YNOW: A Yokogawa Users Conference

How continuous measurement of polymer properties could move production toward autonomous control

How to make plants smaller, faster and more environmentally friendly

Modernization project transforms Newnan facility with advanced automation, digital manufacturing technologies, and workforce development

As power demand grows, infrastructure constraints multiply and industries become interconnected, energy development is all about finding ways to work together

Aiming for the “golden run” with each production process

From pharmaceutical discovery to industrial operations, speakers explored what it takes to move from insight to action

ENEOS Materials offers a practical blueprint for applying AI to process control

The next era of industrial performance won't be won on efficiency alone, but on the ability to create value as everything around the plant keeps changing

Combining engineered human tissue with high-content imaging, robotics and AI-driven control can help make drug testing more predictive and reliable

How a European model could inspire Houston plants to coordinate across fence lines

Smarter use (and reuse) of water can prove to be a critical tool in a world increasingly seeking solutions to dwindling water supplies

An ExxonMobil systems engineer offered a rare, unfiltered look at what it takes to replace a plant’s control system with an open, vendor-neutral architecture

Operators, investors and startup founders point out that industrial AI's biggest obstacle isn't the technology...it's everything around it

Autonomous process operations will need more than new technology

Smart instruments contain more information than process variable values

How Yokogawa balances more than a century of experience with a relentless focus on what's next

Using music as a metaphor, the YNOW2026 keynote panel explored how shared goals, active listening and AI turn complexity into coordination

ChatGPT triggered a gold rush that could add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030

How they shifted from local results that don’t maximize overall business value to strategic, end-to-end, margin optimization

Being observant is often a good first step toward encouraging participation and reaping the benefits of full collaboration

When it comes to digital transformation, Petronas’ Sharul Rashid wants to see more collaborative efforts

Water systems must become smaller, localized and autonomous with the help of advanced process controls

Remember, the goal is to transform your business. Data and digital technology are but means to that end

From AMRs to UAVs, a growing army of guided and autonomous robots stand by to fill in for humans when tasks are dangerous, dirty or just dull

ESG-focused institution offers a framework and a guide for manufacturers to be sustainable

A conversation with Yokogawa sustainability leader Koji Nakaoka on the company’s plans for energy transition

With a testbed plant nearing full OPA system operations, the dream is becoming reality

Is it a harmless duck or a venomous male platypus lurking in the bushes? Trish Kerin helps identify the biases that cloud our safety judgment

Control’s Keith Larson caught up with systems leader Mitsuhiro Yamamoto on the company’s own digital transformation

Panelists examine the convergence of process industry and space technology

While cyberattacks and countermeasures are likely to evolve forever, there’s no reason the trip can’t prove successful and satisfying

Shell’s Peter Kwaspen and industry experts kick off YNOW2024 with a look into the process industry’s future