Explosion Protection Blog

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Arnhold discusses conformity assessment for the hydrogen economy.

How do you start building an Ethernet-APL network? The positive: Some things seems new at first glance, but many things become easier.

Audible alerts provide a notification and warning in the event of equipment malfunctions, plant start-up and process control, as well as safety-related applications for hazardous and harsh environments. But how can signalling be done correctly?

The availability of documents poses a real problem in applications. In theory, all documents should be available directly at the site. However, this often isn't the case in practice.

Ethernet-APL will become the new standard for 2-wire Ethernet. It is specifically optimised for the process industry and enables digital structures to be established. But there are other reasons why we're excited about Ethernet-APL.

Greater need for documentation, smaller workforce: Digital tools can help to meet these, but only with the right overall concept.