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Howden Australia - Inlet Multi Louver Damper
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: New for 2025 – The latest release of SILstat™ is Now Available
Sellersville, PA, USA - exida is pleased to announce the latest enhancements to its exSILentia software suite, SILstat™. This latest release of the SILstat module has been redesigned to help users with: The digital transformation of their safety systems lifecycle operation and maintenance data An intuitive data structure to improve…
Recorded Webinars: Functional Safety in Mining - Does is Apply?
Given the risks involved, especially with hoists, conveyors and now with driverless vehicles being used both above and below ground, the need for functional safety is more apparent. Depending upon the level of risk and approach, a combination of risk-based, performance-based, standards such as IEC61508, IEC61511 and machinery standards such as ISO13849 and IEC62061, is required. Undertaking the proper risk assessment approach and using techniques such as Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) can help identify the correct level of mitigation and risk reduction required. With the level of automation and complexity involved, ensuring the equipment is correctly designed, implemented and maintained, to achieve the given level of risk reduction is paramount. Ensuring that operators and maintenance staff are properly trained and competent will ensure that failures, such as occurred at the Impala mine, are few and far between.
ESR Labs part of Accenture - ISO/SAE 21434 CSMS
ISO/SAE 21434 in the Security Automation Equipment List
Banma Network Technology Co., Ltd. - Banma Hypervisor
ISO 26262 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
ARM Limited - ARM HW Soft-IP ISO/SAE 21434 CSMS
ISO/SAE 21434 in the Security Automation Equipment List
Crane ChemPharma & Energy, Xomox International GmbH & Co. OHG - CRANE® FK-TrieX™ Full Port Triple Offset Isolation Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
ARM Limited - Neoverse V3AE
ISO/SAE 21434 in the Security Automation Equipment List
Trane Technologies - Secure Development Lifecycle
IEC 62443, ISASecure in the Security Automation Equipment List
Blog Entry: The Impact of SSI Selections in exSILentia® SILver™
An exSILentia user just reached out to me inquiring how their SIL verification results changed with changing Site Safety Index (SSI), even though they did not include the SSI in the failure rate selection. Though it is not a frequent question, I can imagine other users of the SILver tool…
Blog Entry: Functional Safety in Mining: Does it Apply?
This is an important question. Mining today is a lot more modernized and automated than in the past, yet there are still accidents occurring. The Impala hoist accident in South Africa in November of 2023 is an example, where there was a tragic loss of life when the hoist winding…
ASCO - Series 327C-IS Solenoid Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: Red Hat Reaches Key Milestone in Push to Functional Safety Certification
Functional safety certification of mixed criticality moves Red Hat closer to ISO 26262 compliance and further reinforces Linux as the path forward for software-defined vehicle innovation Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the achievement of functional safety certification of mixed criticality; a key…
Ainstein AI - O-79 Imaging Radar
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
HL Mando - ISO/SAE 21434 CSMS
ISO/SAE 21434 in the Security Automation Equipment List
Wärtsilä Energy Storage - GEMS PPC w/ Stratus ftServer 2910 & 6910
ISASecure in the Security Automation Equipment List
White Paper: How to do a FMEDA for Complex Integrated Circuits
This white paper describes using the OEMx tool to document an application of a complex integrated circuit and predict a set of reliability metrics for functional safety. OEMx allows for the entry of the product architecture with its internal sections, potential deviations (failure modes) for each section, and mitigations for…
News Item: Article: Now is the Time to Secure Food Processing Facilities
An article authored by exida's Patrick O'Brien is published on the Food Engineering web site. Now is the Time to Secure Food Processing Facilities The threats facing food processing facilities are already here, and there is no longer any time to delay implementing minimum protections for these sites. Cyberattacks pose…
Guochang Renewable Energy - G-Safety BMS
ISO 26262 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: Improving Plant Safety Through a Holistic Process Risk Maturity Model
In this webinar, Dr. Steve Gandy discusses how adopting an integrated life cycle approach to risk and process safety can enhance your operational performance. Process safety focuses on minimizing the likelihood of hazardous releases, such as hydrocarbon leaks that may result in fires or explosions, as well as toxic emissions. The equipment utilized to mitigate these risks, particularly control systems and safety instrumented systems, plays a crucial role. It is essential that safety instrumented systems are designed, installed, and maintained effectively to minimize the potential for serious accidents. Additionally, the selection and implementation of control equipment must be conducted with care, highlighting the importance of functional safety, which specifically pertains to the equipment under control, especially the safety instrumented systems.