We Are
Hunting Down Spreadsheet
Have you missed the mark using spreadsheets to manage your pipeline engineering data?
Let's be honest. Using spreadsheets to manage pipeline engineering data is a huge pain. Input errors, version control issues, and the inability to share and update information consistently across teams and other tools is a problem.
We've decided enough is enough!
It's time to hunt those pesky spreadsheets and get rid of them once and for all.
software that works!
Technical Toolboxes offers an integrated cloud platform for managing pipeline engineering data across crossings, integrity, corrosion, welding, and more.
Our Platform, HUB, provides one interface for all teams to calculate and share pipeline integration across teams. It's GIS-integrated and can associate pipeline data and physical assets, providing a single source of truth across groups.
Moving away from spreadsheets to our Pipeline HUB allows pipeline engineers:
- Accelerate project schedules
- Lower CAPEX and OPEX
- Reduce risk in calculations
Contact us to learn how we can help you work smarter, not harder!
"In my world of engineering, analyzing the total stress in a pipe is important before we lay the pipe on the ground. Our team for years relied on the in-house spreadsheet for this type of analysis.
During one of our fact finding missing what we encountered opened my eyes to how important it is to have version control and standardization. The reference calc used in our in house spreadsheet was referring to the calc from version 1 of the reference paper. There were subsequent versions that were released that corrected a few of the equations in the analysis. This was never updated in our in house calc and, with certainty, has affected our engineering analysis.
Lesson learned: Always question the source of the spreadsheet in use and make sure that the calc is referencing the latest standards."
Spreadsheets vs. Our Pipeline Engineering Software
Data Quality Control
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Centralized Data Across Teams and Use Cases
GIS Integration
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A pipeline engineer won a Rtic cooler
Pipeline Engineers sent us their funniest, cringiest, or most annoying stories about using spreadsheets to manage pipeline data.
The winner was selected on 12/13/2022
Frequently Asked Questions
Why We Are Hunting Spreadsheets?
Using Microsoft Excel to manage pipeline engineering data is an outdated practice, and successful pipeline operators and service provides are looking to replace them with software for the following reasons:
- Manual data entry: this makes pipeline engineering data susceptible to human error, in fact research suggests that 90% of spreadsheets have errors and half of spreadsheets in large organizations have "material defects." This can have catastrophic consequences in the pipeline industry.
- Data silos: 89% of IT leaders today consider data silos to be one of the leading obstacles of digital transformation. Spreadsheets limit the ability to share and update data across teams, which is critical for the broad range of data and historical information required to make pipeline decision.
- Lack of standardization: pipeline engineering data living in spreadsheets on a shared drive rarely keep up the required standardization of data practices across new personnel, new data entry, or larger events such as a merger and acquisition. This makes projects difficult to scale and continue over time.
Benefits of our Software
Technical Toolboxes offers an integrated cloud platform for managing pipeline engineering data across crossings, integrity, corrosion, welding, and more.
Our Platform HUB provides one interface for all teams to calculate and share pipeline integration across teams. It's GIS integrated and allows the ability to associate pipeline data and physical assets, providing a single source of truth across teams.
Further, it allows the automation of workflows based on pre-configured industry standards (such as those from PRCI) in order to speed up projects. Reporting is also simplified and automated.
Moving away from spreadsheets to our Pipeline HUB allows pipeline engineers to accelerate project schedules, lower CAPEX and OPEX, and reduce risk in calculations. The combination of industry-standard engineering applications paired with data and reporting from our platform ensures engineers are able to make decisions quickly, safely, and in accordance with industry standards.
Learn More about US
Want to see for yourself why there is a better way from using spreadsheets? See for yourself at www.technicaltoolboxes.com!