Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2026 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Matplus GmbH, Friedrichstraße 51, 42105 Wuppertal, Germany
Participants: Max. 12 persons (limited)
Target audience: Decision-makers, users and IT managers
Cost: Free of charge for our customers
Dear Sir or Madam,
valuable material data – painstakingly determined in laboratories and test facilities – is still frequently shared as PDF files and then stored in unstructured archives. Typical examples include:
- Sampling results for products
- Acceptance test certificates
- Laboratory data from external test labs
- Substance declarations and hazardous substance documentation
Distribution works – but once filed, this information is neither searchable nor usable by systems. It thus recedes from the organization’s active knowledge base and from the value-creation process, and is not available for optimizing products, processes and sustainability assessments.
From Distribution to Usability
For material information to be truly usable within a company, it must be available in digital, machine-readable form. Digitization at the point of origin – directly in laboratory, testing and ERP systems – is far more effective than retroactive capture from PDF archives. This requires reliable, standardized data exchange between all parties along the value chain.
MatliX: Pragmatic, Standardized Data Exchange
As part of a VDA working group, an industry-neutral, easy-to-use exchange format was developed that closes precisely this gap. The open specification is freely available on GitHub and enables direct, machine-readable exchange between ERP, PLM and laboratory systems.
Under the label MatliX – Material Lifecycle Information eXchange, we support our customers in practical implementation.
Your Benefits at a Glance
- Standardized & machine-readable – based on VDA 231-301 & DIN SPEC 9012
- Industry-neutral – applicable from automotive and aerospace to mechanical engineering
- Future-proof – extensible for DPP, PCF and REACH compliance
- Pragmatic – ready to use immediately, optionally connectable to data spaces such as Catena-X later
Workshop Agenda
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 10:30 | Concepts and Perspectives of the MatliX Format |
| 12:00 | Joint Lunch |
| 13:00 | Live Demonstration of Practical Application |
| 14:30 | Discussion: Requirements & Extensions (incl. Digital Product Passport / DPP) |
| 15:30 | Outlook & Networking |
Register Now
Secure your place – participation is limited to 12 persons to ensure intensive exchange.
Registration by email: [email protected]
Or by phone: +49 (0)202 29 78 97 80
We look forward to exchanging ideas with you and opening up new perspectives for digital material data exchange together.
