OREANDA-NEWS. Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release Plant Resource Manager (PRM®) R3.12 on May 28.

PRM is a software package that is capable of centrally managing large amounts of data from plant monitoring and control devices and manufacturing equipment, thereby allowing their status to be monitored and diagnosed online. With PRM R3.12, self-diagnostic information is now displayed in a more intuitive, easy-to-understand format based on the NAMUR NE107 recommendations, and network functions have been enhanced for upstream oil and gas applications. With this new release of its PRM package, Yokogawa aims to expand its share of the maintenance market.

Enhancements
1. Intuitive, easy-to-understand display
This new PRM version uses easy-to-understand NAMUR NE107-compliant symbols for the four primary device diagnostic categories, namely, failure, check function, out of specification, and maintenance required. While previous PRM versions were capable of indicating the severity of a device malfunction based on the self-diagnostic data, R3.12 makes clear at a glance what kind of response is required.
2. Network functionality for upstream oil and gas applications
The network function has been expanded to incorporate support for narrow-band wireless and satellite communications. Consequently, both PRM and the SCADA software (FAST/TOOLS®) installed at a central control facility enjoy improved connectivity with the ProSafe®-RS safety instrumented systems that perform monitoring and control functions at widely distributed remote sites such as wellheads and pipeline pump stations. The centralized monitoring of device status at such remote locations meets our customers’ need for improved maintenance efficiency. With this new functionality, Yokogawa anticipates that it will be able to expand its maintenance business in the oil and gas industries.