http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/iab-index-en.htm en-us Copyright 2007 - 2012 Yokogawa Electric Corporation 15 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/g_common/img/com/iab/iab-Logo-vigilant_100-en.gif http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/iab-index-en.htm http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-15-en.htm 19 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-14-en.htm 15 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-13-en.htm - Based on the ISA100.11a Standard - 15 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-12-en.htm – Featuring FDT2.0 support and a new alarm setting function – 15 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/refining/iab-suc-idemitsu-en.htm Idemitsu is using Yokogawa’s Exapilot operation efficiency improvement package in experiments involving catalysts that are used in refinery hydrogenation and hydrocracking units which play important roles in determining the qualities of the refined products. 10 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/rd/TR/rd-tr-o00000-000.htm 5 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/index.htm Yokogawa has long experience in taking the customer perspective to understand and address the challenges that companies face. Industry-specific solutions based on Yokogawa's high technology give our customers a great competitive advantage. 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/newenergy/iab-suc-herambiente-en.htm As part of the upgrade and expansion of the facilities at the Ferrara WTE plant, Yokogawa provided a turnkey solution that included the CENTUM CS 3000 control system, FOUNDATION fieldbus enabled instrumentation, and audio IP(internet protocol) and CCTV(closed-circuit television) systems. Also, under the terms of a six-year contract, Yokogawa is providing ongoing maintenance services. 29 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-11-en.htm -Company to supply automation and safety system for new LNG facility and trains, the first of its kind in the U.S.- 29 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-10-en.htm 25 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/news/LNG17.htm LNG 17 will be the biggest global gas event to take place in 2013. Focusing on project capabilities for the LNG industry, Yokogawa will introduce our innovative product solutions, technologies and value-added services on reliable platform to achieve operational excellence in the LNG supply chain. 18 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/news/HannoverMesse2013.htm Hannover Messe is the world’s largest trade fair and a central marketplace for automation technologies. Yokogawa will present a wide range of solutions using our cutting-edge products and innovative technologies. 18 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/events/reports/iab-rpt-arcforum2013-en.htm Yokogawa was at the 17th Annual ARC World Industry Forum, which was held on February 11-14, in Orland, Florida, and attended by over 600 people from more than 200 companies. Yokogawa President and CEO Shuzo Kaihori announced three new strategies. 5 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/appnotes/iab-app-reverse-osmosis-en.htm Reverse Osmosis is another pure water application where accurate pH measurement and control are the key for assuring reliable membrane performance. 4 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-08-en.htm - Enhancement of DNP3 SCADA protocol functionality for upstream oil & gas and other applications - 28 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/newenergy/iab-suc-tiru-en.htm Yokogawa France replaced this plant’s legacy system with a CENTUM CS 3000 distributed control system (DCS). This system includes 20 field control stations (FCS) that control the operation of the incinerator, boilers, wastewater chemical treatment, and other processes with a combined total of more than 10,000 I/O points. Six ProSafe-PLCs are used for the burner management emergency shutdown processes, and an Exaquantum plant information management system calculates and reports on plant efficiency. 28 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm Offshore Platform Information Management. 28 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/news/ifpac2013_report.htm Yokogawa participates in IFPAC-2013 (International Forum on Process Analytical Chemistry and Technology). In the session, we explained our PAT(Process Analytical Technology) solution for supporting of RTRt (Real Time Release testing) by applying quality data management system and on-line quality monitoring tools. We also exhibited our prototype at the exhibition. 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/topics/2013/pr-topics-2013-03-en.htm 14 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/vigilantplant/iab-whitepapers-en.htm Yokogawa Introduces Advanced Decision Support Concept. 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/pharma/iab-suc-merck-en.htm Automation system vendors that supply products and/or engineering services to pharmaceutical companies that follow good manufacturing process (GMP) procedures are required to support computerized systems validation (CSV). Yokogawa Deutschland has implemented quality and training system that complied with revision 5 of the good automated manufacturing practice (GAMP5) procedures audited. 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-07-en.htm - Joint initiative will provide new solution services for sitewide energy efficiency optimization - 12 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/events/iab-arcforum2013-en.htm 1 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-06-en.htm 1 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/petrochem/iab-suc-moc-en.htm In such a large greenfield project, it is important to start engineering and determine the basic specifications at an early stage. As the MAC, Yokogawa Thailand proceeded from front end engineering design (FEED) to the engineering phase, then undertook configuration & implementation, staging, and startup & commissioning. 