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MACHINERY REGULATION

(EU) 2023/1230

Is your documentation really ready for January 20, 2027?

Ready for the new Machinery Regulation?

From 2027 you can deliver machinery documentation digitally. QRcube® supports the management and retention of this documentation, with version traceability and the paper version always available when needed.

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Secure archive with Document Relationship Management
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Build phaseQRcube®Manufacturers · original documentsOperating phaseQRcube LifeThe machine's history over time
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SDS Manager
SDS Manager
Safety Data Sheets management
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Audit and certification management

SDS – Safety Data Sheets

Delivering the sheet to the customer isn't enough: every revision under Article 31(9) must be sent without delay to recipients supplied in the previous 12 months. Missing an update: administrative fines up to €60,000.

Distribute SDS with no risk

With SDS Manager you send sheets to your customers, propagate updates to those who received them and keep proof of every transmission. Fully tracked, supporting compliance.

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Environmental impact of storage

Compare estimated storage emissions

An interactive model comparing decentralised cloud, hyperscale cloud and on-premises servers by data volume and retention period.

Enter your dataChoose the amount to store in GB or TB.
Set the periodCompare a retention period from one to ten years.
Read the methodOpen the formula, parameters and references used by the model.
Environmental impact

Calculate the CO₂ you save with Certiblok

Storing data has a real environmental cost: corporate servers and hyperscale clouds burn energy 24/7 to keep online information that, in most cases, is rarely accessed.

The model compares the decentralised network used by Certiblok with hyperscale cloud and on-premises servers, applying stated assumptions on hardware, utilisation, redundancy and energy to each scenario.

  • Compare Certiblok in real time vs cloud and on-prem servers
  • Assumptions and formula available in detail
  • Result shown in kg of CO₂ and equivalent car kilometres
Calculation formula
CO₂ = (EMC − EMD) × C × (T / 3)
EMC = Emissions of traditional mode (kg CO₂ / TB / 3 years)
EMD = Certiblok emissions (kg CO₂ / TB / 3 years) = 112 kg
C = Capacity in TB  ·  T = Years of retention
How the Certiblok value is calculated (112 kg CO₂ / TB / 3 years)
Technical model assumption: a weighted mix of three node categories:
Standard nodes — already-powered, unused capacity (21% of the network)2,0 kg CO₂/TB/a
Reused nodes — old drives brought back online (20.8% of the network)15,8 kg CO₂/TB/a
New nodes — new drives added to the network (58.2% of the network)18,7 kg CO₂/TB/a
Model weighted average × 3 years= 112 kg CO₂ / TB
The Certiblok expansion factor is 2.7× (Reed-Solomon 80/29), against 3–4× for traditional systems. Estimated utilization: 85% (Certiblok) vs 40% (on-prem) and 75% (hyperscaler).
Reference parameters
On-prem server
679 kg CO₂ / TB / 3a
Hyperscale cloud
362 kg CO₂ / TB / 3a
Certiblok
112 kg CO₂ / TB / 3a
HDD manufacturing
20 kg CO₂ / TB
Operating energy
36,8 kWh / year / TB
Energy emission factor
0,7 kg CO₂ / kWh
Step-by-step calculation for your data
Capacity (C)1,00 TB
Years (T)3 years
Time factor (T / 3)1,00
On-prem server emissions679 × 1,00 × 1,00 = 679 kg
Hyperscale cloud emissions362 × 1,00 × 1,00 = 362 kg
Certiblok emissions112 × 1,00 × 1,00 = 112 kg
Saving vs hyperscaler250 kg CO₂
Saving vs on-prem server567 kg CO₂ (83%)
Certiblok comparative model, not independently verified. Technical assumptions and parameters are stated above. Methodological references: NRDC, Data Center Efficiency Assessment; Tannu & Nair, The Dirty Secret of SSDs: Embodied Carbon (2023).

How much CO₂ do you save by choosing Certiblok?

Enter your data and compare the model estimates

TB
GB TB
1 TB = 1,024 GB
3 years
CO₂ saved by choosing Certiblok
vs. Hyperscale cloud
500 333 167 0 kg CO₂ 362 112 Hyperscaler Certiblok
250kg CO₂
saved
vs. On-prem server
1000 667 333 0 kg CO₂ 679 112 On-prem Certiblok
567kg CO₂
saved
83%
Total emissions compared
On-prem server679 kg CO₂
Hyperscale cloud362 kg CO₂
Certiblok112 kg CO₂
In practical terms
With 1 TB / 3 years you save 567 kg CO₂ compared to an on-prem server — like avoiding 2,363 km by car.
How to read the result
  • The result scales linearly: doubling the data or the retention period also doubles the estimated emissions.
  • Emissions per TB stay the same: only the total changes, based on volume and period.
  • The full formula, parameters and references are in the formula panel and in the downloadable whitepaper below.

Frequently asked questions

How are the emissions calculated?

The model applies stated parameters for on-premises servers, hyperscale cloud and Certiblok to the data volume and retention period you select. The formula, assumptions and step-by-step calculation appear beside the charts.

Does the result measure my company's actual emissions?

No. It is a comparative estimate based on assumptions, not a measurement of your infrastructure, a GHG inventory or an independently verified life-cycle assessment.

What happens if I increase the data volume or retention period?

In this model, estimates scale with the amount stored and the period selected. Totals change, while the emissions parameters per TB remain unchanged.

Where can I find the assumptions and sources?

Open the formula panel for the parameters and methodological references. The full whitepaper in Italian is available beside the result.

Would you like to assess your document scenario?

Show us your volumes, retention periods and workflows: we will prepare a demo based on your use case.

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