises how CABs and their operations were affected by the pandemic and how they responded. To this end, we present the results of an international survey of 986 CABs of all types in Germany, the UK, Italy, and New Zealand. Overall, CABs reported on average a negative development of demand during the pandemic, facing restrictions in all countries. In addition, the pandemic had overall negative impact on the CABs’ investment and innovation activities. However, investments in digital infrastructure were increased as countermeasure, with CABs reporting an increased need for digitalization. Resources relevant to organizational resilience were available to different extents, affecting the speed of response to the challenges of the pandemic. The paper highlights and discusses results from in-depth analyses, which are relevant for policy makers and industry alike. T2 - 25th EURAS Annual Standardisation Conference – Standardisation and Innovation CY - Aachen, Germany DA - 05.09.2021 KW - COVID-19 KW - Corona KW - Crisis KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Pandemic KW - Quality infrastructure KW - Conformity assessment KW - Resilience PY - 2021 SN - 978-3-95886-421-4 SP - 379 EP - 398 PB - Verlag Mainz AN - OPUS4-53815 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Blind, K. T1 - Towards Agile Standardization: Testbeds in Support of Standardization for the IIoT N2 - The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) poses multiple challenges to traditional standardization, due to the complexity, dynamics, and accelerating speed of technological progress. The need for a timely availability of standards calls for new approaches and tools to enhance standardization processes for smart manufacturing. Industry and standards development organizations worldwide are seeking new solutions. Testbeds have been acknowledged in innovation policy as a powerful tool for knowledge transfer and the further development of emerging technologies. Lately, they have also attracted increasing attention from the standardization perspective as a promising tool for a more agile standards development process. Proponents of such testbeds expect them to support standardization by providing validated solutions and accelerating the processes to meet the growing demands for faster standardization without any detriment to quality. In an explorative, qualitative approach this article is the first to investigate the operation and impact of testbeds in standardization processes based on a multiple case study on testbeds implemented worldwide in the context of the IIoT. KW - Testumgebung KW - Reallabor KW - Normung KW - Standards KW - Standardization KW - Industrie 4.0 KW - Smart manufacturing KW - Industrial internet of things KW - Agility KW - Agile PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513300 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.2979697 VL - 68 IS - 1 SP - 59 EP - 74 AN - OPUS4-51330 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Meyer, Lena T1 - Vertrauen stärken und Innovation ermöglichen: Eine digitale Qualitätsinfrastruktur für ein modernes Made-in-Germany N2 - Produktion und Handel in immer komplexeren Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken, die fortschreitende digitale und grüne Transformation sowie technologische Innovationen sind in hohem Maße auf die verlässliche Sicherung und den effizienten Nachweis der Qualität, Sicherheit und Nachhaltigkeit von Waren, Dienstleistungen und Prozessen angewiesen. Unverzichtbar dafür ist eine moderne und leistungsfähige Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI). Der Artikel stellt die Initiative QI-Digital, ihre Ziele und Aktivitäten für die digitale Transformation der QI vor. KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - Digitalisierung KW - digitale Transformation KW - Smart Standard KW - Digitales Zertifikat KW - DPP PY - 2024 UR - https://www.dgq.de/fachbeitraege/vertrauen-staerken-und-innovation-ermoeglichen-eine-digitale-qualitaetsinfrastruktur-fuer-ein-modernes-made-in-germany/ SP - 1 EP - 5 AN - OPUS4-60345 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Eine moderne Qualitätsinfrastruktur: digital und vernetzt N2 - Der Vortrag stellt die Arbeiten der BAM in der Initiative QI-Digital vor, in deren Rahmen Lösungen für eine moderne und digitale Qualitätsinfrastruktur entwickelt werden. Schwerpunkt liegt auf dem zentralen Werkzeug Quality-X sowie dem Pilotprojekt "Moderne Qualitätssicherung in der Additiven Fertigung". T2 - BAM Kuratoriumssitzung CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 22.06.2023 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Quality-X KW - Additive Fertigung PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58121 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Spain - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Spain. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on Spanish CABs is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-558465 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-55846 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Brazil - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Brazil. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on Brazilian CABs is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-556330 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-55633 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Ireland - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Ireland. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on Irish CABs is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - Quality infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Testing KW - Laboratory KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Digital transformation KW - TIC KW - Conformity assessment body KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-554877 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-55487 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Germany - A QI-FoKuS study T1 - Digitalisierung in der Konformitätsbewertung in Deutschland - Eine QI-FoKuS-Studie N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Germany. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on German CABs is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). N2 - Dieser Bericht fasst die Ergebnisse der ersten umfassenden Studie zur Digitalisierung der Konformitätsbewertung in Deutschland zusammen. Die Ergebnisse basieren auf Daten einer Umfrage unter Konformitätsbewertungsstellen (KBS), die 2022 durchgeführt wurde. Sie beleuchten den digitalen Reifegrad der Organisationen, die Motive, Vorteile und Hindernisse der digitalen Transformation sowie die aktuellen Technologietrends. Die Studie zu KBS in Deutschland ist Teil eines globalen Projekts, das verschiedene andere Länder umfasst (siehe www.qi-fokus.de). KW - Quality infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Testing KW - Conformity assessment KW - Certification KW - Laboratory KW - Digital transformation KW - TIC KW - Conformity assessment body KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Corona KW - Digitalisierung KW - Kalibrierung KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Konformitätsbewertungsstelle KW - Labor KW - Prüfung KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Zertifizierung KW - Digitale Transformation PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-554885 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-55488 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Italy - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Italy. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on Italian CABs is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - Quality infrastructure KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Laboratory KW - Testing KW - Certification KW - Calibration KW - Digitalization KW - Digital transformation KW - COVID-19 KW - TIC PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-553708 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-55370 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Latvia - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Latvia. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on Latvian CABs is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-554987 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 45 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-55498 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Singapore - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Singapore. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-561363 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 47 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56136 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Croatia - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Croatia. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-565380 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56538 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in New Zealand - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in New Zealand. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity Assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-564038 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56403 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Global status and trends in digital transformation and conformity assessment - An international comparison across 15 countries and regions - A QI-FoKuS study T1 - Weltweiter Status und Trends in der digitalen Transformation der Konformitätsbewertung - Ein internationaler Vergleich zwischen 15 Ländern und Regionen - Eine QI-FoKuS-Studie N2 - The ongoing digital transformation of the economy and the increasing complexity of networked products and applications are bringing digitalization into the focus of conformity assessment bodies (CABs). The demand for conformity assessment services is rising in tandem with innovations, new technologies, and processes. This poses new challenges for testing and calibration laboratories, inspection and certification bodies, and other CABs. Nevertheless, the emergence of advanced digital technologies and applications also opens up new opportunities for these organizations. This study is the first to comprehensively explore "Digitalization in Conformity Assessment" building on data from an online survey of CABs worldwide (14 countries and West Africa as a region with seven countries). N2 - Die fortschreitende digitale Transformation der Wirtschaft und die zunehmende Komplexität vernetzter Produkte und Anwendungen rücken die Digitalisierung in den Fokus von Konformitätsbewertungsstellen (KBS). Die Nachfrage nach Konformitätsbewertungsdienstleistungen im Einklang mit Innovationen, neuen Technologien und Prozessen steigt. Dies stellt Prüf- und Kalibrierlaboratorien, Inspektions- und Zertifizierungsstellen und andere KBS vor neue Herausforderungen. Der Fortschritt digitaler Technologien und Anwendungen eröffnet diesen Organisationen gleichzeitig neue Chancen. Diese Studie ist die erste, die das Thema der "Digitalisierung in der Konformitätsbewertung" umfassend erforscht. Sie stützt sich auf Daten aus einer Online-Umfrage unter KBS weltweit (14 Länder und Westafrika als Region mit sieben Ländern). KW - Testing KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Corona KW - Digitale Transformation KW - Digitalisierung KW - Kalibrierung KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Konformitätsbewertungsstelle KW - Labor KW - Prüfung KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Zertifizierung PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597659 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 53 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-59765 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in North Macedonia - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in North Macedonia. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-565986 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56598 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. ED - Jakobs, K. ED - Kim, D.-h. T1 - Digital maturity in the conformity assessment industry: An explorative study from Germany N2 - The services of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) are essential to provide for trust in and safety of digital products and services by demonstrating that requirements from standards are met. Thus, it is vital that CABs are ready to fulfil their tasks also in the digital transformation, having the necessary capabilities and resources. Our study is the first to comprehensively assess the digital maturity in the CA industry and to provide some insights into the readiness of the industry to support and at the same time benefit from the digital age. To this end, we developed and implemented a digital maturity model tailored to the CA industry. In this paper, we present first results from our survey among 354 accredited CABs in Germany. With our research we contribute to better understand the digital transformation and maturation of CABs along distinctive stages. The findings suggest that the transformation process in the CA industry is just at the beginning, with the majority of CABs still in early stages of digital maturity. Also, only a few of them already exploit the latest digital technologies and applications like artificial intelligence, blockchain or big data analytics. Nevertheless, CABs regard digitalization as a big opportunity – for themselves and their industry. T2 - 26th EURAS Annual Standardisation Conference – Standards for Digital Transformation: Blockchain and Innovation CY - Glasgow, Great Britain DA - 08.06.2022 KW - Digital maturity KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Quality infrastructure KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Testing KW - Certification KW - Inspection KW - Laboratory PY - 2022 SN - 978-3-95886-446-7 SP - 253 EP - 272 PB - Verlag Mainz CY - Mainz AN - OPUS4-55065 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Mirtsch, Mona T1 - Corona-Monitor - Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf Konformitätsbewertung und Konformitätsbewertungsstellen in Deutschland: Ergebnispräsentation zur Befragung im Juni 2020 N2 - Im Vortrag wurden die Ergebnisse der von BAM gemeinsam mit der TU Berlin und Fraunhofer ISI durchgeführten Befragung zur Lage der Konformitätsbewertungsstellen während der Corona-Pandemie vorgestellt und mit den Teilnehmer*innen diskutiert. Schwerpunkte lagen auf den wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen (Aufträge, Arbeitsfähigkeit, Existenz), der Resilienz der Branche sowie den Wirkungen auf die Digitalisierung. Mehr Informationen unter www.qi-fokus.de. T2 - QI-FoKuS - Forschung für Konformitätsbewertung und Sicherheit CY - Online meeting DA - 08.10.2020 KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Konformitätsbewertungsstellen KW - Corona KW - COVID-19 KW - Prüfung KW - Zertifizierung KW - Resilienz KW - Digitalisierung KW - QI-FoKuS PY - 2020 UR - http://www.qi-fokus.de AN - OPUS4-51407 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Blind, K. T1 - Resilient gegen Corona? Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf Konformitätsbewertungsstellen N2 - Covid 19 stellt Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft vor immense Herausforderungen – auch die Konformitätsbewertungsbranche ist betroffen. Die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) hat gemeinsam mit der TU Berlin und dem Fraunhofer ISI die Auswirkungen der Pandemie auf die wirtschaftliche und operative Lage von Konformitätsbewertungsstellen in Deutschland untersucht. Dabei standen auch die Digitalisierung sowie die Resilienz der Branche im Fokus. KW - Corona KW - Konformitätsbewertungsstellen KW - Resilienz KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - COVID-19 KW - Zertifizierung KW - Digitalisierung KW - Konformitätsbewertung PY - 2021 VL - 66 IS - 01/2021 SP - 36 EP - 39 PB - Carl Hanser CY - München AN - OPUS4-51974 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Blind, K. T1 - CORONA-MONITOR - Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf Konformitätsbewertung und Konformitätsbewertungsstellen in Deutschland N2 - Die Studie fasst Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Konformitätsbewertungsstellen zu deren Lage und den Aussichten während der Corona-Pandemie zusammen. Besondere Schwerpunkte wurden auf die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen und die Arbeitsfähigkeit, aber auch auf die Resilienz und die Wirkungen auf die Digitalisierung gelegt. KW - Corona KW - COVID-19 KW - Resilienz KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Prüfung KW - Zertifizierung KW - Kalibrierung KW - Inspektion KW - Labor KW - Laboratorium KW - Studie KW - Befragung KW - Digitalisierung PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-518276 UR - www.qi-fokus.de DO - https://doi.org/10.26272/opus4-51827 VL - 3 SP - 1 EP - 26 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-51827 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Niederhausen, J. T1 - Vision einer modernen Qualitätsinfrastruktur: digital und vernetzt N2 - „Made in Germany“ steht für Vertrauen in Qualität und Sicherheit, das auch in der digitalen und grünen Transformation gelten soll.  