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Blog Entry: Rationalize Your Alarm Management Problems Away
Alarm Overload…Nuisance Alarms…Alarm Floods…Incorrectly Prioritized Alarms…. These alarm management problems are all too common in the modern Distributed Control System 〈DCS〉. Why is this? In the “olden” days (read panel boards and alarm lightboxes), there was considerable thought put into what alarms were necessary because there was limited real estate…
News Item: exida to be at the 2011 ISA Safety & Security Symposium
How Safe is your SIS? Join exida at the 2011 ISA Safety & Security Symposium April 13-14, 2011.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation - AXR Two-wire Magnetic Flowmeter
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Blog Entry: The Real Impact of Stuxnet
Stuxnet has, rightly, generated a significant amount of discussion and concern with the industrial automation community. Fortunately, unless you operate a uranium enrichment facility using Siemens S7 PLC’s and some very specific variable frequency drives (VFDs) you probably haven’t been directly impacted by the Stuxnet virus. However, that doesn’t lessen…
News Item: 1st Annual exida Symposium - the New IEC 61508
exida is pleased to announce their first ever exida Symposium to be held at Arabella Sheraton Alpenhotel Seeweg 7 Spitzingsee,83727 Germany. The new IEC 61508 2ndEd causes a lot of discussions. New topics and several changed views are introduced. This symposium will help you in getting the overview about the…
News Item: FREE WEBINAR: Functional Safety: An IEC 61508 SIL 3 Compliant Development Process
Presenter: Mike Medoff Date: Thursday, April14, 2011 Session 1: 9:00 - 10:00 AM Session 2: 4:00 - 5:00 PM Abstract: This webinar provides developers of safety application products with an overview of how to implement a development process that meets the requirements of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 of the…
News Item: FREE WEBINAR: IEC 61508 (2010): What’s New and How Does it Affect Me
Title: IEC 61508 (2010): What’s New and How Does it Affect Me Presenter: Bill Goble Date: Thursday, March 24th Session 1: 9:00 - 10:00 AM Session 2: 4:00 - 5:00 PM Abstract: The IEC released their second edition of the umbrella standard for Functional Safety, IEC 61508 in 2010, which…
Blog Entry: Counterfeit Certificate!
I am told that plagiarism is a compliment. Since exida is the leading company for IEC 61508 certifications I suppose it was bound to happen. Well it did. exida got an email from our sales representative in China. He asked why this certificate was not listed on the exida Safety…
Blog Entry: Tales from the Certification Wars - Who certifies the certification agency?
I have often heard the question “Who says they can issue a certification?” This is often accompanied by “Why can’t I certify my own product?” “Who knows our design better than we do?” Good questions. The IEC 61508 standard does not require certified products for Functional Safety . However, competency…
News Item: COUNTERFEIT EXIDA SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS DISCOVERED
Exida, the worldwide leader in the certification of automation equipment for use in safety instrumented systems, has discovered counterfeit certificates claiming exida certification to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capability of IEC 61508. Safety practitioners are advised to consult the Safety Automation Equipment List (SAEL) at www.sael-online.com to verify certification…
News Item: Do Not Slip Up On Security Article
exida’s Director of Security Services was quoted in the latest article by Jim Montague for Control Design.com. It is entitled Do Not Slip Up On Security When It Comes to Protecting Your Network Against Intruders, You Can’t Afford to Fall Down on the Job Pay attention. That’s the first thing.…
News Item: The 7 Things Every Plant Manager Should Know About Control System Security Webinar Recording Added
Not that long ago, the move towards “open systems” and the resulting incorporation of off-the-shelf technologies represented a huge step forward in control system design. System integration became easier, product development by manufacturers was accelerated, and training leveraged common tools and concepts. While the benefits have been tremendous, open technology…
News Item: Alarm Rationalization - The Why and the How Webinar Recording Added
It is well known that operator effectiveness is impacted by alarm system performance. Nuisance alarms, alarm floods, incorrectly prioritized alarms, and an overabundance of alarms make it much more difficult for the operator to detect, diagnose and respond to each alarm. Alarm rationalization, a proven alarm management technique and one…
NAF AB - Setball Ball Sector Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
NAF AB - Duball DL Ball Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
NAF AB - Trunnball DL Ball Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
NAF AB - Turnex Pneumatic Actuators
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
NAF AB - Torex Butterfly Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: EXIDA CERTIFIES LUPATECH S.A. - VALMICRO BALL VALVES FOR SAFETY per IEC 61508
SELLERSVILLE, PA (February 15, 2011)—exida, a global supplier of functional safety products, services, and certifications, has certified the design and engineering processes for Lupatech S.A. - Valmicro 800 Series Floating Ball Valves and the 920 Trunnion Ball Valves per IEC 61508. “Lupatech-Valmicro has demonstrated that its development processes and product…
News Item: Demanding Software Security Assurance Article
Users Wonder, “How Dependable, Trustworthy and Resilient Is My Supplier’s Software?” By John Cusimano, Director, exida Security Services Division In an October 2010 article at SearchSecurity.com, Mark Weatherford, vice president and chief security officer at NERC, was quoted as saying, “Addressing Stuxnet goes beyond using quality security controls. The industry…
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