2013 Vol. 2 azbil Group PR magazine

Eastern Petrochemical Azbil Taiwan’s solutions deliver high added value to customers in Taiwan by bringing together the capabilities of azbil’s Company (SHARQ) businesses and cultivating the market from a new perspective

Feature Sonic Landscape in Japan nent’s by color: both sides use visual- player who wished to become a pro- ture in many works of manga in par- ly identical pieces. Instead, shōgi fessional dropped out of formal edu- ticular. Works that painstakingly pieces are five-sided with two sides cation upon graduation from middle illustrate stories of boys and girls cul- forming an “arrow” shape. The “arrow” school, apprenticed with a profes- tivating their skills so that they can sides of opponents’ pieces always sional player, and trained every day make it in the unforgiving world of face each other, thereby indicating to polish the skills they would need professional shōgi have proved espe- whose pieces are whose. for the career that awaited them. In cially popular, and as a result there The rules involving the use of mo- addition to a base salary (awarded by are numerous manga series centered chigoma, or captured pieces, make the Japan Shōgi Association) that is on shōgi aimed at a range of genera- linked to their professional rank, pro- tions, from small children to mature fessional shōgi players earn fees adults. based on the number of official Generally speaking, shōgi is a rela- games they play and bonuses when tively easy game to get started in. they win tournaments. There are A unique and competitive shōgi different from other -like about 12 major tournaments held per 【pachin】 game with a distinctive games. The rules allow players to re- year, including seven title tourna- Japanese background use pieces captured from their oppo- ments. Tournament winnings range 〜パチン nents. This is a concept not seen in from several million yen (tens of thou- In shōgi, the players are initially given similar games. There are different sands of U.S. dollars) to a maximum Shōgi is a two-player traditional Japanese . The number of 20 pieces, which they move around theories surrounding the origin of of 32 million yen. Top kishi can earn the nine-by-nine square board in these unique rules, for example that upwards of 100 million yen in a year. people who play shōgi at least once a year is estimated to be around six turns. The object of the game is to they reflect the commercial aspects The finals of major tournaments are million people. This is significantly capture the opponent’s king. of battle, for example the trading of often held at historic Japanese ryo- lower than in the past, when there Like chess, popular in the resources such as gold, silver, hors- kan (traditional inns) and exclusive were fewer forms of entertainment U.S. and Europe, and es, and so forth, or that these rules Japanese restaurants, and most kishi available to people, but it nevertheless in ch , popular in China, arose because generals were disillu- don traditional kimono. Each player is remains one of the most popular board pa games in the country. Traditional shōgi is said to have evolved sioned with the loss of life in war and allotted four to nine hours for each from the ancient Indian game of began to let pawns (soldiers) live. game, which are held in best-of-five shōgi boards and pieces are made of hardwood. The gratifying sound made . Chaturanga is thought to or best-of-seven style tournaments. when the pieces are deftly laid on the be the forerunner to a number of sim- The demanding world of Players can choose to spend long board is often expressed in Japanese ilar games popular throughout Eur- periods of their time considering their with an onomatopoeic word: pachin. professional shōgi competitors asia, including in the Korean next move (a process called chōkō, Two players enjoying a game of as a reflection of Japanese shōgi Peninsula and in Thailand. which literally means “long thought”). will stare intently and silently at the board, while moving and setting down The game on which shōgi is based There are professional organizations It is not rare for a player to spend two their pieces in turn: pachin…pachin… is thought to have been brought to for shōgi. Professional players that hours or more pondering a single pachin. The sights and sounds of a game Japan as early as the sixth century. participate in tournaments, which are move. A single move and the accom- of shōgi are reassuringly familiar to The game then evolved and devel- generally hosted by newspaper com- panying pachin sound may very well most Japanese. oped the unique set of rules that panies, are referred to as kishi. At be part of a carefully-considered make it distinct today. Unlike in chess present, there are about 160 active strategy by that player. or xiangqi, a player’s shōgi pieces kishi. There are now kishi who are Like other sports, shōgi is often de- - are not distinguished from their oppo- university students, but traditionally, a picted in fiction. It is a common fea- pieces One often encounters local shōgi clubs or just people playing shōgi at King Bishop Gold generals Silver generals public park benches and tables. (ōshō) (hisha) (kakugyō) (kinshō) (ginshō) The king can The rook can The bishop can Gold generals can Silver generals can There are also electronic shōgi move one square move any number move any number move one space move one space di- games at most arcades. Typical living in any direction. of spaces orthog- of spaces di- orthogonally in any rectly forward or one onally, though it agonally, though it direction, or one space diagonally in arrangements in Japan have changed cannot jump over cannot jump over space diagonally in any direction. pieces. pieces. the forward direction. substantially over the years, but many years ago, the sight of neighbors go- Knights Lances Pawns Note: ing head-to-head against one another (keima) (kyōsha) (fuhyō) If a player is able to move pieces to within his opponent’s encampment (called Knights can move Lances can move Pawns can move the “ zone”), he can choose to “promote” those pieces once they leave on their sunlit porches was a week- two spaces forward any number of one space di- that zone. Promoted pieces are flipped over. Once promoted, rooks and bishops end fixture. The distinctive sound of and one space spaces directly rectly forward. are allowed to move like king, while promoted silver generals, knights, lances, and to the right or left. forward, though pawns can move like gold generals. Kings, however, like gold generals, cannot be pachin…pachin reverberating in the They can jump they cannot jump promoted. over other pieces. over other pieces. calm weekend atmosphere was akin to an iconic symbol of peace.

