Half a year of adventures in China and on the Belt & Road
Welcome to the “Smart O&M” newsletter for the second quarter of 2018! The first half of the year was full of adventures for us at Siveco! As the Chinese Government pursues the deployment of its 13th Five Year Plan (2016-2020), incentivizing the development of sustainable infrastructures, Siveco is experiencing strong demand for Asset Management consulting services and Smart O&M solutions from Chinese Environmental & Energy utilities.
read moreVisit report: touchscreen paperless risk prevention at Carrefour
On January 30, the Science and Technology Office of the French Embassy in China led a delegation of industry leaders to visit the Carrefour COS (Central Operation & Security) center located in Shanghai.
read moreIoT integration for Maintenance 4.0
Long before the term IoT was coined, Siveco’s maintenance management systems were already making use of data from sensors, supervisions and control systems, to enable predictive maintenance and better management decisions. The technologies developed by Siveco have proven particularly agile to benefit from today’s IoT advances, increasingly connected machines and new cloud-based services. Today, the bluebee® lab, located in Shanghai, is at the forefront of IoT applications for Maintenance 4.0.
read more“Clear and transparent directions”
The term “Made in China” makes one think of increasing local competition. As far as our business is concerned, it more likely means potential partners. Moreover, I would say we welcome more competitors in this high-potential market… where we sometimes feel a bit lonely! At the same time, our local content is very high, which is one of our strengths: our Shanghai R&D center, dedicated to mobility and “4.0” solutions, was setup in 2008.
read moreMaintenance 4.0 for a Sustainable China
We decided to publish the November 2016 issue on the theme of “Maintenance 4.0” in magazine format, with printed copies and pdf versions available to subscribers. In the era of the China Dream, there is now widespread awareness of safety, sustainability and their relation to maintenance. Maintenance as Risk Prevention.
read moreWelcome to the Year of Goat!
On behalf of the entire Siveco China team, I would like to wish you and yours a happy and prosperous Year of the Goat! 2014 has been a challenging year for many companies operating in China, partly due to regulatory issues. In the longer term, I believe this is encouraging as more and more companies come to recognize that maintenance, when optimized, can reduce cost and increase profit in hard times.
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