In einer zunehmend digitalisierten Welt muss auch die Qualitätssicherung von Produkten, Prozessen und Dienstleistungen neu gedacht werden. Ziel der Initiative QI-Digital ist es, Lösungen für eine moderne, digitale Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI) zu schaffen. Im Vortrag wird die Vision einer QI-Digital skizziert, und es werden die nötigen Werkzeuge sowie das Vorgehen der Initiative mithilfe dreier Pilotprojekte dargestellt. T2 - QI-Digital Forum „Made in Germany in der digitalen und grünen Transformation“ CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.10.2022 KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Digitalisierung KW - Wasserstofftankstelle KW - Additive Fertigung KW - Smart Standard KW - QI-Cloud KW - Zertifikat KW - Prüfung PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56185 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ladu, Luana T1 - Sustainability Certification Schemes (SCS) and labels supporting the transition to a sustainable bio-based economy N2 - By tracing sustainability impacts along the supply chain, certification schemes and labels are crucial to unlock the potential of bio-based systems in achieving several SDGs. However, the rapid proliferation of certification schemes and labels led to questioning their effectiveness and robustness and to what extent they deliver important outcomes, in line with sustainability policy priorities. The STAR4BBS project develops indicators and a monitoring system for assessing the effectiveness and robustness of existing certification schemes and labels, applicable to biological feedstock and bio-based materials and products. T2 - First international research workshop on Quality Infrastructure (QI) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.04.2023 KW - Monitoring KW - Sustainability Assessments KW - Greenwashing KW - Certificaion Schemes and Labels PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57936 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ladu, Luana T1 - Making the transition to a sustainable and circular bioeconomy N2 - This presentation provides an introduction and intermediate results of the Horizon-Europe STAR4BBS project.It focuses on how to maximize the potential of Sustainability Certification Schemes (SCS) and labels to support a successful transition to a sustainable bio-based economy by assessing their effectiveness, robustness, and credibility. T2 - Sustainability Transition Assessment Rules for Bio-Based Systems (STAR4BBS) CY - Rome, Italy DA - 17.05.2024 KW - Sustainability Certificaiton Schemes KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Governance indicators KW - Robust certification schemes PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60211 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ladu, Luana T1 - Empowering Quality Infrastructure through Digital Transformation N2 - The event, co-organized by the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), brought together over 150 participants worldwide to explore how digitalization can enhance Quality Infrastructure (QI). Featuring insights into global trends, key findings from international studies, and inspiring best practices from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America the webinar concluded a panel discussion with relevant experts in the field on Unlocking Opportunities through Digital Transformation in Quality Infrastructure. T2 - Webinar "Empowering Quality Infrastructure through Digital Transformation", co-organized by BAM and UNIDO CY - Online meeting DA - 11.12.2024 KW - Digital Transformation KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Conformity Assessment PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62353 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ladu, Luana T1 - Robust Sustainability Certification Schemes_Workshop with EU Policy Officers N2 - This presentation introduces and moderates the event of the BIOBASECERT Cluster organized in Bruxelles on December, 4, 2024. During the workshop we presented the BIOBASEDCERT Monitoring System and had some great discussions about how it could support policymakers in building a sustainable bioeconomy framework. We’re excited to keep the conversation going and ensure this tool has a solid long-term future. As already shared during the meeting, a questionnaire for fiurther collecting feedback on our tool will be sent to you in the upcoming weeks. T2 - Meeting Horizon Europe STAR4BBS CY - Brussels, Belgium DA - 04.12.2024 KW - Bioeconomy KW - Sustainability Certification Schemes KW - Substantiated Green Claims PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62354 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ladu, Luana T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment- an explorative study from Germany N2 - First insights from a survey conducted among German Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) to explore their status of digital transformation, incl. their digital maturity, benefits and obstacles as well as actual technology trends. T2 - EU – SPRI 2022 CY - Utrecht, Netherlands DA - 02.06.2022 KW - Digitaler Reifegrad KW - Digitalisierung KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Prüflaboratorien KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Zertifizierungsstellen PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55519 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ladu, Luana T1 - Exploring the digital transformative potential of the conformity assessment industry - An international comparison N2 - First insights from a survey conducted among Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) accross 15 countries. It aims at exploring their status of digital transformation, incl. their digital maturity, benefits and obstacles as well as actual technology trends. T2 - EU - SPRI 2023 CY - Brighton, UK DA - 15.06.2023 KW - Digitaler Reifegrad KW - Digitalisierung KW - Zertifizierungsstellen KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Prüflaboratorien KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57780 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Peru - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Peru. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-563417 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56341 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in the Netherlands - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in the Netherlands. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on Dutch CABs is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-555852 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-55585 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Mexico - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Mexico. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-563645 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56364 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in the United Kingdom - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in the United Kingdom. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-565346 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56534 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Colombia - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Colombia. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. The study on Colombian CABs is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-558484 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-55848 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in West Africa - A QI-FoKuS study N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in West Africa. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2022. