A white paper titled “Implementing Foundation Fieldbus H1 Networks in Hazardous Areas” by Bruce Bradley, PE, of Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals Inc., Petersburg, VA, provides a rigorous discussion of hazardous environments, the standards and practices involved, and considerations for installing a Foundation Fieldbus H1 system. The white paper, which is available from MooreHawke, a division of Moore Industries, North Hills, CA, describes what a user or systems integrator should consider before applying Fieldbus in hazardous areas and how Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals installed Fieldbus equipment in its environment, a Class 1, Division 1 and 2, Groups C/D pharmaceutical plant. The paper can be downloaded as a PDF from www.miinet.com/articles.

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