JSC «NAC KazAtomProm» uses the technology of end-to-end identification and digital certification of equipment
NAC KazAtomProm JSC is the world's largest producer of natural uranium – 41% of global uranium supplies in 2021.
The enterprise has a wide network of production sites and warehouses, subsidiaries.
Owns an extensive fleet of equipment supplied by a large number of manufacturers and suppliers.
The enterprise has a wide network of production sites and warehouses, subsidiaries.
Owns an extensive fleet of equipment supplied by a large number of manufacturers and suppliers.
Tasks
When delivering and accepting a large amount of equipment, it is important to confirm its authenticity, exclude counterfeit and ensure that a complete set of documentation and accurate information is available.
Due to the large amount of equipment and heavy traffic between warehouses, production sites and repair shops are facing the following challenges:
- Receive accurate, up-to-date information on the number, type and size of equipment in the real time regime.
- Track the life cycle of equipment, its location and movement in its own warehouses, production points, maintenance shops.
- Understand equipment profile, its operating whereabouts, its location, and condition.
- Define clear spare parts requirements for each piece of equipment.
Solution
To solve and action such tasks, a digital identification technology was selected. This technology automates accounting and data collection throughout the item life cycle.
When implementing subject solution, methods and places of ID marking, types of marks were selected depending on the type of pump or its part. The submersible pumps were tagged with different types of RFID tags.
3D modeling for identification of the workload and while considering the place where the tag is attached
Mounting a housing RFID tag in the "body" of the pump
Mounting a flexible RFID tag on the surface of the pump
Submersible pump with QR code marking (laser engraving)
To confirm the stability of the selected type of marking, subject pumps were submerged into the well and operated under real operating conditions (with acids, alkalis, vibration, etc.).
The workloads on the pump were also calculated taking into account the place where the mark was introduced.
Digital passports, technical maps and technical cards of pumping equipment were maintained in the SiLUR digital platform.
Results
We carried out automated control of the movement of pumps from the warehouse to production points, then to the production site, where preventive maintenance, inspection and repair of the product were carried out after the scheduled service life, and also controlled the life cycle of pumps.
10 times faster reconciliation and inventory at each stage of the move.
Significantly accelerated the transfer of all accompanying documents in electronic form for each pump and enabled a catalog search for spare parts.
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