Yokogawa Electric : Releases SMARTDAC+ ® GM Data Acquisition System Easy mounting/dismounting of modules and Bluetooth support for improved efficiency
October 27, 2014 at 03:48 am EDT
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Data acquisition systems are widely used in many industrial and test & measurement applications in a large variety of industries to acquire and record process data such as temperature, voltage, current, flow rate, and pressure. In 1951 Yokogawa became the first company in Japan to bring an electronic self-balancing recorder to market, and in 1986 introduced a multipoint data acquisition and recording system. Yokogawa currently offers a wide variety of data acquisition systems.
Depending on the application, most data acquisition systems utilize a variety of modules to acquire a wide range of data. Historically, many of these systems were equipped with a base plate for the mounting of modules. Base plates are now less common, as users prefer designs that allow the easy mounting and removal of modules. The data acquisition systems in use today can be classified into two types: those that are equipped with a monitor, and those that are not. In the latter case, the systems must be hooked up to a PC and operated using its screen and keyboard. To better accommodate the needs of its customers, Yokogawa developed the SMARTDAC+ GM modular data acquisition system. With modular I/O users can scale their data acquisition system based on their process requirement, with the ability to upgrade as their needs evolve. Additionally, wireless Bluetooth connection allows wireless communication with mobile devices.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation specializes in design, manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipments. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- automation and control equipments (90.4%): industrial control systems, production control systems, flow meters, industrial recorders, etc.;
- measuring and test equipments (6.9%): semiconductor tests equipments, analyzers, digital counters, electricity, temperature and pressure measuring instruments, scanners, oscilloscopes, tachymeter, altitude indicators, integrated display systems, etc.;
- other (1.7%): marine equipments, meteorological and hydrological measuring instruments, etc.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (32.2%), China (14%), India (3.6%), Asia and the Far East (15.7%), Middle East and Africa (11.2%), North America (8.9%), Europe (8%), Russia (3.8%) and Latin America (2.6%).