News

IEN, October 2011
FH Tank Storage AB is using Emerson’s wireless level and pressure transmitters to provide overspill protection at its Kalmar storage terminal on the east coast of Sweden. The company has installed a plant-wide Smart Wireless network, DeltaV digital automation system, and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software to automate tank storage level monitoring.

Plant Services, October 2011
An integrated system can change the way a company operates and make it more efficient. But with a shift toward dispersed operations with centralized control, the need has evolved for companies to more tightly intertwine control systems with safety, security, fire, manufacturing execution systems and more.

Power Engineering, October 2011
By Jerome Farquharson and Alexandra Wiesehan, Burns & McDonnell
When adding, modifying or upgrading a system, many critical infrastructures conduct a factory acceptance test (FAT). Because it is difficult to predict the correct operation of the safety instrumented system or consequences due to failures in some parts of it, a FAT provides a valuable check of these safety issues.

South Africa Instrumentation & Control, October 2011
By WIKA Instruments
SIL-classified temperature sensors do not exist. And a temperature transmitter without a sensor has no useful function. As a consequence, the evaluation of a temperature measuring point can only be made by a combination of sensor and transmitter.

Energy-Tech, October 2011
By Chris Griffin
Northern Indiana Public Service Company upgraded its conveyor feed systems, reducing fugitive material and the potential problems it can cause. By updating the facility’s longest conveyor, company officials have seen reductions in dust and spillage, contributing to greater plant safety, productivity and environmental responsibility.

ABB will supply process automation systems, safety systems, project management, engineering, and operator and maintenance technician training to Sadara Chemical Company.

Valve World, October 2011
The BP Refinery in Rotterdam installed over 1,000 explosion-proof actuators, Here’s how the retrofit was accomplished.

South Africa Instrumentation & Control, October 2011
By Dave Woll, ARC Advisory Group
Accidents continue to occur in many manufacturing facilities, even those in which safety systems and other safety protections have been installed. To ensure safety, the standards specify safety lifecycle activities that need to be followed over the entire life of a production system.

Industrial Automation Asia, September 2011
By Mike Scott, AE Solutions
Most users have little concern about being able to select a proper sensor, transmitter or valve positioner but when it comes to choosing from the vast array of logic solvers, they often do not know how to make a proper decision.

Control, October 2011
By John Rezabek
What's the status of Foundation fieldbus specification for Safety Instrumented Functions (FF-SIF)? The status is: Good luck finding any product, either in reality or even on suppliers' "roadmaps."