If you're not fluent in Polish, you may have missed a recent Automatyka article, Bezpieczeństwo funkcjonalne zgodne z normami [Functional Safety Compliance]. Emerson's Andy Crosland and Ryszard Boroń wrote it and provided me an English translation of the article so...
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Wired Versus Wireless Risk Analysis for Process Instrumentation Measurements
How does wireless communications compare against wired communications for process instrumentation? That was the subject of an Emerson Exchange presentation by Kenexis' Ed Marszal and Emerson's Gary Hawkins. Their presentation, Risk analysis of wired versus wireless...
Safety Instrumented System Solenoid-Operated Valve Approaches
Last week at the Emerson Exchange conference, I caught up with Emerson's Riyaz Ali. You may recall Riyaz from many safety instrumented system-related posts. We discussed some of the trends in integrated positioners + solenoid valves + limit switches + valve position...
Tank Monitoring and Overfill Prevention
Earlier this year, the National Institute for Storage Tank Management (NISTM) held the 16th Annual International Aboveground Storage Tank Conference & Trade Show. At this conference, Emerson's Johan Sandberg presented, The Future of Tank Monitoring and Overfill...
Business Critical Measurement Instrumentation-Second Layer of Automation
Measurement instrumentation has traditionally been used by process manufacturers to control their processes safely and reliably. This instrumentation may not be enough to operate the process as efficiently as possible. In a recent comment to one of my earlier posts,...
High-Integrity Pressure Protection System Solution
Emerson's Carsten Thoegersen and Emanuele Rivolta shares his expertise on high-integrity pressure protection systems in process safety applications. Their abstract: HIPPS (High-Integrity Pressure Protection System) is a part of the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) &...
Safety Valve Positioners and Common Cause Failure Questions
If you work with pumps in your facility, you may be familiar with the Empowering Pumps site, a wealth of information to help you with these important assets in your plant. Founder Charli K. Matthews has launched something similar for valves, Empowering Valves. I had...
Functional Safety and Tank Overfill Prevention
As global oil and gas production continues to fan out to new areas, the need for storage tanks and terminal facilities as part of the distribution processes increases. Making sure those tanks are not overfilled is paramount for safety, environmental protection, and...
10 Ways to Improve Functional Safety
ISA Portugal recently hosted a conference on functional safety. Emerson's Russell Cockman, whom you may recall from earlier safety-related posts, presented 10 ways to improve functional safety without worrying where to put the decimal point in the calculation. From...
Pressure Transmitters for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Applications
Rosemount pressure measurement instrumentation has been part of nuclear power plants' process automation for more than four decades. The news item from last week, Emerson offers improved safety and performance solutions with new series of nuclear pressure...
Separate Versus Integral Final Element Accessories in Safety Applications
Final elements such as safety shutdown valves, emergency isolation valves, blowdown valves, etc., in safety instrumented functions (SIFs) are equipped with various accessories such as digital valve controllers, solenoid valves (SOV), and volume boosters, to name a...
Field Device Local Display in Process Safety Applications
One of the great things about conferences such as last week's Emerson Exchange Americas conference is reconnecting face-to-face with people where some time has passed. I had the chance to connect with Emerson's Riyaz Ali, whose expertise I've highlighted in several...
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