Yokogawa Marex of Cowes, UK, the global process control systems developer
and integrator, today (30 October 2004) announces major progress in the worldwide
release of the latest Batch version of its Exaquantum PIMS electronic plant
optimization technology.
Yokogawa Marex has made a number of sales of its Exaquantum /Batch Plant Information
Management System (PIMS). Beta testing of the software has been completed and
the customer implementations of this highly advanced product are progressing
well.
Several of the implementations are in the pharmaceutical environment, and the
21 CFR Part 11 certification process is making swift progress in this situation.
The assessors have been impressed with the automatic verification of the data,
the tight integration with the DCS and the transparency of the software.
Designed to provide high-value batch process and business information for the
chemical and pharmaceutical industries, Exaquantum/Batch is an important part
of the company's global electronic Realtime Manufacturing (e.RM TM)
program to provide superfunctionality and reduce process engineering costs.
Exaquantum/Batch offers full conformity with open standards batch technology
(Fieldbus/OPC).
The first phase of implementations is on schedule to be completed in the first
quarter of 2005, when comprehensive details of the application and the business
benefits will be available.
Nigel Bowden, Yokogawa Marex Managing Director adds: "Open standards Exaquantum
PIMS is the core technology at the heart of our customers installations."
"We apply an uncompromising drive to innovate and improve, helping our
clients optimize their plants and increase their functionality at less cost.
Exaquantum/Batch is a supercompetitive product which will lead our growing product
range into 2005".
1. Yokogawa Marex is a world leader in information management
systems for process industries. The company provides a systems development and
integration capability specializing in integrated information systems for process
industries throughout the world.
2. The Yokogawa Exaquantum Plant Information Management System (PIMS) delivers
benefits for plant operators in many process industries in most parts of the
world. Yokogawa PIMS integrate data from many systems in a plant and produce
high value business information for use by decision makers at all levels of
the enterprise. Yokogawa PIMS automatically integrate data from process control
systems, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic
Controllers (PLC), with other data from quality, maintenance, laboratory, planning,
scheduling, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and many other systems. Yokogawa
PIMS convert Plant Data into Business Information.
3. The Yokogawa software being installed today is already in
use in chemicals, food, petrochemicals,
oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, power generation and general manufacturing throughout
the world, providing monitoring, management, optimization modeling and control
of many diverse, dynamic, and hazardous processes.
4. Issued on behalf of: Thomas Cowley, Yokogawa Marex Ltd, Marex
House, 34 Medina Rd, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK, PO31 7DA. Tel: +44 (0)1983 296011.
Fax: +44 (0)1983 291776 e-mail: Thomas.Cowley@ymx.yokogawa.com
5. Yokogawa Marex web site: www.ymx.yokogawa.com
6. Issued by John Ockenden, John Ockenden international public
relations, Whindrum House, Methven, Perth PH1 3QU. +44 (0)7710 391 054.
e-mail: john@jockenden.freeserve.co.uk
7. Photographs (both high res electronic and print) and system/network
graphics are available to accompany this story. Please contact John Ockenden.
PR6023 - 29 October 04
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