VALLOUREC / Fight against counterfeit: Vallourec launches "Valguard", a high-performance solution for forgery-proofing its ce...
14 Novembre 2017 - 01:43PM
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
Vallourec
Vallourec 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]
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