Process industries

Frameworks

• IEC 61508

  Basic safety publication for electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems that carry out safety functions. Facilitates sector standards; does not by itself confer an AI-specific SIL.

  Tools tagged IEC 61508

• IEC 61511

  Process-sector implementation of IEC 61508:2010. Requirements for specifying, designing, installing, operating and maintaining a safety instrumented system so it can achieve or maintain a safe state of the process.

  Tools tagged IEC 61511

Listed tools

• AADvance Control System

  Rockwell Automation · Commercial · Safety-critical AI platform

  Distributed, scalable safety instrumented system with fail-safe to TMR architectures. Official page: IEC 61508 certified (TÜV and Exida); TÜV-suitable for IEC 61508 up to SIL 3 and IEC 61511-1. SIL 1–3 in the same system. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

• ABB High Integrity I/O (S800 and Select I/O)

  ABB · Commercial · Safety-critical AI platform

  ABB SIL3 I/O for System 800xA High Integrity. Select I/O High Integrity is listed as certified for IEC 61508-SIL3 and compatible with AC 800M controllers using SM812. Page does not name IEC 61511. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508

• ABB System 800xA High Integrity

  ABB · Commercial · Safety-critical AI platform

  ABB describes System 800xA High Integrity as a TÜV-certified SIL3 safety system and a complete SIS, deployable with System 800xA or independently. Page says it gives flexibility to meet IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 requirements. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

• aeShield

  aeSolutions · Commercial · Safety engineering

  Functional-safety documentation platform for IEC 61511 SIL calculations, SRS, cause-and-effect and test plans. Official page heading: IEC 61511 Functional Safety Compliance Made Simple. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61511

• Astah System Safety (GSN)

  Change Vision · Commercial · Safety engineering

  GSN modeling in Astah System Safety. Names GSN Community Standard version 1.0 and OMG SACM (ARM) import/export, plus SysML Requirement-to-Goal sync, STPA/STAMP, Auto-Layout and an in-app Script Editor. Marketing page lists automotive (ISO 26262), aerospace (DO-178B), rail, nuclear and defense.

  • Other safety-critical
  • Aerospace & aviation
  • Defense & national security
  • Automotive
  • Medical devices
  • Process industries
  • ISO 26262

• DeltaV SIS

  Emerson · Commercial · Safety-critical AI platform

  Safety instrumented system used across process industries for ESD, burner management, fire and gas and pipeline. Official brochure: meets IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 requirements for physical separation; built for IEC 61511 compliance; TÜV and exida certified for SIL 3 without restriction.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

• exSILentia

  exida · Commercial · Safety engineering

  Modular safety-lifecycle suite for process-safety management and SIS functional-safety work. Official module table includes IEC 61511 Compliance Documentation and SILver, an IEC 61508 compliant SIL-verification calculation engine. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61511
  • IEC 61508

• GRIF SIL module

  TotalEnergies · Commercial · Safety engineering

  SIL calculation and verification software in the GRIF suite. Page headline: assessment of the availability level according to IEC 61508 and IEC 61511. Lists PFD and PFH computation and HFT and architectural constraints. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

• HIMA HIMax

  HIMA · Commercial · Safety-critical AI platform

  Fault-tolerant safety controller for process-industry SIS including fire-and-gas. Official fire-and-gas page: TÜV-certified HIMax suitable for use up to SIL 3 and certified in accordance with IEC 61511 up to SIL 3. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61511

• Honeywell Safety Manager SC

  Honeywell · Commercial · Safety-critical AI platform

  Third-generation QMR (2oo4D) safety platform for ESD/SIS applications in the Process Control industry. TÜV Rheinland certified up to SIL 3. Official standards list includes IEC 61508/61511. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

• IEC Certification Kit (for ISO 26262 and IEC 61508)

  MathWorks · Commercial · Safety engineering

  MathWorks kit of TÜV SÜD certificates and qualification work products for ISO 26262 (ASIL A–D), IEC 61508 (SIL 1–4) and IEC 62304. Supported-products table names IEC 61511:2016 for PLC Coder. ISO 26262 guidance covers AI-assisted model editing, review and test generation.

  • Automotive
  • Medical devices
  • Industrial machinery and robotics
  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • ISO 26262
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 62304
  • IEC 61511

• Kenexis SIS

  Kenexis · Commercial · Safety engineering

  Safety-lifecycle tool formerly named Vertigo. Page heading: ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Lifecycle Management and SIL Verification. Lists a SIL verification calculation engine, failure rate database, SRS documentation and dashboards. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61511

• SILability

  xSeriCon · Commercial · Safety engineering

  SIL verification software for SIFs. Page title: SIL Verification Software for IEC 61508/61511. Supports architectural constraint models for IEC 61508 (Route 1H and 2H) and IEC 61511 (2003 and 2016 editions), low, high and continuous demand. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

• SILcet

  Enertria · Commercial · Safety engineering

  SIL verification tool for safety instrumented functions, offered as SILcet Cloud and SILcet Pro Plus. Official page says it complies with IEC 61508, IEC 61511 and ISA TR84.00.02. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

• SIMATIC PCS 7 Safety

  Siemens · Commercial · Safety-critical AI platform

  Process-industry safety integrated with SIMATIC PCS 7. SIMATIC S7 Safety Matrix (Engineering Tool and Viewer) is described as a holistic approach to functional safety in accordance with IEC 61511 across the safety lifecycle. Architectures certified up to SIL 3. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61511

• Stages Process Management Software

  UL Solutions · Commercial · Compliance automation

  Process-management software with bidirectional traceability between process models and standard objectives. Official table names ISO 26262, ISO/PAS 8800 and UL 4600 under Automotive; IEC 62304 under Medical devices; IEC 61508 and IEC 61511-1 under Industrial.

  • Automotive
  • Medical devices
  • Industrial machinery and robotics
  • Process industries
  • Aerospace & aviation
  • Defense & national security
  • Other safety-critical
  • ISO 26262
  • ISO/PAS 8800
  • UL 4600
  • IEC 62304
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

• Yokogawa ProSafe-RS

  Yokogawa · Commercial · Safety-critical AI platform

  TÜV SIL3 safety instrumented system described as a safety PLC for the process industries. Complied functional-safety standards listed: IEC 61508, IEC 61511-1 and IEC 62061. Used in over 3,500 projects. Not an AI-management platform.

  • Process industries
  • Other safety-critical
  • IEC 61508
  • IEC 61511

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Articles

• IEC 61508-3 software requirements and ISO/IEC TR 5469 — where learned components sit

  Official catalog scope statements for IEC 61508-3:2010 and ISO/IEC TR 5469:2024, with a labeled editorial reading for machinery and process buyers.

• Process-industry SIS — IEC 61511 and the parent IEC 61508 publication

  Official IEC catalog pages for safety instrumented systems in the process sector, and what they do not say about machine learning.

• IEC 61511 SIS life-cycle questions for AI in process plants

  IEC 61511-1:2016 and its 2017 consolidated version as catalogued by IEC, and an editorial question list for AI tools near a safety instrumented system.

• Process-industry SIS vendor pages — IEC 61511 named, IEC 61508 named, or neither

  How four process-safety vendor pages word their standards claims, read against the IEC catalog scope of IEC 61511-1 and IEC 61508-1 (editorial reading labeled).

• ISO/IEC TR 5469 and IEC 61508 for ML components

  What official ISO and IEC catalog pages say about AI in safety-related functions, and what they do not say about SIL for machine learning.