31 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-05-en.htm 30 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-04-en.htm 25 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-03-en.htm 21 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/newenergy/iab-suc-mbr-en.htm Miyazaki Biomass recycle plant uses a stoker-type furnace to incinerate the poultry litter. Steam produced using the thermal energy from the incinerator drives a steam turbine and electricity generator with a maximum output of 11,350 kilowatts. All operations at this biomass waste-to-energy facility are monitored and controlled using a Yokogawa solution consisting of the CENTUM CS 3000 production control system, Exaquantum plant information management system, field instruments, and analytical instruments. 21 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm The EJA-E is the latest series of our enhanced DPharp pressure transmitter. It embodies the basic construction of the existing EJX series combined with the improved specifications of the EJA-A series. 18 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/topics/2013/pr-topics-2013-01-en.htm 17 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2013/pr-news-2013-02-en.htm 15 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm Standard Automation Methodology Improves Operations and Prevents Incidents by Enabling the Sharing of Best Practices Among Operators. 9 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/news/ifpac2013.htm Yokogawa will participate in IFPAC-2013 (International Forum on Process Analytical Chemistry and Technology). We will explain our PAT solution regarding on-line quality monitoring, quality data management to support RTRt (Real Time Release testing), and will demonstrate prototype products. 27 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/lng/iab-suc-pttlng-en.htm To control key terminal facilities, PTTLNG went with a Yokogawa solution consisting of the CENTUM VP production control system, ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system, OmegaLand operator training system (OTS), Plant Resource Manager (PRM), and FOUNDATION? fieldbus field digital technology. Work on this project was executed by Yokogawa, which functioned as main automation contractor (MAC). 5 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/events/reports/iab-rpt-gastech2012-en.htm Yokogawa participated October 8-11 in the Gastech 2012 exhibition. 28 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-32-en.htm Ensuring Safe Operation of Plants and Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Facilities 28 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/news/pollutec2012.htm Yokogawa will be exhibiting at Pollutec in Lyon, France. At the stand Hall 6, Aisle H, No.056, Yokogawa will provide the latest solutions to keep plant owners running at maximum efficiency and profitability while minimizing their operation cost. 21 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/lng/iab-suc-adriatic-en.htm Acting from the early stages of this project as main instrumentation and control contractor (MICC), Yokogawa Europe installed an integrated control and safety system (ICSS). The individual components of this system are the CENTUM CS 3000 distributed control system (DCS) and the ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system (SIS) for IPS/F and G, and it is supplemented by the STARDOM network-based control system for pipeline monitoring and leak detection at block valve and metering stations and an operator training system (OTS) from Omega Simulation. 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-30-en.htm 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/topics/2012/pr-topics-2012-02-en.htm 14 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/water/iab-suc-pub-en.htm Yokogawa Engineering Asia was selected as the instrument supplier for this megaproject, as part of which it successfully installed more than 1,000 pressure transmitters, level transmitters, magnetic flowmeters, and pH analyzers. 7 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/news/adipec2012.htm Yokogawa is proud to present our latest technology solutions underpinned by our traditional Japanese values of commitment for support and service. Yokogawa will showcase the latest digital oilfield solutions from downhole to collaboration center including a working wireless network. 6 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-28-en.htm 1 Nov 2012 08:30:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-27-en.htm The first components of the SMARTDAC+™ next-generation data acquisition and control system 31 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-26-en.htm 23 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/metals/iab-suc-nedmag-en.htm PRM is much less complicated, and everyone in the company can work with it. And with FieldMate, Yokogawa’s integrated device management tool, the perfect solution is provided for portable device maintenance. An important advantage of this tool is that it can be synchronized with PRM, resulting in a single maintenance information database. 19 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-25-en.htm 10 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/refining/iab-suc-valero-uk-en.htm As the oil industry changes in the current economic climate with the need to make downstream more competitive, it becomes increasingly important to consider higher productivity and higher product quality. Of course safe operation is always the number one priority. 