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PROSAFE-RS SAFETY SYSTEM RECEIVES SIL3 CERTIFICATION FROM TÜV
25 April 2005 - Yokogawa UK
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TÜV Rheinland (TÜV), the German certification organisation, has certified the compliance of Yokogawa's ProSafe-RS safety system with the IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 international standards and approved its use in SIL3 applications. ProSafe-RS is the world's first safety system to receive SIL3 certification under the IEC 61511 standard. The IEC 61511 functional safety standard for the process automation field was established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 2004. A safety system that meets the IEC 61511 standard will constantly monitor the status of oil, natural gas, petrochemical, and other process applications and ensure safety by shutting down a plant if any condition is detected that exceeds a preset threshold. In addition to acquiring IEC 61508 certification for general functional safety, Yokogawa's ProSafe-RS has been certified as meeting the IEC 61511 standard for process automation. This latest certification of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 compliance attests to the high level of Yokogawa's technology and the quality of its safety instrumented system. The company is playing an expanding role in the worldwide process control and safety system market. Yokogawa is resolved to further enhance its capability to provide solutions centred on the world-class CENTUM series production control system and the ProSafe-RS Safety System, and is committed to achieving the top position in the global industrial automation market by 2010. SIL (Safety Integrity Level) is a measure of the integrity of a safety system, and certification requires testing by a third party. The risk factor of a plant with SIL 3 safety measures is 1/10,000, while that without such measures is 1/1,000.
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About: Yokogawa UK
Yokogawa Electric CorporationYokogawa is a leading solutions provider for test and measurement, process control, and analysis instrumentation including a full range of analytical instrumentation. Yokogawa's global network of 18 manufacturing facilities, 71 affiliate companies and over 200 sales and engineering offices span 28 countries. Since its founding in 1915, the US$3 billion company has been engaged in research and innovation of the highest order, securing over 4,500 patents and registrations, including the world's first DCS and digital flow and pressure measurement sensor. Test and measurement systems are a core business focus of Yokogawa. For more information about Yokogawa Electric Corporation, please visit our website at www.yokogawa.com About Yokogawa Europe B.V. The European headquarters were founded in Amersfoort, the Netherlands in 1982. Throughout Europe Yokogawa has its own sales, service and engineering operations. This dedicated network has been extended to Central and East Europe and Southern Africa to further enhance the coverage and support associated with serving the process control and automation market place. The company develops and produces flowmeters at Rota Yokogawa in Germany, and liquid analysers and industrial safety systems in the Netherlands. In addition to this dedicated network of Yokogawa subsidiaries, a select organisation of test & measurement (T&M) subsidiaries and distributors is established in certain areas to support the specific customer needs of this continuously developing and specific market of T&M instrumentation. About Yokogawa UK Ltd Yokogawa UK Ltd., part of the global Yokogawa Corporation, is a supplier of enterprise technology solutions to the process, manufacturing and utility sectors. The company is a technology and market leader in instrumentation and control, and holds many key patents and national and international approvals. Yokogawa UK's headquarters are in Runcorn, Cheshire, with additional system sales support operations in Milton Keynes. |
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