News

Oil & Gas Engineer, May 2011
The security situation for oil companies in Yemen is getting increasingly precarious and complicated, as the defection of senior generals with many of their troops is leaving the countryside and key oil areas exposed.

Touchscreen displays safety I/O error codes and the status of safety inputs and outputs without the cost of installing and wiring indicator lights.

ABB started a new blog focused on Process Automation. The blog hosts discussions on timely topics including Collaboration, Control Systems, Evolution, IEC61850, Integration, Migration and Safety.

Honeywell will provide front-end engineering (FEED) support for the plant’s control system, including its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), UniSim process simulators and field instrumentation.

The FDCs connect up to twelve FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 or Profibus PA devices via detachable screw terminals with locking screws to a non-intrinsically safe high energy trunk.

The scope of this project at AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals includes modernizing the process control of 7,000 I/O by replacing outdated PLCs with DeltaV and safety systems.

InTech, June 2011
By Ellen Fussell Policastro
Beyond helping alleviate potential disaster, some of the benefits of automating process operations include helping companies retain skills, manage knowledge, reduce variability, reduce risk to the facility, and increase productivity.

The Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) Safety System has earned certification to NFPA 72: 2010.

The OS32C Safety Laser Scanner is now available with selectable 30, 40, 50 and 70 mm resolutions to cover a wider array of area and machine safety applications.

Driver allows Red Lion's G3 Series HMIs, Data Station Plus and Modular Controller Series to monitor and control one or more Omron STI G9SPs.