Yokogawa Joins Profibus User Organization

The Japanese automation giant perceives a growing importance for Profibus technologies in the Asia-Pacific region and China.

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Tokyo-based automation supplierYokogawa Electric Corp. (www.yokogawa.com)announced on March 3 that it has joined theProfibus Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO,www.profibus.com), an interest group for theProfibusandProfinetstandard communication protocols that are widely used in industrial automation applications.

Originally developed to meet the needs of the manufacturing industry, Profibus has evolved into a fieldbus standard for both discrete manufacturing and process automation.

“In addition toFoundation fieldbusand theHartprotocols, we see Profibus DP and Profinet as especially important protocols for industrial automation—not only in central Europe and other mature markets, but increasingly in the Asia-Pacific region and China,” noted Masatoshi Nakahara, general manager of the Marketing Center at Yokogawa’s Industrial Automation Business Headquarters. “Yokogawa currently offers a range of Profibus-based products and solutions, and we are committed to expanding our portfolio in the future.

“有19500employees worldwide and a turnover of well over US$3 billion, we perceive ourselves to be among the leading suppliers of industrial automation solutions, with our main focus on the process industries,” Nakahara continued. “Along with our strong worldwide presence, we believe that we are the market leader in the Asia-Pacific region, China, and Japan—a situation that will benefit Profibus technology in general.”

Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V.
www.profibus.com

Yokogawa Electric Corp.
www.yokogawa.com

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