# ECHO PRM > ECHO PRM (Product Relationship Management) is a German software platform and digital product passport (DPP) service provider. It connects physical products to digital information and services via QR codes, NFC tags or other entry points – for manufacturers of B2B machines, components and B2C products. Key facts: - Use cases: digital product passport (DPP) and Smart Product Passport, EU battery passport, digital operating manuals, digital nameplates, after-sales service workflows, user feedback and surveys, serial-number-level product data. - Regulatory context: EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), EU Battery Regulation (battery passport) and EU Machinery Regulation (digital operating instructions). Obligations and timelines depend on the product category; check the linked pages and the applicable legislation. - Platform: no-code backend, modular building blocks (DPP, files, service, forms, data, users, links, access protection, relations, custom script/HTML), API and ERP/PIM/IoT integration. End users need no app – they scan the code on the product. - Hosting and privacy: GDPR-compliant, hosted in an EU data centre; company based in Germany, working on DPPs since 2019. - Services beyond software: DPP Academy (keynotes, in-house trainings, executive briefings), project support from orientation to technical implementation. - Company: ECHO PRM GmbH, Krokusweg 5a, 87488 Betzigau, Germany · info@echoprm.com · +49 831 98909481. - Language: the website is available in German and English. Most German URLs have an English equivalent listed next to them. ## Platform - [ECHO PRM home (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/home-en/): Overview of the platform, modules, customer pain points, onboarding steps, security and quote request. - [ECHO PRM Startseite (DE)](https://echoprm.com/): German overview of the platform. - [How ECHO PRM works (EN)](https://echoprm.com/how-it-works-en/): The platform components in interplay – backend configuration, system integration (API, ERP/PIM, IoT), the modular platform, the digital product experience and the QR/NFC scan on the product. - [So funktioniert ECHO PRM (DE)](https://echoprm.com/so-funktionierts/): German version of the component overview. ## Digital product passport (DPP) - [Digital Product Passport & Smart Product Passport (EN)](https://echoprm.com/the-digital-product-passport-en/): ECHO PRM's approach of combining ESPR compliance with immediate business value, DPP timeline, videos, podcast and whitepapers. - [Digitaler Produktpass & EU-Ökodesign-Verordnung (DE)](https://echoprm.com/digitaler-produktpass-eu-oekodesign-verordnung/): German version of the DPP page. - [DPP FAQ (DE)](https://echoprm.com/faq_dpp/): Detailed German FAQ on the DPP, ESPR, Battery Regulation, affected products, timelines and implementation. ## Battery passport - [Battery Pass ready (EN)](https://echoprm.com/batteriepass-en/): Getting manufacturers ready for the EU battery passport – from orientation and training to preparation and technical implementation. - [Battery Pass ready (DE)](https://echoprm.com/batteriepass/): German version of the battery passport page. ## Digital operating manuals - [Digital operating manual (EN)](https://echoprm.com/digital-operating-manual/): Legally compliant digital operating instructions accessible directly on the product via QR code – no paper, no app, no IT project. - [Digitale Betriebsanleitung (DE)](https://echoprm.com/digitale-betriebsanleitung/): German version of the digital operating manual page. - [Digital nameplate (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/digital-data-plate/): Digital product ID and nameplate for physical products ([DE](https://echoprm.com/digitales-typenschild/)). ## Academy and training - [DPP Academy (EN)](https://echoprm.com/dpp-academy-en/): Training formats on the DPP and ESPR – self-study, keynotes, in-house trainings and executive briefings. - [DPP Academy (DE)](https://echoprm.com/dpp-academy/): German version of the Academy page. ## Use cases and customers - [Use cases (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/echo-prm-usecases/): Product information provision, digital service and after-sales, bidirectional user interaction, PDI checks and serial number management ([DE](https://echoprm.com/echo_prm_usecases/)). - [B2B products (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/b2b-products/): Mobile machines, components, stationary industrial machines, prototypes ([DE](https://echoprm.com/use-cases-b2b-maschinen/)). - [B2C products (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/b2c-products/): Serial-number and article-level interaction, e.g. camper vans, boats, bikes ([DE](https://echoprm.com/b2c-produkte/)). - [Customer references (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/customer-references/): Success stories, including [MAGNI](https://echoprm.com/en/success-story-magni-en/), [TGSK](https://echoprm.com/en/success-story-tgsk-en/) and [Ymer](https://echoprm.com/en/success-story-ymer-en/) ([DE](https://echoprm.com/kundenreferenzen/)). ## Company - [About us (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/about-us/): Founding idea and team ([DE](https://echoprm.com/ueber-uns/)). - [Security & GDPR (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/security/): Data protection and IT security measures ([DE](https://echoprm.com/sicherheit/)). - [Contact (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/contact/): Contact details ([DE](https://echoprm.com/kontakt/)). ## Optional - [DPP articles and news (DE)](https://echoprm.com/category/digitaler-produktpass-dpp/): Blog posts on the DPP, ESPR and implementation. - [DPP Deep Dive podcast (DE)](https://echoprm.com/category/digitaler-produktpass-dpp/podcast-dpp-deep-dive/): Podcast episodes on DPP topics, e.g. affected products, data requirements, service providers and the battery passport. - [EU regulation articles (DE)](https://echoprm.com/category/eu-verordnung-de/): Articles on the EU Machinery Regulation and digital operating manuals. - [Press releases (DE)](https://echoprm.com/pressemitteilungen/): Company news. - [Time & money calculator (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/timemoney/): Example effort calculation for running ECHO PRM ([DE](https://echoprm.com/zeit-geld/)). - [Imprint (EN)](https://echoprm.com/en/imprint/): Legal company information ([DE](https://echoprm.com/impressum/)).