2 2013 Vol. 2 2013 Vol. 2 3 Eastern Petrochemical Company (SHARQ) In spite of the severe environment, where sandstorms are likely to blow, Azbil Corporation’s CV3000 Series Pressure Balanced Cage-type Control Valve and SVP3000 Alphaplus Smart Valve Positioner are operating smoothly.

Expectation from a new Azbil subsidiary Eastern Petrochemical Company (SHARQ) SHARQ hopes to create a system to further reduce valve maintenance work load, enhance safety and peace of mind on the production line, and strictly prevent the occur- rence of valve failure. To that end, when proposing the use

of smart valve positioners, Azbil also Location suggested the ValstaffTM control valve Al-Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Established To eliminate such problems at maintenance support system. By intro- May 1981 SHARQ, Azbil proposed replacing ducing this system, data from valves Business scope Production and sale of petrochemical products the analog valve positioners with equipped with smart valve positioners such as ethylene glycol communications-capable SVP3000 can be collected by Valstaff, and device AlphaplusTM digital smart valve po- diagnosis and decision-making neces-

sitioners. SHARQ accepted the sary for maintenance can be made Mr. Ali S. Al-Ahmadi proposal and at first introduced the quickly and precisely. Also, field in- General Manager Maintenance & Technical SVP3000 Alphaplus for about 60 strument conditions can be checked in Support Eastern Petrochemical Company (SHARQ) , located in Saudi Arabia, has upgraded its analog valves operating in EG1 in 2008. the control room without going to sites valve positioners to digital ones with communication capabilities in order to improve main- Until that time, the analog position- where environmental conditions are tainability of the valves used in ethylene glycol production. As a result, the maintenance ers required assembly and adjust- severe. Before using Valstaff, SHARQ workload was greatly reduced. Now that detailed knowledge of valve and positioner condition ment work that even skilled experts plans to systematically introduce Mr. Naser A. Al-Mutairi is available, the company has taken the first step toward realizing “predictive maintenance”. found difficult, such as adjusting smart valve positioners in the plants Manager Electrical & Control SHARQ means “east” in Arabic, and the company was so named because it is located in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province and it is a joint venture with an eastern country, Japan. spring strength or balancing air sup- other than EG1. System Dept. ply. But after the introduction of digital Mr. Al-Otaibi said: “Valstaff is the A partner supporting petrochemical volume of 5 million tons a year. our reliable partner for 30 years.” positioners, auto-setup can be done ideal product for achieving predic- plants for 30 years Ethylene glycol production began using only a screwdriver, and mainte- tive maintenance. Valve condition Saudi Arabia by itself makes up at the EG1 plant in 1985, expanding Introduction of smart valve position- nance efficiency has improved—a can be monitored and the degree of Mr. Sultan Saud Al-Otaibi EG Control System most of the Arabian Peninsula and it to EG2 in 1993, EG3 in 2000, and ers greatly reduced maintenance load help in this country of severe summer wear can be checked without open- Superintendent 3 Electrical & Control is the largest country in the Middle EG4 in 2009. These production fa- At SHARQ, shutdown maintenance conditions where the outside temper- ing the valve for inspection, which System Dept. East. With the largest oil reserves cilities now rank among the world's is conducted once every three years, ature can exceed 50°C. Also, digital will be a great help by reducing the and oil export volumes in the world, largest, producing 2.2 million tons at which time valve operation and information, such as the input/output number of overhauls.” Saudi Arabia's oil resources are the per year. leakage are checked. Additionally, range, output characteristics and mal- Also, SHARQ is looking forward to core of its industry and economy. It Of these plants, EG1, EG2, and once every five years valves are over- function condition of a smart valve the support from an Azbil overseas has been developing oil-related in- EG3 have adopted Azbil Corpora- hauled: after disassembly, cleaning, positioner, can be entered into Azbil's affiliate, Azbil Saudi Arabia Limited, glossary dustries such as oil refining and pet- tion control valves. and reassembly, they are restored to CommPadTM smart communicator (a established in 2013. 