exida has been invited to be one of the key speakers for the KROHNE Academy, in an online seminar entitled ‘Functional safety (SIL) in the process industry’. Joining exida in this seminar are other leaders in their respective fields such as PHOENIX CONTACT, AUMA,...
[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this blog series, I will cover the emerging trends in the valve assembly market, how these trends relate to the IEC 61511 requirements, and what’s in a final element. When you look at the different devices that go into...
[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ehh… If your safety action is stopping flow/closing a valve, how are you going to accomplish this if you consider that the remote actuated valve is not part of your SIF ? So, what is this myth based on? The title of IEC 61508...
[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon incident on April 20th 2010. Even today, the Gulf Coast is still feeling the effects. In its latest estimates, BP is looking at a total loss of $65Bn USD,...
[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Greek symbol λD represents dangerous failure rates in functional safety, usually expressed in the unit of measurement of FITs, and can be determined through FMEDAs. (FITs (λ) are failures per billion hours, expressed by...
