Record numbers attend Yokogawa event

Speakers representing conventional and renewable energy, oil and gas, dairy, bitumen manufacture and water-treatment authorities presented insights into the application of Yokogawa control and safety systems and instrumentation at a recent conference in Adelaide.

The biennial Yokogawa Solutions Conference, the largest and most successful to date, was attended by delegates representing a broad spectrum of the process control industry, along with vendor partner companies.

The opening presentation was provided by well-known BT economist, Chris Caton, commenting on trends in the Australian economy and other interesting economic data including currency movements and the continued activity in the Australian resources sector.

Other sessions from industry speakers focused on the detailed outlook for the Australian Mining Industry, Oil and Gas, and Power Generation sectors. Presentations were made by various Yokogawa customers representing some of the leading Australian and international corporations and innovators.

Participants included Chevron, Caltex, Phoenix Energy, City Care NZ, AGL Torrens Island Power Station, Vast Energy, Fulton Hogan, Synlait NZ and others. AGL also provided a tour of its Torrens Island Power Station which has recently upgraded the AGL control system on four of their eight boiler units to Yokogawa’s CentumVP and ProSafe systems.

Delegates travelled from around Australia to take part in the event, including hands-on user sessions and updates on the latest Centum VP and Fast Tools control system features, Yokogawa’s new hybrid sensors with built-in communication systems and plant-wide wireless systems.

International guests were in attendance from Asia, the Netherlands and New Zealand, including several senior executives of the Yokogawa Electric Company from Singapore and Japan.