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exida certified the design and engineering processes for the Bifold Fluidpower VBP, PPV, and HIPEX Booster Valves per IEC 61508.

The network-enabled detector interfaces to plant wide communication system via Modbus, 4-20 mA, or digital relays.

The cassette can be installed in Ex e connection chambers as a transfer point between flameproof control panels and cables leading into the field.

EKS Light permits reliable controlled access to individual machines or to entire installations via an Electronic-Key with RFID transponder.

Automation.com, April 2011
By Bill Lydon, Editor
The openSAFETY standard supporters are posing an interesting idea to the industry - use a single Ethernet-based safety protocol, openSAFETY, on all automation applications regardless of industrial Ethernet protocol used for controls.

Solution helps compliance with 49 CFR part 195.446 and 49 CFR part 192.631, the new DOT regulation for companies that operate pipelines carrying hazardous liquids and gases.

BetaGauge 311A-EX and 321A-EX have IECEx and ATEX certification for use in hazardous areas.

Acromag’s I/O Server Industrial PC is now UL/cUL listed with approval for use in Class I Division 2 Groups A, B, C, D hazardous environments containing volatile substances.

HIMA will supply its TÜV-certified HIMax safety platform, SILworX configuration, programming and diagnostic software suite, and Safety and Engineering services to five BP refineries.

IR400 Combustible Gas Detector from achieved FM and CSA performance verification for ethylene, meeting FM 6310, FM 6320 and CSA C22.2 requirements.