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Gunric Valves Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd - Series MS Metal Seated Butterfly Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Blog Entry: How is SIL Used?
Click here to read the first entry in this blog series Once the Safety Integrety Level (SIL) of a product is found, it will be used FOUR ways: To establish risk reduction requirements Probabilistic limits for hardware random failure Architectural constraints To establish systematic capability To establish risk reduction requirements…
Moore Industries – International - STZ Dual Sensor Transmitter
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Blog Entry: What is SIL compliance?
The Safety Integrety Level (SIL) of a product is determined by three things: The Systematic Capability Rating The Architectural Constraints for the element The PFDavg Calculation for the product The Systematic Capability Rating Systematic Capability is established by having your quality management system audited per IEC 61508. If the QMS…
Dresser, LLC - 87/88 Series Spring Diaphragm Actuator
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 51/52/53 Piston Actuator
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 37/38 Series Spring Diaphragm Actuator
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 18400/78400 LincolnLog Control Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 80000 Series Control Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 49000 Series Control Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 41005 Series Control Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 36005 V-Max Ball Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 35002 Series Camflex II Control Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 28000 VariPak Control Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 21000 Series Control Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Dresser, LLC - 10000 Series Double Ported Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: Desmond Lee from exida Asia Pacific to Present at Process Safety Symposiums
Desmond Lee from exida Asia Pacific will present the paper “Comparing failure data: technique for validation of data for SIL Verification” at the 2nd China International Chemical PSM Symposium & the 3rd CCPS China Conference on Process Safety (September 22-24, 2015 Pan Pacific Ningbo, China). About Desmond Lee: Desmond is…
Blog Entry: Return to the “Just Do It” Approach
*The “Just Do It” approach was previously referenced in the blog entry Seat-of-your-Pants Software ? If used early in the development lifecycle, a “just do it” approach could help marketing determine the look-and-feel of an application program with a complex user interface. Early software prototyping on a PC is pretty…
Recorded Webinars: IEC 61511: What’s New in Edition Two
With the new IEC 61511 second edition due to be issued in the next few months, it is worth a detailed look through the draft version to see what has changed since the first edition, released back in 2004. Although most of the standard remains the same, there are a number of differences in both definitions and requirements that demand specific attention. This presentation will walk through the new edition to confirm what is staying the same and what the key changes are so we can keep up to date with the best practice in functional safety engineering in the process industries.
News Item: NEW exida Whitepaper: Explaining the Differences in Mechanical Failure Rates
Explaining the Differences in Mechanical Failure Rates: exida FMEDA Predictions and OREDA Estimations This white paper describes the distinction between failure rate prediction and estimation methods in general and then gives an overview of the procedures used to obtain dangerous failure rates for certain mechanical equipment using exida FMEDA predictions…