Red Lion’s Rugged Graphite
York, Pa. –September22, 2015– Red Lion Controls,
the global experts in communication,
monitoring and control for industrial automation
and networking, today announced that its
rugged Graphite®Human Machine Interface
(HMI) operator panels have been tested to meet
ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) standards.
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ABS approval assures equipment is safe for
operation in amanner that protects life, property
and the marine environment when used in
shipboardandoffshore settings.
Red Lion’s modular Graphite HMIshave been
ABS tested and approved to monitor and
control equipment in maritime applications that
range from workboats to offshore energy and
gas vessels. In these marine environments,
Graphite HMIs provide reliable functionality that
helpsdrive operational efficiencies as well as
adhere to international standards for
environmental performance.
“Following the success ofGraphite HMIs in land-based oil and gas applications, ABS approval
now enables us to meet the demands
associated with maritime and offshore
markets,” said Jeff Thornton, director of
product management at Red Lion
Controls.“With support for more than 300
industrial protocols, our ruggedHMIs enable
customers toconfidently integrate powerful
monitoring and control functionality into multi-vendor maritime environments.”
In addition to ABS approval, Graphite HMIs are
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Class I, Division
2 listed for hazardous locations and ATEX and
IECExzone 2/22 approved for potentially
explosive environments. With ruggedaluminum
c o n s t r u c t i o n , a w i d e o p e r a t i n g
temperaturerange and flexible plug-in modules,
Graphite HMIs enable customers to connect,
monitor and control processes in several
industries to meet varying industrial automation
requirements in both factory and extreme
locations.
Since its launch in July of 2013, Red Lion’s
Graphite platformhas receivednumerous global
accolades, including Automation World’s “First
Team Supplier, HMI Hardware” award, the
“Industrial Control Award” from Plant
Engineering Chinaand “Best Product of the
Year” from Control Engineering China.
For more information on
Red Lion’s modular Graphite HMI platform,
visit www.redlion.net/Graphite.
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