Our parent company, Yokogawa Electric Corporation, is dedicated to developing the most advanced control and instrumentation products and systems in the world. Today, Yokogawa has a firm hold on its position as a leading manufacturer in the fields of measurement, control, and information. As a major global player, the company anticipates the needs of the times, continually tackling new challenges and exploring new markets in order to provide the best solutions in the world.
Yokogawa has released its cloud-based OpreX Quality Management System to accelerate the digital transformation of quality assurance processes in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals...
The newest version of the STARDOM system from Yokogawa includes a new E2 bus interface module that has been developed for use in FCN-500 autonomous controller extension units....
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will be releasing an enhanced version of the ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system (SIS) on November 27.
Yokogawa Corporation of America announces the release on this date of the SensTation Digital sensor measurement system, a scalable and integrated solution that combines the unique...
Find out in this Take Five video why the use of remote access tends to be higher in the processing industries than in discrete manufacturing and where processing companies tend...
The OPC Foundation, CC-Link Partner Association and ODVA have all made announcements about major moves planned for 2019, indicating serious movement toward greater device and ...
Yokogawa’s OpreX Profit-driven Operation uses metrics methodology based on deep domain expertise to provide process industries plant visibility aligned with high-level objectives...
Automation suppliers are using the cloud, analytics, simulation and even new forms of accounting to expose the hidden value within process equipment in the plant.
ExxonMobil has spent a lot of its own energy convincing the automation community that there is a need for a standards-based control architecture. Now, under the umbrella of The...
As companies explore the Internet of Things, fog computing and edge computing take center stage as strategic ways of dealing with the plethora of data to be analyzed and acted...
Borne out of seven years of research and development inside Boeing, the control system security methods developed there are now offered by Tempered Networks to all of industry...
McLaren Applied Technologies is using what it’s learned through Formula 1 racing—modeling and simulating racing conditions through sensor data analysis—to optimize operating conditions...
No longer just a tool for control, automation systems must operate as business tools, managing all the complexities of an entire operations, noted retired Shell executive Simon...
From project execution, total cost of ownership, and lifecycle support issues to field device and systems integration and increased focus on software, Yokogawa executives discuss...
KBC, a Yokogawa company, has introduced Visual MESA Multi-Period Optimizer 6 to reduce costly uncertainty in energy use over multiple time periods across generation portfolios...
Yokogawa releases its Operations Management software, a tool that assists plant personnel and management by digitizing and standardizing workflows to enhance efficiency and safety...
How FogHorn Systems’ updated Lightning software platform promises to deliver machine learning to Industrial Internet of Things edge and cloud computing systems.
As industry takes advantage of Internet of Things capabilities to improve manufacturing operations, it is highly unlikely that anybody will be able to go it alone.
Processing data on-premises at the edge of the network is becoming an increasingly popular tactic, as the amounts of data generated are just too massive to effectively send to...
Yokogawa Corporation of America announces that it has received orders from Freeport LNG for its Liquefaction Facility (LQF) and Pre-Treatment Facility (PTF).
Yokogawa Corporation of America is pleased to announce that it has received TUV Rheinland certification for Functional Safety Management (FSM) IEC 61511-1:2003 SIS Integration...
The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute announced that Yokogawa Electric Corporation has successfully achieved ISA100 Wireless certification for its latest ISA100 Wireless Stack...
Using reinforcement learning AI developed by Yokogawa, along with other Yokogawa automation technologies, a distillation column at a JSR Corp. plant was autonomously operated ...
In a recent survey conducted by Yokogawa, environmental sustainability was identified as one of the areas where autonomous technologies would have the most significant impact....
Several automation technology suppliers and end users have partnered to create an independent, not-for-profit association to accelerate the development and deployment of vendor...
Research shows that digital transformation is the primary driver of automation technology spending across the discrete, batch, and continuous process industries. But which technologies...
Though it represents one of the greater job skill challenges for new entrants, technology is increasingly viewed as a key attractor for the next-generation industrial workforce...
From dealing with core operating factors such as the hazardous and remote location of many assets to new consolidation and outsourcing trends, the process industries are leading...
From the evolving standard to test labs, movement to an interoperable framework is taking shape. But the OPAF group is asking for more help from manufacturers.
The new automation model focuses on services that reduce a manufacturer’s financial risks by shifting the responsibility of asset acquisition on to the OEM or technology supplier...