5 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-24-en.htm 5 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-23-en.htm 4 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/newenergy/index.htm The use of renewable energy protects the environment and takes both society and industry closer to the goal of achieving sustainability. However, there are certain challenges that stand in the way of its rapid adoption. Based on our VigilantPlant concept for attaining operational excellence, Yokogawa is providing solutions that pave the way to the use of renewable energy sources. 3 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/power/iab-suc-pttut-en.htm The CENTUM CS 3000 system is mainly used for monitoring and controlling the balance of plant facilities, but also serves as the main interface for monitoring systems throughout the plant such as the GE gas turbine control system, the Shin Nippon steam turbine control system, and the PLCs that control operations at water treatment plants. These are all integrated with the CS 3000 system via a Modbus interface. 27 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/events/reports/iab-rpt-achema2012-en.htm Yokogawa participated June 18-22 in the ACHEMA 2012 exhibition. 27 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/news/waterlossasia2012.htm Yokogawa and SenseWater exhibit Field solutions, District Metering Area/RTU, PLC/SCADA and Water Loss Management/Water Treatment. And We present "Integrated Water Leakage Management Solution" speaking in the conference. 25 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/industries/news/gastech2012.htm Smart Ideas for a Sustainable Future! VigilantPlant, Yokogawa’s vision for operational excellence, contributes to a sustainable future by bringing out the best in your plant and your people – keeping them fully aware, well informed, capable of making prediction, and ready to face the next challenge. 25 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/newenergy/iab-suc-lakeside-en.htm For Lakeside EFW, Yokogawa UK installed a CENTUM CS 3000 distributed control system and a ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system to automate control of the facility’s boilers, burners, and balance of plant facilities. The facility has operated safely with no major system failures since coming online in 2008. 14 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-21-en.htm 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/chem/iab-suc-shokubai-en.htm Nippon Shokubai decided to introduce the latest FOUNDATION fieldbus compliant instrumentation in order to enable a transition to a predictive and preventive maintenance approach. The switch to the FOUNDATION fieldbus technology has enabled full-digital, bi-directional communications between field assets and control systems. 7 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-20-en.htm 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/chem/iab-suc-evonik-s-en.htm Plant start-up, load changes, and other operational changes are complex, challenging processes that require experienced operators. Given the substantial commercial importance of this plant, initiatives to standardize operational procedures and automate its processes make complete sense. Exapilot is Yokogawa’s solution to this challenge. 29 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm SCADA brings "real-time" operations, maintenance and business information sources together in one integrated Visualization environment. Data from different sources needs to be interrelated and translated into KPIs of the most elementary operational and business functions. 22 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm For the past 35 years, developments of a distributed control system (DCS) have been evolving to raise productivity and enhance plant operation. As field instruments advance, there is a need to exchange large amount of process data and parameters among various diagnostic devices for stability of plant operation. 22 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/newenergy/iab-suc-sapthip-en.htm With its sequence control function, the CENTUM system carefully controls all of these processes, including the feeding of materials and the execution of temperature profiling during fermentation. The condition and status of each process can be closely monitored in real time and accurately controlled by operators at the CENTUM CS 3000 human machine interface stations. 17 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm Martin te Lintelo, Yokogawa, The Netherlands, discusses the need for better automation, measurement and control instruments to cope with the rising popularity of LNG. 17 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm An exception level of engineering expertise tailored for the local market is one of the primary reasons why Yokogawa has managed to capture And keep the process automation top spot in the Land of Smiles, says Somkid Teraboonchaikul, managing director, Yokogawa Thailand. 17 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm Enabling the operational benefits of two-wire magnetic flowmeters while maintaining the performance levels associated with traditional four-wire devices. 17 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-18-en.htm 16 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm This article describes how Nedmag Industries Mining and Manufacturing is using an integrated asset management system using FDT technology combined with a "multilingual" device management tool to achieve real productivity advantages and savings in its maintenance and service operations. 13 Aug 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/petrochem/iab-suc-hanwha-en.htm Thanks to the new CENTUM system's improved graphic displays, operators have a much better grasp of what is happening throughout the plant and errors have been almost completely eliminated. As a result, automated batch operations are much more efficient and labor costs have been brought down by over 30%. 