VALLOUREC / Fight against counterfeit: Vallourec launches "Valguard", a high-performance solution for forgery-proofing its ce...
14 Novembre 2017 - 1:44PM
Fight against counterfeit: Vallourec launches
"Valguard", a high-performance solution for forgery-proofing its
certificates and products
Boulogne-Billancourt and Abu Dhabi, 14
November 2017 - During the Adipec 2017 conference, which is
being held this week in Abu Dhabi, Vallourec, a world leader for
premium tubular solutions, is today introducing Valguard, an
innovation enabling all users of Vallourec tubes to verify their
authenticity. Valguard firstly allows for the forgery-proofing of
certificates concerning Vallourec tubes by means of a QR code, and
secondly makes it possible to forgery-proof the products
themselves, through the use of a special marking technology.
Counterfeit is a major issue that affects many
sectors including industry and, in particular, premium seamless
tubes. Vallourec takes this matter very seriously given the
critical nature of the applications and projects for which the
tubes are intended to be used. Two years ago, the Group put in
place an in-house anti-counterfeiting committee to centralize
information and take action against counterfeiters. It also
conducts awareness-raising campaigns, primarily as part of the
Steel Alliance Against Counterfeiting[1], which it co-founded, and
through international conferences alongside major players such as
Interpol or the Emirates Intellectual Property
Association.
Vallourec's Valguard solution ensures the
security of documentation describing, in particular, the mechanical
and metallurgical properties of each tube. The Group's IT teams
have developed a specific signage system that will now be included
on all Vallourec tube certificates. Using just a smartphone, all
holders of a new certificate will be able to check the coherence of
their document and contact the Vallourec customer service in just
one click for a more detailed expert appraisal.
Valguard also relies on cutting-edge technology,
close to that used in the aerospace or healthcare sectors, based on
a "Vallourec DNA" tracer. Industrialized and qualified by the
Group's research laboratory in Aulnoye-Aymeries (Northern France)
and by the Quality teams, this solution makes it possible to check
the authenticity of a tube, using a specific sensor linked to a
mobile app.
The two Valguard functions will be deployed from
the end of 2017 and are designed for use across all tubular
solutions: process applications, petrochemicals, industry,
mechanics, oil and gas, line pipes, power generation.
About VallourecVallourec is a world
leader in premium tubular solutions for the energy markets and for
challenging industrial applications such as oil and gas wells in
harsh environments, new generation power plants, daring
architectural projects, and high-performance mechanical equipment.
Vallourec's pioneering spirit and cutting-edge R&D continually
open new technological frontiers. Operating in more than 20
countries, its 19,000 dedicated and passionate employees work
hand-in-hand with their customers to offer more than just tubes:
they deliver innovative, safe, competitive and smart tubular
solutions to make every project possible. Listed on the Euronext in
Paris (ISIN code: FR0000120354, Ticker VK) and eligible for the
Deferred Settlement Service (SRD), Vallourec is included in the
following indices: SBF 120 and Next 150. In the United States,
Vallourec has established a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary
Receipt (ADR) program (ISIN code: US92023R2094, Ticker: VLOWY). The
parity between the ADR and an ordinary Vallourec share is 5 for
1.
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[1] https://fight-fake.org/about
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