1sSaudi Basic Industries Corporation SABIC is a top-ranking Saudi-Arabian petrochemi- rochemical as its mainstays. Mr. Al-Ahmadi said: “In the first like-new condition. handheld information terminal) and Mr. Al-Mutairi said: “Now that the cal company. In the petrochemical industry, SABIC is among the top 10 companies worldwide. With its plants in Al-Jubail, one of plant, EG1, we rated the reliability Previously, maintenance person- checked in detail while at the actual new affiliate is established and a 2sSaudi Petrochemical Development Corporation the world's leading industrial cities and durability of Azbil control valves nel made daily inspections, patrol- valve. valve maintenance center is to open Founded in 1979 to support the development of Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical industry, SPDC was established located in eastern Saudi Arabia and the stability of maintenance ling sites to check the outward ap- Mr. Al-Otaibi said: “Introducing soon, we are looking forward to Az- as a research agency by such industrial companies along the Persian Gulf, Eastern Pet- parts supply very highly. When we pearance of valves; and also smart valve positioners has re- bil’s finely tuned response, such as as Mitsubishi Corporation, the former Mitsubishi Petro- chemical Co., Ltd. and the former Mitsubishi Kasei Cor- rochemical Company (SHARQ) was expanded production to EG2 and checking the degree of valve open- duced the daily maintenance work faster parts supply and expanded poration. In 1981 it was restructured into an investment company, with the aid of the Japanese government as a established as a joint venture be- EG3, we continued to use Azbil ing or other aspects of operation load and time tremendously. We service.” national project. 4 tween Saudi Basic Industries Corpo- products.” from the DCS . But checking valve can understand a device's condition Mr. Al-Ahmadi said: “Above all 3sShutdown maintenance 1 Large-scale inspection and repair work conducted ration (SABIC) and Saudi Petro- Mr. Al-Mutairi said: “When a prob- appearance will not disclose small at any time, which has eliminated else, with their new operating base regularly in various production facilities or plants. This is carried out when the plant is shut down for a fixed period chemical Development Corporation lem does occur, we only need to problems occurring inside the production line downtime caused by near us, we expect that Azbil will of time. (SPDC) 2 in May 1981. The compa- give the tag number and, based on valves. In some cases, a valve serious valve failure.” create solutions that meet our needs 4sDCS (Distributed Control System) ny manufactures four products: eth- that product's delivery date, etc., the that previously seemed to be free SHARQ replaced the rest of the more than ever. We hope that Azbil, A system that monitors and controls the manufacturing process or production facilities in plants and factories. ylene glycol, linear low-density poly- correct replacement part is always of problems can suddenly mal- approximately 70 analog valve posi- as a good partner, will continue to To achieve even distribution of load, the DCS distributes the functions of each device over a network, resulting in ethylene, high-density polyethylene, delivered, which gives us consider- function and affect the manufac- tioners in EG1 with SVP3000 Alp- increase its support of our manufac- safety and excellent maintainability. and ethylene; with a total production able peace of mind. Azbil has been turing process. haplus, as a second step in 2012. turing activities.”

