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Stockholm, Sweden, April 19, 2012: Atlas Copco has received one of its largest orders ever in South Africa, to deliver Pit Viper 351 blasthole drilling rigs for a value of around MSEK 250 to Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of Anglo American.

With the growing use of smart phones, tablets and other hand-held devices, Atlas Copco is now taking full advantage of app technology to give its customers quick and easy access to information.

Selected models of Mobrey Horizontal Magnetic Float Level Switches have been certified in accordance with IEC61508 to attain SIL 1 for a single device and SIL 2 for a pair of devices.

Guide outlines the essential principles of explosion-protection with respect to electrical equipment installed in harsh, hazardous environments.

The system feeds gas emissions and imminent hazard data from wireless sensors into the ION integrated dashboard for monitoring a facility’s environmental emissions.

ZONEX hinge-cover and screw-cover enclosures are designed for hazardous applications as defined by the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC in Zone 1 and Zone 2 rated areas.

Control Design, March 2012
By Walt Boyes
In the past few years, the proliferation of field devices, standards and nomenclature for explosion safety globally have produced a large and wonderful kettle of alphabet soup. Ex, ATEX, Class I, NFPA, explosion-proof. It's amazing that anyone can follow it all.

InTech, April 2012
By William Goble, Exida
A Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is commonly used to do safety integrity calculations and detect unrecognized design problems. The method is systematic, effective, and detailed, although sometimes called time-consuming and repetitive.

Process safety expert Paul Gruhn will deliver a keynote address at the 58th Annual International Instrumentation Symposium (IIS) on Wednesday, 6 June 2012, in La Jolla, California, USA.

InTech, April 2012
By Johan School and Erik de Groot
Today, advanced digital technology has made it feasible to combine process control and safety instrumented functions within a common automation infrastructure - all while ensuring regulatory compliance.