How PipeCloud Works

PipeCloud connects the steps between engineering/CAD design and pipe shop execution: data import, work package creation, production planning, digital shop-floor work orders, revision control, progress tracking, and traceability.

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Import design data — PDF spool drawings and PCF files
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Prepare production - packages, cut lists, bending programs, production bundles
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Plan and schedule - capacity, priority, resource allocation
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Execute on the shop floor - digital work orders, screens, revision control
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Track and improve - progress, time, traceability, reporting
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Project setup

In PipeCloud, a project is where the rules for a job live: which work phases its spools go through, how long each component takes, which material catalogue applies and who can see it. Set it up once, and every spool imported into it is estimated and planned the same way.

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Material catalogues

Every customer and every designer names materials differently. PipeCloud’s material catalogues keep your own structured catalogue next to each customer’s codes, so imported spools get the right material, picking lists are right, and heat numbers trace back correctly.

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PDF drawing annotation

A spool drawing is rarely final when it reaches the workshop. PipeCloud lets the office add notes, stamps, weld numbers and bending data directly onto the PDF, and the annotated version is what fitters and welders open from their bundle.

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Stop work

When a revision is coming, the most expensive spool is the one someone keeps working on. PipeCloud’s stop work blocks the affected spools across every phase and work queue, records the reason, and releases them in one step when the new revision arrives.

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Cut nesting

PipeCloud’s cutting bundles calculate how every pipe piece in the bundle fits onto stock tubes and stored remnants, show the cut plan as a visual bar for each tube, and turn useful leftovers into remnant tubes for the next job.

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Shop floor ticketing

Shop floor problems get solved faster when they are reported where they happen. PipeCloud tickets are raised from the bundle or drawing in use, linked to the exact spools and components, and routed to the right person automatically.

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Automatic bending programs

Generate and download machine-ready bending programs based on spool geometry and your bending machine setup — no manual calculations needed.

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Kanban view

PipeCloud’s Kanban view shows the live status of every production task. Quickly see what’s in progress, blocked, or falling behind without spreadsheets or shop floor walkarounds.

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Live factory view

Live factory view gives you a real-time, 3D overview of your own production floor. See active workspaces, track bundle progress, and understand what’s happening and where — without stepping into the shop.