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HIMA: Easy integration of safety controllers at
Fina Antwerp Olefins through open communication
The
butadiene pipeline connects the AGT tank farm located on the left-hand
side of the River Schelde with the FAO petrochemical center on the
right-hand side, a subsidiary of Total Petrochemicals (65 %) and
ExxonMobil Chemical (35 %). In total, five HIMatrix systems F35 are used
as Emergency Shut Down (ESD), Fire & Gas (F&G) or monitoring
systems in the tank farm, along the pipeline and in the central control
room of FAO. FAO
commissioned the company Egemin with the integration of the safety
technology and stipulated the use of HIMatrix as the safety-related
controller. HIMA delivered the hardware and software to the system
integrator, supported Egemin during the integration phase and held
training courses. The HIMatrix systems as well as the safety-related
communication of the devices among each other are TÜV-certified and
approved for safety-related applications up to SIL 3, Cat. 4 in accordance
with IEC 61508, IEC 61131, EN 50156 as well as EN 954. The
Antwerp Olefins project represents Fina‘s first use of Ethernet
technology. The introduction of Ethernet also serves as a test for a
large-scale upcoming revamp project:
an approx. 100 km long pipeline to South Belgium. Posted January 30, 2007
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Safety-related
HIMatrix controllers from HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH +Co KG have been
ensuring the reliable monitoring of a new butadiene pipeline owned by Fina
Antwerp Olefins (FAO) in the port region of Antwerp (Belgium). Thanks to
their high communications capabilities, the HIMA systems could be
integrated seamlessly into existing control and safety technology of
different manufacturers. 
