Flow control products and services provider Flowserve Corp. has joined the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute as a supplier member, according to WCI.
Flowserve is in the process of developing ISA100-based products. Joining ISA100 WCI provides Flowserve with access to a wide technical and user network of ISA100-based products, said Scott Wilkerson, senior product portfolio manager of Flowserve.
Flowserve brings another product category into the ISA100.11-based offerings, said Andre Ristaino, managing director of ISA100 WCI. Flowserve's products support several industrial sectors, including gas, oil, chemical, power generation and water resources, Ristaino noted.
ISA100.11 is a wireless mesh network protocol standard that enables suppliers to build interoperable wireless automation control products. It also provides users the freedom to choose ISA100.11a field devices from any supplier.
For more information, visit http://www.isa.org.
