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News Release from: Moore Industries International | Subject: FF H1 networks
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 June 2007
"Implementing FF H1 Networks in
Hazardous Areas"
This new white paper published by MooreHawke describes everything you should consider when applying a fieldbus in hazardous areas, then shows how it was done for a system at Boehringer
"Implementing Foundation Fieldbus H1 Networks in Hazardous Areas," by Bruce Bradley, PE, of Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, of Petersburg, Virgnia USA, provides a rigorous discussion of the considerations needed for installing a Foundation Fieldbus H1 system in hazardous environments, plus the standards and practices involved The author, a professional engineer, is an experienced fieldbus user and is currently using this paper in the class he teaches on hazardous environments
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 28 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The white paper first describes everything a user or systems integrator should consider about applying a fieldbus in hazardous areas, then it describes how Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals installed fieldbus equipment in its environment, a Class 1, Division 1 and 2, Groups C/D pharmaceutical plant.
The 10-page white paper has seven useful tables, including summaries of hazardous classifications, lists of cable parameters and limitations, and a comparison of various fieldbus solutions, including FISCO, FNICO, Entity, Hybrid and Route-Master.
The paper is available for free downloaded as a PDF from the articles section on the Moore Industries International website.
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