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4/3/25, 4:28 PM HIMA’s automatic safety test solution supports BASF new Verbund Site in Zhanjiang - Middle East Business News and Information - …
test evidence got created and documented automatically.

Reflecting timelines and dimensions of this capital investment of BASF in China, new ways of
implementing the safety functionalities where required to achieve the project objectives while

maintaining plant safety of the highest level achievable. Based on a close collaboration
between BASF and HIMA engineers a new concept for testing and verification of safety
functions got implemented across the entire project.

The new solution leads to a time saving and cost reduction. In addition, the test quality and
accuracy of individual tests could be optimized. Based on that a lot of small deficiencies could
be found and cleaned up during the process, which resulted in a faster FAT and IFAT. Test

reports that comply with the specifications, reducing a large amount of documentation –
including the handling of manual test reports.

The BASF team was highly satisfied with the project quality and delivery speed, and both

parties are currently exploring how to apply the smart safety test during the upcoming loop
tests and automatic proof testing during the plant operations.

Peter Sieber, Vice President Strategic Marketing of HIMA Group pointed out: “This project is an
excellent example of how close collaboration between a user and a solution vendor can create

added value at project implementation and operation. It is also a prove of HIMA’s commitment
supporting clients in making the complexity of functional safety more handable.”