Plant safety and security
SIS replacement project at refinery (10/01/2012)
An order for the end-of-life replacement of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) within two processing units at Petroplus’ Coryton Refinery in England has been received by Hima-Sella. The facility is a fluid catalytic cracking refinery with a throughput of 220,000 barrels every day.
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Control and safety systems for RWE Dea’s new North Sea platforms (18/10/2011)
Honeywell has been selected by RWE Dea to design and install the integrated control and safety systems (ICSS) at both of RWE Dea’s new North Sea platforms, Clipper South and Breagh A.
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Safety system expanded with AS-Interface module (04/10/2011)
The Siemens Industry Automation Division has expanded its Sirius 3RK3 modular safety system with the introduction of a new central module with AS-Interface.
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Upgraded emergency shutdown systems at Lucite’s Cassel Works 04/10/2011
Hima-Sella, has started work on the upgrade of Emergency Shutdown (ESD) systems for Lucite International at its Cassel Works site in Teesside. The upgrade applies to MM7 - one of the site’s two methacrylate-based monomer plastics processing plants - and will see the gradual replacement of around 24 legacy ESD systems with a solution implemented using eight HIMA HIQuad H51q programmable electronic systems.
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Ex e busbar system promises faster assembly 27/09/2011
COOPER Crouse-Hinds has launched a range of explosion-proof (Ex e) busbar systems for metal and moulded plastic enclosures. The system is said to be suitable for use in hazardous environments with extreme ambient conditions.
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Safe shutdown of motors up to SIL 3/PL e 12/07/2011
Two new fail-safe digital modules from Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies (IA&DT) have been implemented with the motor management system, Simocode Pro for safe shutdown of motors in process automation.
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Safety is good business 05/07/2011
Stringent regulatory norms in Europe are supporting the strong growth of the machine safety market in the region. Enhanced productivity and profitability of processes and plants due to safer working environments provided by machine safety systems are set to boost market prospects.
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Radiometric safety monitoring offers visible benefits 22/02/2011
In addition to their temperature measuring duties, thermal imaging cameras can also offer cost-efficient monitoring and control capabilities, and are being used increasingly in safety monitoring applications
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Adopt new Machine Safety standards…now 21/02/2011
Machine builders should be adopting the Machinery Directive EN 13949-1 standards sooner rather than later, says Kevin Ives, Machinery Safety Consultant at Pilz Automation Technology.
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Safety switches get SIL 3 certification 21/10/2010
Independent testing by SIRA has seen Honeywell’s Mirco Switch, safety switches receiving SIL 3. This makes them suitable for a wide range of safety applications worldwide, including assembly, material handling, packaging, machine tools, conveying, metalworking, and robotics.
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