As more automation technology suppliers incorporate open-source tools, the ability to use open-source software in automation projects no longer depends on access to arcane software...
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As the group readies version 2.0 of its open process automation standard, there’s an overarching feeling of unity but an underlying concern about what this architecture really...
An Automation World reader survey detects a rising interest in alarm management best practices. It finds that, though many users are investing in new software, many are also missing...
Though standardization efforts for Time-Sensitive Networking continue at pace, it is still years before industry should expect to see a bumper crop of compatible products.
Cybersecurity alliances are a key part of protecting the industrial sector from an increasingly coordinated and sophisticated attack base. How much can—or should—automation vendors...
The Open Process Automation Forum has been hard at work to develop a reference architecture that will transform process control systems. But there are still concerns around functionalit...
After weathering storms both economic and meteorological, will the industry stick to the hard-won lessons it has learned about the importance of optimization and process improvement...
Brazilian company GranBio avoids unnecessary maintenance work and plant shutdowns with integrated device configuration, asset management and remote access solutions
The new Industrial Knowledge business unit adds remote asset management, analytics and supply chain optimization to the company’s industrial automation portfolio.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the establishment of Industrial Knowledge, a new business unit that will play a key role in accelerating expansion of Yokogawa’s business...
Yokogawa Corporation of America was recently awarded a contract by Shell Offshore Inc. to deliver the process control/process safety equipment and associated software for its ...
Yokogawa Corporation of America announces that it has received an order from Orascom E&C USA to deliver control and safety systems for the Natgasoline LLC methanol plant.
Yokogawa Corporation of America announced the availability of its new online Process Instrumentation Selection Tool. Collaborative and user-friendly, the Selection Tool serves...
Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation1 and Cisco Systems G.K. announce that they will provide a new solution for oil refineries that makes use of their respective information ...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the renewal of a global agreement with BP to supply Main Automation Contractor services (MAC services) to BP’s upstream entities.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has created a corporate brand slogan to encourage the joint pursuit of activities with its customers that will create value and...
Sometimes it makes better economic sense to maintain legacy control systems than to upgrade to new ones. But finding the parts, know-how and other support for keeping them alive...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and GasSecure AS, a Dräger owned company, announce the delivery of the world’s first SIL2-certified wireless gas detection system for use at an LNG...
Following a successful 2014 conference held in Houston, TX, Yokogawa Corporation of America announces its 2016 Users Conference and Exhibition to be held October 3 – 6, 2016 in...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that Yokogawa and Shell have jointly developed Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation, a software suite that speeds up and simplifies...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the May 29 release of FAST/TOOLS R10.02, the latest version of a web-based real-time operations management and visualization software package...
Most plants still operate in a reactive environment, facing obstacles around behavioral norms, analog devices and analytical barriers. But early adopters are finding big savings...
Mitsubishi’s chemical plant in Kashima, Japan, leverages real-time data via Field Device Tool (FDT) technology to transition away from time-based maintenance.
The three companies will implement the joint SecurePlant initiative at about 50 Shell plants over the next three years to standardize cybersecurity measures for the global oil...
The story of electronic batch records began as a way to streamline regulatory compliance. Now these records can also help users produce higher-quality batches and ensure optimal...
Multi-function wireless adaptor enables wired devices that transmit/receive digital ON/OFF signals or receive 4–20 mA analog signals to function as ISA100 Wireless field devices...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the development of the SMARTDAC+ GM data acquisition system, and will be releasing it to the market on November 17.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa France S.A.S., has won an order from VINCI Environment UK*1 to supply control systems and safety instrumented...
Yokogawa Corporation of America announces the contribution of a student scholarship to deserving graduate and undergraduate college students, awarded at the company's 2014 Users...
Energy Performance Analytics (EP-Analytics) is a software tool that uses energy performance indicators (EnPIs) to track how energy is consumed in a plant.
Continuous process industries are finding that automating the typically manual processes that fall outside of steady-state operations leads to safer, more consistent, more productive...
Yokogawa Electric will supply the control system for the Kamojang geothermal power station in Indonesia to monitor and control Unit 5’s steam turbine and auxiliary facilities....
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its confocal image single-cell drug discovery support system has been selected for the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s (JST)...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release of CENTUM VP R5.04, an enhanced version of the company’s flagship integrated production control system.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its CENTUM VP production control system has obtained the ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification from the...
