ATEX DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC - SUMMARY FOR RENOLD GEARS

Background

ATEX stands for Atmospheres Explosives and was introduced by the EEC to become effective by 1st July 2003.  A British Standard, EN 13463-1:2001, covering non-electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres was subsequently introduced in the UK to match it.  It covers all equipment that operates either in mines (Group I) or in potentially explosive gas, vapour or air/dust mixtures (Group II).  Category 1 covers equipment which has built-in principal means of protection, together with a back-up to cover at least two disturbances, while Category 2 has a means of protection to cope with frequently occurring disturbances.

Our gearboxes have been designated as falling into Group II, Category 2.

The maximum temperature that our boxes are likely to reach is T4, 135 deg.C.

For further information, please contact Renold Gears

Tel: +44 (0) 1706 751000

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