dataPARC Partners with Yokogawa Digital to Advance Industrial Digital Transformation in Japan
Editor’s note: This press release has been translated and localized into English with the assistance of AI.
The strategic partnership combines dataPARC’s proven industrial analytics platform with Yokogawa Digital’s manufacturing DX consulting expertise and the Yokogawa Group’s operational technology (OT) capabilities.
Tokyo, Japan — dataPARC, a Voith Group company and provider of industrial process data analytics and visualization software, announced on August 28 that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Yokogawa Digital Corporation, a Yokogawa Electric Corporation group company specializing in digital transformation (DX) consulting for manufacturers. The partnership combines dataPARC’s operational technology (OT) data platform with Yokogawa Digital’s consulting, implementation and manufacturing expertise to help Japanese manufacturers turn plant-floor data into actionable insights across their operations and business functions.
The partnership further expands dataPARC’s partner network in Japan and establishes a new consulting-led delivery framework for customers pursuing industrial digital transformation. Established in 2022 by Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Yokogawa Digital provides management consulting services to manufacturers, spanning business management through plant operations. The company draws on YOKOGAWA’s long-standing expertise in measurement, control and information technologies, as well as its consulting, cloud-based SaaS and system implementation capabilities, to support enterprise-wide optimization and sustainability transformation.
For manufacturers pursuing digital transformation, the disconnect between operational data generated on the plant floor and the systems, people and processes responsible for improvement and decision-making remains a significant challenge. This partnership directly addresses that gap. Yokogawa Digital will incorporate dataPARC’s full platform—including long-term time-series data management through the dataPARC historian, real-time process visualization and analytics through PARCview, and dataPARC’s expanding AI capabilities—into its DX consulting and solution delivery for manufacturing customers.
Hiroaki Kanokogi, President and CEO of Yokogawa Digital Corporation, said the partnership addresses the growing need among manufacturing customers to make better use of operational data as part of broader transformation programs. “Manufacturers are looking for practical ways to use plant data more effectively, not only within production sites but across management and business functions. dataPARC provides a proven platform for process data visibility and analytics, while Yokogawa Digital brings consulting and implementation capabilities grounded in manufacturing operations. Together, we can help customers move from isolated data initiatives toward integrated, enterprise-wide digital transformation.”
Kevin Jones, Director of Partner & Product Strategy at dataPARC, said the partnership reflects dataPARC’s broader strategy of working with established industrial and consulting partners that understand the realities of manufacturing operations. “Yokogawa Digital brings the consulting perspective and operational technology understanding needed to make digital transformation successful in complex manufacturing environments. dataPARC is designed to make operational data accessible and actionable for operators, engineers and business leaders. By working with Yokogawa Digital, we can embed that capability into broader DX programs and help manufacturers connect day-to-day plant performance with enterprise-level improvement initiatives.”
The announcement is part of dataPARC’s broader expansion in Japan, where the company has been steadily growing its network of channel and consulting partners to serve the country’s process manufacturing industries. Through the partnership, Yokogawa Digital and dataPARC will deliver integrated analytics and DX consulting solutions to manufacturers seeking to improve operational data visibility, decision-making and enterprise-wide performance.
