TMK-Premium Service, part of the Russian Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK), has launched a platform for working with external innovations called the TMK-Premium Service Pilot Track. As part of the TMK Premium Service program, it will select and test start-up initiatives in the areas of premium pipe service for the oil and gas industry, the development of high-tech threaded connections, and the optimization of business processes.
The company focuses on digitalization solutions in the field of labor protection using AR / VR technologies, solutions for high-tech marking and end-to-end accounting of pipe products, anti-corrosion monitoring, projects based on technologies for the process of data exchange between devices (M2M), and the Internet of Things (IoT), electronic document management, as well as hydrogen energy projects.
Startups will have access to accelerated project expertise, the opportunity to refine their solution to meet the needs of the holding and launch a pilot project.
The new specialized program for the oilfield services segment effectively complements the pool of areas in which TMK works with external innovative projects. In August 2021, a corporate accelerator was also launched, the integrator of which is the Science and Technology Center (STC) of TMK in Skolkovo ( https://innovations.tmk-group.ru/ ).
