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Honeywell's Safety Manager has been awarded ISASecure Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) certification by exida.

The PA4000 Gas Monitor has a photoacoustic, infrared (IR) sensor to monitor a variety of gases including hydrocarbons, solvents, alcohols, CO2, CO and other dangerous gases.

Rotork actuators are providing valve control on new gas dehydration units constructed at seven sites in the Transylvanian region of Romania.

Honeywell will supply its Experion PKS control system, Foundation Fieldbus, and Safety Manager for a new central processing platform currently under construction in Vung Tau, Vietnam.

PNOZ mm0.1p and mm0.2p safe link modules are designed up to PL e in accordance with BS EN ISO 13849-1 and SIL CL 3 in accordance with BS EN 62061.

ISA launched its social media site, ISA Interchange. This news-and-blog site provides automation professionals with an opportunity for finding relevant, high-quality technical knowledge.

Training classes will be held for HMI, I/O, Ethernet, network security, wireless and safety technology.

Control, July 2011
By Béla Lipták
Describes both the causes of the hydrogen explosions at Fukushima and the controls needed to protect against hydrogen explosions at American BWRs.

FPM-8151H is a Class 1, Division 2 certified monitor with NEMA4/IP65 protection and a 2.8mm thick resistive glass panel.

HazardEx, July 2011
By Cliff Anderson, Detector Electronics
Hydrogen gas is very flammable and only a small amount of energy will ignite it. In fact, if leaking from a pipe at a high enough pressure, hydrogen gas can self ignite without an external energy source.