Yokogawa Manufacturing Corporation

1915: Tamisuke Yokogawa, Doctor of Architectural Engineering, established an electric meter research institute in Shibuya, Tokyo with Ichiro Yokogawa and Shin Aoki

1917: First to produce and sell electric meters in Japan

1920: Incorporated as Yokogawa Electric Works Ltd.

1933: Started research and manufacture of aircraft instruments and flow, temperature, and pressure controllers

1948: Made public offering of the Company's stock

1950: Developed Japan's first electronic recorder

1955: Signed a technical assistance agreement for industrial instruments with Foxboro, USA

1957: Established Yokogawa Electric Works, Inc. as North American sales office

1964: Made a full-scale entry into the industrial analyzer market

1969: Developed and started manufacture and sale of vortex flowmeter

1974: Established Yokogawa Electric Singapore Pte. Ltd. as Singapore plant

Incorporated Yokogawa Electric Singapore Pte Ltd.

1975 : Released CENTUM, the world's first distributed process control system

Established Yokogawa Corporation of Asia Pte Ltd.

Started Meter Production in Bedok Factory.

Recognised as a Model Factory by Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

Awarded Japan Industry Standards (JIS) Mark for Portable Meters.

1983 : Formed Yokogawa Hokushin Electric Corp. through merger with Hokushin Electric Works, Ltd.

Awarded JIS Mark for Insulation Testers.

Received Three Top National QCC Awards.

1985 : Established Xiyi Yokogawa Co., Ltd. in Xian, China, jointly with Xian Instruments Factory

1986 : To further establish the corporate identity, the company name was changed to Yokogawa Electric Corporation and the : YEW : trademark to : YOKOGAWA

Established the First Yokogawa Engineering Centre in Singapore; Outside Japan.

The First CENTUM Distributed Control System (DCS) Production in Singapore at Bedok factory.

Awarded "Pioneer Certificate for DCS" by EDB.

1988 : Entered the high- frequency measuring instrument business

Merger of Yokogawa Corporation of Asia and Yokogawa Engineering Centre to Form the Regional HQ for Southeast Asia - Yokogawa Asia Pte Ltd.

Accreditation of Standards Laboratory by SISIR.

Started MicroXL System Production.

Expanded Regional Sales Network in Southeast Asia.

Established Joint Venture Companies in Thailand - Yokogawa (Thailand) Ltd, Malaysia - Yokogawa Electric (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Yokogawa Kontrol (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

Established a Customer Service Centre in Manila.

1990 : Established Yokogawa Middle East E.C. in Bahrain

Merger of Yokogawa Asia and Yokogawa Electric Singapore to Form Yokogawa Electric Asia Pte Ltd.

Joined EDB Initiative to Train Chemical Process Technicians.

Attained ISO 9002 Certification for Manufacture of DCS, including the Assembly of PCBs for DCS.

Attained ISO 9001 Certification Covering Sales Application, Engineering and Servicing of DCS.

Manufactured the First CENTUM CS.

Awarded the "Pioneer Certificate for Centum CS" by EDB.

Established PT Yokogawa Indonesia (YIN) in Indonesia.

Established PT Yokogawa Manufacturing Batam (YMB) in Indonesia.

Started SMT Production in Bedok Factory.

1996 : Released confocal scanner and entered biotechnology business

Established PT Yokogawa Power Supply Batam (PB) in Indonesia.

Awarded the RISC Incentive for R&D in Solution Software by National Science and Technology Board (NSTB)

Established Yokoshin Software Engineering (Wuxi) Co. Ltd in China.

Established Yokogawa Philippines Inc. (YPI) in Philippines.

Attained ISO 9001 Certification to Include DCS Hardware Design & Development.

Established Yokogawa Engineering Asia (YEA) to Manage Sales, Engineering and Service Operations.

Awarded the Business Headquarters Status and Innovation Development Award by EDB.

Awarded the RISC Incentive for R&D in Solution Software by NSTB.

Started Production of EJA Transmitters, CENTUM CS 1000 and CENTUM CS3000.

Joint Venture of YEA and Plant Engineering Construction to Form Plant Electrical Instrumentation (PEI).

Attained ISO14001 Certification for Environmental Management System.

