| 1915 |
1915 : Tamisuke Yokogawa, Doctor of Architectural Engineering, established an electric meter research institute in Shibuya, Tokyo with Ichiro Yokogawa and Shin Aoki |
| 1917 |
1917 : First to produce and sell electric meters in Japan |
| 1920 |
1920 : Incorporated as Yokogawa Electric Works Ltd. |
| 1933 |
1933 : Started research and manufacture of aircraft instruments and flow, temperature, and pressure controllers |
| 1948 |
1948 : Made public offering of the Company's stock |
| 1950 |
1950 : Developed Japan's first electronic recorder |
| 1955 |
1955 : Signed a technical assistance agreement for industrial instruments with Foxboro, USA |
| 1957 |
1957 : Established Yokogawa Electric Works, Inc. as North American sales office |
| 1964 |
1964 : Made a full-scale entry into the industrial analyzer market |
| 1969 |
1969 : Developed and started manu-facture and sale of vortex flowmeter |
| 1974 |
1974 : Established Yokogawa Electric Singapore Pte. Ltd. as Singapore plant |
| 1974 |
Incorporated Yokogawa Electric Singapore Pte Ltd. |
| 1975 |
1975 : Released CENTUM, the world's first distributed process control system |
| 1975 |
Established Yokogawa Corporation of Asia Pte Ltd. |
| 1975 |
Started Meter Production in Bedok Factory. |
| 1981 |
Recognised as a Model Factory by Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). |
| 1981 |
Awarded Japan Industry Standards (JIS) Mark for Portable Meters. |
| 1983 |
1983 : Formed Yokogawa Hokushin Electric Corp. through merger with Hokushin Electric Works, Ltd. |
| 1983 |
Awarded JIS Mark for Insulation Testers. |
| 1984 |
Received Three Top National QCC Awards. |
| 1985 |
1985 : Established Xiyi Yokogawa Co., Ltd. in Xian, China, jointly with Xian Instruments Factory |
| 1986 |
1986 : To further establish the corporate identity, the company name was changed to Yokogawa Electric Corporation and the : YEW : trademark to : YOKOGAWA |
| 1986 |
Established the First Yokogawa Engineering Centre in Singapore; Outside Japan. |
| 1987 |
The First CENTUM Distributed Control System (DCS) Production in Singapore at Bedok factory. |
| 1987 |
Awarded "Pioneer Certificate for DCS" by EDB. |
| 1988 |
1988 : Entered the high- frequency measuring instrument business |
| 1988 |
Merger of Yokogawa Corporation of Asia and Yokogawa Engineering Centre to Form the Regional HQ for Southeast Asia - Yokogawa Asia Pte Ltd. |
| 1988 |
Accreditation of Standards Laboratory by SISIR. |
| 1989 |
Started MicroXL System Production. |
| 1989 |
Expanded Regional Sales Network in Southeast Asia. |
| 1989 |
Established Joint Venture Companies in Thailand - Yokogawa (Thailand) Ltd, Malaysia - Yokogawa Electric (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Yokogawa Kontrol (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. |
| 1989 |
Established a Customer Service Centre in Manila. |
| 1990 |
1990 : Established Yokogawa Middle East E.C. in Bahrain |
| 1990 |
Merger of Yokogawa Asia and Yokogawa Electric Singapore to Form Yokogawa Electric Asia Pte Ltd. |
| 1991 |
Joined EDB Initiative to Train Chemical Process Technicians. |
| 1992 |
Attained ISO 9002 Certification for Manufacture of DCS, including the Assembly of PCBs for DCS. |
| 1993 |
Attained ISO 9001 Certification Covering Sales Application, Engineering and Servicing of DCS. |
| 1994 |
Manufactured the First CENTUM CS. |
| 1994 |
Awarded the "Pioneer Certificate for Centum CS" by EDB. |
| 1994 |
Established PT Yokogawa Indonesia (YIN) in Indonesia. |
| 1995 |
Established PT Yokogawa Manufacturing Batam (YMB) in Indonesia. |
| 1995 |
Started SMT Production in Bedok Factory. |
| 1996 |
1996 : Released confocal scanner and entered biotechnology business |
| 1996 |
Established PT Yokogawa Power Supply Batam (PB) in Indonesia. |
| 1996 |
Awarded the RISC Incentive for R&D in Solution Software by National Science and Technology Board (NSTB) |
| 1996 |
Established Yokoshin Software Engineering (Wuxi) Co. Ltd in China. |
| 1996 |
Established Yokogawa Philippines Inc. (YPI) in Philippines. |
| 1997 |
Attained ISO 9001 Certification to Include DCS Hardware Design & Development. |
| 1997 |
Established Yokogawa Engineering Asia (YEA) to Manage Sales, Engineering and Service Operations. |
| 1997 |
Awarded the Business Headquarters Status and Innovation Development Award by EDB. |
| 1997 |
Awarded the RISC Incentive for R&D in Solution Software by NSTB. |
| 1998 |
Started Production of EJA Transmitters, CENTUM CS 1000 and CENTUM CS3000. |
| 1999 |
Joint Venture of YEA and Plant Engineering Construction to Form Plant Electrical Instrumentation (PEI). |
| 2001 |
Attained ISO14001 Certification for Environmental Management System. |
| 2001 |
Established Global Centre of Excellence for Engineering (Global Engineering Solution Centre, GESC) to Manage Major International Projects. |
| 2002 |
2002 : Acquired 100% of Ando Electric's stock |
| 2002 |
Certified as a Member of Singapore Quality Class by SPRING Singapore. |
| 2003 |
The Global Launch of Yokogawa Vigilance™ Branding Campaign. |
| 2004 |
