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April 2010 |
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A320 IR Camera - Now Featuring Ethernet/IP Industrial Protocol
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| Featured Articles & White Papers |
Operation and safety: Playing with fire
Nuclear Engineering International, March 2010
By Will Dalrymple
Two US nuclear power plants have been implementing a new risk-based fire safety analysis that aims to spell out more clearly than before, where, and how, a fire might break out, and what its consequences might be for the plant.
FISCO and FNICO Are Interchangeable...for Now
Control Design, March 2010
By Mike Bacidore
FISCO, FNICO are like two clouds of flammable gases passing in the night.
SafetyBridge Technology
Control Engineering Europe, March 2010
By Lutz Rahlves, Phoenix Contact
This idea in safety technology uses what looks like standard safety I/O modules distributed across a wide area. But there's a big difference: there's no safety bus or safety PLC to control their operation.
Video Pipeline Monitoring Offers A Tool To Avoid Costly Losses
Pipeline & Gas Journal, February 2010
By Steve Rubin, Longwatch
Video delivers ready-to-use information, in the form of still and moving pictures, to help controllers make better decisions faster. Thus, video helps address the operational gaps in efficient and cost-effective ways.
Avoid the Domino Effect
Chemical Processing, February 2010
By Nicholas P. Sands, DuPont, and Todd Stauffer, exida
The performance of operators and the alarm system can markedly impact the quest to bolster safety and minimize unplanned downtime. Help is on the way from a new ISA standard. "Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries," ISA-18.2.
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| Sponsor: ISA |
Online Instructor-Assisted Training
ISA CyberU, online-instructor-led training, is a flexible multi-week course of study that allows you, the busy professional, to complete an ISA course at your convenience, any time and any place. As a CyberU student, you will acquire skills and expertise that are in high demand in today’s marketplace. Download assignments, read and contribute to class discussions, review instructor feedback and more - all at your convenience.
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| White Papers |
The “Logic” of Single Loop Logic Solvers
By Moore Industries
Until recently, the thought of a safety system conjured up images of Triple Modular Redundant (TMR) systems that represent enormous capital expenditures. Today, however, manufacturers offer safety-certified devices that can be integrated into cost-effective solutions. One simple, economical, yet highly dependable option is using a Safety Trip Alarm as a Single Loop Logic Solver.
Prevent 24 VDC overloads from stopping production
By Kai Bronzel, Siemens
Advanced technologies require more intelligent protection. For today’s preferred switched mode power supplies, it means that circuit breakers and fuses are inadequate for protecting individual 24 VDC load circuits.
Protective Capabilities of Arc-Resistant Motor Control Centers
By Rockwell Automation
Paper summarizes key features and capabilities of an effective arc-resistant MCC design and explains how this technology can help reduce arc-flash hazards and minimize risks.
Using Decoupled Parallel Mode For Safety Applications
Embedded Computing Design, January 2010
By Markus Baumeister, Freescale Semiconductor
MPC564xL dual-core MCU can employ its cores either in lock-step mode or decoupled parallel mode. Lock-step mode provides a certified SIL 3 capability. This paper describes software architectures for building a safety-related system, how sensors and actuators should be accessed, and what other software measures are necessary. Registration required.
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| Resources & Literature |
Getting a Safety Trip Alarm SIL certified
Product Safety Case Study describes how Moore Industries obtained IEC 61508 SIL certification for its STA Safety Trip Alarm through TÜV Rheinland.
Industrial Network Security, 2nd Edition
Book by David J. Teumim
Industrial Network Security is critically important to industrial systems. This easy-to-read book introduces managers, engineers, technicians, and operators on how to keep our industrial networks secure amid rising threats from hackers, disgruntled employees, and even cyber-terrorists.
Combustible Gas Detection video
Video provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform gas checks, zero, and calibrate General Monitors point infrared gas detectors.
SICK releases web site with enhanced navigational features
Customers can get detailed product features, benefits, specifications, and request a quote or buy online with just a few clicks.
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| Application Stories |
Distillery selects PC system for hazardous areas
HazardEX, February 2010
An ATEX-certified PC system from R.Stahl is now in use at Aberdeenshire based Ardmore Distillery. The fully automated control system allows the operators to control all aspects of the distilling process from one central location right next to the spirit safes in the heart of the still-house.
San Diego Gas & Electric uses wireless to improve operations
Five applications use wireless sensors from Emerson to increase throughput, extend asset life, and improve process efficiency and safety.
