Welcome to the March 2021 issue of the Smart O&M newsletter! This month, we are happy to share "Three practical findings from applying BIM in China". We also present a new customer story from the wastewater division of Jiangsu Sino French Water, a great showcase of Smart O&M. Plus our Latest News. Enjoy!
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Three practical findings from applying BIM in China
A special tool in digital transformation
Building information modelling (BIM) refers to the development of tridimensional digital representations of facilities. With proven benefits in design and construction, BIM is becoming mandatory for environmental infrastructures all over the world. Demand is now growing to extend its usage to Operation & Maintenance (O&M).
BIM plays a special role in the digital transformation arsenal as it is so visually enticing: the perfect tool to grab the attention of decision makers.
To illustrate the O&M potential of BIM, vendors often show 3D plant models, illuminated with real-time data, allowing users to navigate within the facility to locate a piece of equipment, say a submersible pump, with visual effects reminiscent of sci-fi movies.
A particularly advanced (and hilarious) video that I have seen features a plant technician holding a tablet to view 3D details of the facility, almost knocking his head on the piping!
How Smart O&M assists the wastewater division of Jiangsu Sino French Water in the implementation of O&M best practices
The wastewater division of Jiangsu Sino French Water
The wastewater division of Jiangsu Sino-French Water comprises multiple wastewater treatment subsidiaries (together referred to as the "wasterwater company"). With the support of the parent company Jiangsu Sino-French Water, after years of dedicated work, it now serves over 1 million inhabitants and operates 9 sewage treatment plants, with a daily processing capacity of 165,000 cubic meters.
Project introduction
A well-known water public institution in Jiangsu Province, the wastewater company serves 10 towns and districts in Changshu City, with over 1 million domestic, industrial and commercial clients. In recent years, infrastructure projects such as water and power supply have been increasingly included in the development of Smart Cities, with higher requirements placed on sewage treatment.
On the premise of ensuring production quality and safety, how to keep pace with the times by investing in digitalization to improve management and service quality has become one of the company's major goals in 2019. After a comprehensive assessment, the digitization of wastewater treatment plant operations and assets maintenance was put on the agenda, aiming to provide a more comprehensive guarantee for the production of the wastewater treatment plant and reducing costs and increasing efficiency. The company investigated the practicality of this project from multiple perspectives, such as operation management and technical feasibility.
For this reason, the wastewater company selected Siveco China, a company that already provided O&M management solutions for Jiangsu Sino-French Water. It is expected that the implementation of project would combine advanced management concepts and smart technology.
Siveco to speak on the role of Maintenance in Plant Sustainability in Changzhou on April 6
On April 6, Siveco China's Managing Director Bruno Lhopiteau is invited to speak at a seminar organized by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and the Changzhou International Managers Forum on "How to Make the Factory More Sustainable?" at SOPREMA Changzhou Plant.
K.R. Plastic Industries Co Ltd (Thailand) implements bluebee®️ on a pilot production line
K.R. Plastic Industries Co Ltd (KR), one of the Affiliates of KKF International Group in Thailand, has selected Siveco to deploy bluebee®️ Smart Operation & Maintenance solution on a pilot production line.
