In an exclusive interview with Oil Review Middle East at ADIPEC, Norinao Sato, President and CEO, Yokogawa Middle East and Africa, highlighted that the company is prioritising discussions with customers at the show, focusing on how it can help them overcome operational challenges, while showcasing AI, cybersecurity systems and other solutions. He explained how Yokogawa is driving forward industrial autonomy in the region, with projects underway applying AI to selected assets and control loops, and how the company is looking to expand AI deployments horizontally and vertically where they can most add value. Sato described the company’s direction as moving from industrial automation towards industrial autonomy (IA2IA) using AI and robotics, and highlighted the priority the company attaches to localisation throughout the region. The company has set up a digital centre of excellence in Saudi Arabia focusing on AI, cybersecurity and robotics, alongside training local talent, from which it will extend support to other countries. Yokogawa is also supporting local manufacture and engineering.
