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Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has enhanced the Field Assistant software for the field inspections of industrial facilities and is releasing it as Field Assistant R2.03. Field Assistant is a solution in Yokogawa’s OpreX Operational Risk Management family. When installed on tablet devices, this software enables users in the field to access checklists, manuals, and many other kinds of documents, thus enhancing the quality and efficiency of routine patrols of manufacturing sites. With the release of Field Assistant R2.03, this software can now run on smartphones, and features improved operability with a renovated human-machine interface (HMI).
The new version of Field Assistant software features as follows:
1. Compatible with smartphones
With Field Assistant R2.03, this software has been updated to run not only on tablets, but also on any smartphone that runs Google’s Android operating system. Customers can select whichever device is most suitable for their purposes.
2. Renovated HMI
Via the HMI, users can access both digital checklists of inspection items and related documents such as operating manuals, specifications, and installation manuals. With R2.03, this interface has been enhanced with the use of large UI components (created with Google’s Material Design) to display frequently used information, the display of bar graphs and pie charts to make the visual checking of work progress more intuitive, and a screen layout that has been optimized for single-handed (thumb-based) use. R2.03 also includes functions for recording audio and freehand drawing on images, and Japanese is now supported as a user interface language, in addition to English.
3. Automatic reporting
An automatic reporting function has also been added to Field Assistant R2.03. After work records are input in the field, this function can automatically email them to management personnel. This eliminates the need for the preparation of reports and allows personnel to immediately check progress.
Major Markets of this model include industries such as oil & gas, petrochemicals, and fine chemicals, where periodic field inspections by operators and maintenance staff are required.