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Digital Certificates of Analysis
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 * Digital Certificates of Analysis Format


DIGITAL CERTIFICATES OF ANALYSIS

An Open Source JSON data structure to create easy-to-consume digital material
certificates unlocking the value of actual material data.


YESTERDAY

Every year hundreds of millions of certificates of analysis for metals and
plastics are exchanged as PDF documents between companies worldwide.

Due to the large variety of formats, the automated processing of PDF documents
is complicated and often fails. In the end, humans perform the tedious
processing of certificates.

Material certificates contain measured data helpful for optimizing the usage and
processing of the materials. The potential reduction in resource consumption
goes unrealized.


TODAY

BASF SE, in collaboration with Julius Blum Gmbh and S1Seven Gmbh, developed the
data format for Certificates of Analysis and released it to the industry as Open
Source.

Producers and users of materials, technology companies, and consultants serving
these industries are developing collaboratively electronic data formats.

Industry stakeholders can use the open-sourced data formats to their maximum
benefit and contribute to further development.

The specification and implementation are state-of-the-art technologies and
development practices for easy implementation and extensibility.


BENEFITS


FOR GOODS ACCEPTANCE

Automate the assignment of certificates to orders, delivery notes, and goods
receipts.


FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Automate the validation and approval process for materials against normative or
custom specifications.


FOR PRODUCTION

Use actual material data to optimize the parameterization of processing
equipment.


FOR PROCUREMENT

Compare and evaluate suppliers based on actual material quality data.


FOR DATA SCIENTISTS

Use actual material data to improve product performance and reduce production
costs.


FOR SUSTAINABILITY MANAGERS

Use optional PCF information to calculate precise Scope 3 emissions.


FEATURES


FOR ISSUERS

 1. Offer higher value to customers by new products combing materials with its
    data in digital form.
 2. Leverage the flexibility of modern electronic data formats to fulfill
    customer desires.
 3. Reduce implementation and maintenance costs for creating material
    certificates.


FOR RECEIVERS

 1. Receive certificates in electronic data format and standardized PDF being
    backward-compatible.
 2. Use open source tools to process and visualize data in the preferred form.
 3. Extract test results with standard libraries.


FOR DEVELOPERS

 1. Use tools and libraries complementing the electronic data format for
    validation and visualization
 2. Deliver quickly high-value based on contributions by the community and
    excellent documentation
 3. Use the electronic data format and tools open sourced with libraries, not
    limiting the usage to build solutions.


TOMORROW

New versions add virtual material data such as recycling share and carbon
footprint to simplify the world's decarbonization efforts.

High-quality electronic data are fundamental for the traceability of materials
in the circular economy.

Principles of good open source projects are applied to evolve standards fast in
the highest quality.


DOCUMENTATION

The technical specification of the electronic data format and examples for CoAs
for plastics is available at Coa Schema.

The format documentation and description of features maximizing the utility for
a broad spectrum of applications are available at CoA Documentation.

The format documentation and description of features maximizing the utility for
a broad spectrum of applications are available at Schema Tools.


COMMUNITY

Initial contributors and early adopters include