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KBC Releases New Version of Process Simulation Technology to Support Green Energy

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

HOUSTON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces the release of Petro-SIM 7.2 process simulation software, which is at the core of KBC's award winning process digital twin.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces the release of Petro-SIM 7.2 process simulation software, which is at the core of KBC's award winning process digital twin.
  • This release expands simulation capabilities for renewable fuels, an expanding variety of bio feedstocks, energy efficiency, and environmental protection.
  • Petro-SIM technology offers operators quick wins for optimizing energy efficiency while reducing operating costs and emissions.
  • To find out more about Petro-SIM simulation technology, please contact KBC directly or contact your local Yokogawa affiliate.

KBC Releases New Version of Process Simulation Technology to Support Green Energy

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

HOUSTON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces the release of Petro-SIM® 7.2 process simulation software, which is at the core of KBC's award winning process digital twin. This release expands simulation capabilities for renewable fuels, an expanding variety of bio feedstocks, energy efficiency, and environmental protection. New tools account for emissions from combustion sources and manage energy efficiency. Process design engineers benefit from the integration with MySEP technology. In addition, there are new features for plant monitoring and operator training.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces the release of Petro-SIM 7.2 process simulation software, which is at the core of KBC's award winning process digital twin.
  • This release expands simulation capabilities for renewable fuels, an expanding variety of bio feedstocks, energy efficiency, and environmental protection.
  • Petro-SIM technology offers operators quick wins for optimizing energy efficiency while reducing operating costs and emissions.
  • To find out more about Petro-SIM simulation technology, please contact KBC directly or contact your local Yokogawa affiliate.

Yokogawa Opens Registration for Y NOW 2021 Virtual Event Focused on Autonomous Operations

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

HOUSTON, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa announces registration is now open for Y NOW 2021: Realizing Autonomous Operations, a free, live, global virtual symposium that will provide opportunities to interact with the world's top process industry leaders as they present proven best practices and strategies.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa announces registration is now open for Y NOW 2021: Realizing Autonomous Operations, a free, live, global virtual symposium that will provide opportunities to interact with the world's top process industry leaders as they present proven best practices and strategies.
  • Over November 24, 2021, participants will learn how corporate leaders have successfully planned, managed, and implemented digital transformations in their organizations.
  • Yokogawa research shows that by 2030 a majority of companies in the process industry expect to implement autonomous operations.
  • Autonomous operations have learning and adaptive capabilities that enable them to respond to dynamics without human operator interaction.

Yokogawa Appoints New Leadership in North America

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

HOUSTON, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Yokogawa announces today that industrial automation leader, Kevin McMillen, has been promoted to head its North American business.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Yokogawa announces today that industrial automation leader, Kevin McMillen, has been promoted to head its North American business.
  • McMillen brings deep experience in industrial automation, control, and digital transformation to further develop Yokogawa's 60-year old North American business.
  • In North America, Yokogawa's "innovate forward" philosophy anticipates and solves tomorrow's challenges through an expansive industrial automation and digitalization portfolio consisting of state-of-the-art measurement, control and optimization products and services.
  • To learn more about Yokogawa and its sustainability goals, please visit: https://www.yokogawa.com/us/about/sustainability/
    Yokogawa Corporation of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corporation.

Yokogawa Establishes Yokogawa Bio Frontier Inc. to Advance Biomass Materials Business

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Monday, March 22, 2021

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6841) announces the launch of Yokogawa Bio Frontier Inc. to develop businesses related to the production and sales of innovative plant-derived biomass materials, as well as associated licensing and consulting activities.

Key Points: 
  • Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6841) announces the launch of Yokogawa Bio Frontier Inc. to develop businesses related to the production and sales of innovative plant-derived biomass materials, as well as associated licensing and consulting activities.
  • Yokogawa Bio Frontier will focus on developing and commercializing high value-added plant-based biomass materials, such as nanocellulose and lignin monomer, which can be used to substitute chemicals and materials currently derived from fossil resources, thereby enabling a sustainable carbon cycle.
  • Yokogawa Bio Frontier will work with these and other strategic partners to contribute to the development of a circular economy.
  • About Yokogawa Bio Frontier Inc.
    Business: Biomass material production and sales, licensing, and related consulting.

