Danfoss 2024 Material Data Reporting – CDX User Guide

Danfoss 2024 Material Data Reporting – CDX

Product Information

Specifications

• Product Name: CDX – Material Data Reporting
• Classification: Business
• Tool Objective: Assist in disclosing hazardous/critical substances in products
• Data Format: Material Datasheet (MDS) on Full Material Disclosure (FMD) Level

Product Usage Instructions

CDX – Registration
If you are new to CDX reporting, follow these steps to register your company:

1. Register your company on the CDX platform.
2. Verify your registration via email confirmation and activation link.
3. Complete your registration by activating your account on the CDX platform.

CDX – 1st Start
After registration, proceed with the following steps:

1. Visit the CDX login page and log in using your credentials.
2. Access the MDS View under Administration to manage material datasheets.
3. Check your MDS Request inbox for any requests received through the platform.

CDX – Answering a Request
To respond to a request from Danfoss, follow these steps:

1. Create a Material Datasheet (MDS) or assign an existing MDS to the request.
2. Submit the MDS to Danfoss either by searching for their account or responding to a request in CDX.

FAQ

• What is a Material Datasheet (MDS)?
  A Material Datasheet on Full Material Disclosure (FMD) Level provides detailed information about the composition, concentration, and presence of specific substances in a product or component.

• How can I search for MDS requests?
  To search for MDS requests, navigate to the Inbox > MDS Request section on the CDX platform and look for open requests.

Material Data Reporting – CDX
General guideline 2024

Guideline Overview

• Objectives and Key Points
• CDX – Registration
• CDX – 1st Start
• CDX – What is an MDS?
• CDX – Answering a Request
• How to – Create/ Search for a Material MDS
• How to – Create Component MDS
• How to – Assign Material/Component
•  How to – Submit Data to Danfoss directly
• How to – Get Additional Support
• Useful tips

Objectives and Key Points

Danfoss Objectives

• Strengthen Danfoss compliance processes
• Effectively follow up on customer / regulatory requirements
• Support Danfoss ESG ambitions

Key Message

• Danfoss is accelerating at full speed on the transformation journey of sustainable technologies and solutions. Detailed knowledge of hazardous/critical substances in our products is imperative to achieve our goals. Tools for compliance data exchange have been designated to assist us in reaching this ambitious target.

Tools for Data reporting

• CDX – Go to Website is an abbreviation for Compliance Data Exchange system. It is a data exchange tool accessible as a portal, designed to satisfy latest regulatory requirements of various industries.
• IMDS – Go to Website is an abbreviation for International Material Data System, represents the automotive industry’s compliance data exchange tool. Given that multiple Danfoss customers are Automotive OEMs, we currently facilitate reporting through IMDS as part of our commitment to compliance.
• Requested Data format
  Material Datasheet (MDS) on Full Material Disclosure (FMD) Level is a comprehensive and detailed disclosure of all the materials used in a product or a component. It includes information about the composition, concentration, and presence of specific substances in a product.

CDX – Registration

Additional resources :

• CDX User Manual (cdxsystem.com)
• Recorded registration instructions

CDX – 1st Start

Login after registration

CDX – Answering a request

• You may receive a request from Danfoss through an e-mail or directly through CDX.
• In order to answer an MDS request, you are required to:

CDX – WHAT IS AN MDS?

Material Datasheet (MDS)

•  Can be thought of as a container consisting of various component and/or material related data.
• MDS Types
  There are several MDS Types in CDX

MDS Type| Description| Used in| Can have sub-MDS
---|---|---|---
Material| Represents a homogeneous structure – meaning if you took a vertical slice through the product, you would not see layers| Materials Semicomponents Components|  Material, Basic Substance
Semicomponent| Similar to a Material, it represents a structure that will require further processing before it is assembled and given a final weight. Examples are a steel blank or a coated wire. Usage is by length, by volume, or by area.| Semicomponents, Components| Semicomponent, Material, Basic Substance
Component| Used to represent an assembly Component that has a defined weight and is used in whole number quantities. Examples would be an engine block, a seat, etc. The weight of a Component MDS is defined at creation and cannot be reduced in the structure.| Components| Component, Semicomponent, Material, Basic Substance

More detailed information on MDS and other areas of CDX reporting is available in the user manual at: CDX User Manual (cdxsystem.com)

How to – Create/Search for a Material MDS

• A Material is the lowest level of MDS a user can create
  

How to – Add Substance to a Material

• A Substance is a chemical element (e.g. Iron, Copper, etc.) or a compound ( acrylic resin, zinc oxide).
• Basic Substances are defined by either a specific Chemical Abstract Number (CAS#) or generically by function.
• Substances in CDX can be:
  1.  CAS-numbered Substance – Substance with a CAS# assigned to it, meaning it is a clearly defined Substance, example: Iron (CAS# 7439-89-6).
  2. Pseudo-Substance – A pseudo-substance gives an accurate description of the substance or the substance group but does not have a CAS# assigned to it, example: “Acrylic resin”. These substances are accepted as real substances.
  3. Joker or Wild card – These substances do not define a specific substance. There is a limited number of wild cards available in the database and all have “system” in the CAS# field. An example is “Miscellaneous.” It is not allowed to use a Joker or Wild card in place of a substance that is declarable or prohibited (restricted) on Danfoss Negative List
     

How to – Create Component MDS

Component represents a final part for which weight cannot be changed It can be a:

• low-complexity part containing a simple material (steel screw)
• high-complexity part / product containing sub-components made of various materials (Controller)
  

How to – Add Material/Component to a Component

This section describes how materials / sub-components can be assigned to a component

• We can add multiple materials and / or components to a component while in edit mode
•  CDX system check can help us understand, which actions are required to finalize the MDS

How to – submit data to Danfoss

Direct Submission

• After succesfully creating your component, you can submit to Danfoss for review:
  1. Go to recipient data while editing your component
  2. Add recipient based on which Danfoss organisation you supply to / unmark „only root companies“
  3. Add Danfoss Part Number – enter a code which Danfoss uses to identify your component / material
  4. Send or Propose your Datasheet to Danfoss for review (do not submit data to Danfoss A/S – ID 8059)

Additional Support

If more information/training is needed, please contact your responsible Danfoss buyer

• Tips to Create Material MDS
• Tips to Create Component MDS

Useful Tips

• CDX License
  • After registration, users can create datasheets, evaluate owned MDSs against legislations and submit to customers
  • Data sheets for own components can also be imported from other formats (IMDS, IPC1752, IPC1754 or IEC62474)
• If you have confidential substances (your know-how) in your materials, you may mark a specific substance „confidential“. Please be aware that substances marked as declarable/restricted in Danfoss Negative List cannot be designated as ‘confidential’.”
• Read more on Danfoss Negative List on our Product Compliance Page
• ENGINEERING TOMORROW

References

• CDX Compliance Data Exchange - HOW TO REGISTER YOUR COMPANY
• cdxsystem.com/cdx/faces/login

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