Software blends safety systems with process control info.
Press Release Summary:
Part of Experion® Process Knowledge System, Safety Manager Release 110 integrates safety measures that are dispersed throughout manufacturing facility to minimize risk to employees and plant assets. SafeNet TUV SIL3-approved data exchange, control, and peer-to-peer communication protocol enables separate safety systems within facility to communicate with each other. Safety Manager integrates with UniSim simulation tools, Field Device Manager, and fire and gas detectors.
Original Press Release:
Honeywell Releases Newest Version of Safety Manager System
Safety Manager R110 Integrates with Honeywell's UniSim Simulation Tools, Field Device Manager, Fire and Gas Detectors and Third-Party Systems
PHOENIX, Nov. 8, 2006- Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced the release of the newest version of its safety instrumented system (SIS), Honeywell Safety Manager Release 110. Safety Manager is a component of the Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS), Honeywell's process control and automation platform that ties together critical subsystems within a manufacturing facility to give operators a better view of how processes are functioning.
For use in all major industrial processing markets - including oil and gas, refining, chemicals and power generation - Safety Manager integrates safety measures that are dispersed throughout a manufacturing facility to reduce risk to employees and plant assets, increase process availability and improve regulatory compliance. The latest version includes new integration capabilities with systems such as process simulation tools and fire and gas detectors, as well as a data exchange and control communication protocol that will allow safety engineers to design and build large integrated and distributed plant-wide safety strategies. Additionally, Safety Manager includes the same high levels of cyber security protection that you find in Experion.
"Honeywell submitted its Safety Manager system for cyber-security testing, and the comprehensive tests did not impact the safety functions in any way," said Eric Byres, founder of BCIT's Critical Infrastructure Security Research team and currently director of security at Wurldtech Research.
"In any processing facility, the key to designing an effective safety strategy that protects people, assets and the surrounding environment is a holistic approach that blends safety systems with process control information," said Peter Smith, director of solutions marketing for Honeywell Process Solutions. "The latest evolution of Safety Manager further advances those capabilities because it is designed to take advantage of all new key technology developments in the SIS market well into the future."
Key new features include:
o Integration with Honeywell's UniSim® simulation system. Safety engineers can quickly and cost effectively test the impact of safety strategies on the overall plant design and operations before implementation. This reduces overall risk and impact of system modifications and, ultimately, helps profitability by bringing new plants into full production much faster.
o Honeywell's SafeNet protocol. SafeNet is a TUV SIL3 approved data exchange, control, and peer-to-peer communication protocol that will enable separate safety systems within the facility to communicate with each other for more effective integration. For example, operators can use SafeNet to simultaneously shut down processes at systems that are miles apart from each other.
o Integration with Honeywell's Field Device Manager (FDM). FDM automatically configures HART safety field devices and integrates them into the Experion database. Facilities can therefore save money by using FDM as a single tool to manage HART devices for both safety and control field devices.
Additionally, Safety Manager can be integrated with Honeywell's newest lines of fire and gas detectors for increased protection, as well as third-party applications and systems to reduce validation and acceptance testing costs. It also features tighter integration with Experion's best-in-class alarm and events capabilities.
Honeywell International is a $30 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, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com. Honeywell Process Solutions 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. For more information about Process Solutions, access www.honeywell.com/ps.
