Simplifies deployment & shortens lead times

The OptiSIS solution is suitable for oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical producers with ageing process-safety systems that are either noncompliant or can no longer be maintained.

"Replacing or upgrading a process-safety system using a custom-engineered approach can be costly and time-consuming,” said Mark Eldredge, Packaged Solutions program manager for Rockwell Automation. "The OptiSIS solution can reduce lead time by more than 30 per cent, leading to faster and more cost-effective safety instrumented system deployments."

The OptiSIS solution is designed for safety instrumented system applications of 50 or 100 I/O points, including emergency shutdown (ESD) systems, burner-management systems (BMS) and high-integrity pressure protection systems (HIPPS). The version for applications of up to 100 I/O points will be available in the fourth quarter of 2015.