Integrated Safety Instrumented Systems and Distributed Control Systems - Are They a Good Idea?
Integrated Safety Instrumented Systems and Distributed Control Systems - Are They a Good Idea?By Samuel P. WhittleFor those of you who have been entrusted with the task of selecting a safety instrumented system for use in your plant, often run into a perplexing question. Should I go for an integrated Safety Instrumented System, which will be totally different from my Distributed Control system (or DCS for short)? Or should I select one of the newer "integrated systems", that comprise of both