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Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Yokogawa Electric Corporation announce that they have reached an agreement whereby they will cooperate in the development of communication modules for field wireless devices used in plants. Under the terms of this agreement, Yokogawa will license its technology to Murata and Murata will develop the communication modules.
Through this alliance, Murata will be able to expand its communication module business to wireless devices for use in plants, and Yokogawa will be able to promote wider acceptance of its field wireless systems based on the ISA100 Wireless standard.
Murata provides Wi-Fi modules, Bluetooth Smart modules, and other types of wireless communication modules for use in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices and for use in automotive applications.
Murata is also developing and providing other types of wireless communication modules as connectivity solutions, in line with the Internet of Things (IoT) initiative. Developing ISA100 Wireless communication modules is one such solution since ISA Wireless has been specified to reflect the requirements of industrial users.
Yokogawa released the world's first ISA100 Wireless system devices and wireless pressure and temperature transmitters in July 2010. In addition to enabling sophisticated control techniques in continuous processes, this gives customers a wider range of devices to choose from. In line with the Wireless Anywhere concept, Yokogawa continues to provide new best-in-class ISA100 Wireless solutions and promote the use of field wireless technologies.
ISA100 Wireless, or ISA100.11a, is an industrial wireless networking technology standard developed by the International Society of Automation (ISA). ISA100 Wireless features high reliability, diverse applications, network extendibility, and high compatibility with wired communications standards, such as FOUNDATION fieldbus, HART, and PROFIBUS. This standard will be published as IEC62734 by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) within this year.
Harry Forbes, ARC Advisory Group, commented, "The addition of wireless modules from Murata would greatly improve the ISA100 supply chain and would give a big boost to suppliers that want to add ISA100 support to their products."
Keywords: Communication Modules, Field Wireless Devices, Manufacturing Plants, Wi-Fi Modules, Bluetooth Smart Modules, ISA100 Wireless, ARC Advisory Group.