The automation of the largest and fastest machine in the world
Control Engineering Europe, January 2010
The CERN accelerator and its safety will be controlled and monitored by 130 control systems featuring Simatic S7-300 and S7-400 PLCs and safety controllers from Siemens.
New Wireless Application Boosts Safety at Harcros
Industrial Networking, December 2009
By Kevin Root, Harcros Chemicals
Wireless washouts make chemical plant safer: valve position monitors offer Harcros Chemicals an opportunity to test the waters of wireless applications and improve safety.
Oil pipeline bolsters pressure
Control Engineering Europe, November 2009
The Gjøa field in the North Sea implemented a flow-based pipeline protection system (PPS) to cut pipeline costs and provide higher pressures for gas transportation. The PPS measures pressure, flow and temperature in the pipeline, and collects it with a HMIA safety control system.
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| Featured Training |
Pepperl+Fuchs hosts Intrinsic Safety seminars
Pepperl+Fuchs is hosting The Fundamentals of Intrinsic Safety (Ex) Seminar on April 29, 2010, in St. Louis, MO, and on June 24, 2010, in Greenville, SC.
Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification
May 10, 2010 - May 13, 2010
Location: Columbia, IL, USA
This course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements.
TUVRheinland Functional Safety Seminar
June 7, 2010 - June 11, 2010
Location: Boxborough, MA, USA
The three-day Functional Safety Program will provide classroom instruction in the area of functional safety according to IEC 61508, IEC 61511 and other relevant international standards. An optional fourth day offers an exam to earn a TUVRheinland Functional Safety Engineer certificate.
Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification
June 15, 2010 - June 18, 2010
Location: Burbank, CA, USA
This course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements.
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| Company & Organizational News |
New standard in competency for Ex protection
Oil & Gas Engineer, March 2010
The development of the IECEx Scheme for Certification of Personnel Competency has created a new standard by which all plant owners can judge if they have competent staff looking after Ex equipment.
CSB sheds light on fatal Kleen Energy explosion
HazardEx, March 2010
The Kleen Energy accident occurred during a planned work activity to clean debris from natural gas pipes at the plant. To remove the debris, workers used natural gas at a high pressure of approximately 650 pounds per square inch. The high velocity of the natural gas flow was intended to remove any debris in the new piping.
BP must fix hazards now
HazardEx, March 2010
An OSHA inspection has revealed more than 60 violations of safety practice at the Toledo refinery in Oregon which could cost BP more than $3 million in fines. This latest fine for BP comes just months after regulators imposed a record penalty on the company over its refinery in Texas.
ABB sees increased global demand for reliable safety solutions
ABB says the need for reliable safety automation solutions and repeatable best practices is more critical than ever before.
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| Project News |
Schaeffler to supply condition monitoring system to steel fabrication plant
Corus will install DTECT X1 online vibration monitoring systems on saw lines at its Medium Section Mill in Scunthorpe, UK, to get around safety restrictions.
Honeywell to provide technology and system design for Shell
Honeywell signed a global five-year agreement to be a Main Automation Contractor (MAC) for Shell.
PAS to improve automation at 12 Scottish power plants
PlantState Suite alarm software and services will improve safety and operability at twelve sites comprising gas-fired, coal-fired, and hydro-electric power generation stations.
Emerson to safely automate SABIC Innovative Plastics
SABIC Innovative Plastics will migrate all existing PROVOX process control and safety systems to DeltaV digital automation system from Emerson Process Management.
Yokogawa to control combined cycle power plant in Trinidad
Yokogawa will provide a CENTUM control system, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System, and PRM integrated device management software.
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| Featured Events |
Industrial Automation Safety and Security Symposium
April 28, 2010 - April 29, 2010
Location: New Orleans, LA, USA
This year's symposium will focus on threats - including cyber security threats - to industrial environments and the steps engineers must consider when designing and optimizing industrial processes and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
Safety Control Systems Conference
May 11, 2010 - May 13, 2010
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
IDC Technologies is proud to host the Canada's foremost gathering of Safety Industry Professionals. This conference will focus on the technology and application of safety-related control and instrumentation systems in the chemicals, energy, mining and manufacturing industries.
Siemens Industry 2010 User Conference
June 8, 2010 - June 10, 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Be a part of the 2010 Siemens User Conference. An Automation User Community event where Siemens users, partners, industry thought-leaders, and professionals come together to discuss challenges and strategies.
Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010
September 27, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
This year's conference will be a great opportunity to "Build on Your Knowledge." We're expecting another valuable and highly educational conference, as many industry leaders, educators, and experts are planning to share "what's worked for them" and to learn "what's working for others."
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