Invensys and Yamatake sign safety instrumented system agreement
(Business News, 05 Nov 2007 )
Invensys Process Systems Japan and Yamatake Corporation have signed an agreement under which Yamatake will assume responsibility for sales, engineering, installation, and support of Invensys' industry-leading Triconex Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) in Japan. This move strengthens Yamatake's safety system offering and provides Invensys with a well-respected and highly capable sales and support representative for the company's Triconex product line within the Japanese industrial market.
The requirement to maintain safe operations within industrial facilities is becoming increasingly more important as industrial enterprises around the world deal with the issues of an aging workforce, equipment obsolescence, more stringent governmental regulations, and Corporate Safety Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. In this environment, a functional safety approach and highly reliable safety infrastructure are essential. Japan Industry Standards (JIS) stipulates that industrial companies in this country implement highly reliable functional safety infrastructures. This requirement has increased domestic demand for Safety Instrumented Systems, such as Triconex's well-proven Tricon/Trident triple modular redundant (TMR) technology. Triconex products are used in more than 7,000 installations around the world.
By utilizing the highly reliable Tricon/Trident triple modular redundant (TMR) safety controller technology in conjunction with Yamatake's own DCS technology, the company intends to strengthen its overall automation system offering, increase safety system sales, and help maintain required levels of plant safety in Japan.
