News

Process & Control Today, September 2011
Hima-Sella supplied High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) for use on five of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation’s unmanned wellhead platforms off Western India. HIPPS is a safety instrumented system designed to prevent over-pressurisation of downstream plant and equipment.

Industrial Networking, Fall 2011
By John Rezabek
Dynamic arc Recognition and Termination (DART) detects a developing arc and removes the power the instant before it forms.

IEN, September 2011
Few workplaces have taken the necessary steps to implement procedures that ensure arc flash safety. Instead, many have delayed the installation of equipment that can help them prevent arc flash accidents from occurring in their facility.

Enhancements include Reduced Electro Erosion (REE) technology, which makes the motors intrinsically safe.

By AmeriPride
Eight-page white paper describes how to select the appropriate protective apparel to meet OSHA and NFPA requirements to protect employees from the causes and consequences of arc flash, flash fire and industrial flame hazards.

Safety Services Business Unit offers consulting assistance to assess risks and validate proposed solutions for industrial automation applications.

Sonoda will reside in Japan and provide training, functional safety management and other key services to Japanese manufacturers.

Certification of the Mechatrolink field network for safety makes it possible for MMA members to build motion control and machine control systems for use in applications that comply with safety standards.

Stockholm, Sweden, September 15, 2011: Atlas Copco has strengthened its position in a ranking of global industrial equipment manufacturers, measuring the quality of the companies’ patent portfolios. Atlas Copco is number 13 on the list, which was published on the Wall Street Journal’s web site this week, up from number 23 a year ago.

Stockholm, Sweden, September 8, 2011: Atlas Copco has been selected to be a new member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, which list the world’s leading sustainability-driven companies.