Last month, this firm released an enhanced version of its Stardom Network-based Control System with upgraded engineering functionality. A new engineering tool facilitates the construction of field digital communications networks that can reduce the cost of maintaining production equipment distributed over wide areas. For this latest Stardom version, the company has optimized its existing engineering tool that is used top configure large-scale SCADA systems based on Foundation Fieldbus protocol. The new tool, Foundation fieldbus Configurer, enables a 60% reduction in engineering man-hours compared to the predecessor tool, says the firm. — Yokogawa Electric Corp., Tokyo, Japan
A new engineering tool that improves efficiency
| By Chemical Engineering