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - Quality infrastructure KW - TIC KW - Testing PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-563631 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 45 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-56363 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Technology adoption and digital maturity in the conformity assessment industry: Empirical evidence from an international study N2 - Technological innovation and digitalization are transforming industries and organizations worldwide. Digital Maturity Models often serve as a reference point to monitor the digitalization progression through prescribed stages. Yet, little is still understood about (i) how a digital maturity model should be designed and deployed in a specific industry setting and (ii) the association between digital maturity and technology adoption. Building on extant literature and extensive interviews with industry experts, we first develop a digital maturity model in the context of the conformity assessment industry (a globally regulated industry responsible for assessing compliance of organizations with standards and regulations). Second, we implement the model and conduct a survey across 1447 organizations in 15 countries. Our findings reveal that the digital transformation journey of the industry progresses along five stages of maturity (with most organizations in the early/ intermediate stages of digital maturity) with distinctive patterns of technical and managerial practices across all stages. Adoption of technologies is (unsurprisingly) associated with higher digital maturity levels - albeit that association does not hold for complex technologies (such as Blockchain) and is impacted by country specifics (measured by the Digital Skills Gap Index). Our study provides insights into digital maturity and the adoption of technologies in an institutional environment that is highly regulated and conservative, in which high integrity of service provision is primary, and digitalization is a secondary focus of organizations. KW - Digital Maturity KW - Standardisation KW - Digital Maturity Scores KW - Technology Adoption KW - Digital Technologies PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-601930 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102564 SN - 0160-791X VL - 77 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-60193 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Digitalization in conformity assessment in Africa N2 - This report summarizes findings from the first comprehensive study on digitalization in conformity assessment in Africa. The reults are based on data from a survey among conformity assessment bodies (CABs) conducted in 2023. It highlights the digital maturity of the organizations, the motives, benefits and obstacles of digital transformation as well as the actual technology trends. This study is part of a global project that covers various other countries (see www.qi-fokus.de). KW - Testing KW - COVID-19 KW - Calibration KW - Certification KW - Conformity assessment KW - Conformity assessment body KW - Digital transformation KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratory KW - TIC KW - Quality infrastructure PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-588625 UR - https://www.qi-fokus.de SP - 1 EP - 45 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-58862 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Matovic, Nikola A1 - Imbert, Enrica A1 - Encino-Munoz, Ana T1 - How to measure the robustness and effectiveness of certification schemes and labels in ensuring the sustainability of bio-based products N2 - The rapid proliferation of sustainability certification schemes and labels (CSLs) reflects the rising demand for sustainable products, although the robustness and effectiveness of these certification systems have been increasingly questioned. While CSLs aim to mitigate environmental and socio-economic risks and support responsible market practices, current monitoring systems of CSLs often lack coherence, transparency, and methodological robustness. This study addresses this gap by proposing a conceptual monitoring framework specifically tailored to the bioeconomy, addressing the complexity of global bio-based value chains. Developed through a systematic literature review, a comparative analysis of 26 academic studies and 19 monitoring tools, and stakeholder engagement via interviews and co-creation workshops, the framework introduces a multidimensional structure for evaluating CSLs across three core functions: (I) Building Trust and Transparency, (II) Protecting Sustainability Areas of Concern, and (III) Driving Continuous Improvement. A pilot benchmarking exercise using the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) demonstrates the framework’s applicability and diagnostic value, revealing both strong alignment in some areas and performance gaps in others—particularly in the economic and circularity dimensions. The framework is designed as a dynamic and modular tool, suitable for use by policymakers, scheme owners, businesses, and consumers. It holds potential to harmonize evaluation practices, guide co-regulatory policy integration, and foster more transparent and credible sustainability certification systems in the bioeconomy meta-sector. KW - Monitoring System KW - Sustainability Certification Schemes KW - Labels KW - Standards KW - Bioeconomy PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-640000 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126240 SN - 1095-8630 VL - 390 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-64000 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ladu, Luana A1 - Morone, P. T1 - Sustainability assessments of bio-based products: From research to practice (and standards)☆ N2 - The transition from a linear, fossil-based economy to a circular, bio-based economy is needed in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. However, it is important to ensure that the bio-based economy delivers the expected environmental and social impacts, by respecting and implementing sustainability principles. One effective way to reduce uncertainty regarding bio-based product properties and benefits is through the use of sustainability standards, certification schemes, and ecolabels. These measures can play a significant role in advancing the transition to a sustainable, circular bio-based economy. They provide a solid foundation for assessing sustainability of “green” products and initiatives and contribute greatly to building trust in products among consumers, providing a reliable framework for sevaluation. To measure the sustainability of bio-based products, several robust and reliable tools are under development, gathering evidence from research and collaborative efforts of several European projects. KW - Bioeconomy KW - Sustainability Assessment KW - Standards KW - Certifications KW - Ecolabels PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-623576 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100041 VL - 3 SP - 1 EP - 4 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-62357 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Matschat, Ralf A1 - Richter, Silke A1 - Vogl, Jochen A1 - Kipphardt, Heinrich T1 - On the way to SI traceable primary transfer standards for amount of substance measurements in inorganic chemical analysis N2 - During its 25 years of existence, the Inorganic Analysis Working Group of the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology (CCQM IAWG) has achieved much in establishing comparability of measurement results. Impressive work has been done on comparison exercises related to real-world problems in fields such as ecology, food, or health. In more recent attempts, measurements and comparisons were focused on calibration solutions which are the basis of most inorganic chemical measurements. This contribution deals with the question of how to achieve full and transparent SI traceability for the values carried by such solutions. Within this framework, the use of classical primary methods (CPMs) is compared to the use of a primary difference method (PDM). PDM is a method with a dual character, namely a metrological method with a primary character, based on the bundling of many measurement methods for individual impurities, which lead to materials with certified content of the main component. As in classical methods, where small corrections for interferences are accepted, in PDM, many small corrections are bundled. In contrast to classical methods, the PDM is universally applicable to all elements in principle. Both approaches can be used to certify the purity (expressed as mass fraction of the main element) of a high-purity material. This is where the metrological need of National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) for