4 2013 Vol. 2 2013 Vol. 2 5 vol.10 Azbil Taiwan’s solutions deliver high added value to customers in Taiwan by bringing together the capabilities of azbil’s busi- nesses and cultivating the market from a new perspective

Azbil Taiwan has obtained the quali- In view of the mature market conditions in Taiwan, Azbil Taiwan Co., Ltd., a provider of fication to carry out ESCO business products, services, and solutions to the building and industrial sectors in Taiwan, has activities in Taiwan. It is working to- begun to approach the market with a new strategy based on the keyword of energy ward instilling a more aggressive vided by Azbil Taiwan. ers a valve maintenance service for conservation and life cycle solutions. By delivering services and technologies that sales style through employee training Also, like Japan, customers in the in- advanced preventative maintenance. leverage the strength of the BA, AA, and LA businesses, Azbil Taiwan is striving to provide programs, and also cultivating new lo- dustrial sector in Taiwan understand This enhancement of the business cal partners and strengthening coop- that globalization is necessary for sur- foundation is expected to be an even customers with the high added value that only azbil can. eration with them. Specifically, the vival, so Azbil Taiwan is employing a bigger boost for Azbil Taiwan, which company is aggressively pursuing strategy of developing business abroad possesses advanced know how in this collaborative partnerships with ener- together with the customer. For exam- field. Reinforce customer relationships by tensions to factories producing basic gy conservation consulting firms, ple, it bolstered cooperation with a Tai- Furthermore, equipment manufac- providing added value to a growing chemicals, which are essential to the manufacturers of building facilities wan-based plant manufacturer (and turers of semiconductors, fuel cells, market industrial infrastructure for the devel- and equipment such as refrigerating engineering, procurement, and con- and flat panel displays are using non- he azbil Group has designat- opment of the Taiwan market. equipment, leasing companies as struction (EPC) company) developing flammable gases such as liquefied ed the four years of its medi- partners in the financing of ESCO its business globally, and is providing natural gas, nitrogen, and argon in T um-term plan from fiscal years Outline a growth strategy tailored to projects, as well as major trading full-scale support for the plant maker’s their factories; and Azbil Taiwan can 2010 to 2013 as the “period of growth,” Taiwan’s mature market companies. Already, Azbil Taiwan is projects in China, Thailand, and the provide flow control of gases. In addi- and it is developing business with the aiwan, whose rapid economic seeing the results of expanding chan- Middle East. tion to promoting mutual cooperative objective to contribute to further solv- growth period is over, is now nels through collaboration with such In addition, Azbil Taiwan has posi- ties between the BA business (with its ing problems at the customer’s site. Tentering the period of econom- companies, and is winning orders for tioned its maintenance business factory HVAC expertise) and the AA One of the group’s key initiatives for ic maturity, similar to Japan. And in a large-scale projects to provide energy based on the keyword of life cycle so- business (with its factory process con- growth is the expansion of its global few years, Taiwan is expected to move saving renovations of HVAC facilities lutions as an important business in its trol expertise), the company is aiming operations. In particular, it considers Taro Sento into a phase of shrinking population. and to install monitoring and control strategy. In 2011, a massive fire and to further enhance collaboration in the President Taiwan as one of its especially impor- Azbil Taiwan Co., Ltd. Under these circumstances, large- systems in universities and shopping explosion accident occurred at a plant Life Automation (LA) business do- tant markets, which has shown stable scale capital investments cannot be malls in Taiwan. owned by a major petrochemical com- main, together with Azbil Kimmon economic growth in the long term, pri- in the factory market. In Taiwan, there expected as before, and it will be dif- pany in Taiwan, which was caused by Technology Corporation, which manu- marily in the high-tech industry such are many factories producing raw ma- ficult to develop business by solely Increased awareness of preventative the plant’s inadequate maintenance factures gas meters in Taiwan. as semiconductor manufacture. terials such as thin films for the semi- taking the traditional approach. So, maintenance will give an enormous and safety measures due to exces- In Taiwan, the BA, AA, and LA busi- Azbil Taiwan Co., Ltd. plays a central conductor market, including a large during the past several years, Azbil boost to business sive cost cutting. As a result, govern- nesses are working closely together, role in the azbil Group’s activities in number of factories owned and oper- Taiwan has begun formulating a new eanwhile, in the AA busi- ment authorities have strengthened across business boundaries, to deliv- Taiwan. Since the 1980’s, before its ated by Japanese firms. And the BA business model and trying an ap- ness domain, Azbil Taiwan regulations regarding facility mainte- er services and technologies that le- establishment as an overseas affiliate business has mainly provided these proach from a different perspective Mis cultivating channels by le- nance and safety. verage their individual strength. Pro- (initially Yamatake Taiwan Co., Ltd.), it Japanese transplants with HVAC sys- than before. veraging its strength of having sup- In Taiwan, breakdown maintenance viding customers with services and has been expanding business along- tems, clean room equipment, and re- First, in the BA business domain, plied a multitude of products in Tai- (BM) or “repair after breakdown” has technologies with the high added val- side Japanese companies entering lated installation and maintenance. azbil’s business in Taiwan has cen- wan, from the days of the former been the norm; however, there is an ue that only the azbil Group can is an the Taiwan market, and has supplied The AA business also delivers prod- tered on providing HVAC systems to Yamatake Corporation. For example, increasing awareness for preventative important role of Azbil Taiwan. a multitude of products in both the ucts and services to factories produc- factories owned by Japanese firms. it has been strengthening ties with a maintenance, such as TBM and Building Automation (BA) and Ad- ing raw materials for semiconductors. However, under the keyword of ener- major petrochemical company in Tai- CBM . In response, Azbil Taiwan es- vanced Automation (AA) business Furthermore, it has seized the oppor- gy conservation, Azbil Taiwan is also wan through valve selection, supply, tablished a valve maintenance center 1 TBM (Time Based Maintenance) Periodic maintenance and the replacement of parts and domains. tunity to provide measurement and expanding business and broadening installation, and maintenance; as a in Kaohsiung City in 2008 to provide equipment in a specified time period, in order to prevent future failure. Against this backdrop, Azbil Taiwan control instruments such as valves channels in other markets, such as for result, this petrochemical company is finely-tuned maintenance based on 2 CBM (Condition Based Maintenance) was established in 2000, and has and sensors, control systems, and general commercial buildings owned currently using a large number of Japanese high technology. These The replacement of individual parts and equipment de- pending on its condition, in order to maintain the facility since focused on expanding business maintenance to new factories and ex- by local companies. valves, of which 70 to 80% were pro- days, the center offers local custom- appropriately and without waste.

