Supplementary information

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Contents
1 About this document

2 CE conformity
2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Development, function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3 Explosion protection Europe

3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7
3.2 ATEX directive 94/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7
3.3 ATEX directive 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16
3.4 ATEX directive 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16
3.5 IECEx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 17

4 Explosion protection USA/Canada

4.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2 FM - USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.3 CSA - Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5 Foodstuffs/Pharmaceutical
5.1 3-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.2 European Hygienic Equipment Design Group
(EHEDG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

6 Ship approval
6.1 ABS (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22
6.2 BV (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22
6.3 CCS (China) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
6.4 DNV (Norway) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
6.5 GL (Germany) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
6.6 KRS (Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
6.7 LRS (Great Britain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24
6.8 NKK (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24
6.9 RINA (Italy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24
6.10 RS (Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24

7 Functional safety (SIL)

7.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.2 Functional safety according to IEC 61508 and
IEC 61511 (SIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

8 Overfill protection according to WHG

8.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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8.2 Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

9 Fieldbus systems
9.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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9.2 HART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.3 Profibus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
9.4 Foundation Fieldbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

10 Test certificates and factory certifications

10.1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 33
10.2 Acc. to DIN EN 10204 - for instruments . . . . . . . . . .. 33
10.3 Acc. to DIN EN 10204 - For materials . . . . . . . . . . .. 34
10.4 VEGA company standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 34
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1 About this document

1 About this document

This supplementary instructions manual gives you an overview of the
different national, international as well as industry-specific approvals,
certificates and conformities available for VEGA sensors. Claim for
completeness is not enforced due to the complexity of the matter.
You will find the availability for the respective sensors on our
homepage www.vega.com under "Downloads", "Approvals".
You can find additional information on the Internet pages specified in
the document.
Also take note of the operating instructions manuals, approvals, safety
instructions and any other possible documents for the instrument. The
relevant documents are available in the download section on our
homepage.

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2 CE conformity

2.1 Overview
The CE marking (either from the French Communauté Européenne =
"European Community" or Conformité Européenne as much as
"Conformity with EU directives") is a mark according to EU law for
certain products in relation to product safety. With the CE mark, the
manufacturer confirms that the product corresponds to the applicable
European directives. The CE mark allows no conclusions if the product
was tested by independent authorities on the compliance with these
directives. If there is a four digit figure after the CE mark, this means
that a notified body is involved in the conformity assessment
procedure. The CE mark is no seal of quality (quality mark).

2.2 Development, function

Objective The CE marking was primarily created to ensure safe products to the
end user in the free movement of goods within the European
Economic Area (EEA) and the European Community (EC). The CE
marking is often called "passport" for the Single European Market. The
EC directive according to Article 95 EC Treaty (so called Single
European Market directives) determines safety and health require-
ments for a number of products as min. requirements which must not
be underrun. A product must only be put into circulation and set up if it
corresponds to all applicable EC regulations and if a conformity
assessment prodecure was carried out according to the applicable EC
directives. Within the new concept for product regulation and the total
concept of conformity assessment, adjustment factors were created
which should be used for technical harmonization of the Single
European Market.

Commitment The manufacturer confirms with the CE marking the conformity of the
product with the applicable EC directive and the compliance with the
stipulated "general requirements". The manufacturer of the product (for
manufacturers outside the EU, an authorized person located in the EU
is required) is normally responsible for the marking. As far as the
manufacturer has not attended his duty outside the EU, this duty is
passed on to his representative in the EU or the importer or at least the
distributor (colloquially the "Seller").

Features Products for which due to their kind or character, one of the EC
directives can be applied, must be provided with the CE marking
before they are put into circulation or set up. Manufacturers of a
technical product check on their own risk which EC directives they
have to apply during production. The product must only be put into
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circulation or set up if it complies with all applicable directive and as far

as the conformity assessment was carried out according to all
applicable directives. The manufacturer creates an EC conformity
declaration and provides a CE marking on the product. If required, a

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notified body must be engaged for conformity assessment. Apart from

te CE marking, no other signs or quality seals are permitted which can
question the declaration of "CE". The CE marking confirms the
complete compliance with the "General (safety) requirements" which
are explicitly stipulated in the EC directives. Exceptions from these
directive only exist if special directives stipulate different regulations.

2.3 Scope
The CE marking is a prerequisite for putting products into circulation
(or setting up) for the first time for which the CE marking is required
according to the following EC directives, i.e. in all member states of the
European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA comprises die EU member
states, except Switzerland. The CE marking is not required for putting
products into circulation in Switzerland. There are many special
conformity marking, the CE marking according to the EU directives,
however, is accepted.
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3.1 Overview

EN Within the European Community, CENELEC (European Committee for

Electrotechnical Standardization) develops amongst others harmon-
ized regulations for the construction and test of electrical instruments
for hazardous areas.
Members of CENELEC are the national electrotechnical standardisa-
tion committees of most European countries.
www.cenelec.eu

Explosion protection When handling substances that can react which oxygen, an explosion
(Ex) danger must always be expected if there is a combustible substance
with a certain partial pressure in a room volume.
In explosion-endangered manufacturing facilities, i.e in areas where
the atmosphere is potentially explosive, all components of the
measuring system, for example for a level measurement, must have an
appropriate certificate.

Dust-explosion protec- If dusty substances with a sufficiently fine granulation are present in a
tion (StEx) sufficient quantity (for example min. layer thickness of 1 mm exceeded
in an area), then there is generally the danger of a dust explosion and
explosion protection measures must be taken.
The dust Ex zone comprises hazardous areas that are endangered
due to combustible dusts. If level measuring instruments are used in
these areas, they must have an appropriate certificate.

