March 19, 2009 - Bernecker & Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH in Austria has been awarded the PLCopen Safety Certification. The certification is provided for their SafeDESIGNER product, version 2.58. The functions of the SafeDESIGNER package expand Automation Studio to include necessary engineering tools for configuring safety-oriented applications. The PLCopen safety function block library is an integrated part of the SafeDESIGNER.
It ensures easy and error free engineering according IEC 62061 and ISO 13849. The complete product set is certified by the TÜV Rhineland and capable to claim SIL 3 respectively PL e according these standards.
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PLCopen was founded in 1992 as an independent worldwide association for industrial suppliers and users. It is the leading association resolving topics related to industrial control programming. PLCopen creates concepts to reduce the costs of industrial automation. These cost savings are realized in areas such as engineering, training, operation and maintenance. Together with its members, PLCopen creates specifications to materialize these concepts.
