Siveco Project Director Billy Cai went to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to conduct a refresh end-user training for the RPII Power Plant. Further to the project, the group is considering to deploy Coswin system to other plants as the next step action.

The world has known three industrial revolutions and the fourth one is well on its way. Dubbed Industry 4.0 by German industry strategists, it promotes increased computerization and integration of industrial systems. With Industry 4.0, all the latest buzzwords: Big Data, 3D printing, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Smart Factory, BIM and many more, get combined into one single concept or, as some contrarians might say, into one giant marketing gimmick (hence this article).

As promised in last month’s newsletter, our case study book: On the road – Case studies of maintenance improvement projects in China is finally released! This book is about real industrial challenges and solutions, ROI and benefits, from about thirty Siveco China clients in various industries, in various provinces of China and even abroad, as we expanded our overseas business over the years working with Chinese EPC companies and China-based multinationals.

Dear Readers, This is Fiona from Siveco China! I hope you have a good time during the summer holiday! Here at Siveco, while our boss Bruno is enjoying a long vacation in France and Italy, we are all pretending to work the best we can. For this summer edition of our newsletter, I would like to share some of our updates, Social Media style.

Siveco is now on Wechat: please feel free to scan and follow us, to read our latest project news, maintenance-related articles and other company news. Note that, as Wechat is more focused on the Chinese audience, all our content is in Chinese so far.

Transition from construction to maintenance represents a major challenge in the Chinese market, more particularly when it comes to documentation for Operation & Maintenance (O&M). While building owners find it very difficult to obtain real as-built drawings, equipment documentation is also lacking and maintenance guidelines impossible to find. As a result, FM teams are often left to improvise their maintenance activity, relying on the experience of their team members.