Honeywell Analytics Gas Monitoring Solution Offers Advanced Diagnostics to Reduce Safety Risk; Protects People, Processes and Profitability in Harsh Industrial Environments |
Honeywell Analytics Gas Monitoring Solution Offers Advanced Diagnostics to Reduce Safety Risk; Protects People, Processes and Profitability in Harsh Industrial Environments
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Honeywell Analytics
405 Barclay Blvd.
Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
USA
Press release date: April 12, 2010
Lincolnshire, IL, USA April 12, 2010 - Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that its XNX Universal Gas Transmitter from Honeywell Analytics has been approved for use in a SIL 2 system by TUV Rheinland, the industry's highest recognized SIL certification agency.
The SIL 2 approval is based on a global Safety Management Standard established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) - IEC 61508. While IEC 61508 is a well established standard in industrial process control and automation, in today's applications this certification is becoming mandatory in such industries as oil and gas, petrochemical, wastewater treatment, mining, heavy manufacturing, nuclear power generation and other industries with high safety requirements.
"SIL 2 assures the reliability and integrity of mission-critical gas monitoring equipment to customers at a time when it has never been more important to integrate safety and process agendas," said Mike Mottice, sales manager for Honeywell Analytics. "With SIL 2 approval, our customers can meet advanced regulatory requirements easily and cost-effectively while gaining the quality assurance they need when upgrading their gas monitoring systems."
About XNX
XNX supports a range of gas sensing technologies and instrumentation for use in SIL 2 systems, including Honeywell Analytics' own Searchline Excel (open-path infrared), Searchpoint Optima (point infrared), MPD (multi-purpose detector with catalytic bead sensor) and 705HT (high-temperature catalytic bead sensor). Through its advanced proprietary software and interoperability with all major industrial communications including HART, Foundation Fieldbus and Modbus, XNX universal gas transmitter offers advanced diagnostic capabilities that can reduce maintenance, equipment replacement, downtime and other operational expenses. XNX's diagnostic advantage comes from the unit's ability to predict random faults as well as systematic faults-a chief characteristic of SIL 2 approved systems.
For more information on the SIL 2 certification process from TUV, visit www.tuvasi.com, and for information on the TUV website specific to XNX SIL 2 approval, visit www.tuvasi.com/de/produkte-mit-fs-zeichen/honeywell-analytics-inc.html For more information regarding the XNX Universal gas transmitter, visit xnxhoneywellanalytics.com; or for more information on other Honeywell gas monitors and related instrumentation that improves plant safety, reliability and efficiency, please visit www.honeywellanalytics.com
About Honeywell
Honeywell International is a $38 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com
Honeywell Analytics is part of Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry. Based in Lincolnshire, Illinois and Zurich, Switzerland, with distributors and agents located across the globe, Honeywell Analytics brings together nearly 200 collective years of expertise in the design, manufacture and technology of gas detection.
For more information, contact Don Galman at 847-955-8389 or don.galman@honeywell.com.
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