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Join Renaud Anjoran, Founder & CEO of Sofeast, in this podcast aimed at importers who develop their own products as he discusses the hottest topics and shares actionable tips for manufacturing in China & Asia today!
WHO IS RENAUD?
Renaud is a French ISO 9001 & 14001 certified lead auditor, ASQ certified Quality Engineer and Quality Manager who has been working in the Chinese manufacturing industry since 2005. He is the founder of the Sofeast group that has over 200 staff globally and offers services (QA, product development & engineering, project management, Supply Chain Management, product compliance, reliability testing), contract manufacturing, and 3PL fulfillment for importers and businesses who develop their own products and buyers from China & SE Asia.
WHY LISTEN?
We‘ll discuss interesting topics for anyone who develops and sources their products from Asian suppliers and will share Renaud‘s decades of manufacturing experience, as well as inviting guests from the industry to get a different viewpoint. Our goal is to help you get better results and end up with suppliers and products that exceed your expectations!
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Jul 24, 2026
Jul 24, 2026
21 min
In this China Manufacturing Decoded Gold episode from 2021, host Adrian from the Sofeast Group revisits a practical conversation with Renaud about preventive maintenance and why it is essential for any manufacturing operation. The episode breaks down what preventive maintenance means in practice, contrasts it with reactive maintenance, and explains how a planned approach reduces defects, downtime, and lost capacity.
The discussion covers concrete examples and formats for preventive maintenance: daily operator checks (cleaning filters, spotting leaks), weekly technician inspections (belts, pulleys, early wear), and age- or cycle-based actions (tooling or seal replacements before mean time to repair thresholds). Renaud uses simple analogies (like dental checkups) and real-world scenarios to show how small, scheduled interventions keep machinery 'as new' and prevent cascading quality and scheduling problems.
Who should listen? Factory managers, operations leaders, procurement and engineering teams, and anyone involved in automation or production planning. Expect a clear, actionable primer on how preventive maintenance reduces cost and risk, helps deliver on customer promises, and enables smarter automation over time.
Show Sections
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:10 – The reactive maintenance cycle
- 03:06 – What preventive maintenance means
- 04:29 – Is preventive maintenance expensive?
- 07:42 – Daily, weekly, and usage-based maintenance
- 11:52 – Why factories resist planned maintenance
- 13:05 – Maintenance skills and automation
- 15:32 – Capacity, inventory, and delivery benefits
- 18:17 – Quality, 5S, and process control
- 20:12 – Planned maintenance versus emergency repairs
- 20:43 – Conclusion
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