[:en]Emerson Collaborates with exida to Reduce Complexity and Time Required for Safety System Setup[:zh]exida Certifies Panduit VeriSafe AVT for Functional Safety[:]

Nov 15, 2017

[:en][vc_row][vc_column][us_single_image image=”16852″ size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]AUSTIN, TEXAS  – Emerson and exida announce the release of the DeltaV™ safety instrumented system (SIS) configurator, an exida exSILentia® tool that automatically generates DeltaV SIS configurations. By pairing built-in DeltaV functionality with exida’s comprehensive software tools for functional safety, users can develop safety logic configurations much faster and in fewer steps. Project teams can not only decrease time and effort of safety system configuration, but also deliver more consistent configurations with fewer errors, requiring less rework.

In traditional SIS configuration, project teams use the safety requirements specification (SRS), along with custom-built cause and effect matrices (CEM) as the basis for system configuration. The CEM data is manually interpreted and coded into the safety logic to configure the system. This configuration model requires multiple stages of data entry, taking too much time and presenting opportunities for human error. The new DeltaV SIS configurator leverages data structures created during the conceptual safety instrumented function (SIF) design, safety instrumented level (SIL) verification, and the SRS to automatically generate the safety system configuration.

“With the DeltaV SIS Configurator, programming the logic only takes a fraction of the time, so the SIS conceptual design can be finalized before programming begins. This eliminates any rework due to changing requirements and dramatically impacts project schedule,” said Iwan van Beurden, chief technology officer and director of product development at exida.

With automated SIS configuration, there is no need for entering data in multiple tools; everything is entered once into exSILentia, and an automated tool translates the information into the DeltaV safety logic configuration. The SRS data, SIF definition, and the associated SIL verification data are included.

“Using automatic SIS configuration, project teams can deliver accurate safety logic with minimal programming,” said Sergio Diaz, DeltaV SIS product marketing manager, Emerson Automation Solutions. “Less data entry means more consistency between engineers, leading to less validation time and faster startups.”

“By minimizing the need for manually entered data and automating other critical steps, this jointly developed solution addresses some key pain points and should be able to help end users design and implement safer systems more efficiently, maintain these systems, and ensure compliance with pertinent regulations and standards,” says Mark Sen Gupta, research director with ARC Advisory Group.

For more information on DeltaV SIS, visit Emerson.com/DeltaVSIS

For more information on the DeltaV SIS configurator for exida exSILentia, visit http://www.exida.com/exSILentia/exSILentia-DeltaV-Config[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][us_separator type=”invisible” size=”small”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][:zh][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 voltage verification testing.

“Although the VeriSafe AVT is easy to operate, it executes a high degree of effective diagnostics to allow SIL3 operation without external redundancy,” says John Yozallinas, exida Certifying Assessor.

“exida stands out as a market leader for Functional Safety. Their expertise was critical in launching the industry’s first SIL 3 permanently mounted absence of voltage tester.” says Mark Richardson, Reliability Engineer at Panduit.

“The team delivered a comprehensive set of design and development documents that satisfy the tough requirements of IEC 61508,”  Yozallinas went on to add.

About Panduit:

Customers look to Panduit as a trusted advisor who works with them to address their most critical business challenges within their Data Center,  Enterprise, and Industrial environments. Their proven reputation for quality and technology leadership coupled with a robust  ecosystem of partners across the world enables Panduit to deliver comprehensive solutions that unify the physical infrastructure to help thieir customers achieve operational and financial goals.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][us_separator type=”invisible” size=”small”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] [:]

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