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  • ABB to upgrade automation at Styron

    ABB will update Styron facilities on a global basis with System 800xA process automation control and safety instrumented systems.
    By: ABB
    01 May, 2012 | 1 minutes
  • Deeter Level Sensors ATEX & IECEx Approved

    ATEX approval was obtained for LVCS continuous output stainless steel vertical liquid level sensors and vertical float switches.
    26 April, 2012 | 2 minutes
  • Midland-ACS SIL3 actuator control valves achieve SIL3 certification

    Products to receive SIL3 capability status include direct-acting solenoid and pilot operated poppet valves, spool valves, and solenoid hydraulic valves for use in ballast control systems.
    25 April, 2012 | 3 minutes
  • How Do You Know? Workplace Safety Program

    The Electrical Safety Foundation International announced a workplace electrical safety awareness program developed to answer the question, "How do you know if your workplace is properly protected from electrical hazards?"
    17 April, 2012 | 1 minutes
  • Changes to the NFPA70E Standard 2012 Edition

    Automation.com, April 2012 By Merson NFPA 70E is the standard for electrical safety in the workplace, and explains in detail how to prevent electrical hazards. The white paper identifies and explains some of the key changes.
    16 April, 2012 | 1 minutes
  • exida certifies Moore Industries STA safety trip alarm

    exida certified the STA logic solver to meet functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.
    By: exida
    10 April, 2012 | 1 minute
  • Exlar achieves CSA approval for Tritex II DC Actuators

    The actuators are approved for applications requiring CSA Class I, Division 2 Groups A, B, C and D certification—making them suitable for hazardous operation.
    By: Exlar Corporation
    01 April, 2012 | 1 minute
  • Flow Research says Turbine Flowmeters are hanging on

    Turbine flowmeter revenues are forecast to increase at a rate of 0.6 percent per year through 2016 to reach $427.5 million worldwide.
    01 April, 2012 | 2 minutes
  • Emerson's Float Level Switches approved for SIL 1 and SIL 2

    Selected models of Mobrey Horizontal Magnetic Float Level Switches have been certified in accordance with IEC61508 to attain SIL 1 for a single device and SIL 2 for a pair of devices.
    By: Emerson
    20 March, 2012 | 1 minutes
  • Cooper publishes Guide to the Principles of Explosion Protection

    Guide outlines the essential principles of explosion-protection with respect to electrical equipment installed in harsh, hazardous environments.
    20 March, 2012 | 1 minute
  • Trends in industrial communication 2012

    Automation.com, March 2012 By Staffan Dahlström, HMS Industrial Networks Despite a turbulent market, we saw a growing interest in industrial communication solutions in 2011. Trends include the growth of networks (70 at last count), the need to save energy, integrated safety networks and remote access.
    19 March, 2012 | 1 minutes
  • Honeywell to control Pucheng Clean Energy Chemical Company

    Honeywell will supply Experion PKS control system, Safety Manager, Unisim Operator Training System and Field Device Manager for five coal chemical sites in China.
    By: Honeywell Process Solutions
    15 March, 2012 | 1 minutes
  • Moore Industries releases STA Safety Trip Alarm Video

    The video shows how the STA can monitor potentially hazardous events as well as initiating emergency shutdown procedures or alerting personnel of unsafe process conditions.
    By: Moore Industries-International, Inc.
    13 March, 2012 | 1 minute
    Sponsored By Moore Industries-International, Inc.
  • Honeywell to resell Magnetrol terminal safety equipment

    Magnetrol’s spillage prevention and tank overfill protection products will be added to Honeywell Enraf Safety Solutions’ Alarm Scout service group.
    By: Honeywell Process Solutions
    13 March, 2012 | 1 minutes
  • Rotork controls flow at the Botlek Tank Terminal

    The Botlek Tank Terminal in Rotterdam uses Rotork electric valve actuators for automated flow control and safety-related duties for a variety of liquid bulk products.
    By: Rotork PLC
    27 February, 2012 | 2 minutes
  • Balluff valve transducer achieves IECEx rating for hazardous areas

    The Micropulse TA12 is a non-contact linear position sensor for continuous feedback on hydraulically and pneumatically actuated valves.
    23 February, 2012 | 1 minute
  • FCI Flow Switch Receives Zone 2 ATEX, IECEx Approvals

    FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor is suitable for continuous flow verification supporting process analyzer sampling systems in hazardous plant areas.
    By: FCI - Fluid Components International
    21 February, 2012 | 1 minutes
    Sponsored By FCI - Fluid Components International
  • Wilbrecht Receives ATEX Certification for Snap Action Switch

    MP300 series switches are now in compliance with ATEX and are approved for zone 22 in potentially explosive dust atmospheres.
    09 February, 2012 | 1 minute
  • Honeywell acquires Fire Sentry Corporation

    Fire Sentry is a privately-held manufacturer of fire detection and control products for a broad range of industrial markets.
    By: Honeywell Process Solutions
    08 February, 2012 | 1 minutes
  • Alpha Wire Adds CSA Tray Cable Rating

    Per the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC), this rating is required when installing cables into tray applications.
    By: Alpha Wire Company
    30 January, 2012 | 1 minute
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