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Overseas

● Azbil Korea Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Taiwan Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Kimmon Technology Corporation 〈Branch/Office〉 http://www.azbil.com/ ● Azbil Vietnam Co., Ltd. ● Azbil India Pvt. Ltd. ● Azbil (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Production (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Yamatake Corporation changed its name to ● Azbil Philippines Corporation ● Azbil Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. ● Azbil Singapore Pte. Ltd. ● PT. Azbil Berca Indonesia Azbil Corporation on April 1, 2012. ● Azbil Saudi Arabia Limited ● Azbil Control Instruments (Dalian) Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Information Technology Center (Dalian) Co., Ltd. Japan ● Yamatake Environmental Control Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ● Beijing YTYH Intelli-Technology Co., Ltd. ● ● Azbil Corporation Azbil Trading Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Control Solutions (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Yamatake Friendly Co., Ltd. ● Shanghai Azbil Automation Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Hong Kong Limited ● Azbil Care & Support Co., Ltd. ● Azbil SecurityFriday Co., Ltd. ● Yamatake Automation Products（Shanghai）Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Kimmon Co., Ltd. ● CECEP Building Energy Management Co., Ltd. ● Azbil Kyoto Co., Ltd. ● Azbil TA Co., Ltd. ● Azbil North America, Inc. ● Azbil VorTek, LLC ● Azbil BioVigilant, Inc. ● Azbil Taishin Co., Ltd. ● Tem-tech Lab. ● Azbil Brazil Limited ● Azbil Europe NV ● Telstar, S.A. azbil Group PR magazine, azbil 2013 Vol. 2, No. 3 Issued by Mikako Takahashi, Public Relations Section, Corporate Planning Department, Azbil Corporation 19F Tokyo Building, 2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6419 Japan TEL: 81-3-6810-1006 FAX: 81-3-5220-7274 URL: http://www.azbil.com/

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