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The business case for safety

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Control Engineering Europe, February 2012
By Mark Eitzman, Rockwell Automation
Increasingly, manufacturers around the world are recognising that safety not only helps protect workers, but also increases productivity and boosts the bottom line.

ESD systems replaced with minimal disruption

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Process & Control, February 2012
Hima-Sella is upgrading Emergency Shutdown (ESD) systems for Lucite International at its Cassel Works site in Teesside. The upgrade will see the replacement of several dozen legacy ESD systems with HIMA HIQuad H51q programmable electronic systems.

Locked in real-time profitable safety

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South Africa Instrumentation & Control, March 2012
By Peter G. Martin, Invensys
The safe operations of industrial plants are now understood to be a direct factor in the profitability of those plants.

Demystifying the Pressure Gauge Spec Sheet

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Flow Control, February 2012
By Tom Halaczkiewicz and Patrick Klima
This article outlines how to cut through the confusion and read a specification sheet to determine the real-world accuracy of a pressure measurement device.

IS Ethernet applied in coal mining

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South Africa Instrumentation & Control, March 2012
UK Coal’s Daw Mill installed intrinsically safe PLCs and intrinsically safe Ethernet systems on all underground production and conveying.

Trends in industrial communication 2012

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Automation.com, March 2012
By Staffan Dahlström, HMS Industrial Networks
Despite a turbulent market, we saw a growing interest in industrial communication solutions in 2011. Trends include the growth of networks (70 at last count), the need to save energy, integrated safety networks and remote access.

Installing Automation in Hazardous Areas

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Automation.com, January 2012
By Advantech
This paper compares, contrasts and explains IEC and NEMA classification standards, and then explains how to protect automation system components using one of the three main methods of protection: Energy Limiting, Containment and Segregation.

R. STAHL announces printer for hazardous areas

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Unnamed printer is housed in an in an Ex p pressurized enclosure which enables printing in hazardous areas.

Pepperl+Fuchs HMIs Certified for Zone 2 environments

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VisuNet IND SlimLine Operator Workstations have received Zone 2 certification for use in hazardous environments.