Expert insights reveal critical strategies for coordinating predictive maintenance with safety instrumented systems while maintaining compliance and preventing dangerous operational conflicts. In the ...

A system that protects a manufacturing or operating process. Conforming to the IEC 61511 or 61508 standards, such a system is designed to shut itself down or change to a reduced operational state in ...

ISA’s primary safety standards committees, ISA18 and ISA84, are launching several new projects this year in addition to wrapping up some key ongoing projects. Here is brief rundown of these efforts.

The ISA84 standards committee, Instrumented Systems to Achieve Functional Safety in the Process Industries, will meet virtually throughout the week of 25 October 2021 as it continues developing and ...

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (14 September 2017) –The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces it has published a new book intended to help companies achieve cost-effective ...

A relatively new cyberattack threat activity group dubbed “XENOTIME” is intent on compromising and disrupting industry safety instrumented systems globally, and cybersecurity experts are warning it is ...

The need to replace and upgrade systems in continuous process industries is driving market growth, finds Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent ...

Battery-powered applications, which have become indispensable over the last decade, require a certain level of protection to ensure safe use. This safety is provided by the battery management system ...

Learn how to source genuine Triconex control system spare parts, avoid counterfeits, manage obsolescence, and ensure safety system reliability.

Chipmakers are very clear about what functional safety means for their microprocessor/microcontroller (MPU/MCU) designs for automotive applications. The ISO 26262 ...

To a machine designer, “stay safe” is not just a cheerful slogan or wishful thinking. Operator safety is a central design issue. The international standard, ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery – ...