Distributed I/O Improves Performance and Reliability of Water Treatment Facility
Distributed I/O upgrades at a municipal water plant in Central New York have helped operators better meet the community's water quality needs. As part of the modernization, the facility implemented an NCS Net Concentrator, a Moore Industries Distributed I/O solution, cutting wiring costs for field instrumentation while boosting operational readiness and reliability. This whitepaper details how the project improved efficiency and strengthened the plant's control system.
A chemical facility needed to share Safety Variables from HART® temperature transmitters with their MODBUS host while keeping the SIS protected. Using the SIL 3 capable SSX Safety Isolator to provide certified isolation, the HES HART-to-Ethernet Gateway safely converted HART data to MODBUS without impacting loop reliability. This solution ensured all dynamic variables and diagnostics were delivered securely to the SCADA system, fully compliant with IEC 61511 guidelines.
Understanding Alarm Trips Part 2: "Hard" vs. "Soft" Alarms
In Part 1 of our Understanding Alarm Trips series, we explored how Moore Industries' Alarm Trip Solutions protect critical process signals with speed and reliability. Now, Part 2 takes a closer look at the differences between "hard" and "soft" alarms—and why hard-wired alarms are often the best choice for independent, real-time protection. Learn how they safeguard operations even if PLCs or BPCS systems fail, help meet IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 compliance, and provide critical redundancy in fast-moving or hazardous environments.
Moore Industries' SIL 3-capable SSX (2-wire) and SST (4-wire) Safety Isolators and Splitters deliver reliable isolation and signal conversion for your SIS. They protect safety loops from surges and failures in secondary systems while passing valuable HART® data that most isolators strip away. With 1500Vrms isolation and available FMEDA reports, the SSX/SST helps ensure risk reduction and system integrity in demanding plant environments.
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