Technology Fair & Users Conference

Partners featured at Conference

A number of our partners will display their products at the Technology Fair. Companies currently scheduled to participate are listed below. For a more detailed profile on each, go to http://www.yokogawa.com/us/is/usergroup/us-exhibitors.htm and register to attend.

Automation.com (Gold Sponsor) (online publication supplying real-time information for automation professionals) Computex (IT infrastructure solutions and sonsulting company) Control Magazine (Platinum Sponsor) (a publication promoting excellence in process automation) Delta P (design/build services specializing in DCS reinstrumentation and power distribution projects) Dresser Masoneilan (control valve solutions) Flowserve (Silver Sponsor) (engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves, etc.) Hoffman (protection systems for electronic and electrical controls) Hirschmann (networking equipment intended for harsh and mission-critical applications) Intech (Silver Sponsor) (an ISA publication addressing industry challenges, new technologies, and fundamentals for engineers, managers and other automation professionals) Industrial Defender (cyber security)

Microsoft (Silver Sponsor) (worldwide leader in software, services and solutions) Metso (ball, butterfly, rotary control valves and more) MooreHawke (TRUNKSAFE™ Fault Tolerant Fieldbus System and more) MTL (Fieldbus power systems and wiring components, intrinsic safety interfaces, surge protection products, etc.) Northwire (industrial-grade technical cable) Phoenix Contact (terminal blocks, power supplies, signal conditioners and data converters, etc.) PI Components (remote diaphragm seals) Pepperl + Fuchs (intrinsic safety and explosion protection technologies, etc.) RuggedCom (ethernet switches, routers, serial deviceservers, media conterters, etc.) Shell Global Solutions (technology-based products, services and consultancy) Turck (valve top sensors, connectivity for analog, discrete and networks, fieldbus junctions and I/O)

Marcus Tennant joins Global Strategic Technology Marketing Center

In January of this year, Marcus Tennant joined our IA Global Strategic Technology Marketing Center where he will function as a Principal Systems Architect. Tennant brings a weatlh of experience in batch automation and the chemical industry to the group. Prior to joining Yokogawa, he spent 10 years at Rockwell Automation where he worked as a Software Product Manager for a wide variety of industrial automation products. Prior to that, he worked as a process and project engineer for Morton International and as a Process Engineer and R & D Chemist for Jones-Blair Company.

Tennant will be working out of Dallas, Texas, where he will report directly to Dr. Maurice Wilkins. He can be reached at marcus.tennant@us.yokogawa.com.

Yokogawa joins United Nations Global Compact

Yokogawa joined the United Nations Global Compact in January of this year. The organization is a voluntary corporate citizenship initiative consisting of ten principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. Yokogawa is the 76^th participant in Japan.

Learn more about the UN compact.

MVAdvanced portable version

Take a look at the portable version of the MVAdvanced paperless recorder. It features easy setup, reliable recording, an easy to read display, and a feature called "smart analysis". To learn more about the MVAdvanced, contact your local Yokogawa representative or take the quick tour found at the link below.
Take a quick tour

PC Blocks for biotech and pharmaceutical applications

Many biotech and pharmaceutical applications require the measurement of pH and conductivity in very low volume samples to help determine purity and quality of finished products. Our PC Flow Block assemblies were specifically designed to achieve accurate pH and conductivity measurements in these types of applications.

They units are constructed from FDA grade Polypropylene material and can be fitted with a variety of 316 SS Tri-Clamp connections.

Learn more about the flow blocks

ARS (Advanced Reflux Sampler)

The new ARS (Advanced Reflux Sampler) is designed to provide conditioning for severe service analysis needs using a simple self-contained, two-stage system. The first stage is designed to provide filtration of particulate and passive cooling. As the sample reaches the second stage, it is directed through a transition piece which channels the air evenly across two active cooling elements.

Learn more about the ARS

Upcoming events

54th ISA Analytical Symposium Houston Hobby Marriott Hotel Houston, Texas April 19 - 23

OTC Booth # 7202 See the VP Van on display! Reliant Center Houston, Texas May 5 - 7

VP Van on display

The VP Van continued to make its way across the U.S. If you want to schedule a visit to your facility, contact your local Yokogawa account representative or email us at info@us.yokogawa.com. For those of you local to the Denver, CO, Texas City, Texas or Houston, Texas areas you can see the mobile dispaly at some upcoming shows.

April 15
Showboat Pavilion, Texas City, Texas.
The mobile demo will be on display in conjunction with a Shrimp Boil being hosted by the Yokogawa Southwest (now Yokogawa Gulf Coast) group. If you would like to RSVP for the event, contact Julija Babajko at julija.babajko@us.yokogawa.com.

May 5 - 7
Offshore Technology Conference, Reliant Center, Houston, Texas
For more information, contact cristy.treleani@us.yokogawa.com

PRM version R3.03 released

PRM is an integrated device management software package that centrally manages the parameters of various types of field devices, monitors the status of these devices, and performs online device diagnosis. With this latest R3.03 upgrade, PRM has been enhanced to improve its integration with the STARDOM Network-based Control System, which is widely used in upstream processing facilities such as natural gas and oil wells. Key benefits of the release are:

Integration with STARDOM
With a new device tag display extension for STARDOM upstream applications, PRM can now display the "device tag_project name" for the same types of devices installed at different production sites. This function makes it possible for users to manage multiple facilities from a single PRM server without requiring any special engineering.

Support for Windows Vista
R3.03 supports Vista, the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. By running on the newest operating system and supporting other up-to-date software application programs, R3.03 improves the efficiency of online monitoring and diagnosis.

Enhanced EDDL( Electronic Device Description Language) Protocol Support
With this upgrade, PRM now supports the enhanced EDDL graphic user interface, making it possible to efficiently display a wider variety of data including graphs, charts, and groups.

Mark Hunter named Chevron Global Account Manager

In January of 2009, Mark Hunter was named Chevron Global Account Manager for Yokogawa Corporation of America. Hunter has been with Yokogawa for four years. During that time he has provided leadership in the area of sales, strategy and process development. Prior to joining Yokogawa, Hunter worked for Foxboro, Gensys and Aspentech in roles of sales, sales management and business development. Hunter works from the Sugar Land location and reports directly to Richard Gaas, Vice-President of North American Sales. He can be reached at mark.hunter@us.yokogawa.com.