Good Morning All, Just to let you know the 61508 Association are holding a conference in York on November 25th this year. The event is free to join and looks to include a very good agenda regarding Functional Safety Compliance. I have attached the flyer for those that are interested 🙂

Siemens released the SIMATIC S7-1500V with failsafe function over 6 months ago — a fully virtual PLC that supports safety-critical control logic in software rather than dedicated hardware. 📌 Question for the group: Has anyone on this forum actually used or specified a failsafe virtual PLC like the S7-1500V (or similar) in a project? If so: - What's the application? - What key benefits did you find? - What challenges did you face in terms of safety lifecycle, validation, or integration? - Did it change how you structured your delivery approach? If you haven’t used it yet, share: - What’s holding you back - What you’d need to consider before adopting this kind of technology Interested to see how different industries approach this one.https://blog.siemens.com/2025/05/simatic-s7-1500v-with-failsafe-function-the-worlds-first-failsafe-virtual-plc/