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Engineering Rugged Industrial Devices to be used in hazardous areas: frequently asked questions

BARTEC has been re-engineering Zebra rugged devices for use in hazardous locations for 25 years, but Ex-safety can still be a puzzling topic for most people working in industries were these areas are commonplace.

– What are hazardous locations and how are they classified?
– What makes a device intrinsically safe?
– What is the value of Ex-certified devices over those made for standard heavy industry sectors?
– What modifications does BARTEC make on Zebra devices to make them suitable for use in hazardous locations?

Find the answer to these questions and more on this FAQ list we put together:

Industrial Internet of Things for hazardous areas: potential for the optimisation of existing plants
Whether oil and gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, mining or food, the development of an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in combination with algorithms and artificial intelligence, releases an enormous optimisation potential – also and especially for existing plants.

Enterprise mobility solutions in potentially explosive atmospheres – applications and requirements
The use of mobile terminal equipment has arrived in the chemicals industry, the oil and gas industry and in other sectors with potentially explosive atmosphere. The benefits are plain to see, yet the selection and implementation process needs to be carefully thought through. What do solutions and applications need to do to economically and sustainably achieve the desired improvements regarding productivity, efficiency and safety?

Optimising Efficiencies in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical with Mobile Computing & Industrial Scanning
The oil and gas sector puts unique demands on technology. The fact that significant efficiencies can be gained from digitising workflows throughout operations, many facilities have yet to push mobile computing into areas where explosive vapours are present.

Enterprise mobility meets classic automation: portable HMIs in the process industry
An integrated approach to automation, which must of course include potentially explosive atmospheres, is needed in order to successfully go down the smart factory path. BARTEC offers mobility solutions such as tablet PCs, touch screen computers, scanners and corresponding infrastructure equipment to create a portable form of classic HMI solutions. Manufacturers already supply a range of apps for remote access to control systems and controls.

Small transmitter, great potential – use of beacons in potentially explosive atmospheres
Beacons transmit small volumes of data with great energy efficiency, can go many years without a battery change and trigger mobile apps for the most diverse applications. When combined with the enterprise mobility solutions from BARTEC, the cost-efficient radio transmitters offer considerable improvement potential in potentially explosive and non-hazardous areas.

Case Studies

MC92 in hazardous foods ingredients industry environment
BARTEC has been working successfully with Zebra Technologies for twenty years. Mirko Lampe, Strategic Marketing Manager International – Automation & Enterprise Mobility, BARTEC explains: “We wanted best-in-class scanners, mobile and touch computers for our clients, which is why we have partnered with Zebra Technologies.”

ABB and BARTEC revolutionise field device management
ABB has developed the Field Information Manager (FIM) to enable the setting up, programming and commissioning of hundreds of field devices to be simplified. The BARTEC Agile X Tablet PC series with HART add-on module makes the universal software solution available in mobile form from potentially explosive to non-hazardous areas and leads to further efficiency gains.

Process remote control with tablet PC and Aprol on LINUX
CHT Germany GmbH combines the multifunctional BARTEC Agile X Tablet PC series with a Linux OS for the mobile visualisation and safe control of processes in the Technical Centre and in Production. Further use cases range from decentralised recording of additional process data to predictive maintenance and Industry 4.0 upgrading of underdeveloped production sites.

Intelligent and secure process visualisation in potentially explosive atmospheres
The reliable process management of process plants is a basic requirement for consistent product quality and asset usability. In the course of the digital revolution, SIEMENS gives its customers new ideas, concepts and tools to enable plant units and modules to be monitored remotely and operated conveniently, guaranteeing asset performance. One of these is the Mobile Operations Concept.

Touch panel improves productivity of existing plants in the chemical industry
The interfaces between human and machine often offer areas for optimization in automated production. In particular, increased efficiency in the operation of plants contributes to an improved overall result in production.