exida certifies Moore Industries STA safety trip alarm

Summary

April 10, 2012 -- exida certified Moore Industries’ STA logic solver for functional safety, ensuring that it meets the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508. “Moore Industries has a strong development process that meets the requirements of SIL 3 - IEC 61508," says exida Certifying Assessor Iwan van Beurden. Tina Lockhart, director of engineering at Moore, says exida’s understanding of the safety lifecycle has helped integrate the 61508 standard into Moore’s product development process. “exida certification is the best choice for global functional safety certification,” Lockhart says. “They trained our experts to perform FMEDA analyses and helped us to migrate to version 2 of 61508. Their understanding of the safety lifecycle has been invaluable.” "This product fits a niche market needing a single loop safety rated logic solver,” adds exida Managing Director Dr. William Goble. "We are pleased that Moore Industries chose exida.” About exida: exida is a certification and research firm specializing in safety critical/high availability automation systems, control system security, and alarm management. exida’s main offices are located in Sellersville, PA, USA and Munich, Germany. exida has worldwide operations with service centers in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, and New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.  About Moore Industries-International, Inc.: The products of Moore Industries and MooreHawke, the fieldbus division of Moore Industries, are used in industries such as: chemical and petrochemical; power generation and transmission; petroleum extraction, refining and transport; pulp and paper; food and beverage; mining and metal refining; pharmaceuticals and biotechnology; industrial machinery and equipment; water and wastewater; and environmental and pollution monitoring.