3.2 ATEX directive 94/9

Introduction For standardisation of the European home market, the organs (EU/EC)
have issued the "Directive 94/9/EG of the European Parliament and
Council of 23. March 1997 for standardisation of legal regulations of
the member states for equipment and proctective systems for use in
potentially explosive atmospheres“ - better known under the abrevia-
tion ATEX 95.
The Federal Republic of Germany has converted this EC directive with
the publication of the explosion protection regulation (11/GSGV) on
19. December 1996 in the Federal Law Gazette into national law.
According to the new explosion protection regulation, it is only allowed
to use instruments when they meet the essential health and safety
requirements (annex II of directive 94/9/EG) and the prescribed
conformity regulation (article 8 of directive 94/9/EG).
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According to the regulations of directive ATEX 95 products are divided

into product groups and categories.

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l Instrument group I comprises instruments for the use in under-

ground working including their bank-head installations.
l Instrument group II comprises instruments for use in bank-head
installations and is divided in category 1 - 3.

Categories and criteria l Category 1: Very high safety requirement

- Instruments for use in areas (zones) where explosive
atmospheres are permanently, longterm or often present. Also
in case of failures which are only seldom caused, explosion
safety must be ensured.
l Category 2: High safety requirement
- Instruments for use in areas (zones) where explosive
atmospheres seldom occur. The explosion protection must
also be ensured in case of often instrument failures.
l Category 3: Normal safety requirement
- Instruments for use in areas (zones) where explosive
atmospheres are not expected. As far as an explosive
atmosphere occurs nevertheless, then only with a very rare
probability and limited to a short period. Under normal
operation, instruments of category 3 ensure the required
safety degree.
According to the appropriate criteria described by the categories, the
products can be coordinated to Ex protection zones.
Instruments of category 1 are determined for use in zone 0 or zone 20
(in Germany formerly zone 10). Instruments of category 2 are
determined for use in zone 1 or zone 21). Instruments of category 3 are
determined for use in zone 2 or zone 22.

Certificate After a test authority has ensured the general safety requirements of
an instrument, they will prepare a test report. This test report is basis
for issuing an EC type examination certificate by the certification
authority (notified authority).
The Ex mark can be added to the product, when additionally a
certificate of an authority notified according to directive 97/9 on the
quality assurance of the production or the products for the
corresponding product group is available and when the manufacturer
has issued a conformity declaration on the conformity of the products
with the sample treated in the EC type approval certificate. Instruments
with CE mark enjoy free movement within the European Community.

Gas explosion protection

Ex-certified electrical instruments are unavoidable nowadays espe-
cially in the chemical industry. They fulfil important process control
functions. The PTB, TÜV and "DEKRA EXAM GmbH“ test and certify
the equipment in Germany according to the basic regulations of
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explosion protection.

Basics of explosion pro- To create uniform guidelines for the definition of protective measures,
tection combustible liquids and gases have been classified into explosion

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groups and temperature classes in dependence on their Ex relevant

characteristics.

Explosion group The explosion groups with designation IIA, IIB, IIC concern the safe
gap and/or min. ignition current ratio, whereas group IIC includes the
most dangerous materials.

Temperature classes Combustible gases, vapours and fog are being divided into temper-
ature classes due to their inflammation temperature. The inflammation
temperature of a combustible medium is the lowest temperature of a
heated wall on which the combustible medium may ignite. The ignition
point is the lowest temperature where vapours from the liquid to be
tested envolve in such quantities that they form inflammable mixtures
together with air. The ignition point indicates up from which temper-
ature a mixture may occur being ignited by an ignition source, the
ignition temperature indicates the temperature of a surface or
apparatus which can really ignite a certain mixture.

Division of hazardous Hazardous areas are divided into zones according to the probable
areas into zones appearance of dangerous hazardous atmospheres to judge the
required protective measures.
Zone 0, 1 and 2 comprise areas with combustible gases, vapours and
fog.

Zone 0 Zone 0 comprises areas where dangerous and explosive atmosphere

is permanently or longterm present.

Zone 1 Zone 1 comprises areas where dangerous and explosive atmospheres

are sometimes expected.

Zone 2 Zone 2 comprises areas where dangerous and explosive atmospheres

are seldom and then only shortterm present.

Dust-explosion protec- The following criteria are particularly relevant for the hazardousness of
tion dusts:

Ignitable dust Dust particles with a granulation size of more than approx. 0.4 mm are
not ignitable. However fine dust produced during transport or
processing of the coarse dust due to abrasion can be ignitable. The
smaller the particles of a certain quantity, the larger the surface
becomes which can react with the oxygen. Dust layerings which are
whirled up, e.g. by air may be ignited by low surface temperatures.
Due to smaller, relatively harmless deflagrations it is possible that
larger dust quantities are whirled up which can ignite and due to a
chain reaction can whirl up more and more dust and lead to a larger
explosion.

The glow temperature is an important factor in defining the dangerous

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Glow temperature
nature (explosivity) of dusts. The glow temperature of a dust deposit is
the lowest temperature of a hot surface on which a dust deposit of a
certain thickness will ignite.

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Zone 20, 21 and 22 are valid for combustible dusts which are defined
as follows according to EN 61241-10:

Zone 20 Area in which explosive atmosphere in form of a cloud of combustible

dust is permanently or longterm or often present. Note: If these
conditions occur, this is generally only inside of vessels, pipelines,
apparatuses etc.

Zone 21 Area in which explosive atmosphere occurs sometimes in form of a

cloud of combustible dust under normal operation. Note: Among these
can count e.g., dust extraction and filling stations and areas where
dust deposits can occur and in which an explosive concentration of
combustible dust together with air can generate under normal
operation.

Zone 22 Area in which under normal operation it is not expected that explosive
atmospheres in form of a cloud of combustible dust occur in air,
however if this occurs, then only shortterm. Note: Among these can
count areas around dust containing instruments, protective systems
and components in which dust can penetrate due to lack of tightness
and dust deposits can be caused (e.g. mills where dust can penetrate
and deposits are caused).

