Yokogawa Employee Receives SICE Award (2025)

Tokyo, Japan - October 1, 2025

An employee of Yokogawa Electric Corporation received the International Standardization Award: Encouragement Prize from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)^* on August 29.

International Standardization Award: Encouragement Prize

This award is given to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions through the development of new proposals for international standards in those fields in which SICE is engaged.

• Recipient
  Taro Endo (Yokogawa Electric Corporation)
• Reason for winning the award
  For many years, Mr. Endo has contributed to the international standardization and dissemination of the Ethernet-APL next-generation communication technology in the process automation field. Since 2018, he has been the sole Japan member of the APL Project and has contributed not only to the formulation of specifications but also leveraged his expertise in intrinsic safety and EMC compliance for the IEC standardization of related regulations. In addition, he has striven to promote this technology through seminars both in Japan and overseas. The award recognizes these achievements.
• Relevant international standards
  • IEC TS 60079-47: Explosive atmospheres － Part 47: Equipment protection by 2-wire intrinsically safe ethernet concept (2-WISE)
  • IEC TS 63444: Industrial networks － Ethernet-APL port profile specification
  • IEC TS 61326-2-7: Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use－EMC requirements － Part 2-7: Particular requirements－Test configurations, operational conditions, test levels and performance criteria for devices with Ethernet-APL

* Founded in 1961 to promote collaboration among scientists and engineers from various fields. In such areas as measurement, control, and information systems, SICE is working hard to address issues faced by the oil, petrochemical, iron and steel, chemical, telecommunication, and other industries. Since its establishment, SICE has supported advanced academic research in Japan.

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