Accelerating Circularity in High-Tech Manufacturing

Towards a Roadmap for Implementing Digital Product Passports (DPPs) at SMEs

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025-10430

Keywords:

Digital Product Passports, Circular Economy, High-Tech Manufacturing, SMEs, Digital Longevity

Author Biography

Kasper Lange, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Kasper Lange, PhD is an associate professor and researcher in Circular Systems Engineering. After earning a Master’s degree in Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft, he worked as an R&D Engineer in the manufacturing industry. After nine years, he shifted to research and teaching in sustainability and systems engineering at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). In 2022, he successfully defended his PhD research at TU Delft on simulating circular business models in industrial networks. Kasper’s topic of interest is circular systems engineering, a multi- and interdisciplinary discipline that enables the realisation of successful circular production and consumption ecosystems. Its methods and approaches consider the technological, business, social and sustainability needs of all actors involved in producing, delivering, using and integrally returning circular products and services. Kasper is the project leader in TECHPASS, an exploratory study on DPPs in high-tech manufacturing SMEs.

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24-06-2025

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Lange, K., Helmus, J., Boermans, D., & Oskam, I. (2025). Accelerating Circularity in High-Tech Manufacturing: Towards a Roadmap for Implementing Digital Product Passports (DPPs) at SMEs. Proceedings of the 6th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference (PLATE2025), (6). https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025-10430

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No. 6 (2025): Proceedings of the 6th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference (PLATE2025)

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Track 12: Digital Longevity – Extended Abstracts

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