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5 ways to find out if an MTC is fake
We all find it annoying, but we know they exist: fakers in the steel industry. Counterfeiters of certificates not only undermine confidence in the steel supply chain, they sometimes even contribute to failures and errors within a project.
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Webinar: Saving costs while gaining control of the supply chain
Maintain quality while shaving on costs, the holy grail for every company with a high focus on quality. During this webinar, we will deep dive into the business case of SteelTrace. How to maintain quality, while even reducing costs.
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Webinar SteelTrace Blockchain in Oil&Gas Q&A
As a follow up to the previous webinar we held another one the 30th of May where we answered questions that arrived from the first one. We answered questions about how the onboarding of new users on SteelTrace worked, about how we handle the security part of SteelTrace and so forth. You can watch it below!
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Webinar: Blockchain in Oil & Gas
On April 9th 2020 SteelTrace organised its first webinar: Blockchain in Oil & Gas. The webinar had about 65 attendees from Oil & Gas company’s like Total, Fluor, Borealis etc. We gave an overview of the Blockchain Technology and gave a short demonstration on how we apply blockchain in the supply chain of steel.
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SteelTrace partners with Q-Sys
SteelTrace BV is pleased to announce its partnership with Q-Sys solutions to introduce and promote the use of our blockchain technology platform for material traceability and data integrity. Our CEO Tom Meulendijks says: “SteelTrace can benefit from Q-Sys’ experience with quality management and network in Oil & Gas to accelerate our mission to remove friction and improving transparency in the supply chain of steel.” Q-Sys has over 20 years of experience in implementing ISO certifications, auditing of common ISO management systems such as 9001, 14001 and 45001 as well providing a full-service suite from initial supplier sourcing and evaluation through to product delivery. They work with companies like Subsea7, Lloyds Register, FTR and Barnshaws group.
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Will the True Digital signature stand up?
We are often told by Steel companies that they already digitally sign their certificates. Curiosity forces us to ask, how then? The answer: an authorised person copy & pastes an image of a written signature. In our opinion that’s a digital image of a signature, not exactly a “Digital Signature”. The receiver of the certificate can never really verify whether it is real.
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What do we mean with Truly Digital?
SteelTrace uses the term true digital and that might lead to confusion. A common statement is: we have digital certificates! Closer inspection leads to the conclusion; we have PDF’s, and yes, they are digital. But not truly digital, let us explain.
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Why a secured digital trail can add value
How does a secure digital trail of a product add value if there is no direct link to the physical product itself? An often heard question within the steel industry.
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