Ignition protection type

d = pressure-tight en-
closure

Components that can cause an ignition are installed in a housing that

withstands explosion pressure. Due to so called ignition gaps, i.e.
separating gaps with a defined width and length it is ensured that no
ignition spark can expose. In addition the pressure tight housing must
be resistant against possible explosion inside the housing that an
ignitable spark cannot leave the instrument.
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e = increased safety

Due to constructional measures, e.g. defined min. distances of contact

positions inside the instrument, it is ensured that no sparks occur
during operation and that the temperatures on the components always
remain below the ignition temperature.

o = oil encapsulation

To avoid an ignition all dangerous parts become oil immersed.

p = overpressure enclo-
sure
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In this classification all inflammable parts are surrounded by protective

gas. In practice often the following procedure is used: Inside the
instrument a continuous air overpressure is built which prevents

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penetration of the ignitable mixture. If necessary, the housing is

permanently flown through.

q = sand enclosure

The instrument is filled with fine-grained sand. A possible arc is cooled

down so that the ingnition of an explosive mixture is avoided. The
surface temperature must not exceed the limit value.

m = casting

The ignitable parts of the electrical instrument are immersed into

casting so that an arc cannot leave the encapsulation and reach a
explosive mixture.

i = intrinsic safety
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The letter "i" characterizes the classification "intrinsic safety" which

means that the conditions for electrical circuits can be determined
under which the ignition of an explosive mixture can be avoided if the
electrical energy is too low. An intrinsically safe circuit ensures that an
explosive gas/air mixture can neither be ignited by sparks in case of
shortcircuit (capacitive stored energy) or by an interruption of the
circuit (inductive stored energy) nor by heat generation.

Proof of intrinsic safety

Proof according to DIN The intrinsic safety of a circuit depends mainly on the safe limitation of
EN 60079-14 current and voltage and hence from the merged power so that neither
in normal operation nor by taking certain errors during opening and
closing the circuit into account or in case of shortcircuits against
ground, ignitable sparks can be caused.
To avoid spark ignition, the energy stored in a ciruit must of course
remain limited. Apart from spark ignition, heat ignition by hot surfaces
must also be avoided. In normal operation and in case of failure it must
be ensured that the max. currents, voltages and power occurring in the
intrinsically safe circuit do not cause impermissible high surface
temperatures.
To maintain these criteria, not only the individual instruments in the
intrinsically safe circuit must be considered but also the complete
interconnection and interaction of all concerned instruments, including
the connection cables. The installation conditions DIN EN 60079-14
require therefore a proof of intrinsic safety for intrinsically safe circuits,
which is usually already created during planning and comprises the
selection of suitable instruments as well as the testing of the selected
interconnection.
For intrinsically safe citcuits with only one source delivering current,
voltage and capacity to the circuit, the proof of intrinsic safety can be
carried out by just comparing the safety-technical max. values:

Simple, intrinsically safe circuit

Safe area Appropriate instrument

Safety-technical Permissible outer Max. power in the

Ex i

Lc
Cc

max. values in an capacitance or in- intrinsically safe cir-

intrinsically safe cir- ductance in the in- cuit1)2)
P

cuit trinsically safe Po

Uo, Io circuit
Co, Lo

Conditions: Conditions: Condition:

Uo ≤ Ui Co ≥ Ci + Cc Po ≤ Pi
Io ≤ Ii Lo ≥ Li + Lc
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1) with ohmic current limitation: Po = ¼ Uc * Lc,

2) with electronic current limitation: Po = Uc * Io

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Simple, intrinsically safe circuit

Explosive area Limit values with Effective inner ca- Limit value of the
which the instru- pacitance or induc- power for the in-
ment can be oper- tance of the trinsically safe in-
ated instrument strument
Ui, Ii Ci, Li Pi

Intrinsically safe equipment

Tab. 22: Criteria for checking the intrinsically safe circuit

Lc Line inductance
Cc Line capacitance

These values are appropriately entered in a chart.

Special features when considering the permissible Co and Lo
parameters:
In respect to the test of the max. permissible capacitance and
inductance in the intrinsically safe circuit it must be noted that the max.
permissible inductances Lo and capacitances Co with the corre-
sponding instrument are not for simultaneous utilization. However, the
effect is mainly present if the inductances and capacitances are
effected in concentrated form in the intrinsically safe circuit. Line
inductances and capacitances, however, are distributed over the
complete cable length. Therefore no special measures are necessary
for circuits having only inductances and capacitances of the cable.
It is different when the intrinsically safe circuit includes intrinsically safe
instruments for which inner capacitances Ci as well as inner
inductances Li are specified. These can be effective in the intrinsically
safe circuit in concentrated form. For such circuits, you have to
assume that the limit values of Co and Lo must be reduced.
What to do in this case? The easiest way is to check if the
manufacturer for correspoding instruments has already specified Co
and Lo values which are applicable if concentrated capacitances and
inductances occur at the same time. If this is not the case, you can
proceed for intrinsically safe circuits with linear sources as follows:
l In circuits with only cable capacitances or cable inductances, the
full values of Co and Lo can be used.
l In circuits where either the Co value is only used up to 1 % by
concentrated capacitances Ci or the Lo value only up to 1 % by
concentrated inductance Li, also the full Co and Lo values can be
used.
l In circuits where Ci or Li are higher than 1 % of Co or Lo, half the
value of Co and Lo can be used. Also the reduced Co value applies
of course as limit value for the sum of the concentrated
capacitances (inner capacitance Ci of the involved instruments)
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The same applies to the Lo value.

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Example of a chart for a measuring chain consisting of an associated

instrument (signal conditioning instrument VEGAMET 391) and an
intrinsically safe instrument (radar sensor VEGAPULS 62).

Device Manu- EG type Uo Io Po Lo Co Ex

Instru- name facturer appro- [V] [mA] [mW] [mH] [nF] group
ment val cer-
type tificate

Appropri- VEGA- VEGA TÜV 09 24.4 110 662 0.5 82 IIC

ate in- MET ATEX
strument signal XXXXX
condi-
tioning
instru-
ment
XXX

Tab. 23: Proof of the intrinsic safety - Values for an associated instrument (example signal conditioning instrument)

Instru- Device Manu- EG type Ui Ii Pi Li Ci Ex

ment name facturer appro- [V] [mA] [mW] [mH] [nF] group
type val cer-
tificate

Intrinsi- Radar VEGA PTB 03 30 131 983 0 0 IIC

cally safe sensor ATEX
equip- VEGA- XXXX X
ment PULS
XX

Tab. 24: Proof of the intrinsic safety - Values for an intrinsically safe instrument (example radar sensor)

Instrument Manufacturer specifica- Lc Cc

type tions, requirements [mH] [nF]

Cable Cable inductance and ca- L = 700 µH/km 0.42 27.54

pacitance C = 45.9 nF/km
I = 600 m

Tab. 25: Proof of the intrinsic safety - Values for a cable (example)

Li + Lc Ci + Cc
[mH] [nF]

Intrinsically Total inductance and capaci- Sum Li + Lc + Ci + Cc 0.42 27.54

safe instru- tance
ment and ca-
ble
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Tab. 26: Proof of the intrinsic safety - Total values for an intrinsically safe instrument and a cable (example)

Effective outer characteristics Effective inner characteristics

values values

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Effective outer characteristics Effective inner characteristics

values values

U Uo = 24.4 V ≤ Ui = 30 V

I Io = 110 mA ≤ Ii = 131 mA

P Po = 662 mW ≤ Pi = 983 mW

L Lo = 0.5 mH ≥ Li + Lc = 0.42 mH

C Co = 82 nF ≥ Ci + Cc = 27.54 nF

Tab. 27: Proof of the intrinsic safety for an intrinsically safe circuit (example)

Result:
All electrical parameters are in the permissible range. The conditions
for intrinsic safety are fulfilled.

Additional requirements After determining the intrinsic safety, it is the task of the person
responsible in the plant to install the system according to the
"Additional requirements" of EN 60079-14, particularly with respect to
the identification of the circuits, maintaining the specified distances
and separating the different circuits.

3.3 ATEX directive 137

ATEX directive 1999/92/EG. Min. requirement to improve the health
protection and the safety for employees which can be endangered by
explosive atmospheres. Inofficially called ATEX 137. Named accord-
ing to the relevant article 137 of the EU Treaty.
The directive includes basic safety requirements which the plant
operator/employer has to implement. These are:
l Avoiding or limiting the generation of explosive atmosphere
(primary explosion protection)
l Avoiding of effective ignition sources (secondary or constructive
explosion protection)
l Limitation of the effect of a probable explosion to a harmless level
(tertiary explosion protection)
The measures of the secondary and tertiary explosion protection must
be applied subordinately. The employer must create an explosion
protection document along with his danger assessment and divide
areas with dangeroud explosive atmosphere into zones. For the
presentation of the expansion of all individual zones, if necessary also
the cubic expansion, an Ex zone plane must be created.
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3.4 ATEX directive 95

ATEX product directive 94/9/EG. Directive for equalisation of the
statutory provisions of the member states for instruments and

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protective systems for intended use in hazardous areas. It specifies

regulations for putting products into circulation which are used in
hazardous areas. With this directive, non-electrical instruments where
integrated for the first time. For example, rotating clutches can cause
ignition dangers by unpermissible high heating.
Purpose of this directive is the protection of persons working in
hazardous areas. The directive contains in supplement II the basic
health and safety requirements which must be observed by the
manufacturer and proven by respective conformity assessment
procedures. Only such instruments, components and protective
systems must be put into circulation which correspond to ATEX
product directive 94/9/EG.
Is officially called ATEX 95. Named according to the relevant article 95
of the Treaty on European Union.

3.5 IECEx
The International Electrotechnical Commission, short: IEC is an
international standization committee for electrotechnical and elec-
tronics standards situated in Geneva. Some standards are developed
together with ISO.
The IEC consists of members, so called national committees (NC).
Each NC represents the national electrotechnical interests in the IEC.
Members are manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and providers,
consumers and users, all levels of governmental authorities, profes-
sional instituations and trade associations as well as developers of
national standards bodies.
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4.1 Overview
Instruments which are used in North America in hazardous areas must
be designed according to the North-American explosion protection
standards and certified by an authorized test authority.
The FM and CSA certificates are also accepted by other countries
outside North America.
Explosions protection standards are created by the organisations FM
(USA) and CSA (Canada). Authorized test authorities for testing and
certifying according to the standards are for example, FM, CSA, ITS. In
the USA and in Canada, the explosive atmospheres are divided into
zone 0 to 2 (can be compared with Europe) or in division 1 and 2. The
combustible substances are divided into class I, II, III and group A to G.

4.2 FM - USA
FM Global is an American commercial industrial insurance company
whose business is engineering-supported property insurance (FM
stands for Factory Mutual). Its offerings include general and
specialized risk management, materials research, materials testing
and certifications in the area of fire protection. Risk management is
understood to be the best possible avoidance of natural hazards
through appropriate preventative measures.
The oldest predecessor of FM Global came into being in 1835 when
the textile mill owner Zachariah Allen founded the Manufacturers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Rhode Iceland, USA. In the course
of the years, the group Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance
Companies (in short, Factory Mutual) arose through mergers with
other insurance companies. The acronym FM in its current name, FM
Global, comes from this shortened form of the name. FM Global in its
present form was created through the merger of the sister companies:
Allendale Mutual Insurance Company, Arkwright Mutual Insurance
Company and Protection Mutual Insurance Company in 1999.
FM approvals certify industrial products and consumer items as well
as their use for companies worldwide. If a product or its use fulfils the
requirements of the FM approval, then the "FM APPROVED" mark is
issued, in order to verify that the expected function works properly and
the product contributes to loss prevention.
www.fmglobal.com

4.3 CSA - Canada

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The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is a non-state organ-

ization that sets norms and standards, checks the safety of products
and certifies them. It was founded in Canada in 1919, but in the

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meantime is active worldwide. The Canadian Standards Association

issues a quality mark of its own that is of significance particularly in the
USA and Canada.
The CSA quality mark means that a product has been checked and
fulfils current safety and/or performance standards, including the
relevant norms that were set or managed by the American organization
for standardization (American National Standards Institute - ANSI), the
Canadian Standards Association (CSA), the National Sanitation
Foundation International (NSF) and others. CSA marks are used and
accepted by many manufacturers, retailers, supervisory persons and
inspectors nationwide in the areas of electrical engineering, gas,
construction and sanitary installation in the USA and in Canada.
www.csa-international.org
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5 Foodstuffs/Pharmaceutical

5 Foodstuffs/Pharmaceutical

5.1 3-A
3-A stands for an organisation that was founded in 1920 in the USA to
create standards for the equipment and facilities used in dairy
factories. These standards are there to ensure product quality and
thus protect the health of the consumer.
The main work of 3-A is evaluating the constructive features of
instruments and systems. The organisation checks if the hygienic
design is maintained. An independent authority checks with the
manufacturers to make sure the specifications are applied in the
correct way (3rd Party Verification) and then issues a respective
certificate with test mark.
The certificate refers always to the combination instrument /process
fitting.
Parallel to the FDA, 3-A publishes a list of recommended materials for
the food processing industry. The principles of 3-A are also applied
outside the milk industry. 3-A also gives general recommendations for
the installation and operation of food processing systems.
3-A conform instruments have a 3-A logo outside on the housing.
www.3-a.com

5.2 European Hygienic Equipment Design Group

(EHEDG)
EHEDG is an independent merger of European companies and
institutions with the objective of working out guidelines and recom-
mendations for the hygienic production of foodstuffs. To this end,
reproducible and sound scientific test methods were developed for
instruments and systems.
On the basis of these test methods, EHEDG issues expert opinions on
the cleanability of equipment components and systems.
EHEDG is supported in its efforts to promote hygienic food production
by the topic-related network of the EU, HYFOMA. Its objective is also
to establish guidelines and distribute pertinent knowledge.
www.ehedg.org

5.3 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA stands for Food and Drug Administration, a U.S. authority. Among
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contacting materials in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage and
cosmetics industries (Code of Federal Regulations CFR).

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The commission of the FDA is to protect public health in the USA. The
FDA checks the safety and efficacy of human and animal drugs,
biological products, medicinal products, foodstuffs and radiation
emitting devices. This applies to products manufactured in the USA as
well as imported products. Improving public health is also the FDA’s
job. It does this by supporting, among other things, the acceleration of
innovations which make medicine and foodstuffs more effective, safer
and more affordable.
To set down principles for the design of food processing machinery
and systems, the FDA has engaged the 3-A. The FDA itself
determines, for example, which materials may come into contact with
foodstuffs or pharmaceuticals. The laws and regulations of the USA
are laid down in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and divided
up into about 50 subject areas.
The area of food and pharmaceuticals is discussed under CFR 21.
Synthetic materials that may come in contact with food are described
in part 177. The materials are treated as if they were additives to food.
Part 177 is therefore also called "Indirect food additives". Direct
additives are described in Part 172.
The FDA does not check materials on request but has prepared a
positive list in which materials, which in principle are considered safe,
are listed (GRASS = Generally Regarded As Safe). Every user must
take pains to ensure that the materials he uses are "Compliant with
FDA Guidelines".
Sealing materials, for example, must comply with FDA Compliance
chapter 21 CFR 177.2600, "Rubber articles for repeated use".
www.fda.gov
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6 Ship approval

6 Ship approval
There are instruments for use on ships that are type-examination
tested and certified by ship classification societies. In the context of the
International Association of Classification Societies, IACS, the follow-
ing member organizations are listed.
www.iacs.org.uk
l American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), USA
l Bureau Veritas (BV), France
l China Classification Society (CCS), China
l Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Norway
l Germanischer Lloyd (GL), Germany
l Korean Register of Shipping (KRS), Korea
l Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LRS), England
l Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK), Japan
l Registro Italiano Navale (RINA), Italy
l Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), Russia
The requirements for use on ships refer primarily to on-board supply
system, vibration and humidity effects.

6.1 ABS (USA)

Founded in 1862, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) with
headquarters in Houston, Texas, is one of the leading classification
societies worldwide for ships, oil rigs and other maritime buildings as
well as their components at over 400 locations in more than 100
countries. It was founded as the "American Shipmasters' Association"
in 1862 by John Divine Jones, renamed to "American Bureau of
Shipping" in1898 and officially recognised by the USA in 1920 in the
United States Government Merchant Marine Act, Section 27.
www.eagle.org

6.2 BV (France)
Bureau Veritas S.A. is a technical testing organization that emerged
from a ship classification society founded in Antwerp in 1828. Today its
headquarters are in Paris. In the course of the years, its business
interest has extended itself to include, besides ships, many other
areas of industry with regard to inspection, assurance and certification
of quality, health and social environment. In 2006 Bureau Veritas was
represented in more than 150 countries and has about 700 agencies,
laboratories and offices at its disposal worldwide.
www.buerauveritas.com
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6.3 CCS (China)

The China Classification Society (CCS), founded in 1965, is the only
facility in China responsible for classifications. CCS offers services for
shipping, shipbuilding, offshore and the accompanying processing
industries as well as marine insurance. It sets classification require-
ments and offers independent, objective and integral classification and
legally specified services for ship and offshore facilities, for support
and protection of lives and property at sea and for avoidance of
pollution.
www.ccs.org.cn

6.4 DNV (Norway)

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is an independent foundation. DNV was
founded in Oslo, Norway in 1864. The purpose of the organisation is to
protect lives, property and the environment. It has branch offices in
more than one hundred countries and over 8,000 employees. The
organisation consists of four business sectors: Maritime, Energy,
Industry and IT Global Services. DNV is one of the leading enterprises
worldwide in the areas of ship classification (approximately 18 % of the
worldwide ship fleet), management system certification (more than
60,000 valid certificates) and services for the energy industry (e.g. the
technical supervision of offshore facilities).
www.dnv.com

6.5 GL (Germany)
German Lloyd is a ship classification society. The society deals with
the care and support of the itinerant fleet classified at German Lloyd
and the supervision of new ship builds. Its supervisory activities also
cover technical maritime constructions and offshore equipment, partly
also plant construction. The necessary scientific methods are
developed further by German Lloyd both in the area of ship calculation
and machine technology.
www.gl-group.com

6.6 KRS (Korea)

Korean Register of Shipping (KRs) is a classification society that was
founded in Korea. It offers authentication and certification services for
ships and ship constructions with regard to design, construction and
servicing. KR guarantees the security of lives and property at sea as
well as environmental protection. The company has 560 employees in
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KR also offers certification services for different lines of business like
education and training, navy and coast guard ships, renewable energy
supplies, etc.

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www.krs.co.kr

6.7 LRS (Great Britain)

Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) in London (additional headquarters:
Houston and Hong Kong) is a ship classification society and
independent risk management organization which offers services for
risk assessment and reduction as well as certifications (e.g. according
to ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004, OSHAS, EMAS etc.). Lloyd’s
Register Society is the first and oldest classification society (1764) that
set up rules for the maximization of safety during the construction and
maintenance of ships. In the late 20th century, the organization
extended its activities from its origins in the shipping sector (Lloyd's
Register of Shipping) to other sectors, e.g. the railroad system.
www.lr.org

6.8 NKK (Japan)

The origins of Nippon Kaiji Kyokai date back to the foundation of
Teikoku Kaiji Kyokai (the Imperial Marine Association) in Tokyo in
November 1899. This association was founded to promote and
regulate the legal aspect and development of the shipping and
shipbuilding industry in Japan. ClassNK was focussed exclusively on
the area of shipbuilding after its foundation, but today has additional
functions as a certification organization and as a service provider for
technical supervision.
www.classnk.or.jp

6.9 RINA (Italy)

The company deals mainly with the technical supervision and
classification of ships. Further areas of business are technical
certifications and risk management in the areas of traffic and
infrastructure as well as technical consulting and support for enter-
prises in many different commercial sectors. The company domicile
and administration are in Genoa. Over 1,300 people work for RINA in
approximately 100 branch offices in Italy and 32 other countries. RINA
was founded in Genoa in 1861 under the name Registro Italiano by
local shipping companies and ship owners, as a private foundation to
end dependence on foreign classification societies and to lower
insurance costs.
www.rina.org
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6.10 RS (Russia)
The classification society Russian Register was set up on December
31st, 1913, as the result of long-standing experience in the field of
technical supervision of ships. In 1923 Russian Register was renamed

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as Register of the Soviet Union and again later as Russian Maritime

Register of Shipping (RS). The RS is a member of the International
Association of Classification Societies (IACS) since 1969. Primary
objectives: assurance of safe life at sea, reliable navigation of ships,
safe transport of goods at sea and in inland waters, promotion of
environmental protection. To guarantee this, RS develops and extends
regulations based on extensive research as well as the requirements
of international agreements and guidelines. All RS activities ensure
through the maritime society a high standard of safe navigation.
www.rs-head.spb.ru
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7 Functional safety (SIL)

7 Functional safety (SIL)

7.1 Overview
Objective Functional safety acc. to IEC 61508 serves to protect persons,
technical systems and the environment with the means of MSR
technology.
Components that are used for safety instrumented system applications
must therefore possess a corresponding level of "functional safety"
(SIL = Safety Integrity Level).

7.2 Functional safety according to IEC 61508 and

IEC 61511 (SIL)
Basics All around the globe, the safety requirements for the protection of man
and environment are getting higher and higher and the demand for the
implementation of the best possible technology louder and louder.
The norms IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 set the worldwide standard for a
uniform and comparable evaluation of device safety, which contributes
to international legal security.
The objective is failure prevention and fault control in every component
of a measuring chain for safety instrumented systems (SIS).
The mentioned norms define the type of statistical risk evaluation as
well as measures and methods for the design of sensors, actuators
and logic processing.

SIL classification The level of "functional safety" of an SIS is divided up into gradations,
from SIL1 to SIL4 (SIL = Safety Integrity Level). The majority of SISs
have a classification of SIL1 and SIL2, in some cases also SIL3.
Derived from IEC 61508, the IEC 61511 determines for users in the
process industry how components with an appropriate SIL qualification
are integrated into a safety instrumented system.
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W3 W2 W1
C1 a - -

P1 SIL1 a -
F1
P2 SIL1 SIL1 a
C2
P1 SIL2 SIL1 SIL1
F2
P2 SIL3 SIL2 SIL1

F1 SIL3 SIL3 SIL2

C3
F2 SIL4 SIL3 SIL3

C4 b SIL4 SIL3

Fig. 1: Risk graph from IEC 61508 and IEC 61511

C Measure of damages
F Length of stay in the dangerous zone
P Danger avoidance
W Probability of the unwanted event
a No special safety requirements
b One single E/E/PE system not sufficient

C - Extent of damage
l C1 - Slight injury
l C2 - Serious irreversible injuries to one or more persons or death
of a person
l C3 - Death of several persons/long-term, sizable and harmful
environmental effects
l C4 - Disastrous consequences, many deaths

F - Length of stay in the dangerous zone

F1 - Seldom to often
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l F2 - Frequent to continuous

P - Danger avoidance
l P1 - Possible under certain conditions

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l P2 - Hardly possible

W - Probability of the unwanted event

l W1 - Very low
l W2 - Low
l W3 - Relatively high

SIL documentation The qualification of components as per IEC 61508 and/or IEC 61511 is
documented by a safety manual on the topic of functional safety. All
safety-relevant characteristics and information that users and planners
need for project planning and operation of the safety instrumented
system are summarized here. You can download this documentation
from our homepage www.vega.com.

