Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that it will release the FieldMate™ R2.05 Versatile Device Management Wizard on August 6. FieldMate is a versatile software program for configuring, adjusting, and managing a wide variety of field sensors used in factories and other production sites.

With this upgraded version, German, French, and Russian support has been added, and new tools that facilitate the verification of AXF flowmeter integrity and the installation of new sensor models are available.

As plants often have sensors from multiple vendors that rely on more than one communications standard, versatile software tools are required for device configuration, adjustment, and management. FieldMate, an open standard software package, is ideal for such requirements. FieldMate supports sensors from Yokogawa and other manufacturers, as well as major field communications technologies and standards such as FDT/DTM*. This upgraded version of FieldMate offers improved multi-language support as well as tools that facilitate flowmeter integrity verification and sensor replacement. Yokogawa will use this new version to expand its business in the device maintenance market.

1. Improved multi-language support
   In addition to Japanese, English, and Chinese, support of German, French, and Russian has been added with this new version of FieldMate, better positioning this product to capture a larger share of the European market and the growing Russian market.
2. AXF verification tool (optional)
   A verification tool has been developed for checking the integrity of AXF electromagnetic flowmeters. With this tool, customers can inspect ADMAG AXF series magnetic flowmeters without having to disconnect them from the piping. Device maintenance information reports are automatically compiled and stored in a database for retrieval and printing out.
3. Convenient tool for sensor replacement
   A convenient tool has been developed that makes it easier to replace a sensor with one of a different model. This tool backs up the parameters of existing devices and restores them in new devices. It can be used with differential pressure/pressure transmitters, which are used in large numbers at all kinds of production sites.
4. Enhanced ISA100.11a support
   FieldMate can automatically configure, adjust, and manage ISA100.11a compliant wireless devices via the Yokogawa Field Wireless Management Station. A new version of this gateway device is scheduled to be released by the end of July. Through this new gateway device, FieldMate will be capable of connecting to up to 200 ISA100.11a field wireless devices, which compares to 50 devices with the previous gateway version.

For further information please click 'Yokogawa Releases FieldMate™ R2.05 Versatile Device Management Wizard'

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today it will release MC Works64, an advanced SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) software package, in October 2012. MC Works64, an upgraded version of MC Works, will be a component of MELViz iQ PlantSuite, an integrated supervisory automation control and monitoring system solution Mitsubishi Electric has been developing to expand its business in the social infrastructure market overseas.

MC Works64 SCADA software features 64-bit 3D graphics and is capable of displaying plant system configurations in 360-degree perspectives. It also contains MC AppBuilder, a feature allowing users to easily set up and carry out the monitoring of plant systems and energy consumption. MC AppBuilder combines a variety of features for superb ease of use and functionality: a database with which users can easily file and sort information on graphics like symbols and faceplates, control programs such as programmable logic controller (PLC) function blocks and various types of communication interfaces; and functions to automatically generate monitoring screens, PLC programs and OPC communication settings. MC AppBuilder is expected to lead to substantial reductions in engineering and system setup costs for system integrators.

For details please click 'Mitsubishi to release MC Works64, an advanced SCADA software'

ISaGRAF, the leading automation software technology partner has released version 5.3 of the firmware development kit (PRDK) for ISaGRAF 6. ISaGRAF is the industry-leading IEC 61131-3 and IEC 61499 compliant firmware and workbench for building industrial automation products.

The ISaGRAF PRDK version 5.3 provides the portable C source code for the ISaGRAF firmware as well as detailed examples and extensive documentation so that Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and integrators can port and compile the ISaGRAF firmware for their controller or automation product. Once they have customized the C source code, the OEM or integrator then compiles and loads it onto their automation product.

For details please click 'ISaGRAF releases the ISaGRAF Runtime Development Kit version 5.3'

Kepware Technologies announced today its new KEPServerEX 5.9 industrial automation communications platform for the Oil and Gas Industry. New EFM (Electronic Flow Measurement) capabilities and WITS (Wellsite Information Transfer Specification) Level 0 Drivers ensure systems and devices supporting pipelines, wells, and drilling rigs can easily gather and share vital operational information. The new solutions help improve operational efficiencies while reducing production costs and data inconsistencies.

"Traditional EFM and WITS are critical, enabling technologies for the Oil and Gas Industry. However, rapid industry growth is forcing these solutions to be able to connect to a widening portfolio of products," according to Craig Resnick, Vice President of Consulting, ARC Advisory Group. "These offerings provide a critical portion of the Oil and Gas industry's production data; the need for greater clarity and context must be met through tighter integration of systems and information. In response to this market demand, Kepware has expanded its KEPServerEX 5.9 communications platform to ensure this data and information, especially from flow devices and computers, along with the drilling infrastructure, is appropriately connected and distributed throughout the enterprise."

For further details please click 'Kepware Delivers Industrial Automation for the Oil & Gas Industry'