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IEC publishes booklet for regulating hazardous areas
The booklet, "A Common Regulatory Framework for Equipment Used in Environments with an Explosive Atmosphere," can be used by countries that lack regulation in this sector as a blueprint for their legislation. -
Banner Engineering publishes 2011 Product Catalog
The 2011 catalog wraps Banner's sensor products together with lighting and indicators, machine vision, wireless and machine safety products. -
Fieldbus Foundation appoints Larry O’Brien Global Marketing Manager
O’Brien has 18 years of experience in the process automation business as a research director and analyst at ARC, and has been closely tracking and reporting on developments surrounding FOUNDATION fieldbus for much of his career. -
Counterfeit exida safety certifications discovered
Counterfeit certificates claim exida certification to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capability of IEC 61508. Safety practitioners are advised to consult the Safety Automation Equipment List to verify certifications. -
Security Incidents Organization publishes report on Control System Malware Incidents
The report documents 60 incidents that have taken place between 1999 and 2010 that involved lost time, destruction of property and even fatalities. -
Invensys to supply DCS to China Nuclear Power
Invensys will to provide safety systems, HMIs and DCSes for Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, units 3 and 4, two 1,000MW nuclear power units under construction in Fujian province in southeast China. -
TÜV certifies ABB’s Safety Execution Center in Mexico
ABB's Safety Execution Center (SEC) in Mexico City has been certified by TÜV as having in place and applying a Functional Safety Management System (FSMS). -
Metso obtains SIL certification for soft-seated valves
Metso achieved SIL3 certification for Jamesbury floating and trunnion soft-seated ball valves and SIL2 certification for soft-seated butterfly valves. -
New electrical test tools let technicians work safely in hazardous environments
Automation.com, February 2011 By Fluke Technicians working on hazardous equipment and high-voltage circuits deserve every advantage to complete electrical test and measurement jobs safely. New test tools provide new ways to work safely and reduce exposure to electrical shock. -
Adalet can modify ATEX certified enclosures
ATEX control panel certification allows Adalet to eliminate the requirement to re-submit enclosure assemblies to third party testing laboratories. -
Emerson to supply DeltaV electronic marshalling to Solvay
Solvay’s Tavaux plant faces the task of managing a collection of control systems from multiple suppliers. This includes DCSs, PLCs, relay-based systems, pneumatic systems, and emergency shutdown systems (ESD). -
Shand & Jurs Deflagration Arresters Attain ATEX Approval
Deflagration Flame Arresters are a positive flame stop on low pressure tanks or piping systems containing flammable liquids or solvents having a low flash point. -
Honeywell controls Petrovis fuel depot in Mongolia
Honeywell supplied a PKS control system, OneWireless, Digital Video Manager and Enraf Tank Gauging System to improve the efficiency and safety of a fuel depot near Ulaanbaatar. -
Safety Regulations Drive the European Process Safety Market
Frost & Sullivan says the market earned revenues of $459.3 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach $632.4 million in 2016. -
Emerson’s DeltaV SIS process safety system receives TÜV certification
TÜV certified the DeltaV SIS system as meeting requirements for three burner management system standards: NFPA 85, the European Standard EN 298, and the European Standard EN 50156. -
Honeywell to upgrade controls at Sasol Power Plant in Germany
The upgrades to the DCS and PLCs include the installation of Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) and Safety Manager. -
ISA Welcomes New President, Leo Staples
Staples opened the year with a call-to-action to all ISA members to dedicate themselves to a high level of involvement in, and collaboration among, their sections, divisions, and the Society. -
Ethernet Direct's Ethernet Switches obtain UL Class 1 Division 2 Compliance
Husky series industrial Ethernet switches and Retriever series industrial media converters are compliant with Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) Class 1 Division 2 approvals. -
ABB to control Jasmine gas field in the North Sea
ABB won a contract from ConocoPhillips to supply an integrated process control and safety system for a new wellhead platform in the company’s Jasmine gas field in the central North Sea -
Pepperl+Fuchs Intrinsically Safe Solutions Receive Marine Approvals
K-System, H-System and Z-Series intrinsically safe solutions, have received BV (Bureau Veritas), GL (Germanischer Lloyd), LR (Lloyds Register) and DNV (Det Norske Veritas) approvals for use in marine-type applications.