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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Mark Eitzman, Aurora, OH (US);
Christopher Brogli, Winchester, KY (US);
Derek W. Jones, Galloway, GB;
Jonathan B. Johnson, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Ian James Murgatroyd, Suffolk, GB;
David Main-Reade, West Lothian, GB;
Brian J. Maher, Co. Tipperary, IE;
Brian Haley Schriver, Woburn, MA (US);
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A safety automation builder that assists in development of compliant safety functions for industrial safety systems is provided. The safety automation builder imports a system drawing or image of a user's manufacturing line, machine, or production area, and guides the user through a workflow that facilitates configuration of safety functions for each hazardous access point. The safety automation builder leverages a library of safety devices and encoded knowledge of industrial safety standards to guide the user toward selection of suitable safety devices for mitigating risks associated with the access points. Once configured, the safety automation builder can export the safety function data to an external verification system for confirmation that the configured safety functions comply with the prescribed industrial safety standards.