Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology streamlines MRO activities by eliminating human-error and increasing the speed and efficiency at which typical tasks are performed MRO activities are performed on pipelines as a means of assuring continuous and sustained flow of product through the transportation mechanism (the pipe). They are also performed to ensure other auxiliary activities are not jeopardized because of issues with the pipe. In parallel to operational activities, safety is also a major driving factor in the way MRO activities are modeled.

RFID enabling flanges, gaskets, and bolts provides a serializable product trial for all the system components that are a part of the pipeline pressurized system. Field operatives can perform scans on these parts and enable a data fusion between the activities they are performing and the part(s) to which they are performing it to.

These activities could include: a) exit inventory, b) observed defects, c) maintenance performance, d) product specification retrieval, and a variety of other steps.

Enabling this serialization and data fusion provides the capacity to dynamically adjust inspection frequency, retrieve maintenance records and product specifications on a particular part, validate part replacements to assure they are meeting pressurized system requirements under the dynamic system conditions, and provide operations visibility as to how the pipeline can be used under the real-time changing variables of maintenance and repair.