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Ethernet connectivity in hazardous environments
July 2011, Extech Safety Systems
New Ethernet products from MTL provide connectivity across the process plant. Today’s industrial plants demand greater efficiency, higher reliability, increased levels of security and lower cost of ownership ...

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Siemens level transmitter SIL 2 certified
July 2011, Siemens South Africa
Siemens Industry Automation Division’s Sitrans LR250 radar level transmitter has been certified in compliance with SIL 2 by independent certification company Risknowlogy. This declaration represents ...

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Safety simply configured
13 April 2011, Phoenix Contact
The logic for the PSR-Trisafe safety module from Phoenix Contact can be generated in a simple drag-and-drop operation using the free Safeconf configuration software

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Intrinsically safe wireless nodes
March 2011, Turck Banner Southern Africa
New DX99 FlexPower nodes from Banner Engineering are available in a metal housing for gas and dust atmospheres. A series of intrinsically safe wireless communication nodes certified for worldwide use ...

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Touch panel PCs for hazardous areas
March 2011, Bartec Safety
Enhanced functionality and performance with LED technology. Bartec’s Polaris touch panel PCs with LED technology are an innovative enhancement of the existing range of Polaris panel PCs for hazardous ...

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Flameproof enclosures
March 2011, Bartec Safety
Bartec is now able to supply a comprehensive range of flameproof (Exd) enclosures for gas group IIB+H2. This range is suitable for DOL starters, isolators and a wide variety of customer specific applications ...

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Beka's new process indicators
October 2010, Extech Safety Systems, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
Beka Associates has introduced five new eight variable Profibus indicators with large digits to complement its range that is already being used in petrochemical and pharmaceutical plants worldwide. The ...

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Mosaic integrated safety controller
October 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Shorrock Automation
Mosaic is the new modular and configurable safety controller from ReeR, capable of monitoring many safety sensors and commands at the same time. These can be safety light curtains, safety photocells, ...

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Compact and powerful work lamp
September 2010, Bartec Safety
Bartec has introduced its range of high quality mobile LED work lamps with charging station. The lamps have been designed for the illumination of work spaces in hazardous areas where explosions due to ...

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Safety over EtherCAT
August 2010, Beckhoff Automation
The protocol is accepted as an international standard. Together with the IEC 67184-3 standard, the Safety over EtherCAT Protocol was accepted unanimously by the 27 national IEC committees. Achieving ...

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Thyristor power controllers
August 2010, Temperature Controls
RKC has introduced the THV-A1 series single phase power control unit to its THV range for measuring in the range from 20-200 amps. The series is equipped with the following features:    * Control type selection ...

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ATEX approved barriers
July 2010
The series of N-132 amplifiers and transformers from German-based Rechner Sensors is its new generation of Namur compatible amplifiers and transformers. The range is supplied in single as well as double ...

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Fire detection and suppression
July 2010, Spero Sensors & Instrumentation
Sperosens has been in the fire detection and suppression business for more than 21 years and specialises in the protection of conveyor belts and electrical sub-stations. The Speroblaze CAFF fire suppression ...

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Safety isolating interfaces
July 2010, Extech Safety Systems
MTL Instruments has announced the release of the MPA5500 individual module power supply for the MTL5500 Series and the MTL4531/MTL5531 and MTL4533/MTL5533 vibration transducer interfaces. The MPA5500 ...

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Remote I/Os for Ex area
July 2010, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA), Phoenix Contact
The new EX I/O modules for the Inline automation system from Phoenix Contact are a compact and multifunctional supplement to the Inline Remote I/O system. They are ideally suited to connect digital and ...

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Permission to activate
May 2010, Spero Sensors & Instrumentation
Sperosens has introduced the Sperosafe system, designed in response to the unacceptably high number of machinery related incidents in industry. It is unique, user friendly, cost effective and can be easily ...

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Integrated predictive health solutions
May 2010
Increasing machine reliability and protection in plants with hazardous areas. A recent ARC study identified the growing need for integrated predictive health solutions to complement the core protection ...

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Phoenix Contact's SafetyBridge technology
May 2010, Phoenix Contact
The new safety system from Phoenix Contact with SafetyBridge technology operates independently of safety bus systems such as Interbus Safety and Profisafe and does not require a safety control in the ...

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Safety systems: are your Ex loops legitimate? Part 2
April 2010, Extech Safety Systems
This month we keep our spotlight on instrumentation loops for hazardous areas with the help of Johannes Auret from Explolabs and Gary Friend from Extech Safety Systems

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Safety systems - Part 1
March 2010, Extech Safety Systems
This month we look at instrumentation loops for hazardous areas with the help of Johannes Auret from Explolabs and Gary Friend from Extech Safety Systems

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