Service Point
Service Point (开云(中国)) is a China-based integrated technology enterprise providing pipeline corrosion protection, cathodic protection equipment, anti-corrosion materials, and digital integrity monitoring solutions to state-owned oil and gas pipeline operators including PipeChina, Sinopec, and CNPC subsidiaries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersWoburn, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Service Point does
Service Point (开云(中国)) is a Chinese integrated technology enterprise that has operated for approximately 18 years in oil and gas pipeline integrity management, with a focus on cathodic protection, anti-corrosion materials, and digital pipeline monitoring. Its technology stack spans proprietary hardware including potentiostats, solid-state decouplers, intelligent potential collectors, sacrificial anodes (zinc, magnesium, aluminum alloys), UV-curable pipeline coating tapes, reference electrodes, and fiber optic acoustic leak detection systems. The company also operates underwater robotic inspection capabilities for river-crossing pipeline sections. Its engineering service portfolio covers pipeline external corrosion assessment (ECDA), fiber optic leak detection, stray current evaluation and mitigation, girth weld repair, and digital cathodic protection design, operation and maintenance. It holds the highest tier Class 1 Anti-Corrosion Construction Qualification from the China Industrial Anti-Corrosion Technology Association as well as Class 2 Waterproof/Anti-Corrosion Professional Contracting and Class 3 Petroleum Chemical Engineering Construction General Contracting qualifications, plus ISO9001, ISO14001, GB/T28001, and HSE certifications.
The business model combines three revenue streams: (1) turnkey engineering services delivered via field-sales to enterprise clients, (2) sales of proprietary cathodic protection equipment and anti-corrosion materials through a catalog of more than 30 SKUs, and (3) equipment leasing of testing and inspection tools. Customers are concentrated in Chinese state-owned oil and gas enterprises, with qualified pre-approved supplier status across all five PipeChina regional subsidiaries (West-East Gas Pipeline United Pipeline, Western Pipeline, Beijing Pipeline, Northern Pipeline, and South China Company), plus Sinopec and CNPC subsidiaries including Sinopec South China Branch, Sinopec Engineering Construction, and CNPC West-East Gas Pipeline Company. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed; the go-to-market is direct enterprise sales with no consumer or retail distribution channels. Geographic operations are confined to mainland China with no evidence of international expansion.
The company occupies industry association leadership positions, including Vice Chairman of the National Petroleum and Chemical Pipeline Professional Committee and Standing Director at the China Industrial Anti-Corrosion Technology Association. It also maintains 产学研 (industry-enterprise, association-enterprise, university-enterprise) partnerships for technology innovation and R&D collaboration. Beyond cathodic protection equipment, the company has begun extending its product surface into broader pipeline safety management through offerings such as radar-based smart voice alarms for high-consequence areas and equipment leasing of inspection tools.
Service Point firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Service Point
- Legal name
- 开云(中国)
- Website
- https://servicepointusa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Service Point (开云(中国)) is a China-based integrated technology enterprise providing pipeline corrosion protection, cathodic protection equipment, anti-corrosion materials, and digital integrity monitoring solutions to state-owned oil and gas pipeline operators including PipeChina, Sinopec, and CNPC subsidiaries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Service Point industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Pipeline Corrosion Protection
- NAICS
- Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (23712)
- SIC
- Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Corrosion Control & Cathodic Protection Maintenance (CP Systems, Coatings) (EUAJAMAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Corrosion Monitoring & Cathodic Protection (CP) Services (CIS/DCVG/ACVG, CP Design/Testing) (TLAGALAF), Corrosion Monitoring & Integrity Management (Pipelines, Tanks, CUI) (EUAEAKAD), Corrosion Inspection & Coating/CP Surveys (CUI, CP, DCVG/ACVG) (EUAEAHAF), Inspection, Integrity & Testing Services (NDT, Well Integrity, Corrosion, QA/QC) (EUALABAO), Pipeline Rehabilitation & Repair Services (Sleeves, Composite Wraps, Hot Taps, Recoating) (TLAGALAJ)
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Where Service Point is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Woburn
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Service Point business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Engineering Services: Provides turnkey pipeline corrosion protection engineering services including pipeline external corrosion assessment (ECDA), underwater robotic inspection, leak detection, stray current evaluation and mitigation, girth weld repair, and digital cathodic protection design, operation and maintenance.
