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Abstract

A method for creating a historical record of the manufacturing, transportation and location history of steel pipe joints includes predetermined characteristics of the pipe joints. During manufacture, the heat number and coil number of the steel used to make each pipe joint is recorded. Each pipe joint is assigned a unique joint number, which is also recorded. A label containing the heat number, coil number and joint number is created and attached to the corresponding pipe joint. The pipe joints are then transported to a final destination. The exact location of the final destination is compiled into a historical record in which the location of the final destination is associated with the heat number, coil number and joint number for each pipe joint. Finally, the labels are removed from the pipe joints to prevent damage to sensitive components in the completed pipeline.

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