L’actualité sécurité couvre la sécurité fonctionnelle, les systèmes instrumentés de sécurité (SIS), CEI 61508, CEI 61511, ISA 84, ATEX, HAZOP
June 30, 2010
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Metso extend iESD offering with SIL 3 certified ball valves Helsinki, Finland – June 30, 2010
Metso''s offering of valves, actuators and intelligent valve controllers has been extended with the introduction of SIL certified ball valves. Trunnion and seat supported modular ball valve series X and M are classified and certified by Lloyd''s in accordance with IEC 61508, Type A equipment.
June 30, 2010
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Det-Tronics Joins Fieldbus Foundation Austin, Texas, USA – June 30, 2010
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics), a worldwide supplier of industrial hazard safety solutions, including flame detection, gas detection and hazard mitigation systems, is the newest member of the Fieldbus Foundation. The company’s Safety Integrity Level (SIL)-2 flame and gas safety systems range from conventional panels to fault-tolerant, addressable systems.
June 28, 2010
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MathWorks Simulink PLC Coder Certified By TÜV SÜD Natick, Massachusetts, USA – June 8, 2010
MathWorks today announced the TÜV SÜD certification of Simulink PLC Coder. TÜV SÜD assessed Simulink PLC Coder as suitable for development processes that must comply with IEC 61508-3 and its process industry adaptation, IEC 61511-1. As a result, engineers developing high-integrity control systems can streamline the certification of their industrial controllers programmed using IEC 61131-3 structured text generated by Simulink PLC Coder.
June 10, 2010
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New Triconex Safety System Modules from Invensys Enhance System Response Time and Analytics for Rotating Equipment Planos, Texas, USA – June 10, 2010
Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, today announced the availability of version 2.1.1 of its Triconex® Trident™ safety system. The new version has two new input modules that enhance worker safety, reduce downtime and deliver more accurate trip analysis in power and turbomachinery applications, helping customers to achieve safety excellence. One new module enables faster response to unsafe equipment conditions another optimises trip data analysis to prevent future upsets.
June 3, 2010
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SIS-TECH Announces Automated Overfill Protection System (AOPS) Houston, Texas, USA – June 3, 2010
SIS-TECH announces the Automated Overfill Protection System (AOPS), a safety instrumented system (SIS) that can prevent dangerous overfill conditions in terminals, tank farms and process vessels.
May 24, 2010
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K-TEK’s BETA Pressure and Temperature Switches are Certified SIL2 Prairieville, LA (May 24, 2010)
K-TEK, a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art instrumentation for level measurement, today announced that the company’s BETA line of pressure and temperature switches have been certified by exida for operation in SIL2 (Safety Integrity Level 2) environments.
May 11, 2010
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CSB Receives Prestigious European Process Safety Award for Safety Videos Washington, DC, USA – May 11, 2010
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has received the prestigious European Process Safety Centre (EPSC) Award 2010 for the CSB Safety Video series, Centre officials announced today. The award is given to acknowledge “progress toward a less-hazardous Europe” and is made to an individual or team which “has considerably advanced the theory or practice of process safety.”
Honeywell introduces Safety Manager Remote I/O module USA – May 5, 2010
Honeywell released a universal remote input/output (I/O) module for its Safety Manager platform that allows process manufacturers to integrate more safety devices while simplifying installation and maintenance.
May 4, 2010
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Det-Tronics® GT3000 Toxic Gas Detector Family Receives ATEX Approval Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA – May 4, 2010
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) GT3000 Toxic Gas Detectors have received ATEX hazardous location and performance certification (http://gt3000.det-tronics.com). In addition, GT3000 Toxic Gas Detectors are FM, CSA, CE, and IECEx certified and have earned the IP66 rating. Det-Tronics is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
May 4, 2010
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PAS – New Version of Software Facilitates Process Safety Management Compliance Houston, Texas, USA – May 4, 2010
PAS, a leading supplier of software products and consulting services to the processing industries worldwide, announces the release of PlantState Suite Version 6.5. PlantState Suite is the most comprehensive alarm management and control loop optimization software on the market today, enabling improved plant safety and productivity.
April 20, 2010
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QNX Unveils IEC 61508 Certification Support Package for Safety-Critical Systems OTTAWA, Canada – April 20, 2010
In response to increasing demand for safety-critical applications, QNX Software Systems today announced its new IEC 61508 Certification Support Package. Designed for customers building safety-critical systems in the automotive, industrial, medical, networking, and defense industries, the package combines QNX Software Systems’ certification expertise with data to support the certification process. It also provides guidance on an effective strategy for achieving IEC 61508 certification, up to and including SIL 3, for systems based on the QNX® Neutrino® RTOS.
April 19, 2010
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openSAFETY - The world''s first uniform safety standard Berlin, Germany – April 19, 2010
openSAFETY over Modbus TCP, openSAFETY over SERCOS III, openSAFETY over EtherNet/IP and openSAFETY over POWERLINK. With openSAFETY, the EPSG will present the first uniform safety standard for all Industrial Ethernet solutions at the HMI 2010.
Green Hills Software Supports Sitara(TM) ARM Cortex-A8 Microprocessors From Texas Instruments Santa Barbara, California, USA – March Mar 22, 2010
Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced the availability of its embedded software solutions for the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) Sitara(TM) AM3505 and AM3517 microprocessors (MPUs) based on the ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-A8. Green Hills Software''s ARM-optimized solution includes the INTEGRITY(R) real-time operating system (RTOS), MULTI(R) integrated development environment (IDE), optimizing C/C++ compilers and Green Hills Probe. Green Hills Software brings more than 28 years of experience in the embedded market to TI''s new Sitara MPUs, enabling developers to create and deploy reliable, high-performance products for industrial control, automation, transportation, medical, and a wide variety of other embedded applications in the least amount of time and at the lowest cost.
March 3, 2010
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Rapid growth of ABB’s Safety Execution Centers underscores global demand for reliable safety solutions Oslo, Norway – March 3, 2010
ABB’s global network of Safety Execution Centers (SEC) has grown significantly over the past four years, expanding from eight centers to twenty, located in every region. These centers provide customers with local resources for safety instrumented system (SIS) design, engineering and project execution, as well as access to resident safety standards experts and technology experts. In total, this global team includes more than 500 TÜV certified and ABB technology certified safety engineers.
March 2, 2010
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Beckhoff Introduces TwinSAFE™ Technology for EtherCAT® I/O System Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA – March 2, 2010
To better help machine builders and manufacturers streamline safety systems with simple safety I/O terminals, Beckhoff Automation introduced TwinSAFE Terminals for the EtherCAT I/O system. Rated for SIL 3 and conforming to IEC 61508 and EN ISO 13849-1 PL e, TwinSAFE Terminals for EtherCAT are certified for use throughout North America.
March 2, 2010
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Altera Speeds Development Time with Industry''s First TÜV-Qualified Industrial Safety Data Package San Jose, California, USA – March 2, 2010
Continuing to offer innovative solutions to meet today''s growing safety standards, Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced an industrial safety data package for automation applications. The announcement was made at the Embedded World Exhibition and Conference in Nuremberg, Germany.
