TAMPA (May 3, 2005) -- Siemens Energy & Automation today announced that DuPont Sourcing and Engineering has globally guidelined Siemens SIMATIC safety systems to be one of two approved supplier platforms. The scalable SIMATIC safety systems will allow DuPont Sourcing and Engineering to provide the highest levels of protection while finding the most cost-effective architectures for its processes. "We are pleased that the SIMATIC safety systems have been globally selected by DuPont Sourcing and Engineering," said Robert James, manager of Siemens AS process safety. "This agreement allows DuPont Sourcing and Engineering to cost-effectively address their safety concerns and gives Siemens helpful input from an industry leader as we strive to meet the needs of this changing market."
Siemens SIMATIC safety systems are TUV certified to IEC 61508 for applications up to SIL 3 regardless of the system architecture. The Siemens SIMATIC safety system helps manufacturers like DuPont comply with the new IEC 61511 standard for Safety Instrumented Systems in the Process Industries. "The modular SIMATIC safety system gives us a great deal of flexibility to reduce costs,” says DuPont engineer Richard Dunn. “We can now customize the system architecture to the specific availability requirements of the application. The safety system also interfaces with all of our existing control systems.
In addition, the unique SIMATIC Safety Matrix cause and effects tool reduces engineering, commissioning, and maintenance costs."
For additional information
, Contact Siemens or visit their web site at www.sea.siemens.com .Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. is one of Siemens’ operating companies in the U.S.
Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation manufactures and markets one of the world’s broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions.
The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems.Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $91.5 billion in fiscal 2004. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies andServices and Home Appliances.
With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States.
With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 430,000 people in 192 countries.
