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Enhancements in ProSafe-RS R3.01 include input modules that can directly receive voltage signals from temperature sensors as well as software that restricts the operations performed by engineers.

SiteShield Detection System provides simultaneous gas and flame detection in a single unit and wireless connections.

Infoteam Software will distribute ISaGRAF in Europe, Germany and China.

XP100 motors are UL and CSA listed for gas and dust ignition-proof environments and are suitable for Division 1, Class I, Groups C & D, Class II, Groups F & G, hazardous area classifications.

DeltaV Analyze V2.0 leverages exida’s SILAlarm alarm rationalization software to optimize the DeltaV system’s alarm performance.

Receptacles are suitable for heavy-duty industrial and marine applications, including generator sets, transportable equipment, welding systems, lighting and control systems.

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