February 18, 2010
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EXIDA certifies DET-TRONICS X3301 IR flame detector for safety per IEC 61508 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA – February 18, 2010
exida, a global supplier of functional safety products, services, and certifications, has certified the Det-Tronics X3301 IR Flame Detector per IEC61508 as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capable, single use (Hardware Fault Tolerance=0). The product design and development processes were also assessed as suitable for applications up to and including SIL 2.
February 9, 2010
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EXIDA certifies HONEYWELL’S SAFETY MANAGER Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA – February 9, 2010
exida, a global supplier of functional safety and security services, engineering tools and certifications, has certified the communication security and robustness of Honeywell’s Experion® Safety Manager to the AchillesTM Level I evaluation standard.
January 6, 2010
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EXIDA certifies SIEMENS safety system communications Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA – January 6, 2010
exida, a global supplier of functional safety and security services, engineering tools and certifications, has certified Siemens Industry, Inc.’s QUADLOG Fail Safe Communication Gateway Function Blocks as suitable for use in SIL 3 Capable applications per the international functional safety standard, IEC 61508.
December 7, 2009
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PLCopen and OPC Foundation release first results to the public Gorichem, The Netherlands – December 07, 2009
PLCopen and OPC Foundation combine their technologies to a platform and manufacturer-independent information and communication architecture. This mix of OPC Unified Architecture (UA) and IEC 61131-3 creates interesting options for the realization of automation structures.
Objective is to increase the reusability of controllers and visualization modules and their communication.
November 24, 2009
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Membership Booms within EtherCAT Technology Group Nuremberg, Germany – November 24th, 2009
The rapid growth of the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) continues at full speed – and since the 1000 member mark was passed, it accelerates even further. To-date, there are now 1195 ETG member companies from 48 countries – equivalent to an increase of 314 members per year.
November 10, 2009
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Rockwell Automation Continues to Strengthen Process Control Offerings Anaheim, California, USA – November 10, 2009
Building on investments to extend and enhance its process technologies, solutions and services, Rockwell Automation outlined six key areas of focus for its PlantPAx Process Automation System at the Rockwell Automation Process Solutions User Group (PSUG) conference, Nov. 9 and 10, in Anaheim, California, in conjunction with its annual Automation Fair event.
Yokogawa Releases Enhanced Version of CENTUM® VP Tokyo, Japan - October 30, 2009
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release on this date of ProSafe®-RS R2.03.00, an enhanced version of the ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System. The enhancements include a new CPU module that is 3.5 to 4 times faster than the module used in the preceding version and a new digital output module that is intended for use with higher voltage devices.
November 2, 2009
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Award Recipient - HIMA (Shanghai) Safety System Co., Ltd. Shanghai, China – November 2, 2009
The 2009 Frost & Sullivan China Award for Product Innovation is presented to HIMA (Shanghai) Safety System Co., Ltd. (HIMA), for its outstanding achievements in technology innovation, and in recognition of excellence and vision of the safety system – HIMax.
October 30, 2009
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Yokogawa Releases Enhanced Version of ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System– New modules for large-scale plant applications. Tokyo, Japan - October 30, 2009
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release on this date of ProSafe®-RS R2.03.00, an enhanced version of the ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System. The enhancements include a new CPU module that is 3.5 to 4 times faster than the module used in the preceding version and a new digital output module that is intended for use with higher voltage devices.
October 28, 2009
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Honeywell servo gauge achieves SIL-2 certification for use in safety applications Lisbon, Portugal – October 28, 2009
Honeywell today announced that its Honeywell Enraf Servo Gauge has received SIL-2 certification from TUV Rheinland for use in safety applications, such as tank overfill protection, that help prevent hazardous incidents in bulk-liquid storage facilities.
October 27, 2009
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Risknowlogy Certifies Siemens SITRANS T-Series ZUG, Switzerland – October 27, 2009
Risknowlogy®, a leading provider of risk, reliability, safety and certification solutions, announced today that it completed a proven in use study on the TR200, TR300, TH200, TH300, and the TF with TH200 and TH300 temperature transmitters of the Siemens SITRANS series. All transmitters are used in the process industries and can be used in SIL 2 applications.
October 26, 2009
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New HIMA safety system safeguards continuous chlorine production process at Vinnolit Gendorf Brühl, Germany – October 26, 2009
HIMax®, the new safety system from HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG for medium-sized and large applications, is safeguarding the chlorine production process at Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG’s Gendorf facility. The leading German PVC manufacturer was won over by HIMA’s total redundancy concept, which guarantees the continuous operation of the chlorine plant.
October 16, 2009
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General Monitors – Complete Suite of HART® -Enabled Gas and Flame Detectors Lake Forest, California, USA – October 16, 2009
A complete suite of HART-enabled gas and flame detectors is now available from General Monitors. These safety instruments protect employees, equipment and facilities from the dangers of hydrocarbon gases, toxic gases, oxygen depletion and flames.
October 14, 2009
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Hima installs Himax safety system at Ineos, Cologne, Germany Brühl, Germany – October 14, 2009
The plant produces cyclopentane, isopentane and methyl propadiene. The challenge in this application is the length of the optical fibre used for high-speed data transmission.
October 8, 2009
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Siemens Offers Burner Management Systems Package to Minimize Risks, Increase Safety Atlanta, USA – 0ctober 8, 2009
Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced the introduction of its comprehensive Simatic ® PCS 7 Burner Management System (BMS) for all burner safety functions. With its remote HMI capabilities, Simatic BMS helps minimize risks while enhancing safety in process and control facilities by automating combustion permissive sequences during start-up, shutdown and dynamic transitions.
October 7, 2009
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Meridium Launches New SIS Management Module Roanoke, Virginia – October 7, 2009
Meridium, the global leader in asset performance management (APM), today announced a new product solution, SIS Management, at the ISA Expo ’09 conference in Houston.
October 6, 2009
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exida First to Offer Combined Certification For Functional Safety, Security, and Availability Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA – October 6, 2009 exida, a global supplier of functional safety, security, and alarm management services, engineering tools and certifications, is the first company to offer a holistic evaluation of the most important attributes of an automation product – functional safety, functional security and availability.
September 22, 2009
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Esterel Technologies'' SCADE KCG® Code Generator 6.1.2 Achieves Certification to SIL 3/4 under EN 50128 and SIL 3 under IEC 61508 Standards Elancourt, France and Boston, Massachusetts, USA – September 22, 2009
Certification Validates Latest SCADE Suite® Code Generation Technology for Critical Software Generation in Rail and Industrial Applications.
Esterel Technologies is proud to announce that the latest release of the proven KCG code generator has been certified by TÜV SÜD Automotive GmbH up to safety integrity level (SIL) 3/4 under EN 50128 and SIL 3 under IEC 61508.
September 14, 2009
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exida Joins ISA Security Compliance Institute Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA – September 14, 2009
The ISA Security Compliance Institute announces the recent addition of exida LLC as a Technical Member.
