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Why the Safco Engineering
solution is so innovative?

The innovative aspect of the solution developed by
Safco Engineering was the use of PlantPAx to not
only address the plant’s fire and safety requirements,
but also to control and communicate with the
addressable devices within the office complex for fire
protection.
The solution was divided into three logical levels
using sub networks, which when connected all
together, created a global network. Each level
deploys interlinked equipment from within the
PlantPAx solution from Rockwell Automation:
• at the lower level a local fire and gas panel is
used for building protection, with an HMI A13 PLC rack of Allen Bradley showing control net card (purple),
providing the operator interface; communication cables, digital output (blue) & digital input (green) which are
• at the medium level another fire and gas panel wired to terminal strip trough dedicated pre-wired cable
is deployed for building and process area
protection; the medium level also exploits a (with associated switches) to link to both the HMIs
server for data collection and interfacing with and the PlantPAx Scada solution.
the PlantPAx DCS and the higher level;
• the higher level contains the main server, for The results mentioned above are specific to Safco
data collection, disaster recovery and domain Engineering’s use of Rockwell automation products and
control of the network. services in conjunction with other products. Specific
The entire network uses EtherNet/IP and ControlNet results may vary for other customers.

Gianbattista Zago

Gianbattista Zago, started to work in the fire and gas he worked in Kidde Fenwal as Proposal Manager
field in 1989 as Project Engineer, Software Specialist and in 2003 he founded Saf.Co Fire & Gas (Safco
and Project Coordinator. Engineering in 2006) together with Luca Germani,
In 1990, he held the position of Fire & Gas the President.
Systems Engineer in CSA Company and of Senior Gianbattista Zago, having a huge experience in both
Project Manager in ItalFire Protection Company for engineering and site management, now is Safco
Adnoc Ruwais Refinery, Adnoc Ruwais GUP and Engineering Operation Director for Production,
Takreer Ruwais Refinery (ULG) projects. In 2002 Engineering and R&D development.

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