Gas Detection 39 AMA Conferences 2013: Programme Now Online
The AMA Conferences, SENSOR, OPTO, and IRS², are considered to be international networking platforms in sensor and measuring technology. The up-to-date AMA Conference programme for 2013 is now online. The AMA Conferences 2013 comprise 230 first-rate presentations by international and national specialists from research and development. The latest results from the various disciplines provide international visitors with concentrated technical information. The SENSOR Conferences, under the technical direction of Professors Roland Werthschützky (Technical University of Darmstadt) and Reinhard Lerch (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), is distinguished this year by an expanded programme. Besides physical principles, sensor technologies, sensor electronics, and applications, a special topic on gas sensors will be offered on Thursday.
The SENSOR Conferences will concentrate on mechanical sensors, flow, wireless, gas, and bio-sensors. Besides the sensor elements themselves, the corresponding measuring technology, such as electronics, signal evaluation, and modelling, will play a major role.
The OPTO Conference, directed by Professor Elmar Wagner (formerly Fraunhofer Institute IPM, Freiburg) focuses on the use of radiation in detection and measuring. Optical methods prove their outstanding characteristics in measuring applications. The emphasis this year is on the modelling aspects of measured objects in the measurement process.
The IRS² Conference, directed by Professor Gerald Gerlach (Technical University of Dresden), is to discuss the field of infrared sensors and measuring systems – an area of dynamic development. Improved performance and cost-cutting production methods have made new applications possible, for instance in industrial automation, building technology (HVAC), household appliances, and security technology. The IRS² 2013 is dedicated for the first time to this important topic in a session on “Recent Developments in the IR Industry.” The infrared sensors themselves as well as spectroscopy and thermal imaging will be further focal topics at the IRS² this year.
An accompanying joint poster session of all three conferences in the AMA Conference Area will show additional, interdisciplinary research approaches. The parallel SENSOR+TEST (Germany) trade fair, with more than 500 international exhibitors, invites the conference participants to an innovation dialogue and offers further networking opportunities.
Participation fee for all three AMA Conferences is 575 €per person for the three days or 350 €per day. AMA members and students pay a reduced fee. Reader Reply Card No. 125 IRmax Infra-Red Hydrocarbon Gas Detector Certified to SIL 2
Crowcon’s (UK) IRmax infra-red hydrocarbon gas detector has been certified to SIL 2 by Sira Test and Certification Ltd according to the requirements of the IEC 61508 and EN50402 functional safety standards. This certification provides 3rd party assurance of the integrity and dependability of the IRmax and allows it to be included as part of a SIL 2 safety system.
According to Sira, the IEC 61508 functional safety standard “provides the assurance that the safety-related systems will offer the necessary risk reduction required to achieve safety for the equipment”.
The EN50402 (Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of combustible or toxic gases or vapours or of oxygen. Requirements on the functional safety of fixed gas detection systems) takes the general requirements of IEC 61508
and extends them by applying them specifically to gas detection equipment.
During the six month certification process, Sira scrutinised every detail of the IRmax’s design - from hardware and electronics to software - against the required standards to achieve SIL 2 certification. The product was performance tested according to EN60079-29-1 and documentation for the product (specifications, software structure) – as well as Crowcon’s quality management systems – were also assessed to ensure compliance with the strict requirements of the standards.
“Product documentation including a SIL certificate and ‘safety manual’ provide the data and information to ensure that the product can be easily integrated into a SIL 2 system and installed operated according to the requirements of the certification,” comments Andy Avenell, Crowcon’s Senior Product Manager.
“Crowcon’s management systems ensure that IRmax continues to comply with the standards regardless of modifications during the product’s life-cycle,” he added.
Crowcon’s commitment to functional safety extends beyond product design: key members of Crowcon’s R&D team are certified ‘Functional Safety Engineers’. A Crowcon engineer is also a member of the European committee currently updating the EN50402 standard.
Sira Test and Certification Ltd (a CSA Group company) is UKAS accredited and uses the CASS methodology to provide third party certification to IEC 61508 and other standards on safety related issues. This includes the products’ performance tests, functional safety management systems, hardware and software.
Reader Reply Card No. 126
Gas Sampling Monitor with Internal Pump and Sensors
The GSM-60 from Enmet (USA) is a microprocessor-based gas monitor especially designed for use in industrial process, aerospace, pharmaceutical and semiconductor applications. The system incorporates an internal sample draw pump and gas sensors. The instrument can be custom configured for monitoring a combination of gas parameters including VOCs, dew point, oxygen and CO, or a number of other target gases
including O3, HF, HCl, Cl2, etc. As an option, this versatile monitor can also be connected to a wide range of remote 4-20 mA toxic or combustible gas sensor/transmitters.
Reader Reply Card No. 127 Reader Reply Card No. 128
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