September 14, 2009
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PAS Launches Integrity Automation Genome USA – September 14, 2009
PAS announces the launch of Integrity Automation Genome Software, the first product to provide a universal framework for the aggregation, contextualization, and simplification of data across an entire automation and production management system
September 11, 2009
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Risknowlogy Certifies Valve Control Panels from SISTCON Buenos Aires, Argentina – September 11, 2009
Risknowlogy®, a leading provider of risk, reliability, safety and certification solutions, announced today to have completed the reliability study of SISTCON’s autocontained valve control panel series SC AUT ESDV – Pr 6213.
Controlled Safety Valve – FlowCAT™ Aberdeen, UK – 8 September, 2009
Leading international oilfield service company Expro is pleased to announce the successful qualification and field trial of its FlowCAT™ retrofit wireless safety valve. The valve has recently completed a six-month trial in a gas well located onshore Southern Italy.
This success marks the first use of Expro’s award-winning Cableless Telemetry System (CaTS™) in a flow control application.
September 2, 2009
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exida CERTIFIES Bently Nevada™ Gas Detection Monitor Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA – September 2, 2009
exida, a global supplier of functional safety and security services, engineering tools and certifications, has certified the design and engineering processes for GE Energy’s Bently Nevada™ 3500/63 Gas Detection Monitor as suitable for applications up to and including SIL 2 per IEC 61508.
August 18, 2009
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Siemens - New engineering functions simplify maintenance operations in the process industry Nuremberg, Germany – August 18, 2009
Siemens´ Industry Automation Division has equipped its Simatic S7 F Systems engineering tool with new functions for safety-related applications in the process industry. The new software version V6.1 now features a “Maintenance Override” function for maintenance operations.
August 14, 2009
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RTK launch SIL2 Annunciator certified to IEC61508 Knaresborough, UK – August 14, 2009
RTK are pleased to announce the launch of a SIL2 rated SIL725 Safety Annunciator, a product designed and manufactured to provide a high safety integrity for critical alarm applications and for use as a component part of a safety instrumented system.
exida CERTIFIES Emerson’s Ovation SIS per IEC 61508 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA – August 11, 2009
exida, a global supplier of functional safety and security services, engineering tools and certifications, has certified the design and engineering processes for Emerson’s Ovation® Safety Instrumented System (SIS).
August 4, 2009
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Green Hills Software Expands Industry Leading IEC 61508 Platform for Industrial Safety Santa Barbara, California, USA – August 04, 2009
Green Hills Software, Inc., the world leader in platform-independent embedded software solutions, today announced major enhancement to its Platform for Industrial Safety, adding support for the Green Hills Secure Virtualization Architecture and expanding the existing networking, file system and target hardware options. Certified by TÜV to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) of the IEC 61508 safety standard, SIL3 is the highest assurance level achievable for an individual software component, such as an operating system.
Crowcon’s IREX IR Flammable gas detector tested by Micropack for offshore use Abingdon, UK – July 01, 2009
Crowcon’s innovative new IREX infrared (IR) pellistor-replacement flammable gas detector has been proven suitable for offshore use after undergoing rigorous performance testing by Micropack Engineering Ltd, the highly respected testing authority based in Aberdeen, Scotland.
July 28, 2009
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ABB first to adopt Wind River/KW-Software pre-integrated software Alameda, California, USA – July 28, 2009
Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, today announced a strategic relationship with Germany-based KW-Software to collaborate on a pre-integrated software solution for the industrial market. Specifically, Wind River’s VxWorks 6.7 and VxWorks 61508 Platformwill be tested, validated and optimized for KW-Software’s ProConOS, PROFINET and SafeOS runtime systems. KW-Software is a leading software manufacturer of IEC 61131 programming and runtime systems.
July 28, 2009
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Wind River and KW-Software Collaborate On Pre-Integrated Industrial Control Software Solution ALAMEDA, California, USA – July 28, 2009
Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, today announced a strategic relationship with Germany-based KW-Software to collaborate on a pre-integrated software solution for the industrial market. Specifically, Wind River’s VxWorks 6.7 and VxWorks 61508 Platformwill be tested, validated and optimized for KW-Software’s ProConOS, PROFINET and SafeOS runtime systems. KW-Software is a leading software manufacturer of IEC 61131 programming and runtime systems.
July 21, 2009
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General Monitors gas & flame detectors receive IEC 61508 certification Lake Forest, California, USA – July 21, 2009
General Monitors announces that most of its gas and flame detectors have received IEC 61508 certification from FM Approvals, demonstrating suitability to a particular Safety Integrity Level (SIL).
July 20, 2009
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Rockwell Automation PlantPAx System Integrates Process Control and Process Safety While Meeting Industry Requirements for Separation Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA — July 20, 2009
For manufacturers looking to better integrate process control and process safety applications, the Rockwell Automation PlantPAx Process Automation System has new capabilities, including integration of ICS Triplex Trusted SIL 3 triple modular redundant (TMR) technology and the scalable AADvance process safety systems. These capabilities help users avoid unplanned incidents and hazards that pose risk to personnel, assets and the environment.
July 20, 2009
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PLCopen - accreditation of Shenyang Institute of Automation as Test Laboratory Gorichem, The Netherlands – July 20, 2009
PLCopen accredited its second test institute, being the first test institute in China. The Shenyang Institute of Automation was accredited and with a positive result, receiving its accreditation for a period of 4 years.
July 14, 2009
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Meridium and exida Announce Integration of Tools for More Effective Safety Instrumented Systems Management Roanoke, Virginia, USA and Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA - July 14, 2009
Meridium, the leader in asset performance management (APM) software and consulting solutions, and exida, a certification and research company specializing in safety and high availability automation systems, announced today the integration of exida''s exSILentia SILver calculation engine and the Safety Equipment Reliability Handbook database into Meridium APM software''s new Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Management module.
July 8, 2009
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SIL2 rated SIL725 Safety Annunciator from RTK Instruments Knaresborough, UK – July 8, 2009
RTK Instruments Ltd is launching their world exclusive SIL725 Safety Annunciator, designed and manufactured to provide a high safety integrity for critical alarm applications and for use as a component part of a safety instrumented system.
July 7, 2009
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Siemens Takes Safety on Tour Atlanta, USA – July 7, 2009
As part of its ongoing effort to bring technology and solutions directly to its customers, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. announced that it has launched a Safety Innovation Tour. The tour, which will visit cities across the United States, features live demonstrations and seminars on how to seamlessly integrate certified safety protection into a company’s automation architecture. Additionally, SE&A will demonstrate two brand new wireless safety products.
July 2, 2009
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GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces Engineering Centre of Excellence for Oil & Gas and Safety Charlottesville, VIirginia, USA – July 2, 2009
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced the opening of its Engineering Center of Excellence (CoE) for Oil & Gas and Safety in Luton, UK. The centre represents an expansion of the company’s commitment to the Oil & Gas industry allowing GE Fanuc to test and provide complete solutions based on GE’s best of breed products.