- Corrosion Protection Equipment and Materials: Manufactures and sells proprietary cathodic protection equipment (constant potential instruments, solid-state decouplers, intelligent collectors), anti-corrosion materials (sacrificial anodes, coating tapes, reference electrodes), and safety management devices for high-risk areas.
- Equipment Leasing: Offers rental of testing and inspection equipment including multimeters, coating thickness gauges, gas detectors, grounding resistance meters, ultrasonic thickness gauges, and pipeline coating strippers.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Service Point product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Service Point (开云(中国)) is an integrated technology enterprise providing turnkey pipeline corrosion protection engineering services and proprietary manufactured cathodic protection equipment and anti-corrosion materials. The company delivers full-cycle pipeline integrity management for China's oil and gas pipeline operators, combining on-site engineering services (external corrosion assessment, underwater robotic inspection, fiber optic leak detection, stray current mitigation, girth weld repair) with in-house manufactured products (potentiostats, solid-state decouplers, sacrificial anodes, UV-curable coating tapes, reference electrodes, intelligent monitoring systems).
Product overview
Service Point (开云/China Kaiyun) is an integrated technology enterprise offering a comprehensive portfolio of pipeline corrosion protection and monitoring solutions. The product ecosystem consists of three main categories: (1) Cathodic Protection Equipment including potentiostats, solid-state decouplers, and intelligent drainage devices; (2) Anti-corrosion Materials including sacrificial anodes (zinc, magnesium, aluminum alloys), impressed current anodes (high silicon cast iron, deep well, flexible), UV-cured protective tapes, and reference electrodes; and (3) Pipeline Monitoring Systems including smart potential collectors, intelligent detection pillars, and corrosion monitoring probes. These products are complemented by engineering services covering external corrosion assessment (ECDA), underwater robotic inspection, fiber optic leak detection, stray current mitigation, and digital cathodic protection design. The company serves oil and gas pipeline operators across China through national pipeline networks including PipeChina West-East Gas Pipeline and Northern Pipeline Company.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Pipeline External Corrosion Assessment (ECDA) Engineering Service (管道外腐蚀评估) Turnkey engineering service for buried pipeline hazard investigation, anti-corrosion treatment, and online monitoring solutions for oil and gas pipeline operators in China.
- Underwater Robotic Pipeline Corrosion Inspection (管道河流穿越段水下机器人腐蚀检测) Robotic inspection service for river-crossing and lake-crossing pipeline sections where excavation is not feasible, providing corrosion assessment for buried pipeline integrity.
- Pipeline Leak Fiber Optic Detection (管道泄漏点光纤检测) Leak detection service for oil and gas pipelines using fiber optic acoustic listening technology to monitor pipeline leaks, burst pipe events, and excavation damage in real time.
- Stray Current Corrosion Detection, Evaluation, and Mitigation (杂散电流腐蚀检测、评估及干扰源排流防护) Detection and assessment service for stray current corrosion on buried pipelines, including interference source drainage and protection measures such as solid-state decoupler and intelligent drainage device installation.
- Girth Weld Excavation Re-inspection and Reinforcement Repair (环焊缝开挖复拍及补强修复) Professional anti-corrosion coating repair construction service for pipeline girth welds, with project experience at CNPC West-East Gas Pipeline, CNPC Western Pipeline, and CNPC Pipeline Company.
- Digital Cathodic Protection Design, Operation, and Maintenance (数字化管道阴极保护设计及运行、维护) Engineering service for the design, operation, and maintenance of digital cathodic protection systems for pipelines, including remote monitoring platform integration and data-driven integrity management.
- Potentiostat / Constant Potential Instrument (恒电位仪) Digital remote monitoring controlled rectifier for impressed current cathodic protection systems, featuring full-sealed operation, automatic AC/DC switching, ≥90% full-load efficiency, ±10mV potential control accuracy, and over-voltage/over-current/over-temperature protection.
- Solid-State Decoupler (固态去耦合器) Solid-state coupling device for draining stray currents, fault currents, and lightning surge currents from buried steel pipelines and metal structures, with ns-level response time and ability to withstand >60kA lightning impulse current.
- Intelligent Potential Collector (智能电位采集仪) Remote monitoring system for pipeline cathodic protection data, supporting GPRS wireless and base station fiber transmission, with automated collection, expert diagnostic analysis, and 20-year continuous operation on solar/30Ah battery power.
