China’s Lead-Developed First International Standard for Predictive Maintenance Officially Released
2025-09-22
Source: Xinhua Net
BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) — According to information obtained by reporters on May 21 from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the first international standard for predictive maintenance, spearheaded by Chinese experts, has recently been officially published by the IEC Technical Committee on Industrial Measurement, Control and Automation. This milestone signifies that the technical level and practical application outcomes of typical predictive-maintenance scenarios in China’s smart manufacturing sector have achieved international consensus, and it holds significant importance for enhancing the international influence of China’s technical standards in the field of smart manufacturing.
The newly released “Predictive Maintenance for Industrial Automation Equipment and Systems—Part 1: General Requirements” was jointly developed by a team organized under the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Industrial Process Measurement, Control, and Automation, with coordinated support from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It is currently the only international standard worldwide that specifies both the implementation procedures and technical requirements for predictive maintenance.
This international standard models the common technical elements of predictive maintenance, defining end-to-end requirements for data acquisition, feature extraction, model building, and decision optimization. It also establishes key performance indicators such as fault-prediction confidence thresholds and maintenance response times, thereby providing robust support and assurance for the safe and efficient operation of equipment. Currently, software and hardware products developed in accordance with this series of standards are widely deployed across smart manufacturing sectors, including aerospace, marine, automotive, instrumentation, petrochemical, and metallurgical industries.
The reporter learned that, in the next phase, China’s team of experts will continue to advance the development of a series of international standards, establishing an international standard system for predictive maintenance that encompasses “general requirements, algorithm evaluation, and performance assessment,” thereby providing critical technological support for the country’s systematic and in-depth promotion of intelligent manufacturing.
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