‘Functional Safety’

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Start with the news release ABB drives reduce swimming pool energy bills from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors), which we summarised at the time by saying "ABB drives have helped a UK holiday park operator save GBP77,000 a year on energy bills for its swimming pools. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release E2S adds trumpet horns to range of warning devices from European Safety Systems: "The Spectra range of industrial warning devices from European Safety Systems (E2S) now includes 100dB and 110dB trumpet horns designed to provide an effective penetrating low-frequency buzzer sound.".
 
In November 2009, we covered the news from Dassault Systemes - take a look at Dassault Systemes releases latest PLM 2.0 platform which says: "Dassault Systemes (DS) unveiled the latest release of its PLM 2.0 platform at its recent European Customer Forum.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from IFM Electronic, IFM releases safety monitors for AS-interface, as well as Liquiphant accurately measures liquid levels from Endress+Hauser, and Emerson Smart Wireless monitors resin products from Emerson Process Management.
 

Latest stories...
Night Vision plus makes driving in the dark safer (November 2009)

Bosch's enhanced night-vision system, Night Vision plus, is said to make driving in the dark safer for drivers and other road users.

FAG Dtect prevents power-turbine failure at Corus (November 2009)

An FAG Dtect X1 online vibration-monitoring system has prevented the failure of a steam turbine at a Scunthorpe Corus plant, and in doing so has saved thousands of pounds in lost power generation.

SGS sponsors talk on Russian petrochemicals (November 2009)

SGS has announced it will sponsor the annual roundtable entitled 'Refining and Petrochemicals in Russia and CIS Countries', which will take place in Amsterdam from 1 - 3 December 2009.

TVOC monitor can be installed without barriers (November 2009)

Ion Science has introduced the ATEX-approved three-wire TVOC monitor for use without safety barriers in Zone 2 hazardous areas.

Bonding systems allow clamped earth connections (November 2009)

The latest Tebar earth bonding systems from Termate combine fast, straightforward installation and ease of modification with provision for safe and certain disconnection of the earth conductor.

Instron unveils SI Series impact testing machine (November 2009)

Instron has introduced the SI Series motorised pendulum impact testing machine (Model SI-1M) with Fracta software for the data acquisition and calculation of energy.

Eaton launches Memshield 3 distribution boards (November 2009)

Eaton has introduced Memshield 3: a new generation of final distribution boards and associated circuit protection devices for commercial, industrial and public buildings.

Proctor releases updated machinery directive guide (November 2009)

Procter Machine Guarding has published the third edition of its free 'Guide to the New Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC'.

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