Mission-ready maintenance solution for the oil, gas, LNG and chemical process industries

Yokogawa

Yokogawa Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corporation. We partner and co-innovate with the North American energy and chemical industries to achieve optimum operability and competitiveness.

Challenge

In the process industries, applications often involve combustible or explosive dusts, gases, and vapors.
Automation systems and service equipment deployed in such hazardous areas must control their electrical energy to prevent the ignition of dangerous constituents.

Yokogawa’s technicians regularly perform maintenance on field instruments in remote and potentially unsafe environments. They required a rugged mobile computing solution that was certified to safely operate in hazardous
areas.

Solution

Yokogawa selected the Durabook U11 fully rugged tablet due to its rugged design and hazardous area approvals. The tablet features an Intel® 7th Generation CPU, Windows® 10 Pro, up to 16GB of RAM, quick release SSD, DOD-level security and a full HD sunlight readable touchscreen display. Designed for workers who face the most challenging operating environments, the U11 tablet is MIL-STD-810G certified for drop (6-feet), shock, vibration, rain, dust, sand, humidity, freeze/thaw, operating temperature range  (- 35°F to 140°F), explosive atmosphere, and temperature shock.