Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) has developed a technology for marking pipe products using QR codes that can be read even in the presence of damage thanks to a proprietary neural network algorithm. The first batch of marked products has been delivered to the customer.

Digital marking is required to identify each pipe and track it throughout its entire life cycle. This information is necessary for comprehensive service support of pipe products from transportation and lowering into the well to its maintenance, repair and decommissioning. Unlike traditional alphanumeric markings, QR codes are more durable. To apply them, standard factory markers are used, and to read and work with information, TMK has developed its own application, which has a built-in neural network algorithm that can restore the code in case of damage.

The software is installed on a smartphone or personal computer and allows see the full product passport, quality certificates for it, and also perform pipe accounting operations in a system that is synchronized with existing inventory management programs. The solution can be used without a network connection (offline), which is important for working in fields. The developer of the technology was the company TMK-Premium Service, part of TMK.

“It is important for the customer to receive reliable information about the product at each production stage, and after production and shipment - during operation. We have developed a solution that allows you to individually identify each pipe and track its life history to plan service operations in advance and use inventory efficiently. Thanks to access to comprehensive information about pipes, our partners can optimize technological operations right at the field, assessing on site their needs and available resources down to the number of pipes to achieve the required length of pipe strings,” said Sergey Rekin, General Director of TMK-Premium Service.

The first batch of pipes with QR codes was produced, marked and shipped by the Volzhsky Pipe Plant (VTZ), part of TMK. It included casing pipes with TMK UP PF threaded connections. In the future, it is planned to expand this practice and apply QR codes to products at other company plants.

TMK has developed a technology for QR coding of pipes using neural networks

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