Yokogawa Corporation of America announced that it has been awarded a Gold Sensors “Best of Sensors Expo” award in the Data Acquisition Products category. Yokogawa won the award for its new DL850 ScopeCorder. The DL850 ScopeCorder is an instrument type which combines the benefits of an oscilloscope and a data acquisition recorder into a single, versatile measurement and analysis tool.

The Sensors “Best of Sensors Expo” awards honored the most exciting new products that were on display at the Sensors Expo & Conference, which took place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. All entries were judged on the basis of potential impact, application, distinctiveness, timeliness, and availability.

The panel of judges included the Sensors magazine’s editorial staff, members of the editorial advisory board, and industry experts including Melanie Martella, executive editor of Sensors, Ed Ramsden from Lattice Semiconductor, and Deb Lickness and Bruce Upchurch from John Deere.

“The awards program recognizes cutting-edge solutions in the sensors marketplace,” said Martella. “All of the nominations demonstrated exceptional innovation, integration, and ease-of-use. We believe this year’s winners will be leaders in the sensors marketplace and offer our congratulations to the companies recognized.”

About Yokogawa

Since its' foundation in 1915, Yokogawa has been recognized as a technology leader. Annually, Yokogawa reinvests nearly a quarter billion dollars in research in development, much of it aimed at core technologies like test and measurement. As a result, Yokogawa's annual corporate revenues have grown to nearly $4 Billion while amassing more than 6,000 patents and registrations.

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