Yokogawa releases DL950 ScopeCorder to provide deeper insight and efficiency in design and evaluation of renewable and energy efficient technologies

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation has released the DL950 ScopeCorderto improve efficiency and effectiveness in design and evaluation of renewable and energy efficient technologies.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation has released the DL950 ScopeCorderto improve efficiency and effectiveness in design and evaluation of renewable and energy efficient technologies.
  • Increasing complexities in electronic systems have resulted in the need to measure a wide range of input signals at fast sampling speeds over lengthy periods.
  • For further information on the DL950 ScopeCorder, please visit https://tmi.yokogawa.com/us/solutions/products/data-acquisition-equipmen...
    Founded in 1915, Yokogawa engages in broad-ranging activities in the areas of measurement, control, and information.
  • The names of corporations, organizations, products, services and logos herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation or their respective holders.

Yokogawa Survey Finds Two-Thirds of Process Industry Companies Are Anticipating Fully Autonomous Operations by 2030

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) today revealed the results of a global end-user survey on the outlook for industrial autonomy*, which shows that 64% of respondents from companies in process industries are anticipating fully autonomous operations by 2030.

Key Points: 
  • Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) today revealed the results of a global end-user survey on the outlook for industrial autonomy*, which shows that 64% of respondents from companies in process industries are anticipating fully autonomous operations by 2030.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200916005058/en/
    Technology investment over next 3 years (Graphic: Yokogawa Electric Corporation)
    Companies are moving to fully autonomous operations by 2030, and will invest in technologies that aid decision-making
    Sixty-four percent of respondents stated that they expect to reach autonomous operations in their primary operations by 2030.
  • Eighty-nine percent said their companies currently have plans to increase the level of autonomy in their operations.
  • Yokogawa believes the digital transformation of companies manufacturing and production operations will lead towards autonomous operations; the results of the survey demonstrate that companies are prioritizing and investing in the technologies of tomorrow in order to make this a reality.

Functional Safety Market Worth $5.3 Billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Monday, July 20, 2020

The increasing adoption of functional safety solutions to comply with these standards and workplace safety regulations is driving the growth of the market in this region.

Key Points: 
  • The increasing adoption of functional safety solutions to comply with these standards and workplace safety regulations is driving the growth of the market in this region.
  • Further, Currently, Russia, the UK, and Norway are the key oil and gas-producing countries based in Europe and are the major contributors to the European functional safety market growth.
  • Major players in the functional safety market include Emerson (US), Honeywell (US), Rockwell (US), ABB (Switzerland), Schneider (France), Yokogawa (Japan), General Electric (US), Hima Paul (US), Omron (Japan), Siemens (Germany), and Others.
  • Our 850 fulltime analyst and SMEs at MarketsandMarkets are tracking global high growth markets following the "Growth Engagement Model GEM".

Functional Safety Market Worth $5.3 Billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 20, 2020

The increasing adoption of functional safety solutions to comply with these standards and workplace safety regulations is driving the growth of the market in this region.

Key Points: 
  • The increasing adoption of functional safety solutions to comply with these standards and workplace safety regulations is driving the growth of the market in this region.
  • Further, Currently, Russia, the UK, and Norway are the key oil and gas-producing countries based in Europe and are the major contributors to the European functional safety market growth.
  • Major players in the functional safety market include Emerson (US), Honeywell (US), Rockwell (US), ABB (Switzerland), Schneider (France), Yokogawa (Japan), General Electric (US), Hima Paul (US), Omron (Japan), Siemens (Germany), and Others.
  • Our 850 fulltime analyst and SMEs at MarketsandMarkets are tracking global high growth markets following the "Growth Engagement Model GEM".

Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies Announces the Release of a Ground-Breaking New Instrument, the FlowCam + LO

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

SCARBOROUGH, Maine, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, of Scarborough Maine announced today the release of its newest FlowCam with a fully integrated light obscuration module.

Key Points: 
  • SCARBOROUGH, Maine, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, of Scarborough Maine announced today the release of its newest FlowCam with a fully integrated light obscuration module.
  • Measuring and monitoring particulate matter present in injectable drugs is extremely important to companies involved in formulation development, manufacturing, and packaging.
  • Now there is an option to get FDA-mandated LO results and flow imaging morphology information from a single instrument.
  • Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. manufactures the FlowCam imaging and analysis family of instruments which now encompasses 7 models engineered to analyze particles and organisms ranging in size from 300 nm to 5 mm.