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May 2009 |
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Making safe waves in hazardous areas
HazardEX, March 2009
By John Hartley, Extronics
As wireless devices become more reliable and cost effective, there is growing interest amongst the process industry as to the benefits to be found from enabling such devices to be used in hazardous areas. However, unlike most industries this is not a simple task. Installing wireless networks in hazardous areas requires careful, expert planning and execution.
Pressure relief systems 'neglected'
Oil & Gas Engineer, February 2009
A recent process industries site survey by ABB Engineering Services compared the valve set pressure against the pressure at which they actually operated. Of the 341 valves tested, 68 (20 per cent) failed to lift within 10 per cent of the cold set pressure, and 13 valves (4 per cent) failed to lift at 1.3 times the cold set pressure.
O & M Pressure Relief Systems
Power Engineering, February 2009
By David Melcher, Dresser Consolidated
Pressure relief valves (PRVs) help ensure the reliability of equipment, help plants maximize output and help control operating costs. They also are crucial safety devices, typically serving as the last line of defense in an overpressure situation, protecting equipment, facilities, products and people. Here’s how to keep them running right.
Wireless Technology Unlocks Possibilities
Power, February 2009
By Jeff Becker
Modern wireless systems improve productivity, monitoring activities, and safety at power plants by enabling the right people to be at the right place at the right time. Wireless technology can put hard-to-access process and asset information at your fingertips, wherever you are, to enable more accurate and timely decisions.
Burner Management System Safety Integrity Level Selection
By Michael D. Scott, AE Solutions
Identifying the required amount of risk reduction is extremely important, especially when evaluating existing legacy burner management systems. Selection of an overly conservative Safety Integrity Level can have significant cost impacts. These costs will involve increased Safety Instrumented System functional testing or complete removal/upgrade of the existing burner management system.
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Emerging Safety Solutions in Specialty Chemical Industry
By Rockwell Automation
White paper examines how new industry safety standards and technologies are helping protect people, equipment and the environment while reducing costs in specialty chemical applications.
ANSI-Z10 Risk Control Hierarchy Improves Safety
By Phil Allen, Grace Engineered Products
Risk Control Hierarchy (RCH) in the ANSI-Z10 standard provides electrical safety professionals a roadmap for setting safety objectives. This whitepaper details how applying the RCH to any electrical safety program will increase safety and employee productivity.
Video Monitoring Helps in Tough Economic Times
By Steve Rubin, Longwatch
Video monitoring can help companies survive through layoffs, plant closings, and idling of plants. The white paper explains that when plants have layoffs or shut down, much work remains to be done, often by a severely reduced workforce. Video can help pick up the workload.
Best Practices for Terminating Copper Cabling
By Dan Munch and Sheri LindhartPayerle, Ideal Industries
Although the process of terminating twisted-pair copper cabling may seem to be relatively simple on the surface, the issues involved with properly creating robust connections for today’s high performance LANs can be particularly challenging.
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Online Training Courses
Training for PLCs, OSHA safety, electricians, infrared data surveys, troubleshooting, hazardous area installations and PC software. Visitors have access to pre-test, post-test and print certificates, Companies can set-up training objectives for their employees and all other SCORM/AIC compliant LMS functions. More than 5000 lessons ready to go.
Rockwell Automation Safety Solutions Portal
Site includes resources for safety automation issues, with emphasis on machine safety, process safety, safety services, legislation and standards.
TUV creates web site compliance library
Website provides access to thousands of active certifications issued by TÜVRheinland. Certificates are translated in a dozen languages.
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| Application Stories |
Caverns deep in Electric Mountain protected
HazardEx, January 2009
Dinorwig hydro electric power station, hidden deep inside Elidir mountain in Wales, installed Kentec Syncro analogue addressable control panels for the upgrading of its fire detection system.
Areva NP uses Ubisense software in nuclear plants to find workers in emergencies
The software stores plans and other printed building documents to immediately locate and find all personnel precisely and reliably to facilitate rapid rescue and evacuation.
System 800xA automates Hunan Juntai pulp mill in China
With more than 20,000 I/O and 46 operator stations, the solution is one of the largest process automation systems ever delivered by ABB in China.
Out of sight, not out of reach
By Softing
Clariant, a plastics manufacturer in Gersthofen, Germany, used a Profibus Ethernet gateway and FDT to connect to HART devices in hazardous areas and won the HART plant of the year award.
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| Featured Training |
TÜVRheinland Functional Safety Training
June 8-10, 2009 Boston, MA
The event will provide classroom instruction in the area of functional safety according to IEC 61508, IEC 61511 and other relevant international standards.
