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Yokogawa Releases FIELDEYE II All-weather CCD Color Camera for Plant Monitoring

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the April 26 release of the first model in the new FIELDEYE II series of all-weather CCD cameras for the monitoring of plant facilities and premises. This new model, the FC33U, is non-explosionproof and has pan-tilt zoom functionality. Yokogawa plans to release an explosionproof model by the end of this year.

Yokogawa Wins Control System Contract for Yeosu Power Plant in Korea

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Electric Korea Co., Ltd., has won an order from Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd., (KOSEP), a subsidiary of Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), to supply control systems for the No. 1 unit of the Yeosu Thermal Power Plant in the city of Yeosu, which is located in Korea’s South Jeolla Province.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation and KBR Announce Ammonia Technology Alliance

Yokogawa Electric Corporation and KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced the signing of a technology alliance for a fertilizer automation package (FAP) that will form part of the ammonia process technology solutions that KBR offers to its customers worldwide. Under the terms of this alliance, KBR will incorporate Yokogawa's high value-added process control solutions in the FAP.

Yokogawa Announces “Wireless Anywhere” Concept to Expand Use of Field Wireless Systems
- Based on the ISA100.11a Standard -

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the introduction of a new "Wireless Anywhere" business concept on the plant-wide use of ISA100.11a compliant wireless communication technologies for both monitoring and control applications. Yokogawa will aggressively promote this concept to widen the use of ISA100.11a-compliant products and related services.

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FieldMate™ R2.06

Yokogawa Releases FieldMate™ R2.06 Versatile Device Management Wizard
– Featuring FDT2.0 support and a new alarm setting function –

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release the FieldMate™ R2.06 Versatile Device Management Wizard in mid-May. FieldMate is a versatile software program for configuring, adjusting, and managing a wide variety of field devices used in factories and other production sites. This latest version of the FieldMate software will be exhibited at the HANNOVER MESSE 2013 trade show, which will be held April 8 to 12 in Germany.

Yokogawa Selected by Cheniere Energy Partners for Bi-directional LNG Plant
-Company to supply automation and safety system for new LNG facility and trains, the first of its kind in the U.S.-

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced today that it has been selected to supply the integrated automation and safety system for the new liquefaction trains at Cheniere’s LNG facility in Sabine Pass, LA, which is being developed by its subsidiary Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL).

Yokogawa Wins Control System Orders for Large Combined Cycle Power Plants in Egypt

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Middle East B.S.C.(c), has received orders to supply the control systems for two large combined cycle power plants that are under construction in Egypt. The CENTUM® VP integrated production control systems supplied by Yokogawa will be used to monitor and control the operation of facilities throughout these plants, including the gas turbines, exhaust gas heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), and steam turbines.

2558A AC Voltage Current Standard

Yokogawa Meters & Instruments Releases 2558A AC Voltage Current Standard

Yokogawa Meters & Instruments Corporation announces that it will release the 2558A AC voltage current standard on March 6. The 2558A is a low-cost, high-precision instrument capable of outputting a wide range of AC voltages and currents for the calibration of electric meters and other devices.

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Yokogawa Releases Enhanced Version of STARDOM™ Network-based Control System
- Enhancement of DNP3 SCADA protocol functionality for upstream oil & gas and other applications -

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release an enhanced version of the STARDOM™ network-based control system on February 28. With this release, the integrity of the data transferred between supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is ensured in challenging upstream oil & gas and other applications.

YHC5150X FieldMate Handheld Communicator

Yokogawa Releases YHC5150X FieldMate Handheld Communicator

On this date, Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released the YHC5150X FieldMate handheld communicator in all markets other than Japan. The YHC5150X is a full function DD Direct HART communicator that supports Universal, Common Practice, and Device Specific commands for commissioning, configuration, and maintenance operations.

Yokogawa and Soteica Visual MESA Enter Comprehensive Partnership to Address the Energy Management Solutions Business
- Joint initiative will provide new solution services for sitewide energy efficiency optimization -

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 solutions (EMS). Yokogawa will provide this new offering to its customers through its strong sales and service channels. Yokogawa has also acquired 44.3% ownership of Soteica Visual MESA to accelerate the joint development of EMS.