Dyadem Releases Stature 4.0 with Enhanced Collaborative Risk Management Capabilities Toronto, Canada – June 18, 2009
Dyadem, the leader in Operational and Quality Risk Management, today announced a major upgrade to its Stature enterprise Risk Management platform. Stature 4.0 will enable Dyadem''s customers to make more informed and strategic decisions about the production processes and products they manage.
June 17, 2009
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EXIDA certifies MICROPACK FDS 301 for functional safety per IEC 61508 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA – June 17, 2009
exida, a global supplier of functional safety products, services, and certifications, has certified the design and engineering processes of the Micropack FDS 301Visual Flame Detector.
June 11, 2009
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EXIDA certifies ASCO NUMATICS solenoid valves for safety per IEC 61508 Sellercville, PA, USA – June 11, 2009
exida, a global supplier of functional safety products, services, and certifications, has certified the design and engineering processes for ASCO Numatics 551/552/553 Series Solenoid Valves and the 8314, 8316, 8320 3 Way/2 Position Solenoid Valves.
June 10, 2009
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GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces PAC8000 Controllers Providing DCS Functionality and Increased Flexibility of Proficy® Process Systems Charlottesville, Virginia, USA – June 10, 2009
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced the availability of its PAC8000 controllers. Proficy Process Systems with PAC8000 controllers presents customers with a powerful and flexible Distributed Control System (DCS). With a broad process control function block library, peer-to-peer communications between controllers, the ability to handle program and I/O changes on the fly, HART pass through, and redundancy, the controllers provide the ideal platform for a contemporary DCS solution. These systems will improve operational performance and productivity and provide customers with a sustainable advantage for their business.
June 4, 2009
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ABB System 800xA safety libraries achieve SIL2/3 certification from exida Wickliffe, Ohio, USA – June 4, 2009
ABB announced today that a number of its System 800xA High Integrity safety applications have received SIL 2/3 certification from exida Certification SA, an independent third party firm that offers functional safety certification and consultation.
May 21, 2009
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Parker gains TÜV TA-Luft approval for wide range of valve types - helps process industry comply with latest environmental legislation Barnstaple, UK – May 21, 2009
Following a recent audit by approvals agency TÜV Mannheim Süd, the Instrumentation Products Division of Parker Hannifin - the global leader in motion and control technologies - has won TA-Luft approval for a broad range of its manifolds, valves and flanged products. This approval, which largely mirrors the new ISO 15848 standard, helps designers comply with the most stringent fugitive emission limitations, to maximise the integrity of processing systems.
May 20, 2009
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Ex i trip amplifier for SIL 2 applications Waldenburg, Germany – May, 20 2009
R. STAHL''s range of ISpac 9162-type transmitter supply units featuring a limit value contact has been expanded by a new model which can be used in safety orientated process automation applications according to IEC EN 61508/61511.
May 19, 2009
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Yokogawa Promotes Development of the ISA100.11a Industrial Wireless Communications Standard Tokyo, Japan – May 19, 2009
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it is promoting efforts to develop the ISA100.11a* wireless communication standard for the process automation (PA) industry. Based on this standard, Yokogawa will develop a new field digital network platform that will enhance productivity by eliminating the difficulties users currently face with incompatible wireless communication protocols and making possible the systematic integration of wired and wireless technologies.
Radiation-based measurement with PROTRAC: Precise instrumentation for tough cases Schiltach, Germany – May 5, 2009
Under extreme process conditions, many measuring techniques quickly reach their limits. Not so with ProTrac, the new development from VEGA: this radiation-based measuring instrument is completely unaffected by high vessel pressures, aggressive media, extreme temperatures or difficult physical characteristics of the product. Because, ProTrac measures contactlessly right through vessel walls with the help of gamma radiation – precise and maintenance-free.
April 23, 2009
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Fluid Components International: SIL-2 Compliant Level Switch Supports Storage Tank San Marcos, California, USA – April 23, 2009
Process and plant engineers responsible for monitoring storage tanks required for critical operations or those located in hazardous environments will find the FLT93 Tank Level Switch from Fluid Components International (FCI) is now rated for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 compliant service.
April 20, 2009
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PILZ PSS4000 - One system for all automation functions Ostfildern, Germany – April 20, 2009
With the automation system PSS4000 Pilz offers a solution for all machine control and safety technology functions, including motion control, diagnostics and visualization. The aim is to simplify the decentralization of control functionalities and reduce the engineering work.
April 20, 2009
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GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces Additions to PAC8000 SafetyNet Line of SIL2 Safety Capabilities Charlottesville, Virginia, USA – April 20, 2009
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced that GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms’ PAC8000 SafetyNet has been approved by TUV for applications requiring the handling of safety and process control data in the same controller. In addition, the availability of a new 24V DC power supply extends the locations where SafetyNet systems can be implemented.
April 17, 2009
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Siemens – Fail-safe software controller for PC-based automation Nuremberg, Germany – April 17, 2009
The Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed a fail-safe software controller for PC-based automation. For the first time, safety-related tasks can be performed via PC using Siemens technology.
April 15, 2009
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ECOPETROL S.A. Holds its Annual Forum on Process Safety Buenos Aires, Argentina – April 15, 2009
Risknowlogy®, a leading provider of risk, reliability, safety and certification solutions, announced today its participation in the next Annual Technological Forum on Operational Process Safety, to be held by Ecopetrol S.A. in the city of Bucaramanga, Columbia, on May 6 to 8, 2009.
April 14, 2009
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Moore Industries International – SIL 2 Compliant Safety Trip Alarm TUV-Rheinland Certified to IEC 61508 Moore Industries International, CA, USA – April 14, 2009
In response to the rapidly growing demand by U.S. and international process engineers for interface instruments for plant-critical IEC 61508 Functional Process Safety applications, Moore Industries has introduced the STA Safety Trip Alarm. Part of the company''s FS FUNCTIONAL SAFETY SERIES, the STA is certified to IEC 61508: Parts 1, 2 and 3 by TÜV Rheinland for single use in Safety Instrumented Systems up to SIL 2 and that the firmware is suitable for a SIL 3 system. This allows the STA to be used in a redundant architecture (1oo2, 2oo3, etc.) up to SIL 3.
MTS Sensor – Temposonics® absolute, non-contact M-Series position sensors approved for safety-related applications MTS Sensor, Lüdenscheid, Germany – April 04, 2009
The sensors meet the requirements of Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL2) to EN 61508 and therewith also the requirements of Performance Level d to EN 13849-1. This means the MTS position measurement systems are approved for safety functions on mobile and stationary machines. Measuring lengths from 50 mm to 2,500 mm are available.
March 31, 2009
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The MathWorks Announces IEC Certification Kit and DO Qualification Kit Natick, Massachusetts, USA – March 31, 2009
The MathWorks today introduced products that help engineers in the automotive, aerospace, and industrial automation industries efficiently use Model-Based Design or PolySpace code verification to develop high-integrity systems that comply with widely accepted standards.
March 18, 2009
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Siemens PCS 7 Enhancements Reduce Engineering and Lifecycle Costs Atlanta, Georgia, USA – March 18, 2009
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. has enhanced its Simatic® PCS 7 Process Automation System with new features designed to reduce engineering and lifecycle costs. Advanced Process Library Version 7.1 of Simatic PCS 7 includes a new “Advanced Process Library” that offers pre-engineered function blocks, faceplates and human machine interface symbols. Unlike typical library offerings that are relatively basic, the PCS 7 version 7.1 Advanced Process Library offers comprehensive functionality, greatly reducing the need for costly engineering customization and improving long term supportability.
March 11, 2009
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Safety over EtherCAT introduced for Beckhoff I/O system Beckhoff, Verl, Germany – March 11, 2009
The new TwinSAFE Terminals for the EtherCAT I/O system fully utilise EtherCAT’s high performance: up to 128 safety-relevant bus devices can be connected to the EL6900 Safety PLC terminal.
February 25, 2009
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Fieldbus Foundation Announces 2009 North American End User Seminar Schedule Austin, Texas, USA – February 25, 2009
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced its 2009 North American end user seminar schedule. The free seminar program shows attendees how they can employ FOUNDATION™ fieldbus, a supplier-neutral, standards-based process automation infrastructure, to achieve operational excellence in process plants and other industrial facilities.
January 29, 2009
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ISA – 2009 Safety and Security Symposium Research Triangle Park, NC, USA – 29 January, 2009
The International Society of Automation, ISA, announced that the 2009 Industrial Automation Safety and Security Symposium, will take place 22-23 April 2009 in Houston, TX, USA.
January 15, 2009
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ABB releases next generation of its System 800xA High Integrity safety system Wickliffe, Ohio, USA – January 15, 2009
ABB recently released its next generation System 800xA High Integrity safety system. This SIL 3 rated Safety Integrated System (SIS) provides the highest level of integration of safety and control on the market today its controller received its SIL 3 certification from TÜV in November 2008. System 800xA High Integrity provides superior protection of the process, plant, personnel, and the environment while it optimizes overall process efficiency and cost.
Risknowlogy Conducts Functional Safety for Mechanical Devices Workshop Zug, Switzerland – 8 January, 2009
Risknowlogy®, a leading provider of risk, reliability, safety and certification solutions, announced today that they will conduct a functional safety for mechanical devices workshop at Castell, in London, United Kingdom.
January 6, 2009
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Fieldbus Foundation announces SIF final specification and development tools AUSTIN, Texas, USA – January 6, 2009
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced new device development solutions for its FOUNDATION(tm) for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF) technology. The latest SIF release includes the FOUNDATION for SIF final Technical Specification package, SIF Interoperability Test Kit (ITK), and updated DD Library with SIF function blocks. These solutions support development of interoperable SIF devices for use in a wide range of industrial plant SIF applications.
January 5, 2009
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Yamatake launches sale of new-model pressure transmitter, AT9000 Advanced Transmitter Model GTX Tokyo, Japan – January 5, 2009
Yamatake Corporation of the azbil Group announced today that it has started the sale of a new-model pressure transmitter, the AT9000 Advanced Transmitter model GTX, which is designed to improve the safety of plant operations and achieve the world''s highest level of performance. The Company has positioned the AT9000 model GTX as a global strategic product, and will start the sale of this product in overseas markets prior to its release in the domestic market.
December 30, 2008
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ISA/O3neida Partnership Publishes New IEC 61499 and Safety Resources Research Triangle Park, NC, USA – December 30, 2008
An ongoing publishing partnership between ISA and O3neida has produced a new technical publication on current automation subjects of interest, with a third to be released in January 2009.
December 11, 2008
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R. Stahl – Ex i temperature transmitter for SIL 2 applications Waldenburg, Germany – December 11, 2008
R. STAHL has extended its ISpac 9182 range of temperature transmitters by adding a new model suitable for use in safety-related process automation applications according to IEC EN 61508 / 61511.
December 5, 2008
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Offshore health and safety statistics go live London, UK – December 5, 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its offshore health and safety statistics covering the period from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008. The report contains injury and incident statistics and provides further detailed information about the provisional headline figures posted on www.hse.gov.uk in August 2008.
October 30, 2008
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Yokogawa Releases Enhanced Version of ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System Tokyo, Japan – October 30, 2008
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it is releasing an enhanced version of the ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, ProSafe-RS R2.02.00, on October 31. This new version adds an output module for use with alternating voltage power sources and offers improved maintenance and documentation functions that make this system ideal for widely distributed upstream processes, including wellheads and pipelines. These enhancements meet users’ latest requirements for safety instrumented systems, and strike the perfect balance between improved operational efficiency and safety in upstream and downstream processes.
October 30, 2008
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AADvance wins InTech Innovation in Technology Award 2008 Maldon, UK – October 30, 2008
AADvance the latest safety and critical control solution from ICS Triplex, a Rockwell Automation company, won this years InTech award for Innovation in Technology. Allan Rentcome was presented with the award at the ISA Mexico Expocontrol show in June 2008.
October 29, 2008
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Fieldbus Foundation Announces New FOUNDATION SIF White Paper Austin, Texas, USA – October 29, 2008
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced a new white paper on FOUNDATION Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF) is available from its website. Authored by the ARC Advisory Group, a leading research and advisory firm for manufacturing, energy, and supply chain solutions based in Dedham, MA, this paper describes the implications of FOUNDATION SIF (FF-SIF) technology for the global plant safety system market and end users.
October 14, 2008
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GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms’ PACSystems™ SafetyNet Achieves Lloyds Register Group Approval For Marine, Offshore and Industrial Use Charlottesville, VA, USA – October 14, 2008
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced that it’s PACSystems™ SafetyNet had received approval from the Lloyds Register Group for marine, offshore and industrial use in Lloyd’s environmental categories ENV1, ENV2 and ENV3. With this new approval, PACSystems SafetyNet can now be used in functional safety applications, including fire & gas, emergency shutdown and burner management systems on-board ship applications.
August 26, 2008
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K-TEK Announces AccuTrak AT100 and AT200 are First Magnetostrictive Level Transmitters to Be Certified for IEC 61508 SIL 2 Environments Prairieville, LA, USA – August 26, 2008
K-TEK, a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art instrumentation for level measurement, today announced that the AccuTrak AT100 and AccuTrak AT200 high accuracy, magnetostrictive liquid level transmitters have been certified for operation in SIL 2 (Safety Integrity Level 2) environments. The AccuTrak transmitters are the only magnetostrictive transmitters in the industry to be certified to the exacting IEC 61508 safety standard.
July 9, 2008
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Honeywell honored for automation excellence and influential industrial projects Beijing, China – July 9, 2008
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced the company was honored by the Chinese Association of Automation as one of 2007’s “Best 10 Automation Enterprises” during the association’s 2008 Chinese Automation Industries Event (CAIE).
June 17, 2008
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Honeywell’s updated Safety Manager Phoenix, Arizona, USA – June 17, 2008
The latest version of Safety Manager, integrated with Honeywell’s Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS), allows safety and process controllers to directly communicate with each other without depending on intermediate interfaces such as PCs, and without compromising operations security or data integrity.
June 9, 2008
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Fisher control valves receive SIL 3 certification Emerson Process Management has received SIL 3 certification of several ranges of its Fisher valves to IEC 61508 standards. Emerson has achieved an independent third party certification which eliminates the need for prior use methodology while proving that Emerson’s design process, engineering and testing fully comply with IEC 61508. This certification enables users to boost plant availability and safety by using the technology-leading Fisher GX, Vee-ball, easy-e and HP valves in Safety Instrumented Systems in up to SIL 3 loops, per IEC 61508.
June 5, 2008
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Intergraph® SmartPlant® Instrumentation and PAS Integrity/DOC4000 Products to be Integrated Houston, Texas, USA – June 5, 2008
Intergraph® will integrate its SmartPlant® Enterprise plant configuration solution, SmartPlant Instrumentation, with the PAS Integrity/DOC4000 product family to provide plant owners with a consolidated view of their control infrastructure for improved operations management.
April 22, 2008
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Fieldbus Foundation Announces Demonstration Plans For Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF) Hannover, Germany – April 22, 2008
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting a press briefing at the INTERKAMA+ 2008 Trade Fair in Hannover, Germany, announced plans for FOUNDATION for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF) demonstrations at multiple end user sites around the world. Demonstrations of SIF technology will be conducted at Shell Global Solutions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; BP, Gelsenkirchen, Germany; and Chevron, Houston, Texas, USA.
April 21, 2008
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PAS and EPRI Release “EPRI Alarm Management and Annunciator Applications Guidelines” for the Power Industry Houston, Texas, USA – April 21, 2008
PAS, a global leading supplier of software and engineering services to the processing industries, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a collaborative research organization, today released a new guideline for alarm management for power generators. Report presents alarm management best practices guidelines for improving
safety and reliability in power generation industry.
April 10, 2008
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Yokogawa Releases Enhanced Version of ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System Tokyo, Japan – April 10, 2008
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it is releasing an enhanced version of the ProSafe®-RS Safety Instrumented System, ProSafe-RS R2.01.00, on April 10. This new version is smoothly integrated with Yokogawa''s latest production control system, CENTUM®VP, and offers improved security and support for Windows Vista. These enhancements strike the optimum balance between improved operational efficiency and safety.
March 31, 2008
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GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Acquires MTL Open System Technologies (MOST) Product Lines Charlottesville, Virginia, USA – March 31, 2008
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, and MTL Instruments Group plc, announced today that the two companies have signed an agreement for GE Fanuc to acquire the assets of the MTL Open System Technologies (MOST) product lines including the MTL8000 general purpose I/O, intrinsically safe I/O, SafetyNet system, and process control technologies. MTL is headquartered in Luton, Bedfordshire, U.K.
March 13, 2008
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Emerson enhances Fisher® digital valve controller for smart safety instrumented systems Marshalltown, Iowa, USA – March 13, 2008
Emerson Process Management has announced enhancements to its SIL 3 certified Fisher® FIELDVUE® DVC6000 digital valve controller for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). The enhancements help improve reliability, flexibility, and availability of Emergency Shutdown (ESD) valve solutions. The ESD final control system components are integrated with safety-certified sensors and SIL3 rated systems in Emerson's digital smart SIS solutions.
February 28, 2008
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Honeywell - Safety Manager is first safety system in process industries to receive NFPA 72 certification from U.S.-certifying Body Phoenix, Arizona, USA – February 28th, 2008
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced its Safety Manager platform is the process industries’ first safety instrumented system (SIS) to receive the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72 Standard for Fire Protection from a U.S.-certifying body. With the certification from Factory Mutual (FM), Safety Manager can now be used for applications where local authorities, governments and customers require a U.S.-certified NFPA 72 certificate. Safety Manager previously attained NFPA 72 certification through Germany-based TÜV.
February 27, 2008
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Fieldbus Foundation announces demonstration plans for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF) Antwerp, Belgium – Feb. 27, 2008
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting its 2008 General Assembly in Antwerp, Belgium, today announced plans for FOUNDATION for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF) demonstrations at multiple end user sites around the world. Demonstrations of SIF technology will be conducted at Shell Global Solutions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; BP, Gelsenkirchen, Germany; and Chevron, Houston, Texas, USA.
February 25, 2008
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exida Purchases Safety Lifecycle Tools Supplier ‘Asset Integrity Management’ Sellersville, PA, USA – Frebruary 25th, 2008
exida.com®, LLC (exida), a privately held leading consulting and certification company to the process safety community, today announced it has completed the purchase of Asset Integrity Management (AIM) of Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.
February 15, 2008
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Siemens new Sirius 3RK3 modular safety system Nuremberg, Germany – February 15th, 2008
With the Sirius 3RK3 modular safety system, Siemens Division Industry Automation offers a new safety solution, between a simple safety relay and a fail-safe controller.
February 11, 2008
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Cooper announces the acquisition of MTL Instruments Group plc Houston, Texas, USA – February 11th, 2008
Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE) today announced that its subsidiary, Cooper Controls (U.K.) Limited, has acquired more than 98 percent of the outstanding shares of The MTL Instruments Group plc (“MTL”), a publicly traded company (LSE:MTI) based in the United Kingdom, and will exercise its right under U.K. law to acquire the remaining outstanding shares. The total purchase price is approximately £144.3 million.
January 9, 2008
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HazardEx International 2008 Kent, UK – January 9th, 2008
A two day conference and exhibition, being held at Peterborough UK February 27 & 28, 2008 will concentrate its programme on safe operation of process plant in the hazardous area and the protection of plant personnel.
December 26, 2007
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Three LCRA power plants win national accolades for safety, performance Austin, Texas, USA – December 26, 2007
In 2007, three of LCRA’s (Lower Colorado River Authority) power plants received national recognition for accomplishments in technology renovation, safety, and performance. Two natural gas-fired plants, Sim Gideon in Bastrop and Thomas C. Ferguson in Marble Falls, and LCRA’s coal-fired power plant, Fayette Power Project near La Grange, received honors.
MTL releases Matrix v.8.2 process control system Hampton, NH, USA – December 11, 2007
MTL Open System Technologies (MOST), a member of the MTL Instruments Group, announced today the release of its Matrix v.8.2 process control system that features integration with the Wonderware System Platform 3.0 software and enhanced security.
November 27, 2007
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exida purchases AIM SILSuite™ Software Sellersville, PA, USA – November 27, 2007
exida.com, LLC (privately held) today announced the purchase of a license to merge the Asset Integrity Management (AIM) SILSuite™ product line into the exSILentia® Suite. The SILSuite™ product line is a set ofleading software tools that have been widely adopted in Europe and is utilized by many global refining and chemical companies. The strengths of SILSuite™ complement the strengths of exida’s exSILentia® product offering and allow exida to broaden its safety lifecycle software solution.
