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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 -