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HKPC backs maintenance scheme

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THE Hongkong Productivity Council is backing reliability-centred equipment maintenance, to help Hongkong industry maintain its competitive edge internationally.

''This philosophy says that a machine should be given a maintenance schedule tailored for its particular operating environment,'' said the council's associate consultant, Mr Stephen Tong Ching-yu.

The concept would also apply to utility providers to ensure efficiently run plant, which would cut costs to consumers.

Reliability-centred maintenance is distinct from the two conventional practices.

The most primitive method is to act on failures and the other is for maintenance at regular intervals specified by the supplier.

''The highest machine reliability will result from a maintenance schedule designed specifically for the machine's operating environment,'' Mr Tong said.

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