analytical methods meet the challenges of analytical methods. In terms of methods, glow discharge mass spectrometry (GMDS) with sufficient uncertainties for sufficiently small impurity contents is particularly noteworthy for the certification of primary transfer standards (PTS), and isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS), which particularly benefits from PTS (back-spikes) with small uncertainties, is particularly noteworthy for the application. The corresponding relative uncertainty which can be achieved using the PDM is very low (< 10−4). Acting as PTS, they represent the link between the material aspect of the primary calibration solutions and the immaterial world of the International System of Units (SI). The underlying concepts are discussed, the current status of implementation is summarised, and a roadmap of the necessary future activities in inorganic analytical chemistry is sketched. It has to be noted that smaller measurement uncertainties of the purity of high-purity materials not only have a positive effect on chemical measurements, but also trigger new developments and findings in other disciplines such as thermometry or materials science. KW - Inorganic chemical analysis KW - Primary transfer standards (PTSs) KW - Traceability KW - Classical primary measurement method (CPM) KW - Primary difference measurement method (PDM) KW - Metrology in chemistry PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-572743 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-04660-4 SN - 1618-2642 SN - 1618-2650 VL - 415 SP - 3057 EP - 3071 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-57274 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - VIDEO A1 - Melzer, Michael T1 - Der DCC-Demonstrator erklärt N2 - In diesem Video erklärt Dr. Michael Melzer (Leiter des BAM-Kalibrierlabors) die notwendigen Entwicklungsschritte hin zu einer Praxistauglichkeit des DCCs und wie die „Metrologische Rückführung auf Knopfdruck“ funktioniert. Der digitale Kalibrierschein macht den Kalibrierprozess effizienter, sicherer und digital nachverfolgbar. Anhand eines Demonstrators zeigt er die Vorteile der metrologischen Digitalisierung und Automatisierung in der Anwendung – von der Reduzierung von Fehlerquellen bis hin zum wirtschaftlichen Nutzen im industriellen Messwesen. KW - Digital calibration certificate KW - QI-digital KW - Digital metrology KW - Calibration KW - Automation PY - 2024 UR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lfYypvTl9E&t=8s PB - YouTube, LLC CY - San Bruno, CA, USA AN - OPUS4-62076 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Melzer, Michael T1 - The Digital RM Certificate Derived from the DCC N2 - The digital calibration certificate (DCC), is based on an XML-schema, which defines its general data structure and terminology. This DCC-schema is maintained and hosted by the PTB. In oder to also provide reference material certificates in machine-readable formats, allowing its automated processing and administration, the DCC-Schema is adapted to meet the specific requirements of reference material documents. This video presentation highlights the differences and similarities of both quality documents in terms of digitalization and introduces a first attempt to a DRMC-schema. T2 - CCQM Online Workshop on Digital and FAIR Chemical and Biological Reference Data and Certificates: Challenges and Opportunities CY - Online meeting DA - 09.09.2024 KW - Reference materials KW - Digital certificates KW - QI-Digital KW - Digital reference material document KW - Digital Metrology PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61888 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Melzer, Michael T1 - The Digital Reference Material Document Derived from the DCC N2 - The DCC enables automatization in the metrological traceability of measurements and the dissemination and processing of data from calibration services. Many calibration and measurement procedures, however, rely on certified reference materials (CRMs) to obtain metrological traceability, especially in the broad field of chemical analysis. The metrological information of those reference materials is also provided in the form of certificates, and hence, their digitization bears the same automatization potential for quality assurance and traceability as the DCC itself. Although fairly similar, a reference material certificate contains some different information, and has a variable structure and proprietary requirements compared to a calibration certificate, as it is based on the dedicated ISO 33401 standard (formally known as ISO Guide 31) rather than the ISO/IEC 17025. Accordingly, the established DCC-schema does not fully fit the purpose of machine-readable reference material certificates. At the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), we started to adapt the DCC-schema in order to derive a dedicated schema for CRM certificates. For the seamless digital description of its certified values and their uncertainties, the newly developed schema also utilizes the Digital SI and thus provides a direct link to BIPM’s digital reference point for a global harmonization of metrological quantities. Furthermore, the schema will also be suitable for non-certified reference materials in order to form a common data structure for digital reference material documents (DRMD) in general. As a validated XML report, the DRMD is also compatible with established digital security and verification infrastructure, such as electronic seals and the novel digital accreditation symbol. In this presentation we will highlight some of the essential differences between reference material documents and calibration certificates, but also point out their similarities, which well justify the derivation of the DRMD-Schema from the DCC. In addition to the metrological traceability and quality assurance, further automatization use cases by means of DRMDs are presented, ranging from database maintenance to machine learning for automated analytics. This work was supported in part by national QI-Digital initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. T2 - 5th International DCC Conference CY - Online Meeting DA - 25.02.2025 KW - Reference materials KW - Certified reference materials KW - Digital certificates KW - Digitalization KW - QI-Digital PY - 2025 UR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mzu-bNNmbM&t=2446s UR - https://www.dcc-conference-2025.ptb.de/5th-international-dcc-conference AN - OPUS4-64178 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Meyer, Lena T1 - From status quo to first perspectives of laboratories in a digital quality infrastructure N2 - The future of an efficient quality infrastructure (QI) will depend not only on suitable digital tools but also on well-equipped laboratories. An international study conducted by BAM reveals significant variation in digitalization among Germany's conformity assessment bodies (https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/59765). While laboratories see digitalization as an opportunity, most are still in the early stages of digital maturity, facing challenges such as: complexity, costs, staff, and lack of uniform interfaces and standards. To better understand expectations, needs, and experiences, QI-Digital held workshops with over 100 participants and first results are available in this publication. This ongoing dialogue is vital to ensuring that digital QI evolves in a way that is both practical and aligned with the dynamic needs of the industry. As laboratories navigate the diverse challenges of innovation, digital transformation becomes not just an option, but a powerful opportunity to stay ahead in a market that thrives on new, innovative, and digitally driven competitors. T2 - Materials Science and Engineering Congress 2024 CY - Darmstadt, Germany DA - 24.09.2024 KW - Digital Transformation KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Conformity Assessment KW - Accreditation KW - Quality Assurance PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61127 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Meyer, Lena A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - A digital Quality Infrastructure for testing and calibration laboratories: from theory to practice N2 - The digital Quality Infrastructure (QI) offers significant potential to enhance the technical excellence and efficiency of laboratory operations. By leveraging tools and