Working with FIATECH in conjunction with ThomasNet and New Way Valve, HAL, Inc. built a field verification process on C2C Mobile® designed to catch counterfeit material before it’s ever installed.
| Industry | Partners | Scope | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Projects & Industrial Valves | FIATECH, ThomasNet, New Way Valve | Anti-Counterfeit Verification | Mobile Application |
The Problem
Counterfeit material doesn’t announce itself.
Counterfeit parts can enter an industrial supply chain at almost any hand-off: an unauthorized distributor, a relabeled component, or a substitution nobody flags until it’s already on site.
- Paperwork and visual inspection are exactly what counterfeiters are scheming to defeat.
- A counterfeit valve, fastener, or fitting can look correct right up until it’s under load.
- By the time a counterfeit part is discovered, it may already be installed in critical equipment, where failure is far more expensive and dangerous.
The Collaboration
One thread ties every hand-off together.
HAL, Inc. took on this project as part of its role as FIATECH’s Procurement & Supply Chain Roadmap Champion, working alongside ThomasNet and New Way Valve to build a verification system where material actually arrives, not back at the office.
- Using C2C Mobile®, field verification inspectors scan and photograph incoming material directly from a handheld device at the point of receipt.
- HAL, Inc. developed this step in conjunction with ThomasNet and New Way Valve to ground the process in real supplier and product data.
- Sponsored as a FIATECH industry initiative, the vertification system reduced counterfeit material across the wider capital-projects supply chain, not just a single customer or location.
- Picture and signature capture creates a permanent, auditable record tied to every receipt.
Incoming Material
From Supplier / Vendor →
C2C Mobile® Verification
Scan, Photo, Cross-Check →
- Verified: Released to Stock
- Flagged: Held for Review
Photograph & Signature Capture · Permanent, Auditable Record at Point of Receipt
The Impact
Counterfeits are caught pre-installation, not after failure.
Point-of-Receipt
Verification in the Field
Photo + Signature
Permanent Audit Trail
Industry-Wide
Benefits for Every Customer
“This process can help stem the tide of counterfeit material in the supply chain.”