Established Global Centre of Excellence for Engineering (Global Engineering Solution Centre, GESC) to Manage Major International Projects.

2002 : Acquired 100% of Ando Electric's stock

Certified as a Member of Singapore Quality Class by SPRING Singapore.

The Global Launch of Yokogawa Vigilance™ Branding Campaign.

Singapore Development Centre (SGDC) was Established to Develop Production Control Application Software Packages in Singapore.

Established Yokogawa IA Technologies India (YTI) Pte Ltd to Compliment SGDC.

Established Yokogawa Vietnam Company Ltd in Vietnam.

Awarded the International Headquarters Status by EDB.

Grand Opening of the New 12-Storey Yokogawa Building in Bedok by Singapore Founding Father, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.

2008 : Entered the drug discovery support market with a new bio test system

The First Launch of CENTUM VP, the New Technology Platform for Achieving Operational Excellence.

Awarded "DCS Company of the Year" for Asia Pacific Region by Frost & Sullivan.

Launched VigilantPlant Services™, A Comprehensive Suite of Solution Services for Achieving Operational Excellence over the Entire Plant Lifecycle.

Transferred the measuring instruments business to Yokogawa Meters & Instruments

The Launch of Field Wireless Solutions Based on the ISA100.11a Industrial Communications Standard.

Yokogawa Electric Asia (YAS) Received the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) from SPRING Singapore.

Awarded "DCS Company of the Year” For Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand by Frost & Sullivan.

Yokogawa India Proudly Celebrates 25 Years Anniversary.

Awarded “Strategic Market Leadership Award for Safety Systems” for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand by Frost & Sullivan.

Received “Automation & Software Solutions Market Leadership Award in Oil & Gas Industry” for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand from Frost & Sullivan.

Formed Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation to handle sales, engineering, and services for the Japan industrial automation business

Yokogawa Singapore was Awarded the Ichthys Gas Field Development Project in Australia - Largest Order ever Received for a Single Project.

Yokogawa Malaysia Proudly Celebrates 25 Years Anniversary.

Yokogawa Thailand Proudly Celebrates 25 Years Anniversary.

Yokogawa Indonesia Proudly Celebrates 20 Years Anniversary.

Yokogawa Proudly Celebrates 100 year of Success, with Announcement of Co-innovation Centre.

Yokogawa Philippines Proudly Celebrates 20 Years Anniversary.

Acquired KBC Advanced Technologies plc

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.

Yokogawa Vietnam Proudly Celebrates 10 Years Anniversary.

Awarded Frost & Sullivan Global Customer Value Leadership Award in Automation Solutions and Services.

Yokogawa joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Developmentaccelerating our efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).

Opening of In-SpaceTM (Innovation Space) and Global SecurityCompetence Laboratory in Singapore to drive digital transformation with industrial customers.

Unveiled the all-new comprehensive brand for the Industrial Automation portfolio, OpreX.

GPS week number rollover 2019

Yokogawa joined Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index.

Acquired Nanopipette Technology for Life Science Applications.

Obtained ISASecure SDLA Certification for Control System Development Process.

Took a Stake in All Polymer Battery Maker APB to Drive Expansion of Energy Management System Business.

Revealed the results of a global end-user survey on the outlook for industrial autonomy.

Announced the release of Collaborative Information Server in Jan 2021.

Established Yokogawa Bio Frontier Inc. to Advance the Biomass Materials Business.

Launch of New Mid-Term Business Plan, Accelerate Growth 2023.

Yokogawa Engineering Asia Acquired Votiva Solutions.

Announced "Growth for Sustainability 2028" medium-term business plan

Yokogawa Engineering Asia Celebrates its Golden Jubilee Year.

Launch of New Mid-Term Business Plan, Growth for Sustainability 2028.

Yokogawa Malaysia Celebrates its 35 Years Anniversary.

Yokogawa Thailand Celebrates its 35 Years Anniversary.

Yokogawa Indonesia Celebrates its 30 Years Anniversary.

Yokogawa celebrates 110 years of innovation and legacy in industrial transformation.

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.

Yokogawa’s ProSafe-RS celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Yokogawa acquires Web Synergies to enhance integrated IT/OT portfolio, and Intellisync and WiSNAM to boost total renewable energy management capabilities.