As China is gaining importance in the international markets, Chinese construction firms and major equipment suppliers have become involved in many infrastructure and industrial projects in Asia, Africa, the Middle-East and, to a lesser extent, Eastern Europe.

As part of the bluebee® tips & tricks series, this article explains the technical architecture of the mobile solution and provides an overview of system components, which are used across all functions of bluebee®.

In a recent interview by China Plant Engineering magazine, I spoke about the “death of EAM”… This interview apparently drew a lot of attention. How can software introduced more than 15 years ago, long before even mobile phones and internet connections became common (I distinctly remember a time when I was implementing EAM systems but did not own a personal mobile phone), represent a modern approach to maintenance?

We first started working with Risk Prevention in 2009, in the wake of increasing media coverage of metro accidents, fire hazards and elevators mishaps. The government started to put more efforts on enforcing existing regulations and new rules were put in place, while companies’ managers also became more aware of safety issues.

Hanwha Chemical (Ningbo) was established in 2008 in the Ningbo Daxie Development Zone, a national-level economic and technical development zone in Zhejiang province, as a subsidiary of Fortune 500 Company Hanwha Group. Hanwha Chemical’s complex chemical production units operate around the clock and face tough safety, environmental and mechanical integrity regulations: ensuring reliability, availability and safety is at the core of the company’s business.

Based on the good results obtained in the previous year, Siveco is once again launching its “Maintenance in China” Survey, 2012 edition.