Attendees at the recent Technology Innovations Fair held in Houston had a rare chance to get a glimpse at the past, present and future of Yokogawa. For the first time ever, Yokogawa shared with North America some of the future technologies currently being developed.

The Past...

Attendees saw antique instruments dating back to the early 1900's -- showcasing Yokogawa's capabilities and innovations since the birth of the company.

The Present...

Products from both the Industrial Automation and Non-Industrial Automation segments of Yokogawa's business were on display. Those familiar with Yokogawa's IA products were surprised to see products for brain science and clinical examinations, a confocal scanner system solution for researchers that need to observe live cells in real-time, LCD Driver IC Testers and an air craft cockpit display.

The Future...

In the area of Field Ubiquitous Computing, Yokogawa is addressing IPv6, next generation internet protocol and wireless sensing networks and the role they will play in future field wiring. Due to Yokogawa rules and regulations surrounding R&D, no photos of the Future Zone may be viewed.

With regard to Microtechnologies, Yokogawa is currently working on proprietary key silicon devices, Microreactor and MEMS Technologies (a new chemical synthesis method in micro-fluid channels) and Gene Analysis Systems (for the biomedical industry).

Photonics Technology is the newest business domain for Yokogawa R & D. The company is looking into optical communications and compound semiconductor device technologies.