processes of a digital QI laboratories, their customers, authorities and other stakeholders can enhance efficiency foster trust and generate added value. This paper introduces the digital QI toolset and ecosystem as developed in the German initiative QI Digital, and explores concrete Scenarios for their implementation in laboratories Successful rollout not only requires technical development but also intense stakeholder engagement . Consequently, this paper shares insights and outcomes from a structured stakeholder dialogue with the laboratory community, and outlines the establishment of the digital LabHub' as a pivotal step to drive digital transformation and facilitate the widespread Adoption of digital QI within laboratories and their broader ecosystem. T2 - 2025 IMEKO Joint Conference TC8 -TC11 - TC24 CY - Turin, Italy DA - 14.09.2025 KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Laboratories PY - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-64282 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mirtsch, Mona T1 - International Diffusion of the Information Security Management System Standard ISO/IEC 27001: Exploring the role of culture N2 - In the wake of digitalization, organizations are increasingly exposed to risks associated with security breaches and must take measures to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information, and to ensure business continuity. The international standard ISO/IEC 27001 assists organizations in setting up, maintaining and continuously improving their information security management systems. However, despite high growth rates, its international diffusion rates are quite heterogeneous. This paper explores why the diffusion of the international management system standard ISO/IEC 27001 differs across countries. We classify the adoption of ISO/IEC 27001 as a ‘preventive organizational innovation’ and draw from diffusion studies of other management system standards and information security research to develop a set of hypotheses. These relate to the impact of cultural dimensions and national ICT development. We use a negative binomial regression model with panel data covering 57 countries over a 12-year period from 2006 to 2017 to test our hypotheses. We find that the cultural dimensions future orientation, power distance, and institutional collectivism as well as high ICT development are driving factors for the diffusion of ISO/IEC 27001. We derive policy recommendations and avenues for future research. T2 - Twenty-Eighth European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS2020) – A Virtual AIS Conference CY - Online meeting DA - 15.06.2020 KW - Information security KW - International diffusion KW - Standards KW - Management system standards KW - ISO/IEC 27001 KW - Preventive innovations KW - Culture KW - GLOBE KW - ICT development index PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50921 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mirtsch, Mona T1 - Adoption of the information security management system standard ISO/IEC 27001 - A study among German organizations N2 - Against the backdrop of numerous security breaches and cyber-attacks, organizations need to take measures to secure their data and information. However, the well-known management system standard ISO/IEC 27001 for information security has shown a lower adoption rate – in terms of annual ISO survey data – than was previously expected by scholars and practitioners. Through the lens of Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory, we consider the adoption of ISO/IEC 27001 as a 'preventive innovation' and aim to identify factors that help gain a better understanding of its adoption. Therefore, we conducted a survey among German organizations on the use and impact of management system standards, explicitly distinguishing between organizations that implement ISO/IEC 27001 and those that are additionally certified against this standard. This study provides insights and contributes to an advanced understanding of motives, impacts, barriers, and useful measures to increase adoption of ISO/IEC 27001. Our findings may be useful to organizations considering the adoption of this management system standard, to certification bodies providing certification services, and to policymakers seeking means to improve information security in organizations. KW - Management science and operations research KW - ISO/IEC 27001 KW - Management system standard KW - Information security KW - QI-FoKuS KW - Certification PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594704 UR - http://ijqr.net/paper.php?id=1098 DO - https://doi.org/10.24874/ijqr17.03-08 SN - 1800-6450 SN - 1800-7473 VL - 17 IS - 3 SP - 747 EP - 768 PB - Center for Quality, University of Montenegro CY - Podgorica AN - OPUS4-59470 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Dudek, Gabriele T1 - Information security management in ICT and non-ICT sector companies: A preventive innovation perspective N2 - Despite the growing dependence of companies on information technology and the increasingly negative impact of security incidents worldwide, there is little research on the management of information security at the company level. This paper seeks to expand knowledge on the implementation of an information security management system based on the widely used international standard ISO/IEC 27001. We present motives, experienced impacts, and obstacles related to ISO/IEC 27001 implementation using data from a survey of 125 ISO/IEC 27001 certified companies in Germany. Since adoption rates vary between ICT and non-ICT sector companies, we highlight sector-related variations. We classify the adoption of this standard as a preventive organizational innovation and apply Structural Equation Modeling to unearth explanations for the comparatively low adoption of this management system standard among companies outside the ICT sector. We, therefore, derive recommendations for policymakers, standardization, and certification bodies to foster its diffusion. KW - Information Security KW - ISO/IEC 27001 KW - Management system standard KW - Certification KW - Information security management system (ISMS) KW - Preventive Innovation KW - Resource-based-view KW - Institutional theory PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-531037 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2021.102383 SN - 0167-4048 VL - 109 IS - 10 SP - 1 EP - 23 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-53103 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Kinne, J. A1 - Blind, K. T1 - Exploring the Adoption of the International Information Security Management System Standard ISO/IEC 27001: A Web Mining-Based Analysis N2 - In the light of digitalization and recent EU policy initiatives, information is an important asset that organizations of all sizes and from all sectors should secure. However, in order to provide common requirements for the implementation of an information security management system, the internationally well-accepted ISO/IEC 27001 standard has not shown the expected growth rate since its publication more than a decade ago.In this article, we apply web mining to explore the adoption of ISO/IEC 27001 through a series of 2664 out of more than 900 000 German firms from the Mannheim Enterprise Panel dataset that refers to this standard on their websites. As a result, we present a “landscape” of ISO/IEC 27001 in Germany, which shows that firms not only seek certifications themselves but often refer on their websites to partners who are certified instead. Consequently, we estimate a probit model and find that larger and more innovative firms are more likely to be certified to ISO/IEC 27001 and that almost half of all certified firms belong to the information and communications technology (ICT) service sector. Based on our findings, we derive implications for policymakers and management and critically assess the suitability of web mining to explore the adoption of management system standards. KW - Adoption KW - Information security KW - Management system standards KW - Standards KW - Web mining PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513284 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.2977815 VL - 68 IS - 1 SP - 87 EP - 100 AN - OPUS4-51328 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Nutzung und Wirkung von (zertifizierten) Managementsystemen – aktuelle Erkenntnisse N2 - Ergebnisvorstellung im mitgliederexklusiven