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. NEWS U P D A T E PURCHASE 230 PURCHASE Anniversary 2015 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.