Manufacturers of Ex- equipment

and specifically, those offering further technical information on zone classification of hazardous areas and related topics



• A B Controls and Technology Ltd. New 2008/2009 Catalogue Now Available
• Adalet
• Akron Electric, Hazardous Classification - Electronic Primer
• Allen-Bradley
• Appleton Tech: IEC or NEC and Appleton: Hazardous Location Primer
• ATEC Training & Certification Services is a North American based company located in Houston, Texas specializing in training, compliance and product certification. The company was formed to provide Hazardous area Solutions by providing specialist training & compliance services for engineers working with products & systems in Hazardous Area locations.
• ATEX Explosion Hazards Ltd, "Explosion protection solutions adapted to your special requirements and local legal requirements".
• A.T.X. (part of EGS Electrical Group) 
• BARTEC, Principles of Explosion Protection.
• Bebco Industries, includes shelters suitable for Hazardous (Classified) Areas
• Bently Nevada  - Applications Note: Installation of Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas.
• CMP Products - including information on ATEX and a guide to hazardous areas.
• Cortem - Lighting fixtures, eletrical fittings, pulling boxes and cable glands.
• Crouse-Hinds also  CEAG (and Cooper Crouse-Hinds).
• Dron & Dickson - Specialists in design, supply and maintenance of industrial and hazardous area electrical equipment. Good info on Explosion Protection Methods, Selection Criteria, ATEX, Certification marks and more. Worth a visit.
• EGS / Appleton - IEC or CEC? The US website also has an IEC / NEC classification comparator.
• Ex Industries supplies explosion proof products and systems used in hazardous environments for world wide use.
• Explosion Research Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta. Application for Evaluation of Products for QPS Field Certification. Also "A must read for 'intrinsically safe' design engineers - MINIMUM SPARK IGNITION ENERGIES --- A MATHEMATICAL MODEL".
• FEEL  Flameproof Electrical Enclosures Limited (UK)  Series 9000  EEx-e, Series 3000 EEx-d II C T6.
• F.E.S. (Ex) Limited FES is flexible; client focused and can provide logical solutions on a freelance, or partnership basis to your company or your clients.
• FINE EX LAMPS Inc. Full service industrial electrical manufacturer's representative agency and importer based in East Setauket, New York.
• Guardian Telecom Inc. Explosion Proof Telephones.
• Hawke Glands - Cable Glands for hazardous areas. Also Exe GRP Enclosures, Exe Stainless Steel Enclosures, Ex Connectors and Transformer Breathers.
• Hazloc Heaters  - Manufacturer of Industrial Unit Heaters for Hazardous and Severe-Duty Locations, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• Hubbell (Killark) (see old Killark faqs (frequently asked questions) at Killark 1997 faqs.)
• J.B. Systems Stockists and authorised assemblers for ATX ATX EExd Explosion Proof enclosures. Finished enclosures carry an LCIE/CENELEC certificate.
• The JCE Group is a global organisation specialising in the design and manufacture of high performance, internationally approved control systems
  for applications where both hazardous and non-hazardous conditions exist.
• K-Controls Ltd., UK with downloadable documents such as The explosion risk in hazardous areas.
• MTL Instruments - Fieldbus power systems and wiring components, Intrinsic Safety interfaces and surge protection techniques. Many Technical Papers available, such as "The ATEX Directive - its effect on instrumentation in hazardous areas".
• Newson-Gale - leading the way in hazardous area static control. See also "Static Electricity -  The Hidden Danger in Hazardous Areas".
• Pepperl+Fuchs - "the undisputed world market leader for intrinsic safety and explosion protection technology". Provides a useful I.S. Application guide and other 'white papers'.
• R. Stahl, Inc.  - with detailed information pages such as “Basics of Explosion Protection” from a Global Perspective.
• Raychem HTS - Heating Cables (Now see Tyco Thermal Controls)
• Redapt - Thread conversion specialists, including information such as a Thread Dimensions Substitution Chart.
• RUFFNECK Heaters - Useful pages at "Hazardous Locations Reference" with definitions, including MIC: Minimum Igniting Current, MESG: Maximum Experimental Safe Gap etc.
• SIEMENS  - Explosion proof equipment such as Detectors and Alarms. Also excellent 160 page handbook - Principles of Intrinsically-Safe Design.
• Setra -  pressure transducers for hazardous areas. Also application note on "explosion-proof / intrinsically safe".
• SourceIEC, Texas, for IEC Hazardous Location products including Cable Glands, Lighting Enclosures and Accessories suitable for Zone 1 & 2 locations.
• thuba AG - a service company for special solutions based on standardized and certified assemblies, development, certification and installation of explosion protection products.
• Tyco Thermal Controls including Heat Tracing products and services such as: Raychem, Pyrotenax, Tracer, Isopad and Thorin & Thorin. Also an extensive  TraceCalc user guide is available which includes notes such as sheath temperature calculations (Table 5-2), for heating cables.
• Vantage Technology electrical connectors for use in hazardous environments.
• Victor Products manufactures a diverse range of hazardous area equipment.
• Wago -  The Ex 2.0 catalog contains information on rail-mounted terminal block systems etc. See also list of applicable IEC / EN standards and Advantages of WAGO EEx e II and EEx i terminal blocks.
• Walsall Ltd. -  explosion protected products ranging from lighting and terminal enclosures through to local control, distribution and complex control systems designed and built to order, with all products approved to the very latest European / worldwide harmonised standards, ATEX 94/9/EC, IECEX & GOST-R.

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