Yokogawa Electric : CENTUM ® VP R6 Receives the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize of the 46th Machine Industry Design Awards

CENTUM VP R6 integrated production control system
Yokogawa's highly reliable CENTUM series plant production control and monitoring systems are the core product platform for the company's control business. For our latest offering, CENTUM VP R6, we have added a N-IO (Network-I/O) device to our product lineup. I/O devices are an important element of the control system, and the N-IO device has unique I/O modules that can accommodate any signal type. All users need to do is change the software setting. This eliminates the need to change the I/O modules and do a lot of re-wiring when, for example, a decision is made during a plant construction project to change to a different sensor type, thus keeping project delays to a minimum. In terms of design, the same bright color scheme is employed for the I/O modules including the LED display area, and the modules all also have the same friendly rounded features. This unified design concept serves to communicate that these modules all work together for improved safety and reliability.

The originality, appearance, functions, performance, safety, and other features of the N-IO device and the CENTUM VP R6 system all received high marks from the evaluation committee. Encouraged by this award, Yokogawa will continue to emphasize both functionality and design in its development of products that provide good value to our customers.