Yokogawa Corporation of America announces that Daniel L. Duncan has become the Chief Operating Officer of Yokogawa Corporation of America effective July 1.
YS1000 Series single-loop controllers have been enhanced with a new TFT LCD with improved display characteristics and a design that facilitates easy maintenance.
The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute announced today that Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released an ISA100Wireless Module specifically targeted at any businesses that ...
Yokogawa Corporation of America announces that it will release a panel packaged solution for metering truck/railcar unloading and loading based on the FCN-RTU* low-power autonomous...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa China Co., Ltd., has received orders from Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd.* (Yanchang Petro) ...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa India Ltd., has received an order from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)*1 to supply ...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2014 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award in the wireless solutions category.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has developed a multi-protocol wireless adaptor that enables wired field instruments or analytical sensors to be used as ISA100...
Expanding its North American presence in response to the increased demand, Yokogawa Corporation of America broke ground on a multimillion-dollar production facility expansion ...
Chevron Phillips Chemical named Yokogawa Electric the main automation contractor (MAC) for its USGC Petrochemicals Project, set to begin construction early next year.
The release of this technical report marks the first milestone in the ISA-106 committee’s efforts to develop a standard that brings batch manufacturing methods to continuous processing...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release of CENTUM VP R5.03, an enhanced version of the company’s flagship production control system platform.
Simulation—the two-dimensional type—is experiencing unprecedented growth in continuous process industries, but what about three-dimensional simulation? Both help trainees see ...
Automation vendors have been introducing a variety of tools for helping users to automate procedures in their control systems. Rockwell Automation, for example, introduced one...
Bayer MaterialScience and Dow Chemical are on the leading edge of pending industry standards that promise to widen the appeal of procedure automation—a system design and programming...
The ISA100.11a*1 standard is at the heart of a range of wireless networking products from Honeywell, Cisco, Flowserve, GE, Yokogowa and others. Here’s a deeper look at the technology...
Yokogawa Electric Corp. announces the introduction of a new “Wireless Anywhere” business concept based on the plant-wide use of ISA100.11a*1 wireless communication technologies...
Live, multi-vendor demonstration showed how the key benefits of the ISA100 Wireless protocol have shifted from theoretical/on-paper to actual products and applications.
With this release, the integrity of the data transferred between supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is ensured ...
Yokogawa is pleased to announce the addition of Soteica Visual MESA’s best-in-class energy management and optimization solution services to its portfolio of plantwide energy management...
Because phones, tablets and other mobile devices can squeeze latency and other waste from processes, they are rapidly becoming serious tools for manufacturing.
Process industries are experiencing many challenges on many fronts: modernization projects, a younger workforce, data integration, new workflows. These drivers are asking control...
Although Hurricane Sandy had some impact on attendance, the Yokogawa Users Group meeting in New Orleans Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 still attracted several hundred attendees.
While veteran users seek advances in model maintenance and software implementation, industries like pulp & paper and power generation are just discovering modern APC tools. The...
This year’s Yokogawa User Group Conference and Exhibition, located at the Hyatt Regency hotel, New Orleans, highlights the theme of “Integrated Solutions for a Sustainable Future...
“Cloud” is an unfortunate choice of words for the type of computing growing popular today—one where data and applications are stored somewhere away from the local computer, but...
The strict segregation of safety systems and process control is just plain wrong these days. Automation suppliers have developed strategies for integrating what until now have...
Yokogawa, in a continual effort to expand our line-up of ADMAG series magnetic flow meters, is pleased to announce the release of the AXW large size magnetic flow meter.
With significantly larger field of view, decreased crosstalk, and extended near-infrared spectral range, the CSU-W1 can obtain sharper images of regions deeper inside live cells...
OPC Foundation, ISA Water/Wastewater, Yokogawa Corp. of America and the Foxboro unit of Invensys Operations Management have all announced user conferences.
The company announces the YS1700 single-loop controller, which currently provides control for the petrochemical, water and pulp/paper industries, is now qualified for nuclear ...
The annual Manufacturing Forum sponsored by the ARC Advisory Group, perhaps the industry’s largest gathering of automation suppliers, was held from Feb. 6-9 in Orlando. Where ...
The Yokogawa Corporation of America is proud to announce that it’s Single Loop Controller, the YS1700, is now qualified for non-safety seismic and safety seismic applications....