Singapore Development Centre (SGDC) was Established to Develop Production Control Application Software Packages in Singapore. |
| 2006 |
Established Yokogawa IA Technologies India (YTI) Pte Ltd to Compliment SGDC. |
| 2006 |
Established Yokogawa Vietnam Company Ltd in Vietnam. |
| 2006 |
Awarded the International Headquarters Status by EDB. |
| 2007 |
Grand Opening of the New 12-Storey Yokogawa Building in Bedok by Singapore Founding Father, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. |
| 2008 |
2008 : Entered the drug discovery support market with a new bio test system |
| 2008 |
The First Launch of CENTUM VP, the New Technology Platform for Achieving Operational Excellence. |
| 2008 |
Awarded "DCS Company of the Year" for Asia Pacific Region by Frost & Sullivan. |
| 2009 |
Launched VigilantPlant Services™, A Comprehensive Suite of Solution Services for Achieving Operational Excellence over the Entire Plant Lifecycle. |
| 2010 |
Transferred the measuring instruments business to Yokogawa Meters & Instruments |
| 2010 |
The Launch of Field Wireless Solutions Based on the ISA100.11a Industrial Communications Standard. |
| 2011 |
Yokogawa Electric Asia (YAS) Received the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) from SPRING Singapore. |
| 2011 |
Awarded "DCS Company of the Year” For Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand by Frost & Sullivan. |
| 2012 |
Yokogawa India Proudly Celebrates 25 Years Anniversary. |
| 2012 |
Awarded “Strategic Market Leadership Award for Safety Systems” for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand by Frost & Sullivan. |
| 2012 |
Received “Automation & Software Solutions Market Leadership Award in Oil & Gas Industry” for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand from Frost & Sullivan. |
| 2013 |
Formed Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation to handle sales, engineering, and services for the Japan industrial automation business |
| 2014 |
Yokogawa Singapore was Awarded the Ichthys Gas Field Development Project in Australia - Largest Order ever Received for a Single Project. |
| 2014 |
Yokogawa Malaysia Proudly Celebrates 25 Years Anniversary. |
| 2014 |
Yokogawa Thailand Proudly Celebrates 25 Years Anniversary. |
| 2014 |
Yokogawa Indonesia Proudly Celebrates 20 Years Anniversary. |
| 2015 |
Yokogawa Proudly Celebrates 100 year of Success, with Announcement of Co-innovation Centre. |
| 2015 |
Yokogawa Philippines Proudly Celebrates 20 Years Anniversary. |
| 2016 |
Acquired KBC Advanced Technologies plc |
| 2016 |
Yokogawa Establishes New Corporate Brand Slogan 'Co-innovating tomorrow : TM : ' - Through 'Process Co-Innovation', Yokogawa Creates New Value with Our Clients for a Brighter Future. |
| 2016 |
Yokogawa Vietnam Proudly Celebrates 10 Years Anniversary. |
| 2017 |
Awarded Frost & Sullivan Global Customer Value Leadership Award in Automation Solutions and Services. |
| 2017 |
Yokogawa joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Developmentaccelerating our efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). |
| 2018 |
Opening of In-SpaceTM (Innovation Space) and Global SecurityCompetence Laboratory in Singapore to drive digital transformation with industrial customers. |
| 2018 |
Unveiled the all-new comprehensive brand for the Industrial Automation portfolio, OpreX. |
| 2019 |
GPS week number rollover 2019 |
| 2019 |
Yokogawa joined Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index. |
| 2019 |
Acquired Nanopipette Technology for Life Science Applications. |
| 2020 |
Obtained ISASecure SDLA Certification for Control System Development Process. |
| 2020 |
Took a Stake in All Polymer Battery Maker APB to Drive Expansion of Energy Management System Business. |
| 2020 |
Revealed the results of a global end-user survey on the outlook for industrial autonomy. |
| 2020 |
Announced the release of Collaborative Information Server in Jan 2021. |
| 2021 |
Established Yokogawa Bio Frontier Inc. to Advance the Biomass Materials Business. |
| 2021 |
Launch of New Mid-Term Business Plan, Accelerate Growth 2023. |
| 2022 |
Yokogawa Engineering Asia Acquired Votiva Solutions. |
| 2024 |
Announced "Growth for Sustainability 2028" medium-term business plan |
| 2024 |
Yokogawa Engineering Asia Celebrates its Golden Jubilee Year. |
| 2024 |
Launch of New Mid-Term Business Plan, Growth for Sustainability 2028. |
| 2024 |
Yokogawa Malaysia Celebrates its 35 Years Anniversary. |
| 2024 |
Yokogawa Thailand Celebrates its 35 Years Anniversary. |
| 2024 |
Yokogawa Indonesia Celebrates its 30 Years Anniversary. |
| 2025 |
Yokogawa celebrates 110 years of innovation and legacy in industrial transformation. |
| 2025 |
Yokogawa’s CENTUM, the world’s first Distributed Control System, proudly marks its 50th anniversary and launches the tenth generation CENTUM VP R7, accelerating towards a future of autonomous plant operations. |
| 2025 |
Yokogawa’s ProSafe-RS celebrates its 20th anniversary. |
| 2025 |
Yokogawa acquires Web Synergies to enhance integrated IT/OT portfolio, and Intellisync and WiSNAM to boost total renewable energy management capabilities. |
