Industrial Supply
Custody for the spares a plant depends on.
Components and spare parts move from manufacturers to distributors, stores and maintenance teams on certificates and part numbers. The paperwork describes a part. Nothing binds it to the part being installed.
NOANE is designed to make the physical part a participant in each custody handoff.
Direct Answer
What NOANE does for industrial supply.
NOANE is a patented custody protocol designed to bind an industrial component or spare part to a custody record. Each handoff is designed to need both the part and the authorized holder, so a buyer, stores team or maintenance engineer can check that the part on the bench is the part the record describes. It is designed to work alongside part numbers, certificates of conformity and maintenance systems, not to replace them.
The Exposure
Certificates can separate from the part.
Spares are bought through distributors, held in stores and moved between sites. When a certificate and a part drift apart, the cost lands on whoever has to prove where the part came from.
Copied components
Copies of bearings, valves, electrical parts and other components can enter the same channels as genuine stock.
Unplanned downtime
When a part's origin cannot be confirmed, it stays on the shelf and the line waits.
Records that cannot be tested
Critical spares change hands between suppliers, stores and sites. Each record is a claim about a past handoff, checked against other claims.
The question is not whether the certificate looks right. It is whether this part was present when custody changed.
Certificate vs Custody
A certificate describes. Custody proves.
A certificate of conformity states what a part is and that it met a specification. Custody is a different question: who holds the part now, and was the part itself present at each handoff.
Certificates today
Custody, as NOANE is designed
NOANE adds a custody event alongside the certificate. It does not replace it.
Designed for Every Hand the Part Passes Through
Who it is for.
Capabilities the protocol is designed to enable. Not all are built today.
Component manufacturers
Identity provisioned at manufacture. A custody record that starts with the part.
Distributors
Sell parts whose custody history can be checked through every intermediary.
Stores and procurement
Confirm the stock received is the stock ordered, before it goes on the shelf.
Maintenance teams
Check a spare before it is fitted. Add each installation to its history.
Quality and audit
Review a signed custody trail instead of reconstructing one from paper.
Insurers and asset owners
Claims and asset records tied to specific components.
On the Record
A part's life on the record.
How the protocol is designed to follow a part from the factory to retirement.
01
Register
The part receives its identity at manufacture.
02
Bind
That identity is bound to a custody record.
03
Ship
Custody moves with the part through distribution.
04
Receive
The stores team and the part both sign the handoff.
05
Install
The engineer verifies the part before it is fitted.
06
Repair
Refurbishment and repairs are added to the history.
07
Retire
A scrapped part is retired, and its record shows it out of service.
Industrial supply uses continuous custody mode: every transfer is designed to require both signatures before custody changes. No deferred settlement.
Limits
What NOANE does not do.
NOANE does not replace certificates of conformity, standards approvals, inspections or your quality system. A chip signature is not proof that a part meets its specification. NOANE is designed to supply custody evidence those programs can use.
There is no industrial deployment today. This page describes the protocol design and the scope we are developing toward.
FAQ
Frequently asked.
Does NOANE replace certificates of conformity?
No. The certificate stays. NOANE is designed to add a custody event alongside it, so the part itself takes part in each handoff.
How would a chip attach to a part?
It depends on the part and its environment: a tag, a plate or an enclosure. That design work is part of a pilot.
Does every part need a chip?
No. A secure chip costs more than a printed label, so it fits critical, high-value or often-copied parts first. Scoping that is part of a pilot.
Who holds the keys?
The item's key is designed to stay in its chip, and the authorized holder keeps their own transfer key. Neither alone is designed to move the record.
BIND IT.
Bring your category into the design cohort.
Research: NOANE Infrastructure Response Paper V2 · SSRN (opens in new tab) · DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6736141 (opens in new tab)