Baosteel Co., Ltd. is the largest and most comprehensive production base for color coated panels in China, with an annual output of over 1 million tons. The existing production bases are mainly distributed in Baoshan, Qingshan, and Huangshi. In addition, the color coating of Zhanjiang base is also about to be launched on the market, and the four production bases will provide users with nearby and more diversified options.
Baosteel's color coated panels are widely used as materials in many key construction projects in China, and are actively recommended for use by design institutes and owners. In order to protect user rights and maintain the Baosteel color coated plate brand, Baosteel Baoshan Base has been printing QR codes on the back of the color coated plate since 2016. Baosteel Qingshan and Baosteel Huangshi followed closely and launched anti-counterfeiting QR codes in July 2018 and August 2021, respectively, providing strong guarantees for users to identify the authenticity of products and use Baosteel products with confidence.
However, recently there have been "Li Gui" products carrying QR code anti-counterfeiting spray printing on the market. This type of counterfeit products, steel coil information, self built fake servers, and printing QR codes on the back of the steel coil make it difficult for users to distinguish between real and fake, seriously harming users' interests and affecting the image of Baosteel's color coated plate! Users purchase Baosteel color steel plates but receive products with poor quality, corrosion resistance, and short service life, which not only cause economic losses but also pose safety hazards to construction projects.
Baosteel Co., Ltd. released a method on February 16, 2022 to identify the authenticity of Baoshan and Qingshan base color coatings by checking and decrypting server website addresses. Huangshi Company has also informed the following method of identification:
Using a smartphone to scan codes
Scan the anti-counterfeit QR code on the back of the color coated plate with a smart phone. The scanning tools include WeChat, QQ, Alipay, Taobao, UC browser, Huichuang APP, etc.
Attention: When scanning and parsing, it is necessary to connect to the internet.
Check if the decoded content is consistent with the actual object
Inconsistent: counterfeit products
Consistent: Enter Step 2
Step 2
Scan Code Record Yes No
Baosteel
Step3
Continuous scanning of the QR code on the board roll for inspection
No new package scanning records: counterfeit products
After receiving feedback by scanning the code with your phone, click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen, and a pop-up page will appear with the words "webpage provided by h." at the top.
h. This is the website of Baosteel Huangshi Color Coating Server
a. Website for Baoshan and Qingshan base color coating server
Baosteel's anti-counterfeiting QR code for color coated plates adopts a dual code association and integration technology, which generates encrypted QR codes based on conditions such as roll number, wire number, time, and sequence. Users only need to scan the codes with their smartphones to compare and verify the authenticity of the products with the roll number and time printed on the color coated rolls. At the same time, Baosteel's system will record the time and location of each QR code scan, and display the scan record of the QR code during user scanning, thereby helping users distinguish the authenticity of the product