Webinar der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Qualität - DGQ zur Nutzung und Wirkung von genormten Managementsystemen als die erste Erhebung im Rahmen von QI-FoKuS. Neben der Motivation hinsichtlich der Anwendung verschiedener Normen, die Anforderungen an Managementsysteme darlegen, sowie den Wirkungen werden insbesondere die Zertifizierung für diese Normen sowie daran anknüpfend die Rolle und Funktion der Akkreditierung – und somit verschiedene Bausteine der QI – adressiert. T2 - Mitgliederexklusives Webinar CY - Online meeting DA - 15.10.2020 KW - Management Systeme KW - QI-FoKuS KW - ISO 9001 KW - ISO/IEC 27001 KW - Zertifizierung KW - Kundenaudit KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Akkreditierung PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51431 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Informationssicherheit in deutschen Unternehmen: Ergebnisse der QI-FoKuS Umfrage zur ISO/IEC 27001 N2 - Ergebnisvorstellung im mitgliederexklusiven Webinar der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Qualität (DGQ) zur Studie: "Nutzung und Wirkung von einem ISMS nach ISO/IEC 27001". Neben Zweck und Design der Studie werden sowohl Hürden bei der Implementierung, fördernde Maßnahmen, die Anwender nützlich finden und die Frage, warum Firmen diese Norm nicht nutzen, erörtert. T2 - Nutzung und Wirkung von einem ISMS nach ISO/IEC 27001 CY - Online meeting DA - 15.04.2021 KW - Zertifizierung KW - Informationssicherheit KW - ISO/IEC 27001 KW - Managementsysteme PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52485 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Asna Ashari, Parsa A1 - Blind, K. A1 - Castka, P. T1 - Quality assurance in supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence on organisational resilience of conformity assessment bodies N2 - Global supply chains rely on the compliance and safety of their products, processes, and facilities. These vital services (often referred to as ‘quality assurance’ or ‘conformity assessment’ services) are provided by Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs). This empirical study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CABs as well as their response to the resulting challenges. Data was gathered through an online survey among all accredited CABs in Germany, which resulted in 555 valid responses. Taking a resilience perspective, we reveal that CABs were hit hard by the disruptions caused by the pandemic, albeit to different degrees, in part due to their type of services, size, and sectors served. Furthermore, we find that contingency plans do not directly cushion order declines (as the main indicator of the economic impact of the pandemic) but rather indirectly through helping CABs respond more quickly, which in turn mitigates their order declines. However, our results show that contingency plans can also have adverse effects if they hinder flexible reaction to the crisis. The findings of our study help managers and policymakers learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and improve the resilience of the conformity assessment sector and quality assurance in the event of future crises. KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Digitalization KW - Testing laboratories KW - Organizational resilience KW - COVID-19 KW - Conformity assessment PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2022.2078189 SP - 1 EP - 23 PB - Taylor & Francis AN - OPUS4-55066 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Dudek, Gabriele A1 - Blind, K. T1 - Die Nutzung und Wirkung genormter Managementsysteme N2 - Das Ziel der Initiative QI-FoKuS ist es, eine Datenbasis für neue wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu Einflussfaktoren und Effekten in der Konformitätsbewertung und Akkreditierung zu schaffen. Ende 2019 wurden in einer ersten Online-Erhebung Unternehmen verschiedener Branchen und Größenklassen in Deutschland zur Nutzung von Managementsystemen und ihren Wirkungen befragt. Diese umfasste weit verbreitete genormte Managementsysteme wie ISO 9001 und ISO 14001 genauso wie bisher wenig untersuchte Systeme wie die ISO 50001 oder ISO/IEC 27001. Es konnten 180 Fragebögen für die vorliegende Studie ausgewertet werden. KW - QI-FoKuS KW - Managementsysteme KW - ISO 9001 KW - ISO/IEC 27001 KW - ISO 50001 KW - ISO 14001 KW - Zertifizierung KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Akkreditierung PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-510831 SN - 978-3-9818564-3-9 DO - https://doi.org/10.26272/opus4-51083 VL - 1 SP - 1 EP - 44 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-51083 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Dudek, Gabriele A1 - Blind, K. T1 - Die Nutzung und Wirkung der Norm ISO/IEC 27001 für Informationssicherheit in Unternehmen in Deutschland N2 - Das Ziel der Initiative QI-FoKuS ist es, eine Datenbasis für neue wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu Einflussfaktoren und Effekten in der Konformitätsbewertung und Akkreditierung zu schaffen und hierbei insbesondere auch auf aktuelle Trends und Entwicklungen einzugehen. Von Januar bis März 2020 wurden in einer Online-Erhebung Unternehmen verschiedener Branchen und Größenklassen in Deutschland zur Nutzung und den Wirkungen ihres zertifizierten Managementsystems für Informationssicherheit nach ISO/IEC 27001 befragt. Es konnten 125 vollständig ausgefüllte Fragebögen für die vorliegende Studie ausgewertet werden. KW - Managementsysteme KW - ISO/IEC 27001 KW - Informationssicherheit KW - Zertifizierung KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Akkreditierung KW - QI-FoKuS PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-517922 DO - https://doi.org/10.26272/opus4-51792 VL - 2 SP - 1 EP - 28 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-51792 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mirtsch, Mona A1 - Pohlisch, Jakob A1 - Blind, K. T1 - International Diffusion of the Information Security Management System Standard ISO/IEC 27001: Exploring the Role of Culture N2 - In the wake of digitalization, organizations are increasingly exposed to risks associated with security breaches and must take measures to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information, and to ensure business continuity. The international standard ISO/IEC 27001 assists organizations in setting up, maintaining and continuously improving their information security management systems. However, despite high growth rates, its international diffusion rates are quite heterogeneous. This paper explores why the diffusion of the international management system standard ISO/IEC 27001 differs across countries. We classify the adoption of ISO/IEC 27001 as a ‘preventive organizational innovation’ and draw from diffusion studies of other management system standards and information security research to develop a set of hypotheses. These relate to the impact of cultural dimensions and national ICT development. We use a negative binomial regression model with panel data covering 57 countries over a 12-year period from 2006 to 2017 to test our hypotheses. We find that the cultural dimensions future orientation, power distance, and institutional collectivism as well as high ICT development are driving factors for the diffusion of ISO/IEC 27001. We derive policy recommendations and avenues for future research. T2 - Twenty-Eighth European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS2020) – A Virtual AIS Conference CY - Online meeting DA - 15.06.2020 KW - Information security KW - International diffusion KW - Standards KW - Management system standards KW - ISO/IEC 27001 KW - Preventive innovations KW - Culture KW - GLOBE KW - ICT development index PY - 2020 SP - RP 88 AN - OPUS4-50919 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Monavari, Mehran A1 - Prellwitz, Matthias A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - van de Kreeke, Johannes A1 - Melzer, Michael A1 - Richter, Silke T1 - The Digital Reference Material Document: From Paper Certificates to Interoperable Data Objects in Digital Quality Infrastructure N2 - Reference materials (RMs) are essential for traceable and reliable measurements in science and industry, yet their certificate/document remain largely paper-based. The Digital Reference Material Document (DRMD) project at BAM introduces a transformative approach by converting traditional RM certificates/documents into machine-interpretable, XML-based digital assets. Building on the Digital Calibration Certificate framework, DRMDs encode ISO 33401 requirements and integrate semantic standards like D-SI and material identifiers. These digital documents support automated data exchange, integration into laboratory systems, and interoperability e.g. via asset administration shells and data spaces. The paper presents the DRMD schema concept, and outlines the path toward international harmonization and large-scale deployment, positioning DRMDs as a cornerstone of a digital quality infrastructure. T2 - IMEKO TC-6 International Conference on Metrology and Digital Transformation - M4DConf 2025 DA - 03.09.2025 KW - Digital Reference Material Document KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Reference Material Certificate KW - DRMD PY - 2025 UR - https://www.m4dconf.org/ UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/measurement-digitalization SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-64269 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Monavari, Mehran A1 - Prellwitz, Matthias A1 - Muth, Thilo A1 - Eichstädt, Sascha A1 - Koch, Claudia T1 - Quality-X: A Federated Digital Ecosystem for the Future Quality Infrastructure N2 - Harmonized and interoperable national Quality Infrastructure (QI) systems are essential for fostering cooperation, promoting mutual trust, and facilitating trade. The true potential of the QI is realized when its elements and actors are seamlessly integrated into a cohesive digital QI ecosystem. Recent developments towards industrial international data spaces enable such an ecosystem but require the integration of QI principles. Recognizing the lack of such a platform, Quality-X aims at setting the stage for the implementation of a QI ecosystem in international data spaces (IDS), GAIA-X and related German and European projects dedicated to secure data sharing. Quality-X is not about the construction of a platform; it is the creation of an inclusive QI ecosystem with harmonized interfaces. Instead of imposing rigid data structures, it prioritizes interoperability. Through the utilization of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), Verifiable Credentials, and Identity Hubs, Quality-X seeks seamless interactions across diverse service provider systems. This white paper introduces the concept and vision of Quality-X and discusses the general prerequisites for integrating QI processes within data spaces. Further on, we introduce existing testbeds, which will serve as an experimental proving ground for exploring various use cases related to the implementation of the vision of a QI-Digital. +++ Harmonisierte und interoperable nationale Qualitätsinfrastrukturen (QI) sind für die Förderung der Zusammenarbeit, des gegenseitigen Vertrauens und der Erleichterung des Handels unerlässlich. Das wahre Potenzial der QI kommt zum Tragen, wenn ihre Elemente und Akteure nahtlos in ein kohärentes digitales QI-Ökosystem integriert werden. Die jüngsten Entwicklungen hin zu industriellen internationalen Datenräumen ermöglichen ein solches Ökosystem, erfordern jedoch die Integration von QI-Prinzipien. Angesichts des Fehlens einer solchen Plattform zielt Quality-X darauf ab, die Voraussetzungen für die Umsetzung eines QI-Ökosystems in internationalen Datenräumen (IDS), GAIA-X und verwandten deutschen und europäischen Projekten zum sicheren Datenaustausch zu schaffen. Bei Quality-X geht es nicht um den Aufbau einer Plattform, sondern um die Schaffung eines umfassenden QI-Ökosystems mit harmonisierten Schnittstellen. Anstatt starre Datenstrukturen aufzuerlegen, steht die Interoperabilität im Vordergrund. Durch die Verwendung von dezentralen Identifikatoren (DIDs), überprüfbaren Berechtigungsnachweisen und Identitäts-Hubs strebt Quality-X eine nahtlose Interaktion zwischen verschiedenen Systemen von Dienstleistern an. Dieses Whitepaper stellt das Konzept und die Vision von Quality-X vor und erörtert die allgemeinen Voraussetzungen für die Integration von QI-Prozessen in Datenräumen. Darüber hinaus stellen wir bestehende Testbeds vor, die als experimentelles Versuchsfeld für die Erforschung verschiedener Anwendungsfälle im Zusammenhang mit der Umsetzung der Vision einer QI-Digital dienen sollen. KW - Quality Assurance KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Data Spaces KW - Digitalization KW - Quality Management KW - Interoperability KW - Verification KW - Identification KW - Certificate KW - Datenräume KW - Qualitätsinfrastruktur KW - Gaia-X KW - Manufacturing-X KW - Catena-X KW - Datenökosystem KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - Qualitätsmanagement PY - 2023 UR - https://www.qi-digital.de/fileadmin/user_upload/website/publikationen/1022_Brosch%C3%BCre_Quality-X_v4.pdf SP - 1 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-59354 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Morcillo, Dalia T1 - Atomic absorption spectrometry with machine learning as a tool for lithium isotope analysis N2 - The general interest in the implementation of renewable energies, particularly in the development of lithium-ion batteries, makes lithium a key element to be analyzed. We are working to develop this tool to determine if the isotopic effect of lithium has an impact on battery aging. T2 - SALSA Konferenz CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.09.2021 KW - Atomic absorption spectrometry KW - Battery KW - Machine learning KW - Lithium KW - Isotope PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53693 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Morcillo, Dalia T1 - Lithium isotope analysis combining atomic absorption spectroscopy and machine learning N2 - In this poster for the SCIX Conference, we apply an analytical procedure based on the monitoring of the lithium isotope through the partially resolved isotope shift in the electronic transition 22P<-22S around wavelength 670.80 nm using high-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometer (HR-CS-AAS) in combination with machine learning (ML) for the determination of Li Isotope ratio analysis. T2 - SCIX Conference CY - Providence, RI, USA DA - 26.09.2021 KW - Lithium isotope KW - High-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometer KW - Machine learning PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53686 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Morcillo, Dalia A1 - Winckelmann, Alexander A1 - Oelze, Marcus A1 - Leonhardt, Robert A1 - Schmidt, Anita A1 - Richter, Silke A1 - Recknagel, Sebastian A1 - Vogl, Jochen A1 - Panne, Ulrich A1 - Abad Andrade, Carlos Enrique T1 - Exploring Age-Induced Lithium Isotope Fractionation in Lithium-Ion Batteries using Microwave-Induced Cold Nitrogen Plasma Mass Spectrometry N2 - This study explores Microwave-Inductively Coupled Atmospheric-pressure Plasma Mass Spectrometry (MICAP-MS) as a cost-effective alternative to Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) for analyzing lithium isotopic composition in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). We investigate the performance of MICAP-MS in measuring Li isotope ratios in new and aged commercial lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) batteries. Our results show that MICAP-MS, operating under cold plasma conditions at 800 W with an 8 mm torch position, achieves results metrologically compatible with MC-ICP-MS, with a precision ranging from 0.6‰ to 3.4‰ for δ7Li values. MICAP-MS benefits from a dielectric resonator for uniform plasma, better ion velocity control, and higher energy efficiency. Optimal settings were identified with dwell times of 10 ms for 6Li and 1 ms for 7Li. The study of LIBs revealed that 6Li migrates towards the anode over multiple charge–discharge cycles, causing 7Li to accumulate in the cathode, a fractionation effect that becomes more pronounced with prolonged cycling. MICAP-MS provides a cost-effective, precise alternative to MC-ICP-MS, with lower operational costs and enhanced portability, advancing the study of isotopic fractionation and aging in lithium-ion batteries. KW - MICAP-MS KW - Lithium KW - Battery aging KW - Lithium isotopes KW - Nitrogen plasma KW - Isotope fractionation KW - lithium cobalt oxide KW - LCO PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-643777 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ja00324a SN - 0267-9477 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) AN - OPUS4-64377 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -