You probably wonder, just as I do, where did the first half of 2020 go…? We have all been very busy fighting our battles, dealing with the challenges brought by COVID-19 and others. In previous newsletters we have shared some of our clients’ experience in the crisis, this month I just want to tell everyone to keep strong! And to all our faithful, trusted, customers: do not hesitate to let us know if we can help in any way!

In the era of industry 4.0, most energy projects in Asia still enter commercial operation without a maintenance system in place. Instead, the operation and maintenance (O&M) team, already busy with start-up issues, struggles to gather technical documentation, to define paper-based procedures and when time allows, years later, to implement computerized system.

After several rounds of evaluation and reviewing Siveco’s successful references with other industrial gas plants in China, YTNS selected Siveco to implement its innovative bluebee® solution, with consulting services aimed at tackling the challenges already identified. To achieve the project objectives, Siveco proposed a coordinated five-step methodology based on the ISO 55000 Asset Management standard.

Siveco has always emphasized giving greater visibility into Operation & Maintenance, disciplines traditionally hidden, which leads to inefficiency. This article features the powerful reporting and business intelligence capabilities of Siveco’s Smart O&M solution, in particular when used on large touchscreens.

From the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 crisis has brought unprecedented challenges to our clients in China and all over the world. During the epidemic, the Siveco support team’s focus has been to care for the operation of each customer and their special needs. In this context of travel restrictions, on-site visits being impossible, the Siveco support team has already completed three annual assessment meetings through remote meetings in April.

The history of O&M best practices in western water companies can be traced back to Roman magistrate Sextus Julius Frontinus’s “De aquis urbis Romae”, nearly 2000 years ago. On the other hand, Chinese water companies tend to be considered laggards by international and domestic observers alike. Yet, they are moving faster than anyone had expected in terms of Smart Water.