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Yokogawa Joins HART Communication Foundation Board of Directors
The HART Communication Foundation have announced that Yokogawa Electric Corporation (USA) has been named to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Yokogawa has been a member of the Foundation since its inception in 1993 and actively participates and makes valuable contributions on the Foundation’s executive committee, marketing committee and technology working groups. Yokogawa is one of the industry’s leading suppliers of HART-enabled devices and control systems and joins ABB, Emerson Process Measurement, Endress+Hauser, Honeywell and Siemens as a Foundation board member. Yokogawa will be represented on the Foundation board by Kimikazu Takahashi, Yokogawa Corporate Fellow.
“We are very pleased to have Yokogawa participate on our Board of Directors and contribute their valuable expertise and support to advance HART technology and Foundation programs. We are confident they will be a positive and effective member of our leadership team,” says Ron Helson, Foundation Executive Director, “Yokogawa has a long-standing commitment to HART Communication since launching their first HART-enabled product in 1993. With their extensive knowledge of field instrumentation, control and data acquisition systems, they actively support and advance the integration and communication between HART field devices and host systems. Yokogawa sees HART Communication as one of key automation technologies to help industrial facilities achieve significant increases in efficiency and cost effectiveness. ”
Crystal Engineering Corp. (USA) proudly marks 30 years in the pressure measurement industry with the announcement of David K. Porter as the new company president. Previously serving as vice president of engineering, Mr. Porter distinguished himself with Crystal customers, staff and distributors through his leadership in the design, development, and upgrade of the Crystal Engineering product line over the course of his nine-year tenure. Now he assumes oversight for the company at large.
With this announcement, Mr. Porter and the Crystal staff also pause to remember Tom Halaczkiewicz, former company president, who passed away in August 2011. Mr. Halaczkiewicz founded Crystal Engineering Corp. in 1982. In the years that followed, he steered the development of an international distributor network and pioneered the industry with successful products like the 30 Series Digital Pressure Calibrator, the XP2i Digital Pressure Gauge, and the nVision Reference Recorder.
Today, Crystal Engineering Corp. continues to produce highly accurate, field-grade testing and calibration equipment for measurement applications in oil & natural gas, offshore drilling, oil refineries, gas distribution, power generation, nuclear power, waste water, water supply, manufacturing, aerospace, and aircraft maintenance.
In assuming his leadership role, Mr. Porter promised, “The quality of our products will continue to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations, and we look forward to the next 30 years of innovation supported by our industry leading customer service.”
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“HART is an important technology for the process automation industry. Yokogawa supports the HART Communication Foundation standards and technologies including WirelessHART and appreciates the opportunity to participate on the Foundation Board of Directors,” says Takahashi. “We are pleased to take a more active leadership role to promote and advance the use of HART Communication in Japan and Asia-Pacific Region. We are also eager to participate and make positive contributions to advance the Compliance Testing and Registration program for HART host systems.”
Yokogawa recognises the value and importance of HART technology to its clients and the global automation industry. Yokogawa has invested and continues to invest substantial resources to implement and support HART Communication in both its host systems and field devices. In April, 2010 they introduced wired HART 7 compliant pressure/differential pressure transmitters. Yokogawa is recognised as the second largest HART pressure/differential pressure transmitter supplier in the world.
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Emerson Process Management have announced that Stuart Brown has been appointed as General Manager, United Kingdom and Ireland. Stuart Brown takes over from Paul Smith who, after three years at the helm, is appointed as Emerson Vice President Middle East and Africa.
Since joining Emerson in 1995 as Business Unit Manager for Daniel Measurement & Control, Stuart has held multiple roles within the company. Most recently he was Business Leader for the Remote Automation Solutions organisation in Europe. Stuart has over 20 years’ experience in the process industry, starting his career at AMEC.
Krohne Names Instrument Associates as Northern Illinois Representative
KROHNE (USA) have announced that they have appointed Instrument Associates, of Alsip, Illinois, as its industrial representative in Northern Illinois. IA will provide sales and customer support for a wide range of KROHNE level, flow, and temperature and pressure measurements products.
Instrument Associates is a leader in industrial distribution and instrumentation. Aside from distribution, the company offers manufacturing, and fabrication services. It also provides global inventory, technical support, fabrication, engineering and design capabilities.
“We are pleased to welcome Instrument Associates as our newest rep,” said Joe Incontri, Director of Marketing at Krohne. “They are experts in the field of industrial instrumentation and we look forward to working with them to serve our customers in their area.”
For more information about obtaining KROHNE products from Instrument Associates, please contact them directly.
Reply Card no 9 Asia-Pacific to Lead Oil Refinery Additions Until 2017 With a total of 24 planned oil refineries, Asia-Pacific is expected to contribute 40% of global capacity additions over the next five years, states the latest report from energy experts GlobalData (UK).
The firm’s latest report expects China alone to install nine new refineries by the end of 2017, with 2,211 thousand barrels per day (mbd) in total Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) capacity additions during the 2012-2017 period – the most of any country in the world and almost double that of the second greatest contributor, Saudi Arabia, with a total of 1,201 mbd in additions during the same timescale.
Chinese National Oil Companies (NOCs) PetroChina and Sinopec will be responsible for most of the country’s additions in the near future. Sinopec plans to build two new refineries in China, one in the coastal city of Lianyungang with an initial capacity target of 240 mbd and the other in Zhanjiang with expected crude processing capacity of 300 mbd. PetroChina aims to install five new-build refineries between 2012 and 2017 across locations such as Sichuan and Yunnan. India is predicted to place a relatively distant second in the region’s CDU capacity additions, with 803 mbd over the next five years, while Indonesia is forecast third with a total of 319 mbd. By region, GlobalData’s report predicts the Middle East and Africa to follow Asia-Pacific closely with 37% of the global additions for 2012-2017, leaving Europe and the America’s combined total at just 23%.
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"It’s an exciting time to become General Manager of the UK and Ireland organisation. The processing industry in the UK has faced a tough few years, but we are now seeing growth return to the sector and Emerson is perfectly placed to help meet the industries challenges," said Stuart Brown. "Our customers recognise the value our experience, technology and levels of support can provide by way of reduced risk, lower cost of ownership, increased availability and reliability."
"Customers are placing increasing levels of trust in our ability to manage and execute their large scale automation projects," said Bob Sharp, European President, Emerson Process Management. "Stuart’s extensive experience with key customers will ensure the UK organisation continues to deliver outstanding project execution and lifecycle support."
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Emerson Names Stuart Brown as General Manager
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