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  • MOHR to Supply Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation to 10 nukes

    MOHR will supply its EFP-IL SFPI system as a solution for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Order EA-12-051 requiring installation of SFPI in all U.S. commercial nuclear power stations.
    29 April, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • ISA announces introductory course on process safety

    Process Safety Fundamentals (EC50CT) provides a sound foundational understanding of leading process safety concepts, standards and procedures, and accentuates the need to regard process safety as a fundamental daily priority.
    25 April, 2013 | 2 minutes
    Sponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA)
  • Honeywell goes to the Barges

    Custody transfer measurement on barges is shifting from traditional methods under open conditions—allowing vapor to escape from tanks—to closed solutions, eliminating vapor release to the atmosphere during tank gauging.
    24 April, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • IMS says market for Hazardous Area Equipment to drop

    Sales revenue this year of hazardous area equipment in the Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region will grow by less than half of what was estimated in 2012.
    19 April, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • Thomas & Betts Publishes Safety Technology Catalog

    Products in the catalog include hazardous and emergency lighting, and surge suppression products.
    17 April, 2013 | 1 minute
  • Sauer-Danfoss announces TÜV-Nord-Certified safety courses

    Software PDLP simplifies functional safety software project management. Three training courses are scheduled.
    12 April, 2013 | 3 minutes
  • Intertec Instrumentation expands its factory

    The factory expansion - an investment of more than CAD $3 million for the company - follows a period of sustained growth, with demand for field shelters increasing by some 500% during the last two years.
    11 April, 2013 | 4 minutes
  • Oldham Joins HART Communication Foundation

    Oldham specializes in providing safety, gas and fire detection systems.
    04 April, 2013 | 1 minute
  • Dedicated Alarm Annunciator Panel Evolution - Deserve Renewed Attention

    By Robert Myles Given the issues present in large-scale PLC/DCS systems and the advantages offered by Dedicated Alarm Annunciators, the additional cost to include one as a redundant system is well outweighed; particularly when the system or the process they are protecting and the cost of a shutdown (or worse) is taken into account.
    03 April, 2013 | 3 minutes
  • Yokogawa to control Cheniere Energy LNG Plant

    Yokogawa will supply the integrated automation and safety system for the new liquefaction trains at Cheniere’s LNG facility in Sabine Pass, LA.
    03 April, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • FCI Flow Meter Receives ATEX & IECEx Approvals

    ST100 Series Thermal Mass Air/Gas Flow Meter received ATEX and IECEx approvals, for safe operation in potentially hazardous environments.
    19 March, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • Oil & Gas Innovations Conference 2013

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Siemens hosted a thought leadership event on February 22, 2013 in Houston, TX. More than 300 oil and gas industry executives, technology leaders, and industry experts attended featured presentations, a trade fair and a networking event at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
    16 March, 2013 | 4 minutes
  • Acromag ST130 Series temperature transmitters receive ATEX approval

    ST130 is approved for use in explosive atmospheres, with ATEX ratings of Ex II 3 G Ex nA IIC T4 Gc -40°C ≤ Ta ≤ +80°C (explosion-protected for Category 3G, Group II, Zone 2 gas atmospheres; non-incendive).
    14 March, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • What's the Tipping Point to Invest in Safety?

    By Reid Paquin, Aberdeen Group In December 2012, Aberdeen delved into the psyche behind the implementation of a safety program or safety technology at 169 manufacturing organizations. Here's a summary of what they learned.
    08 March, 2013 | 4 minutes
  • Automation expenditures expected to rise in Oil & Gas

    Automation expenditures by the upstream oil and gas sector, which includes exploration, production, and pipelines, are expected to grow at an rate of nearly 8 percent over the next five years, according to ARC.
    01 March, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • Ex d Enclosures: Understanding the Standards

    By Toni Ott, Cooper Crouse-Hinds When specifying explosion-proof (Ex d) enclosures to house electrical apparatus for use in explosive atmospheres, engineers must ensure they fully understand the implications of modifying the enclosure as part of the certified equipment prior to and after installation.
    27 February, 2013 | 6 minutes
  • Emerson to upgrade automation on Statoil platform in North Sea

    Emerson will provide integrated safety and automation systems to help boost oil recovery and extend the life of the field while also reducing operating costs and minimizing safety and environmental risks.
    27 February, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • Invensys controls New Russian Refinery

    Invensys, as the main automation provider, supplied complete control and safety solutions, including field instrumentation, process analytics and valves to the new Yaysky oil refinery in Kemerovo, a city in Russia.
    26 February, 2013 | 3 minutes
  • exida certifies Emerson DeltaV SIS with electronic marshalling

    exida issued a functional safety certification per the IEC 61508 and several application standards for the Emerson Process Management DeltaV CHARMS SIS product line.
    21 February, 2013 | 1 minute
  • Advantech Achieves Hazardous Area Certification for I/O modules

    ADAM-4000 and ADAM-6000 series have been certified with Class I, Division 2 Groups A, B, C, D approval for use in hazardous locations where highly flammable substances may be present.
    14 February, 2013 | 1 minutes
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