Yokogawa China: ‘Co-innovating’ tomorrow

Within the compa­ny’s 10 regional headquarters, Yokogawa China Co. works closely with customers across the country’s dynamic industri­al sector, “co-innovating” with them to deliver solutions in the areas of measurement, control and information across a broad range of industries including energy, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals and food.

“Our success is founded on strong customer support and we would like to take this op­portunity to express our heart­felt gratitude,” said Kazuhiko Takeoka, Yokogawa’s vice pres­ident and regional chief execu­tive for ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Pacific, China and Korea, and president and CEO of Yokogawa China Co.

“We contribute to a more sus­tainable society. Our corporate values are based on accelerating digital transformation technol­ogies in collaboration with our sustainable development goals and environmental, social and corporate governance initia­tives,” Takeoka said.

Cross-border cooperation drives success and while spe­cific markets need to be ap­proached individually, environ­mental and social risks, mate­rial-supply chains and business management are intrinsically connected today. Yokogawa’s global customer relationships have been cultivated over many years. By working in partner­ship with customers, Yokogawa creates value and delivers global solutions.

In line with stable, secure and safe operations for custom­ers, interest in autonomous op­erations increases. To improve customers’ business profitabil­ity, operational efficiency and contribute to a more sustainable society, the company is driving the transition from industrial automation to industrial auton­omy.

The Smart Industry Readi­ness Index is one of the world’s leading independent digital ma­turity assessment tools for man­ufacturers. It boosts “Industry 4.0” adoption to drive transfor­mation of global manufactur­ing. As of April, 221 people have been named Certified Smart In­dustry Readiness Index Asses­sors. Of those, 57 are Yokogawa employees and 11 are employed by Yokogawa China.

“Promoting co-innovation with customers allows us to share industry knowledge and best practices and create cus­tomer value,” Takeoka said.

“This customer-centric ap­proach is a co-innovation jour­ney that integrates customer-domain knowledge with our problem-solving capabilities.”

Yokogawa’s sustainability targets focus on net-zero emis­sions, the circular economy and well-being. To provide opti­mized solutions for customers, Yokogawa is carrying out busi­ness in three industry segments: energy and sustainability, mate­rials and life.

To support these business­es, Yokogawa has established a full suite of services including manufacturing operations man­agement, enterprise resource planning, distributed energy resource management systems, environmental monitoring, as­set health, carbon management, energy monitoring and cloud solutions.

In-Space China, the compa­ny’s physical and virtual digital exhibition hall, looks back on Yokogawa’s history while show­casing its new technologies and solutions.

Yokogawa’s work with Chi­na’s central, provincial and mu­nicipal governments and aca­demia has increased, and the China Public Relations Room was established last year to fa­cilitate speeches, exhibitions, partner-matching services and technical exchanges with gov­ernment organizations.

Yokogawa China is also ex­panding its development force and implementing its trans­national or “global-local-local strategy.” This accelerates mar­ket development through col­laboration and shared knowl­edge of development solutions across key hubs.

“China is at the heart of the global economy and it is es­sential to connect demand-to-supply in end-to-end supply chains,” Takeoka said.

“Through Yokogawa’s part­nerships and collaborations with the Chinese government and improved connectivity, we are confident a more optimal supply chain can be realized.”

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