9 Aug 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-17-en.htm - Aiming for the top share of the global magnetic flowmeter market - 9 Aug 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm ARC believes that by implementing procedural automation, many process plants can minimize variability to help ensure smooth, efficient, and safe state transitions. 6 Aug 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/power/iab-suc-dcap-en.htm Gas turbine control system and steam turbine control system ,each machine vendor has their own specific controller, so only some major setting data are transferred from CENTUM CS 3000 as a master set point through modbus interface. All process data are monitored in CS 3000, too. A safe and steady supply of electricity and air conditioning to the entire airport complex is thus assured year round. 26 Jul 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-16-en.htm - Accurate measurement and control using field digital communications - 24 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-15-en.htm - Construction of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) pilot plant - 24 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.field-wireless.com/en/misc/1207news.html Three new products launched 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/newenergy/iab-suc-braskem-en.htm To get the most out of its assets, Braskem decided that all the field devices at this new plant should be interconnected using FOUNDATION fieldbus, the most reliable field digital technology in use in the industry today. For a solution, Braskem turned to Yokogawa, a recognized leader in this field with deep global experience in implementing FOUNDATION fieldbus solutions. 13 Jul 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-14-en.htm 13 Jul 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-13-en.htm 13 Jul 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-12-en.htm 26 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com//pdf/provide/E/GW/Bulletin/0000026482/0/BU53W01A03-01E.pdf Yokogawa elaborates VigilantPlant solutions and platforms for your water industry in new brochure. 26 Jun 2012 01:00:0 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/oilgas/iab-suc-totalepc-en.htm Total selected Yokogawa and Omega solutions for this project based on their extensive global experience in engineering full stimulation type OTSs that combine the emulation of processes with the use of real control systems and human machine interfaces (HMI). 25 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/vigilantplant/iab-whitepapers-en.htm Yokogawa CENTUM VP Evolves to Meet New Challenges. 20 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-10-en.htm 18 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/water/iab-suc-sarasota-en.htm The migration to the Yokogawa CS 3000 DCS was accompanied by the installation of magnetic flowmeters, differential pressure transmitters, and other Yokogawa FOUNDATION fieldbus-enabled instruments in several key processes, and the DCS was completely integrated with all the other vendor systems throughout the facility. 11 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/IAevents/iab-rpt-arcforum2012-en.htm Yokogawa participated February 6-9 in the 16th ARC World Industry Forum and showcased its control solutions to suppliers and users from all over the world. 6 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-09-en.htm - New communication module and improved control and monitoring software - 31 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/lng/iab-suc-kogas-en.htm Systems from other vendors that control the plant’s offloading, tank gauging, pipe line monitoring, metering, and other processes are all integrated via a Modbus interface with each plant’s CENTUM production control system. The data from these processes is used to make production reports, calculate plant efficiency, and analyze performance. 30 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-08-en.htm 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/lng/iab-suc-skangass-en.htm Yokogawa configured a full stimulation type operator training simulator for a gas liquefaction plant, employing the same safety and automation system (SAS) as the actual plant, with fully identical operational functions.This high fidelity model of the natural gas liquefaction process behaves exactly like the actual plant and allows plant upsets and equipment malfunctions to be simulated in a stimulative training environment. 15 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/rd/TR/rd-tr-o00000-000.htm Yokogawa Technical Report (2011 Vol.54 No.2, New Progress of Control System) published 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/news/iab-articles-en.htm Loek van Eijck, Yokogawa, The Netherlands, questions whether rapid analysis of gases and liquids can be better achieved through use of a gas chromatograph or near infrared analyser. 9 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/pr/news/2012/pr-news-2012-05-en.htm 26 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/water/ We have opened a new industry website, "Water & Wastewater" which introduces our approach and solutions for water industry. 18 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.yokogawa.com/iab/suc/chem/iab-suc-ube-en.htm Field operators check all the field devices every shift and the maintenance department is using PRM to check the condition of all the field devices on a monthly basis. Based on the classification/ranking and the results of using PRM, UCHA is now considering additional proactive maintenance measures to reduce maintenance costs. 18 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT