ATEX Finishing System (FIS04 ATEX)

Intrinsically Safe Finishing System (FIS04 ATEX / cMETus)

Many coating lines whether applying solvent / water-based paint or powder coating require products being coated to pass through zones / areas that are classified as explosive hazard. These areas may include the spray booth, flash off zone and even the paint curing oven itself. In such areas potentially explosive gases / volatile organic compounds (VOC) may be present from solvents such as Acetone, Toluene and Xylene, used in and released from the coatings or as cleaning agents. In powder coating applications dust clouds can create similar explosive environments.

For any coating application, classified with an explosive risk, it is required by regulatory bodies that certified equipment should be used, proven to be safe in such environment. The PhoenixTM intrinsically safe finishing system offers such a system. Employing the Intrinsically safe 10 or 20 channel PTM1500 Epsilon-x data logger the system is ATEX approved (EU) for Zone 2 & 22. In the USA the system is also approved for use in hazardous locations (Zone 2, 22 Division 2) by an accredited NRTL (cMETus).