News

Control, May 2011
By Dan Hebert
Distributed safety is relatively new, and in the present litigious climate, many end users are reluctant to discuss safety systems. But the process safety market is growing rapidly. Part of this growth will come from distributed safety systems because they provide advantages over centralized safety.

IMPO, May 2011
By Jeff Seagle, Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures
Photovoltaics (PV) is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors. As more plants move towards alternative sources of energy, building maintenance personnel face new demands when it comes to safety and compliance.

Plant Services, May 2011
By John Krasnokutsky, Siemens Industry
While safety functions have been integrated into drives packages for some years now, the current trends are very exciting, from many angles. Today, a full complement of safety functions can be implemented at the front-end of a system design on all types of production machines. This can be accomplished in full compliance with all the current regulations for machines used worldwide.

EIP module enables users to monitor the operation of, and send non-safety control data to, a G9SP safety controller

The facility will be controlled by an ABB System 800xA, along with ABB instrumentation and a Safety Instrumented System (SIS).

The Safety Compendium is a free 200-page technical guide for the application of functional safety standards to machinery and all its other associated aspects.

Workstation has a Type X purge and pressurization protection system and is suitable for many classified areas such as Class 1 Div 1 Groups B,C, D and Class 2 Div 1 groups E, F and G.

ASH Module manages inputs/outputs between the Eagle Quantum Premier Safety System and devices in non-hazardous areas, such as living quarters and control rooms.

Both linear and rotary models in the Tritex II Series have CSA Class I Div 2 groups A, B C and D certification, and IP65 and Type 4 environmental ratings.

When the shape memory alloy of the FireChek senses excessive heat from a nearby fire, it immediately vents the pneumatic actuator and closes the actuator air supply line.