exida certifies Moore Industries SSX and SST for SIL 2

Summary

August 7, 2013 -- exida certified Moore Industries’ SSX and SST Safety Series isolator and splitter for functional safety, ensuring that they meet the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capability per IEC 61508:2010. “Moore Industries continues their commitment to the functional safety market with another certification,” said Dr. William Goble, exida Principal Engineer. “They have published a good FMEDA report and safety manual and have an excellent development process.” "We are confident using exida as our functional safety certification body as they offer in-depth technical expertise,” said Tina Lockhart, Director of Engineering at Moore Industries-International, Inc. “Their policies regarding change control are tough but practical."   Moore Industries’ new SSX and SST Safety Series isolators and splitters provide reliable isolation and signal conversion for critical loops in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). These units also pass critical HART® data that may be needed by safety logic solvers or other auxiliary monitoring and asset management systems. Part of Moore Industries’ FS FUNCTIONAL SAFETY SERIES, the two-wire (loop powered) SSX and four-wire (line/mains powered) SST joins products from Moore Industries such as the STA Safety Trip Alarm and the SRM Safety Relay Module that have also been developed following the strict IEC 61508:2010 standards for safety-related applications. About exida: exida is a certification and research firm specializing in safety critical/high availability automation systems, control system cybersecurity, and alarm management.  exida has performed more process control safety certifications than any other company worldwide. exida’s main offices are located in Sellersville, PA, USA and Munich, Germany and has worldwide operations with service centers in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, and New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.    About Moore Industries-International, Inc.: Based in North Hills, CA, Moore Industries is a leader in the process automation industry. The company develops and manufactures devices for communications between control centers and remote instruments for 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.