CC-Link Partner Association released a safety Fieldbus designed to enable secure communication October 29, 2007
A safety version of the CC-Link fieldbus has been released to send safety-related data securely over open networks. CC-Link Safety can use the same cables as the standard bus and can communicate at speeds up 10Mb/s with existing CC-Link products such as field devices and remote I/O stations.
October 22, 2007
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Yokogawa – Releases Enhanced version of ProSafe – RS release R1.03 Tokyo, Japan – October 22, 2007
To meet the latest safety instrumentation needs of the oil, petrochemical, and other industries, the remote optical communications capability has been enhanced and a digital output module and a simulation test function have been added to this new version.
Fieldbus Foundation - Successful EMEA End User and Marketing Conference in London, UK London, UK, October 15, 2007
The Fieldbus Foundation held its second combined EMEA User and Industry Association Consultation Meeting and EMEA Annual Marketing conference at the Engineering Employers' Federation headquarters in London, UK, from 17-19 September 2007.
Yokogawa receives SICE Awards for Enemap and ProSafe-RS Solutions Tokyo, Japan – September 20, 2007
On September 19, Yokogawa Electric Corporation received two academic awards from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE). The Technology Award was given to Yokogawa for its Enemap Energy Management Package and the Award for New Products was given for its ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System.
Det-Tronics. SIL-2 Safety Certified Fire and Gas Detection System Minneapolis, Minnesota , USA – July 24, 2007
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) today announced the release of a fire and gas detection system certified for applications to Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL-2) by the globally-recognized certification agencies Exida and TüV Nord.
New Triconex Program enables users to upgrade to the latest SIS Technology while minimizing both cost and process downtime Irvine, California, USA – May 4, 2007
The Triconex unit of Invensys Process Systems today announced an important new upgrade program designed to allow users of the industry-leading Tricon TMR (triple modular redundant) safety instrumented system (SIS) to upgrade to the latest Triconex technology at minimum cost, minimum risk, and with minimum production downtime. The new Triconex "Advantage Upgrade" program combines significant commercial incentives with a unique Automated Logic Translation service that converts, tests, and validates the existing control logic for re-use in the new hardware modules. Costs are reduced and changes are minimized because the system footprint, chassis format, field wiring, control logic, and documentation are retained. Thus, there's no need to re-commission field loops or perform time-consuming safety system recertification.
Yokogawa Obtains FSM Certification for Its Safety Instrumented System Engineering Operations Tokyo, Japan – April 9, 2007
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and its subsidiary Yokogawa India Ltd. announce that their safety instrumented system engineering operations have obtained Functional Safety Management (FSM) certification from TÜV Rheinland, a German certification body.
February 27, 2007
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Siemens - Ultrasonic flow meter with ATEX certification Nuremberg, Germany – February 27, 2007
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has introduced Sitrans FUS060, a new high-performance flow meter for industrial plants. The device is designed for applications that involve robust requirements and rely on fault-resistant measuring components, for example in the oil-refining industry, petrochemicals, power station systems or waste water purification plants.
December 20, 2006
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RTP - Safety System Report Florida, USA – December 20, 2006
The RTP 2500 SIS System has a hybrid architecture that uses a set of advanced design techniques to provide SIL 3 safety integrity and high availability. Safety integrity and high availability are achieved on a system that also provides an unusual level of architecture flexibility and computing speed (25 msec. scan rates). This combination of safety integrity, high availability, flexibility and performance sets new levels of expectation among safety PLC users.
November 27, 2006
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CLPA's CC-Link Safety Specification Is Now Available November 17, 2006
CLPA (CC-Link Partners Association) announces its formal release of CC-Link Safety Specification, which describes technological details of this open field network conforming to the international safety standard. CC-Link Safety incorporates capabilities for communication abnormality detection on top of the CC- Link to enable transmission of safety information on machine safety devices (such as emergency stop requests), thus conforming to IEC61508 SIL3 and EN954-1 Category 4.
Rockwell Automation's SmartGuard safety controller offers complex logic in a smaller footprint Milwaukee, USA – November 13, 2006
Rockwell Automation announces the Allen¬Bradley SmartGuard 600 safety controller, which measures a compact 4 inches by 3.5 inches by 5 inches and is designed for those applications that have traditionally fallen between safety relays and safety PLCs.
Simsci-Esscor and DNV Software Provide a Link for Flare Modeling Analysis for Plant Safety Design Lake Forest, CA, USA – November 6, 2006
The SimSci-Esscor unit of Invensys and DNV Software have developed a link between SimSci-Esscor's VISUAL FLOW safety system design software and DNV Software's PHASTFX flammable effects software module. The link reportedly allows engineers in process plants to quickly and easily estimate a wide range of flammable effects during design work.
October 24, 2006
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Siemens, Safety relay bundles functions in one unit Nuremberg, Germany – October 24, 2006
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has added the 3TK2826 safety relay to its portfolio for applications in the area of functional safety. The device monitors the functioning of sensors and actuators, as well as safe shutdown of the outputs.
October 3, 2006
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RTP announces the introduction of the 2500 TÜV approved safety system Florida, USA
RTP announces the introduction of the 2500 TÜV approved safety system. The 2500 is approved for SIL-1 to SIL-3 applications and achieves a new level of availability and integrity. It can be used as a stand-alone safety controller, as a distributed control system for critical applications, or both functions can be combined in a 2500 controller.
September 27, 2006
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Pressure transducer for SIL2 safety functions via Profibus PA Germany, 27th September 2006
The Sitrans P DSIII digital pressure transducer is the first Profibus-PA device available on the market that is suitable for SIL2 safety shutdown in accordance with IEC 61508/IEC 61511-1. To this purpose, Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has added a Profisafe driver to the standard device for measuring pressure, absolute pressure, differential pressure, flow and level.
Rockwell Automation's new safety relays feature modularity, space saving design & wiring complexity reduction Milwaukee, August 28, 2006
Rockwell Automation announced two new Allen-Bradley safety relays that deliver high-performance safety protection, while reportedly helping OEMs reduce installation time and costs. Offering broad application versatility and a modular, expandable design, the new MSR142RTP and MSR144RTP relays are the latest additions to the Allen-Bradley GuardMaster family of safety relays from Rockwell Automation.
August 22, 2006
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Yokogawa's YTA Series Temperature Transmitters Certified to be Compliant IEC 61508 standard Tokyo, Japan, August 22, 2006
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its YTA series temperature transmitters have been certified by TÜV NORD, a product quality certification organization based in Germany, as being compliant with the requirements of the IEC61508 international safety standard for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2. Yokogawa has released the YTA series to the market, and from this date onward all products in the YTA series will be SIL2 compliant.
August 10, 2006
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Bureau Veritas participated in China Safety Development Summit Forum Bureau Veritas participated in 2006 China Safe Development Summit Forum. The event took place in Beijing on June 24, 2006. This forum proves that China is planning to reinforce its efforts in HSE management.
Handbooks for reliability prediction of safety instrumented systems Norway
SINTEF has developed a reliability prediction method (PDS Method Handbook) and reliability data (PDS Data Handbook) for quantifying the safety and loss of production related to Safety Instrumented System (SIS).