Instruments with SIL If you order an instrument with SIL qualification (optional at extra
qualification charge), you get:
l An instrument with permanently activated SIL functionality (for
continuously measuring sensors)
l "SIL qualification" on the type plate
l The safety manual with all safety-relevant data
l The complete instrument documentation

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 8 Overfill protection according to WHG

8 Overfill protection according to WHG

8.1 Overview
In Germany, an overfill protection acc. to WHG (Water Resources Act)
is required when handling water-endangering substances. In para-
graph 19 of WHG and in the associated state regulations concerning
systems for storing, filling and transhipping water-endangering
substances, the implementation of an overfill protection system is
mandated. All components of an overfill protection system for
containers storing water-endangering liquids must comply with the
approval principles for overfill protection. The sensors in such overfill
protection systems require approval.

8.2 Description
Basics, scope The Water Resources Act (WHG) of the Federal Government, as a
legal framework, is the basis for the water laws of the federal states
and is one of the most substantial laws dealing with environmental
protection. The WHG requires overfill protection systems to be
installed on all containers for water-endangering liquids. The purpose
of an overfill protection system as per the WHG is to monitor the level
of water-endangering liquids and to interrupt the filling process at the
right time before the permissible level in the container is reached or to
trigger an acoustical or visual alarm.

Approval as overfill pro- The products that have to be monitored are described in the catalogue
tection of water endangering substances (KWS) and divided up into water
endangerment classes 1 - 3. The Water Resources Act and the
associated state regulations concerning systems for the storage, filling
and transhipping of water-endangering substances (VAwS) make the
use of overfill protection systems mandatory. Such an overfill
protection system must have an approval. TÜV Hanover issues test
certificates concerning functional performance and compliance with
the approval principles for overfill protection (ZG-ÜS). On the basis of
this test, the German Institute for Civil Engineering (DIBt) grants a
general technical approval that is valid nationwide. The field of
application of overfill protection systems and the approval obligation of
such systems is legally anchored. The functionality of such systems is
thus guaranteed.
www.dibt.de

VLAREM / BUWAL Similar regulations exist in Belgium and Switzerland.

In parts of Belgium it is the VLAREM. You can get further information

from AIB Vincotte at www.vincotte.com.
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In Switzerland the guideline is called BUWAL. The Federal Office for

the Environment (BAFU) is in charge. You can find further information
at www.bafu.admin.ch.

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9 Fieldbus systems

9 Fieldbus systems

9.1 Overview
Description A fieldbus is an industrial communication system that connects a
variety of field instruments such as sensing elements (sensors), final
controlling elements and drives (actuators) with a control device.

Development Fieldbus technology was developed in the eighties to replace the

parallel wiring of binary signals (common up to that time) as well as
analogue signal transmission with digital communication technology.
Many different fieldbus systems with different features are established
on the market today. Since 1999, fieldbusses are being standardized
worldwide through the IEC 61158 norm ("Digital data communication
for measurement and control - Fieldbus for use in industrial control
systems").

9.2 HART
Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART) is a standardized,
widely-used communication system for the construction of industrial
fieldbusses. It enables the digital communication of several partic-
ipants (field instruments) via a common data bus. HART particularly
makes use of the also widely-used 4 … 20 mA standard (for
transmission of analogue sensor signals). The existing cables of an
older system can be used directly and both systems operated parallel
to each other.

Development The company Rosemount developed HART in the 1980’s for its own
field instruments. The HART standard was created by the HART
Communication Foundation (HCF) in 1989. The domicile of the HART
Communication Foundation in Europe is in Basel (Switzerland).

Data transmission The data transmission is carried out via Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
in compliance with the Bell 202 Standard. A high-frequency electric
oscillation (+/-0.5 mA) is superimposed on the low-frequency analogue
signal. A digital "1" is represented by the frequency 1.2 kHz (1200 Hz)
and digital "0" by the frequency 2.2 kHz (2200 Hz). HART specifies
several protocol levels in the OSI model and permits the transmission
of process and diagnostic information as well as control signals
between the field instruments and the primary control system.
Standardized parameter sets can be used for manufacturer inde-
pendent operation of all HART instruments. Most well-known
manufacturers of sensors (field instruments) offer instruments with – in
some cases optional – HART communication. Typical examples are
measuring transducers for the measurement of mechanical and
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9.3 Profibus
The history of Profibus goes back to a publicly-sponsored, joint
research project in Germany in 1987, for which 21 companies and
institutes had drawn up a project outline plan called "Fieldbus". The
objective was the realization and distribution of a bit serial fieldbus,
whose foundation should be laid through the standardization of the
field device interface. To this end, relevant member companies agreed
to support a common technical concept for manufacturing and process
automation. As a first step, the complex communications protocol
Profibus FMS (Fieldbus Message Specification), especially designed
for demanding communication tasks, was specified. In later steps as of
1993, the specification of the more simply constructed and therefore
considerably faster protocol Profibus DP (Decentralized Peripherals)
was carried out.

