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Contractor Cybersecurity Training – Why Do You Need It?
Aug 31, 2017[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Today, we are going to talk a little bit about Contractor Cyber Training. What’s in a good contractor cyber training course? Why do you need one? Why aren’t policies, practices, and contract language enough? Today’s operators of industrial production facilities frequently utilize contract labor. This means a number of contractors have physical access to […]
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Random Versus Systematic Faults: What’s The Difference?
Oct 19, 2017[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I saw and responded to a LinkedIn discussion on this very issue, where someone had asked “if I have a misaligned limit switch that fails dangerously, then is it random or systematic?”. This is an intriguing question because many view human error as being systematic and, whereas, this is sometimes true, it’s not always the […]
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exida Presenting and Exhibiting at the Annual Instrumentation and Automation Symposium
Jan 17, 2018[vc_row][vc_column][us_single_image image=”1748″ size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]exida will be presenting and exhibiting at the 73rd Annual Instrumentation and Automation Symposium for the Process Industries on January 23-25, 2018 in College Station, TX. Stop by and say hello. exida’s Director of Product Development Iwan van Beurden will be presenting a paper entitled Automatic Application Program Creation based on Conceptual Design Information. […]
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Frequently asked questions about ANSI/CSA 22.2 No. 336 for Robotic Engineers
Jan 11, 2018[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 5th CSA Group published the first edition of particular requirements for rechargeable battery-operated commercial robotic floor treatment machines with traction drives. CSA 22.2 – 336 is a National Standard of Canada. Why Should I Care? If you are a robotics engineer working for a company planning to sell floor treatment machines in North America […]
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exida Certifies Panduit VeriSafe AVT for Functional Safety
Jan 10, 2018[vc_row][vc_column][us_single_image image=”1751″ size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]exida, the global leader in functional safety certification for the process industries, has certified Panduit’s VeriSafe (AVT) Absence of Voltage Tester for functional safety, ensuring it meets the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capability per IEC 61508: 2010. The VeriSafe™ AVT automates and simplifies the process of absence of […]
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Why is Safety Certification So Tough?
Jan 04, 2018[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Some organizations complain about the ‘high bar’ to comply with 61508. They complain that there is too much overhead in documentation and testing, and it all costs too much. Other organizations actually benefit from this ‘high bar’ as a barrier to entry for competitors. This is a differentiation factor for competitive advantage. So 61508 can […]