June 9, 2006
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PROFIsafe Reaches 190,000 Nodes The number of PROFIsafe-enabled systems in operation around the world has passed 20,000, reportedly making PROFIsafe the leading Safety fieldbus technology.
HIMA Introduces New CPUs and Communication Modules Bruehl, Germany
HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH +Co KG introduces new CPUs (SIL 3/Cat. 4) as well as new communication modules, thus expanding its product portfolio of H41q/H51q safety controllers.
May 3, 2006
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ABB and Metso Announce Neles ValvGuard Has Been Industrial IT Enabled Wickliffe, OH, USA, May 3, 2006
ABB Inc. and Metso Automation Inc. announced that Metso's Neles ValvGuard product has been Industrial IT Enabled. Neles ValvGuardTM partial stroke testing and monitoring system for emergency valve applications helps ensure that emergency shutdown (ESD) and emergency venting (ESV) valves will operate as required despite long periods of idle service.
May 2, 2006
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PLCopen TC5 – Safety Specification Version 1.0 Approved by BGIA PLCopen's TC5 Safety Specification provides guidelines, style guides, and basic specifications of function blocks for implementation and use in safety-related environments. For users this means an easier commissioning of their equipment. By using the specified function blocks together with the general aspects, the certification procedure of the application itself becomes much easier and faster.
April 24, 2006
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SafetyBUS p Club International e.V. is now Safety Network International e.V. Hanover, Germany, April 24th, 2006
The member companies of the SafetyBUS p Club International e.V. have decided a change of statutes and a renaming of the SafetyBUS p Club International e.V. into Safety Network International e.V.
April 20, 2006
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3rd Focus Group Italia - IEC 61508 & IEC 61511 meeting Milano, Italy, April 20th, 2006
Following the success of the past Focus Group Italia (FGI) Workshops and Round Tables whose main objectives were to develop IEC 61508 & 61511 standard comprehension, the Steering Committee is pleased to announce the 3rd Focus Group Italia – IEC 61508 & 61511 meeting which will be held in Milan, Italy at the FAST conference center on May 10th, 2006.
April 10, 2006
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Emerson's Micro Motion SIS Coriolis Flow Meters Safety-Certified Boulder, Colorado, USA
The smart Safety Instrumented System (SIS) from Emerson Process Management, an extension of PlantWeb digital plant architecture, is now further enhanced with TÜV certification of Micro Motion SIS Coriolis meters.
Emerson SIS Engineers are First to be Certified By TÜV to IEC 61511 Austin,Texas, USA
After rounds of audits in all world areas, the TÜV organization has certified that all of the engineering work done by safety instrumented systems engineers from Emerson Process Management consistently meets the requirements of the IEC 61511 global standard for functional safety in the process industries. The certificates were presented to Phill Turner, SIS project operations manager of Emerson by Josef Neuman of TÜV on September 25th, 2005.
December 15, 2005
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Massive blaze rages at fuel depot in England Hertfordshire's Chief Fire Officer Roy Wilsher in charge of investigating the massive fires at a Hertfordshire oil depot on Sunday says the flames may have destroyed all clues to the cause. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has visited the scene of the blasts which injured 43 people, two seriously.
R.STAHL - Explosion Protection in the new EU Member States SC Klaipedos Nafta oil embarkation terminal in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
This article discusses how AB Klaipeda Nafta oil terminal is meeting European Directives on explosion protection in a new EU member state.
ABB - Safety, Standards & Regulations - an industry perspective A major international safety conference, sponsored by automation technology specialist ABB, will examine, on a global scale, the complex and challenging issues faced by industry in maintaining the safety performance of their processes while improving profitability.
April 22, 2005
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2nd Focus Group Italia - IEC 61508 & IEC 61511 meeting THe next Focus Group Italia meeting will include 4 Round Tables and and the CEI (Italian Electro-technical Committee) will participate in the event and provide an update on the various works conducted across the industry sectors in Italy.
1st Focus Group Italy - IEC 61508 & 61511 meeting, Nov. 2004 Following the SIPI project – Safety In the Process Industry – sanctioned by the European Commission, for the development of a set of guidelines for the implementation of the IEC 61508 standard; the success of the seminar in Stresa last year in October 2003; and the numerous requests from the professionals in the industry, Inprotec is proud to coordinate the first Focus Group Italy – IEC 61508 & 61511 meeting in Stresa at “La Palma Hotel”, on November 11th – 12th 2004.
SIRA Ensures success in the U.S. for Newson Gale’s new range of hazardous area products Sira’s Safety Compliance team and Newson Gale Ltd have worked together to successfully bring to market (both in Europe and the US), the new Cenelectrex® range. This range of static grounding and bonding equipment is designed to control electrostatic in industrial hazardous atmospheres.
June 15, 2004
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SIRA Announces the UK’s most authoritative guide to gas detection Sira, sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry, has developed a comprehensive new reference guide for the selection and calibration of gas detection equipment. It provides best practice advice on measurement traceability to improve the validity of gas concentration measurements throughout industry.
Australia - Safety Systems 2004 Practical Guidance in Meeting the requirements of Safety Systems Standards & Legislation for process safety
April 20, 2004
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SIRA Appoints new certification manager Sira’s Safety Compliance business has appointed Wayne Thomas as its new Certification Manager to run the Product and Production Quality Assurance operation of the company, relevant to equipment intended for use in Hazardous Areas.
April 15, 2004
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Is your control system safe? – Asks HSE Publication. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently updated it’s popular guide aimed at managers, engineers and technicians with responsibility for safety-related control systems in any industry.
SIRA opens the door on flammable mist formation Sira’s Safety Compliance business has begun the process of collating information on flammable mist formation by producing a flow chart with regard to hazardous area classification. The information is based on the research undertaken by expert scientists in the field of hazardous area and has been created to benefit customers by pulling together published information in this area.
SIRA completes certification project for Siemens Flow Instruments Ltd. in record time Sira has recently completed an ATEX certification project on behalf of Siemens Flow Instruments Ltd. The project involved certifying a range of electromagnetic flowsensors to meet ATEX requirements prior to the merging of the former Danfoss Flow Division into Siemens Process Instrumentation. The certification needed completion within the record period of one month, in order for the formal transfer to take place.
December 12, 2003
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SIRA launches innovative new training package as partner at HazardEx Sira’s Safety Compliance business will be launching its new training package on Stand 17 at HazardEx 2004. Sira is an Event Partner of the HazardEx Event to be held at the Britannia Royal Court Hotel, Keresley, Coventry on 18th and 19th February 2004.
SIRA certifies award winning gas detector from AMGAS An innovative new product certified to the European ATEX Directive by Sira Test & Certification Ltd has been presented with the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers (WCSIM) Acheivement Award. The Achievement Award is given for examples of genuine innovation and the LEDPOINT PRS Gas Detector from AMGas meets all stated criteria.
Triconex Introduces New Turbomachinery Control System Triconex, an operating unit of Invensys plc, today announced the introduction of the Triconex™ 1000, a new, simplex control system that is scalable for small and large turbomachinery applications.