Versions, data transmis- Profibus exists in three versions, of which DP is the most used:
sion Profibus DP (Decentralized Periphery) for control of sensors and
actuators through a central control in production engineering. The
many possible standard diagnostic functions are a major feature here.
Another important application is the linking of "distributed intelligence",
i.e. the networking of multiple controls among each other (similar to
Profibus FMS). Data rates up to 12 Mbit/sec. on twisted two-wire
cables and/or fibre-optic cables are possible.
In process and production engineering, Profibus PA (Process
Automation) is implemented for controlling measuring instruments via
a process control system. This version of Profibus is suitable for
explosion-prone areas (Ex zone 0 and 1). Here, only a weak current
flows through the bus cables of an intrinsically safe electrical circuit,
ensuring that no incendiary sparks can arise, even in case of failure.
www.profibus.com

9.4 Foundation Fieldbus

The Fieldbus Foundation is an organization resident in the USA and
composed mainly of companies who develop and produce fieldbus
systems or components. It was founded in September 1994 through
the merger of two organizations who were autonomous up to that time,
the WorldFIP North America and the Interoperable Systems Project
(ISP). At the time of the merger it encompassed approx. 350 member
companies. The objective of the organization is to develop common
standards and submit applicable standardization proposals, e.g. to the
IEC.

Versions, data transmis- Foundation Fieldbus H1 uses the same bus physics as Profibus PA,
sion as per IEC 61158-2 with a transfer rate of 31.25 Kbit/s. Intrinsically
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this technology. An information signal from the transmitting instrument
is superimposed onto the supply voltage provided by the bus for
supplying the instruments. This signal is created through current

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modulation. H1 provides two different device classes: Basic field

devices offer the typical field device functionality. These instruments
comprise a function block application, act as a publisher and
subscriber of process variables (PVs), transmit alarms and trends, and
provide server functionality for host access and management
functions. Link master devices can also function as a link active
scheduler and time master. They are used for bus interfaces in
process control systems or in linking devices.
Four different device classes are specified with Foundation Fieldbus
HSE: Host devices are PCs or control systems with Ethernet
connection which do not contain any function blocks or management
objects themselves but communicate with HSE devices via Ethernet. A
linking device is connected to an Ethernet network and serves multiple
Foundation Fieldbus H1 segments. Foreign I/O gateways are
integration components connecting to foreign fieldbusses, such as e.g.
Profibus DP. Ethernet devices represent the last class. These field
instruments integrate directly into the Ethernet network.
www.fieldbus.org

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 10 Test certificates and factory certifications

10 Test certificates and factory certifications

10.1 General information

Availability The availability of test certificates and factory certifications can change
depending on the selected instrument configuration and version.
Talk with our application engineers or find out what is available at
www.vega.com/configurator.

10.2 Acc. to DIN EN 10204 - for instruments

Factory certification 2.1 Factory certification 2.1 for instruments (Certificate A)
Certification verifying that the products listed in the factory certification
correspond with the stipulations of the order.

Factory certification 2.1 - Factory certification 2.1 for instruments with the assurance of
Special features special features (Certificate A)
Certification verifying that the products listed in the factory certification
correspond with the stipulations of the order. Also with instrument-
specific assurance of special features without test protocols, such as
e.g. surface roughness as per AQL, oil and grease free, FDA
conformity, declaration of no objection for RADAR radiation, ROHS
statement, etc.

Acceptance test certifi- Acceptance test certificate 3.1 for instruments (Certificate B)
cate 3.1 Certification verifying that the product mentioned in the acceptance
test certificate corresponds to the technical delivery terms specified in
the order and was checked in all production phases and subjected to a
final inspection, in order to guarantee its proper functioning as well as
compliance with the high VEGA quality standard. Includes information
about the standard tests carried out and successfully passed
according to an instrument-specific test plan.

Acceptance test certifi- Acceptance test certificate 3.1 for instruments with assurance of
cate 3.1 - Special fea- special features (Certificate B)
tures Certification verifying that the product mentioned in the acceptance
test certificate corresponds to the technical delivery terms specified in
the order and was checked in all production phases and subjected to a
final inspection, in order to guarantee its proper functioning as well as
compliance with the high VEGA quality standard. Includes information
about the supplementary special test carried out and passed, which is
not included in the instrument-specific test plan and therefore has to be
additionally carried out. The test procedure and test protocol of the
special test are also documented in the approval certificate.
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10.3 Acc. to DIN EN 10204 - For materials

Factory certification 2.2 - Factory certification 2.2 for material (Certificate H)
Material Certificate verifying that the mechanical parts mentioned in the factory
certification correspond with the specifications in the order. Docu-
mented by material certificate 3.1 with information about the test
results from non-specific tests.
The material certificate 3.1 can no longer be directly related to the
parts listed in the certification because the identification number (melt
number) is no longer recognizable due to a follow-up surface treatment
(e.g. polishing, coating).

Acceptance test certifi- Acceptance test certificate 3.1 for material (Certificate C)
cate 3.1 - Material Certificate verifying that the mechanical parts mentioned in the factory
certification correspond with the specifications in the order. Docu-
mented by material certificate 3.1 with information about the test
results from specific tests.
The acceptance test certificate 3.1 of the material manufacturer can be
directly related to the parts listed in the certification, because these are
clearly marked with the identification number (melt number). Docu-
mented by acceptance test certificate 3.1 of the material manufacturer
with information about the test results from specific tests.

10.4 VEGA company standard

Inspection certificate - Inspection certificate with measurement results from the final
Final test station test station
Certification verifying that the product mentioned in the inspection
certificate corresponds to the technical features specified in the order
confirmation and was checked in all production phases and subjected
to a final inspection, in order to guarantee its proper functioning as well
as compliance with the high VEGA quality standard. Includes
measurement results from the instrument-specific final test station.

Inspection certificate - Inspection certificate with measurement results from the refer-
Reference measuring ence measuring track
track Certification verifying that the product mentioned in the inspection
certificate corresponds to the technical features specified in the order
confirmation and was checked in all production phases and subjected
to a final inspection, in order to guarantee its proper functioning as well
as compliance with the high VEGA quality standard. Includes
measurement results from the reference measuring track (by default,
five measuring points linearly distributed along the adjustment or
measuring range of the sensor).
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