To strengthen their risk prevention practices, foreign firms in China should take heed of the technological solutions being used by domestic companies.

At Siveco China we tend to emphasize how the Chinese maintenance market is different from that of the more mature Western economies, differences we have come to call “maintenance with Chinese characteristics”.

Siveco customers obtain excellent results and like to show it.

In this month’s reliability article, we take our readers through the benefits of using bluebee®, as shown in the bluebee® movie.

Listening to the various speakers at the 8th Annual Process Industry Engineering and Maintenance Congress, and talking to attendees during the breaks, one could clearly distinguish two schools of thought on how the Chinese maintenance market will evolve. One is based on applying a Western models and waiting for China to adapt to it. The other believes in inventing new ways, “with Chinese characteristics”.

Maintenance is complicated business. As shown during the Q&A sessions at the last Annual Process Industry Engineering & Maintenance Congress (held in Shanghai on September 19-20), many maintenance managers are at a loss when faced with the need to financially justify their decisions.