Routeco solutions for hazardous areas

18 May 2012

Companies operating within hazardous area environments are faced with many different challenges and an ever-changing backdrop of regulation, legislation and systems availability. Routeco can provide comprehensive advice on Intrinsic Safety, Explosion Proof, Flameproof, Increased Safety, Purged Systems, Non-sparking, Restricted Breathing and Energy Limitation, including both gas and dust applications, amongst much else.

Ex e junction boxes

It is also a specialist supplier of hazardous area equipment. The company can offer the latest technologies available from the world’s leading manufacturers integrated within systems that take advantage of the most up-to-date operational protection concepts and conforming to the most recent hazardous area regulations, industry standards and SILs.
Working alongside global supply partners such as Cooper Crouse Hinds (CEAG), Cooper MEDC, Cooper MTL and many other specialist suppliers, Routeco’s range of ATEX solutions, including bespoke control systems, and encompass all of the major protection concepts, including:
• Intrinsically safe (Ex ia (ib))
• Increased protection (Ex e, Ex de)
• Explosion-proof combination panels (Ex d and Ex de)
• Pressurised panels (Ex p)
• Zone 2 EEna, EEnr, EExnl
• Dust Zone 22 protection by Enclosure
Routeco has customised control and motor starter panels for all hazardous area applications, including UL approval. Typical solutions also include motor starter control panels, combined control and motor starter panels (including variable speed drives and Star Delta starters), remote I/O, HMIs or PCs.
The company is also able to offer advice and solutions for most ATEX process and control applications, including a range of ATEX IS network products and IS barriers.