Common Parts
A framework for digital spare parts.
Common Parts defines how spare parts are structured, published, and distributed digitally. It covers the registry format, the data standard, and the protocol for authorized manufacturing.
About
What is Common Parts?
Repairing an object requires the right part. Digital manufacturing makes local, on-demand production of spare parts possible — but no shared standard exists for how those parts are described, published, or distributed.
Common Parts specifies that standard. It defines how spare parts are structured in a registry, how they are attributed to their authors, and how authorized manufacturing is handled through a secure protocol.
Common Parts Access is the first platform built on this framework. It is an open registry where spare parts can be published, discovered, and accessed.
Components
Registry
Common Parts Access
An open platform for publishing and accessing digital spare parts. Parts are structured with standardized metadata and attributed to their original authors.
Protocol
CPSP
Common Parts Secure Print — a protocol for authorized, traceable, on-demand manufacturing of certified spare parts by manufacturers and local print services.
Standard
Governance
Common Parts is designed to operate as a neutral institution, governed independently of any single manufacturer or platform, with multi-stakeholder participation.
Status