ECLASS
ECLASS e.V. was founded on November 14, 2000 by 12 major companies of the German industry. By 2020, the association had around 150 members worldwide from business, associations and public institutions. Fundamental to electronic procurement of services - just as with material products - is a standard for the exchange of information between suppliers and customers. ECLASS e.V. is a non-profit organization that defines, develops and disseminates the classification and master data standard of the same name internationally across all industries.
ECLASS Query Builder: Accurate data, minimal complexity
ECLASS - As the number of change requests increases every year, content development is becoming more and more complex. Anyone wanting to know which properties a group of experts is using, or how many value lists are currently in use, usually has to painstakingly comb through release files or submit manual export requests.
New Segment for Waste and Residues
ECLASS - For companies, the precise classification of waste and processing residues has long since evolved from an administrative task into a critical competitive factor. The introduction of the new segment 'Waste and processing residues' and the tremendous response in the form of new ECLASS content reflect this development.
Embedding ECLASS in BMEcat
ECLASS - The BMEcat format is established worldwide for the exchange of electronic catalogs. We have now published a revised technical specification for the full implementation of ECLASS in BMEcat.
The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance integrates ECLASS as a new standard
Open Industry 4.0 Alliance - The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance is cooperating with ECLASS to adapt the only globally used and ISO/IEC-non-compliant reference data standard for the classification and unique description of products and services. Through ECLASS, product master data can be exchanged digitally across all borders. This is a standard that is already established in the industrial, retail and service sectors and is driving Industry 4.0 initiatives.