Hazardous Areas Conference
June 16-18, 2009 Calgary, Canada
The conference has been created to meet & exchange ideas concerned with working in hazardous areas, thus preventing accidents & injuries in the workplace. It will serve to highlight technologies, best practices, & accelerate improvements in standards & regulations to reduce accidents & injuries, & to reduce the economic impact of electrical accidents.
Regional Forum: Electrical Engineering
July 1-2, 2009 Tasmania, Australia
Technical papers on Electrical Safety: Safe theory & practice, earthing and bonding, standards & regulations, auditing techniques; Switchgear and Cables: Installation, commissioning, joint & terminations, arc flash hazards; and Emergency and Remote Power Supplies: Batteries, UPSes, and renewable energy.
Hazardous Areas Conference
August 11-13, 2009 Melbourne, Australia
The conference will present an industry-wide forum to examine and discuss the latest local and international practices and standards in hazardous areas. The overall objective of this conference is to share best practices and new technologies in hazardous areas.
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| Company & Organizational News |
Honeywell earns ATEX certification for MICRO SWITCH EX Series
EX Series switch products received the International Electrotechnical Commission's Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx).
Advantech achieves UL certification for EKI-1000
Serial Device Servers (EKI-1351, 1352, 1521, 1522, and 1524) and Modbus Gateways (EKI-1221, 1222, and 1224) have received UL Class 1, Division 2 (groups A, B, C, and D) certification for use in hazardous locations.
Preventing Boiler Code Violations Creates a Safer Work Environment
Power, February 2009
By James W. Kokbus
Nearly 10% of boilers and pressure vessels inspected in the second quarter of 2008 were slapped with violations, which means that the violations put workers and equipment in danger, according to a quarterly report released by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
ABB appoints Luis Duran to manage safety systems business
Most recently, Duran was Product Marketing Director for the Safety and Critical Control product line for Invensys Triconex.
Food Safety: Getting rid of unwanted foreign materials
Food Engineering, February 2009
By Richard F. Stier
Glass, hard plastics, stones, pieces of metal, bone, seeds, pits and wood can cause injuries to the mouth, teeth and worse if swallowed. More buyers are demanding all products be passed through a metal detector.
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| Project News |
Emerson to automate six gas turbine units in the UK and France
Equipment includes Ovation expert control systems with HART communications, Scenario simulator, safety systems, and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software.
HIMA to provide Evonik Degussa with fieldbus safety system
HIMA will provide two HIMax CPUs, two system bus modules, two digital output and three input modules, one analog output module and one communications module for PROFIBUS-DP.
IPS to use Achilles to test Foxboro and Triconex systems
IPS will uses Achilles Satellite to test Ethernet-enabled safety and critical control solutions for cyber vulnerabilities.
Honeywell to revamp operations at Nordic power plant
Systems to be installed at a 1,000 megawatt power plant operated by Fortum include Experion Process Knowledge System, Safety Manager, and UniSim Operator Training System.
Yokogawa to control Australia’s largest gas-fired power station
Yokogawa will supply CENTUM VP control system, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System, and a variety of transmitters.
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| Featured Events |
Safety Control & Instrumentation Systems Conference
May 19-21, 2009 Manchester, UK
This conference will focus on the technology and application of safety-related control and instrumentation systems in the chemicals, energy, mining and manufacturing industries. It will examine the complex and challenging issues of using control systems technology to maintain and improve the safety of people and plant whilst ensuring profitability.
Yokogawa Technology Fair & Users Conference
May 19-21, 2009 Houston, TX
The conference will offer attendees courses and product technical seminars, and to see how Yokogawa automation solutions delivery measurable results.
ISA International Instrumentation Symposium
June 1-5, 2009 League City, Texas
The 55th annual ISA IIS covers electronic instrumentation, wireless technology, Cybersecurity, aerospace systems, process measurement and control, and more.
Sensors Expo & Conference
June 8-10, 2009 Rosemont, IL
The 2009 Conference Program will offer 18 tracks with an expanded focus on data acquisition, data analysis, wireless, M-2-M and communications.
Honeywell User Group Meeting
June 14-18, 2009 Phoenix, AZ
The Users Group agenda is largely developed by customers, for customers. Characterized by excellent user presentations, industry-specific sessions, topical roundtable discussions, and an extensive demonstration area, the event provides you with the opportunity for extensive networking and knowledge sharing. Honeywell Users' Group has earned recognition as being the automation industry’s premier technical conference.
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