You do not have to be a big automation company to do things right. In fact, it sometimes helps if you aren't so big that you have to fight turf battles with competing internal resource centers.
RTP is a nifty little company that you may well have never heard of. They have been around a very long time. They don't make stuff that is pretty. They make control systems that WORK. (Look, Keith Larson pays me to be impartial, not stupid...if it works, I'm going to say so, and it ain't a commercial).
And here's more testimony.
EXIDA CERTIFIES RTP 3000 CRITICAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY
SELLERSVILLE, PA (August 10, 2011) -- exida, an accredited global certification company, has certified the RTP 3000 control system for functional integrity, ensuring that it meets the cyber-security requirements of the ISA Security Compliance Institutes’ (ISCI) ISASecure Level 2, and the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.
“The RTP 3000 design does an excellent job defending itself against a wide range of accidental and deliberate problems on the network,” says exida Evaluating Assessor John Grebe. "RTP also demonstrated a top notch design quality process."
“exida has a globally recognized accredited program that leverages their expertise in cyber-security and functional safety,” says Sal Provanzano, RTP Corp. president. “This certification demonstrates RTP’s commitment to cyber-security defense and gives our customers confidence in our products.”
"The QUAD redundancy of the RTP 3000 is quite effective and unique providing high levels of safety integrity and availability,” added exida Managing Director Dr. William Goble. "We are impressed with RTP’s technical capabilities. They have a good understanding of the issues to achieve high levels of functional safety and cyber-security."
