The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America Inc. (YAI) is pleased to announce that it has acquired the business and operations of Wermac Electric Ltd. in Calgary, AB, Canada.

Wermac is a 25-year partner with Yaskawa and has been an innovator and leader in applying Variable Speed Drives and Electrical Controls in the Oil & Gas industry. Wermac has grown in size and reputation over the years by providing unique software and packaging solutions centered on Yaskawa Drives as well as knowledgeable and quick on-site service exceeding the demands of the Oil & Gas industry.

The acquisition of Wermac continues Yaskawa’s growth in key vertical markets. The Oil & Gas market in particular presents extreme requirements for quality, packaging, and special software, in which both Yaskawa and Wermac have excelled.

Mike Knapek, President and COO of Yaskawa America, Motion and Drives Division stated, “After 25 years of very successful partnership with Wermac, the time was right to take that partnership to its logical conclusion and become one company. This will allow for better service for our joint customers with greater resources located locally.”

The new division will be known as Yaskawa Wermac and will be located at the former Wermac Electric facility in Calgary, AB. Yaskawa Wermac is now a division of Yaskawa Motoman Canada, which is a subsidiary of Yaskawa America, Inc. All key personnel have been retained to continue providing the key service and products that Wermac is noted for.

“We are excited to be joining a global company with an elite reputation for technology and innovation,” said Jim MacKinnon, president of Wermac. “The existing management team, sales team, and production team will make a noticeable contribution to Yaskawa’ s growth and our line of industry solutions, while expanding Yaskawa’ s current offerings in the energy industry.” Mr. MacKinnon will take on the role of Director of Oilfield Operations for Yaskawa Wermac.

Daelim has won a project worth approximately USD 345 million (Construction Business Division stake: about USD 285 million or KRW 320 billion) to build Vietnam’s O Mon Thermal Power Plant Unit 2 on August 16. This project is being implemented to meet the power demand in Vietnam, which is plagued by power shortage due to the recent rapid economic development. The project was ordered by Can Tho Thermal Power Plant, a subsidiary of EVN (Electricity of Vietnam).

Daelim is scheduled to construct one unit of 330MW gas and oil thermal power plant for power generation during a 36-month construction period in O Mon region, Can Tho Province around Mekong River Delta southeast of Vietnam. The company will be in charge of the supply, construction, and test run of the power block, including detailed engineering that involves basic engineering – regarded as a high value-added, advanced plant area -- in addition to the boilers and main equipment of the power plant.

Advantech, an industrial platform computing and automation company, has won the 2012 Taiwan Top 20 Global Brand Award with a brand value of USD $260 million, an 8% brand value growth compared to the previous year. The survey is organized annually by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and co-organized by BusinessNext and Interbrand since 2003. During these years, Advantech has continued promoting the Advantech brand globally and has continuously been in the top 20. Advantech ranked 10th in the Taiwan Top 20 Global Brand Award in 2004, 2008, 2011.

In 2010 Advantech adopted “Enabling an Intelligent Planet” as its corporate vision and started to actively evolve and transform its organization and marketing to achieve steady expansion and realize its global brand strategy. Advantech wishes to work with other Taiwan global brands to raise awareness worldwide.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation recently announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Electric Korea Co., Ltd., has won an order from Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. to supply a control system for an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant. This is the first IGCC plant in South Korea and it is being constructed in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, by Korea Western Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).

This IGCC power plant will have a total output of 300 MW. Following a commissioning period that will commence in December 2015, the plant will begin commercial operation. This order is for the CENTUM® VP integrated production control system, which will control the gasification section, a core plant facility. This order also includes the ProSafe-RS® safety instrumented system, which will be used to shut down the gasification section safely in the event of an emergency. Both systems will be delivered in December 2013.

IGCC is a promising next-generation power technology that relies on high temperature and pressure to convert coal to synthesis gas (syngas) for use in gas turbine generators. The exhaust from the turbines is sent to boilers to generate steam, and additional power is generated by steam turbines. This type of plant is thus more efficient than a conventional coal-fired power plant.