- Smart Detection Pillar (智能检测桩) Autonomous data collection device for pipeline cathodic protection monitoring, featuring wireless GPRS and fiber optic transmission, GPS timing calibration, and automated corrosion rate assessment.
- Water Sandblasting Machine (水喷砂除锈机) Pipeline coating removal machine for rapid cleaning of epoxy powder coating, coal tar enamel, PE tape, and other external anti-corrosion layers.
- High Consequence Area Smart Voice Alarm (高后果区智能语音报警器) Intelligent radar-based voice alarm system for high-risk areas along pipelines, featuring solar power, working temperature range of -40 to 70°C, and 15-20m detection distance.
- UV-Curable Pipeline Coating Tape (光固化管道防腐层保护带) UV epoxy resin pre-impregnated tape with glass fiber reinforcement forming glass steel protective layer on pipelines, featuring 280MPa tensile strength, 350N/mm deformation resistance, and 13MPa bonding strength to steel.
- Flexible Anode (柔性阳极) New-type auxiliary anode using MMO/Ti wire or conductive polymer technology, with low output voltage, high current utilization rate, and uniform cathodic protection potential distribution for buried pipelines and above-ground storage tanks.
- Intelligent/Smart Drainage Devices (智能排流器 / 交流排流器 / 极性排流器) AC drainage and intelligent/polar drainage devices for mitigating alternating current interference on buried pipelines, with automatic adjustment based on interference conditions.
- Sacrificial and Impressed Current Anodes (镁合金/锌合金/铝合金牺牲阳极, 高硅铸铁阳极, 深井阳极) Cathodic protection anodes including magnesium alloy sacrificial anodes (for underground/freshwater pipelines), zinc alloy sacrificial anodes (for soil <20 ohm-m and seawater), aluminum alloy sacrificial anodes (~3x power output of zinc), high silicon cast iron impressed current anodes (offshore platforms/underground pipelines/storage), and deep well anodes (high resistivity soils and urban networks).
- Reference Electrodes (锌极化探头, 便携式参比电极, 10年硫酸铜参比电极, 高纯锌参比电极) Cathodic protection reference electrodes including zinc polarization probe (eliminates IR drop and stray current measurement errors, 10-year service life), portable reference electrode, long-life copper sulfate reference electrode (10-year service life), and high purity zinc reference electrode.
- Equipment Leasing Service (设备租赁) Rental service for testing and inspection equipment including multimeters, coating thickness gauges, gas detectors, grounding resistance meters, ultrasonic thickness gauges, and pipeline coating strippers for pipeline operators and contractors.
Quantifiable outcome
- Smart potential collector can continuously operate for 20 years on solar or 30Ah battery power with data storage capacity of 5+ years
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Companies that use Service Point
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Service Point technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Service Point partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.
- National Pipeline Network Group - West-East Gas Pipeline United Pipeline Co., Ltd. (国家管网集团西气东输联合管道有限公司)coreQualified pre-approved supplier providing pipeline integrity engineering services and products. The company is an approved vendor for this major national pipeline operator, providing cathodic protection engineering, leak detection, and pipeline safety assessment services.
- National Pipeline Network Group - Western Pipeline Co., Ltd. (国家管网集团西部管道有限公司)coreQualified pre-approved supplier for Western Pipeline, providing pipeline corrosion protection services, equipment supply, and engineering construction services.
- National Pipeline Network Group - Beijing Pipeline Co., Ltd. (国家管网集团北京管道有限公司)coreApproved vendor for Beijing Pipeline, providing pipeline cathodic protection systems, monitoring equipment, and maintenance services.
- National Pipeline Network Group - Northern Pipeline Co., Ltd. (国家管网集团北方管道有限责任公司)coreQualified pre-approved supplier for Northern Pipeline, providing comprehensive pipeline integrity management solutions.
- National Pipeline Network Group - South China Company (国家管网集团华南公司)coreApproved supplier for South China Company, providing pipeline anti-corrosion engineering services and cathodic protection products.
- 院企联合/会企联合/校企联合 Partners (Industry-Enterprise, Association-Enterprise, University-Enterprise Collaboration)minorCollaborative partnerships with research institutions, industry associations, and universities for technology innovation, product R&D, and talent development through joint research and development initiatives.
