THE STANDARD BEHIND THE TECHNICAL INDUSTRY

ETIM is the international classification model for technical products in the electrotechnical and building industries. It provides a clear, consistent way of describing product data. Making it easier for manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors to collaborate across the entire value chain.

Etimix is built around ETIM. By adopting it, you don’t just follow a standard. You gain a foundation for efficiency, transparency, and long-term competitiveness.

Why Etimix and ETIM are Inseparable

Etimix is preconfigured with ETIM at its core. This brings major advantages for businesses in the electrotechnical and building industries:

  • Faster adoption of ETIM standards. No long custom projects.

  • Confidence that your product data always aligns with the leading industry model.

  • A solution recognized and trusted by partners across the technical sector.

With Etimix, you don’t need to ‘implement ETIM’ from scratch. It’s already embedded. Ready to deliver value from day one.

What is ETIM?

ETIM is a standardized model that defines how technical products are described. Each product is classified according to the same attributes, values, and properties. Regardless of brand or market.

This makes ETIM the common language of product data. It removes confusion, reduces translation errors, and ensures everyone in the supply chain works with the same structure.

ETIM as a Driver of Long-term Value

ETIM does more than streamline data exchange. It also enables sustainable progress:

  • Structured data supports circular economy practices like reuse, recycling, and traceability.

  • A shared standard creates a level playing field, where companies compete on quality and service rather than incompatible data formats.

  • Future-proof design makes it easier to adapt to digital transformation and emerging technologies.

Why ETIM Matters?

Without a shared standard, product data often becomes fragmented, inconsistent, and error-prone. That slows down processes, creates misunderstandings, and adds unnecessary cost.

With ETIM, companies gain:

  • Consistency Every product described in the same structured way.

  • Efficiency Less manual work and faster onboarding of product data.

  • Interoperability. Seamless data exchange across partners, markets, and platforms.

Relationship with ETIM International

ETIM International is the organization responsible for developing, maintaining, and promoting the ETIM classification standard worldwide. ETIM defines how technical products are structured, described, and exchanged across the industry, ensuring a common digital language for all stakeholders.

 FAQs

  • ETIM is an international classification model for technical products. It provides a standardized way of describing products using predefined attributes and values. This creates a common ‘language’ for product data, enabling manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors to exchange information seamlessly.

  • Without ETIM, product data is often inconsistent, incomplete, or difficult to share between systems. By adopting ETIM, you ensure data consistency, reduce manual work, and speed up product onboarding. It also makes collaboration with partners smoother, since everyone works with the same data structure.

  • No. ETIM started in Europe but has now become an international standard, with growing adoption across the electrotechnical, building, and construction industries worldwide. Using ETIM helps companies expand into new markets more easily, because their data is already structured in a globally recognized format.

  • Structured product data makes it easier to trace, reuse, and recycle materials. ETIM creates transparency in the value chain, supporting the circular economy and compliance with sustainability regulations. In other words, it helps companies not only work more efficiently, but also more responsibly.

  • Etimix is built with ETIM at its core. Unlike generic PIM systems, Etimix comes preconfigured to follow ETIM standards from day one. This means you can adopt ETIM instantly, without expensive customization projects, and ensure your product data is always compliant and future-proof.

  • The European Union is introducing the Digital Product Passport to improve transparency, traceability, and sustainability of products. ETIM provides the standardized data structure needed to feed reliable information into these passports. By working with ETIM, companies ensure their product data is already prepared for upcoming DPP requirements. Reducing compliance risks and future-proofing their operations.

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