Safety PLC Review Company Needed

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A company in New Hampshire is seeking an independent third party to review their safety PLC code for a $1 million piece of capital equipment using B&R technology. They are looking for a reviewer who can provide certification, emphasizing the importance of safety due to the machine's complexity and the end users' qualifications. Suggestions include searching for local Professional Engineers with software review expertise. A specific link to TUV America was shared as a potential resource for safety certification services. The discussion highlights the critical need for thorough safety reviews in manufacturing environments.
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My company is looking to have our safety PLC code reviewed by an independent third party. The machine is a ~$1million piece of capital equipment, my company is based in New Hampshire, and we're using B&R.

Can anyone point me to an independent reviewer?
 
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FlexGunship said:
My company is looking to have our safety PLC code reviewed by an independent third party. The machine is a ~$1million piece of capital equipment, my company is based in New Hampshire, and we're using B&R.

Can anyone point me to an independent reviewer?

Maybe do a search of Professional Engineers in your area, looking for software review specialists?

http://www.nspe.org/index.html

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I suppose it's possible. Most of us are PEs anyway, we're really looking for a company that can offer a certification. The challenge is that it's capital equipment... we're not building a factory where we can just post warning signs; we're manufacturing big machines that we're handing off to folks with high school educations.

EDIT: That might be a better idea than I thought. I'm going to follow through on your link, Berkeman. Thanks.
 
http://tuvamerica.com/services/functionalsafety/services.cfm

This looks like a company I'm going to look into. Anyone else providing similar services?
 

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