- Sinopec South China Branch (中石化华南分公司)majorServed as engineering service provider for leak detection, repair, corrosion environment investigation, and pipeline safety assessment services.
- Sinopec Engineering Construction Co., Ltd. (中石化工建设有限公司)majorProvided leak detection, repair, and pipeline safety evaluation services for engineering construction projects.
- CNPC West-East Gas Pipeline Company (中石油天然气西气东输分公司)majorProvided leak detection, repair, and pipeline safety evaluation services for the West-East Gas Pipeline system.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Service Point competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- MISTRAS Group: Provider of non-destructive testing, inspection, and condition monitoring including pipeline integrity services. Larger diversified asset integrity vendor; comparable services (NDT, corrosion monitoring) to Service Point's portfolio.
- DNV (Pipeline Services): Independent assurance and risk-management firm operating pipeline integrity, corrosion management, and advisory services. A broader incumbent offering overlapping CP, integrity management, and standards work.
- Bureau Veritas: Global TIC company providing pipeline inspection, asset integrity, and corrosion-related certification services. Much larger diversified incumbent touching the same pipeline integrity market.
- Applus+ (Noretest / Applus RTD): Global TIC player with substantial pipeline integrity, NDT, and cathodic protection inspection offerings. Larger and broader-portfolio competitor to Service Point, but directly overlaps in pipeline integrity services.
- Intertek: Global TIC firm with pipeline inspection and integrity management capabilities. Broader incumbent competing for similar pipeline-owner contracts as Service Point.
Direct peers
- Rosen Group: Worldwide provider of in-line inspection, integrity management, and corrosion/cathodic protection services for oil & gas pipelines. Direct functional overlap with Service Point's ECDA, leak detection, and CP engineering service lines.
- Matcor (Brand Industrial Services): Specialist cathodic protection and corrosion prevention company serving oil & gas pipeline operators. Closely comparable niche vendor with similar proprietary CP products and engineering services.
- Aegion Corporation (Tenax / Structural Group): Pipe rehabilitation and corrosion protection services for energy and water infrastructure. Comparable business model combining engineered services with proprietary trenchless repair and coating products.
- TD Williamson: Global pipeline integrity services company specializing in corrosion protection, hot tapping, and pipeline intervention. Highly comparable to Service Point as a niche-integrity vendor serving oil & gas pipeline operators with engineered services and proprietary products.
Regional players
- China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Corporation (CPPE): CNPC-affiliated state-owned EPC contractor building and maintaining China's oil & gas pipeline network, including cathodic protection and integrity work. Domestic competitor of much larger scale serving the same PipeChina/CNPC/Sinopec clients.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
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Frequently asked questions about Service Point
What does Service Point do?
Service Point (开云(中国)) is an integrated technology enterprise providing turnkey pipeline corrosion protection engineering services and proprietary manufactured cathodic protection equipment and anti-corrosion materials. The company delivers full-cycle pipeline integrity management for China's oil and gas pipeline operators, combining on-site engineering services (external corrosion assessment, underwater robotic inspection, fiber optic leak detection, stray current mitigation, girth weld repair) with in-house manufactured products (potentiostats, solid-state decouplers, sacrificial anodes, UV-curable coating tapes, reference electrodes, intelligent monitoring systems).
Is Service Point a public or private company?
Service Point is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Service Point founded?
Service Point was founded in 2003. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Service Point based?
Service Point is headquartered in Woburn, United States, in the North America region.
How does Service Point make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Engineering Services are the primary driver. The others are corrosion Protection Equipment and Materials and equipment Leasing.
Who are Service Point's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are MISTRAS Group, DNV (Pipeline Services), Bureau Veritas, Applus+ (Noretest / Applus RTD) and Intertek. Direct peers are Rosen Group, Matcor (Brand Industrial Services), Aegion Corporation (Tenax / Structural Group) and TD Williamson. China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Corporation (CPPE) is listed as a regional player.
Does Service Point have an API?
No public API is recorded for Service Point.
What industry is Service Point in?
Service Point's product category is Pipeline Corrosion Protection. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAJAMAF, Corrosion Control & Cathodic Protection Maintenance (CP Systems, Coatings), with a secondary code of TLAGALAF, Corrosion Monitoring & Cathodic Protection (CP) Services (CIS/DCVG/ACVG, CP Design/Testing). Its NAICS code is 23712 and its SIC code is 1389.