Implementing a CMMS during plant construction
Experience has shown that the earlier reliability and maintainability are taken into account in a construction project, the better. This approach, which consists in paying more attention to maintenance earlier in the project, to reduce future operation cost, differs markedly from that of most Asian engineering and construction companies, which emphasize cost control during construction with progressive adjustments and modifications of the design as the project moves ahead.
read moreMaintenance preparation support for Indonesia’s Banjarsari power plant with CNEEC
PT Bukit Asam (PTBA) is an Indonesian state-owned coal mining company, partly listed on the Indonesian stock exchange. The second largest coal producer in Indonesia, with mineable reserves of approximately 7.3 billion tons, PTBA strives to become a competitive energy company. The 2x135MW power plant, a total investment of 240M USD, is located in South Sumatra province. China National Electric Equipment Corporation (CNEEC) was selected as the EPC contractor for this project. Construction started in April 2012.
read morePartner meetings with Siveco China in Tunisia
Our Managing Director Bruno was in Tunisia the third week of April for business development meetings with our African partners. The trip started with a visit to the scenic town of Sidi Bou Said for a seafood lunch with colleagues Adel Kalai and Claude Tombu, two of the key people behind the company’s development in Africa. On the way from Tunis to Sidi Bou Said, several Siveco client sites are visible, including power plants operated by the national power company STEG (Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz).
read moreCoswin: Personalisation tools
This months tips & tricks covers the powerful “personalisation” tools of Coswin, which we use to simply the user interface of the system and prove to be immensely valuable for projects in China, where many maintenance staff may have never used a CMMS before. Customers can make further use of those tools to modify or improve their user interface in the future, without involvement from Siveco.
read moreThe difference between Planning and Scheduling
Too many people confuse Planning and Scheduling, two related but different processes. In this brief article, we would like to clarify the difference between the two.
read moreHazardous waste incineration plant optimizes plant inspections with bluebee® mobile solution
The bluebee® project aim was to improve the quality of maintenance by standardizing the inspection content (such as routine and daily inspection) and increasing the reliability of data coming from the field. The use of bluebee® was to eliminate the traditional paper work orders from the CMMS system and help establishing a real inspection database for diagnosis and performance analysis.
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