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News Release from: Hawk IR International | Subject: Ex-PORT infrared sightglass
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 February 2006
Infrared sightglass is certified to ATEX
Infrared sightglass - certified to ATEX - enables thermographers to assess and monitor live components located within an electrically hazardous area without removing covers or doors.
The first ever ATEX infrared sightglass has arrived The Ex-PORT range from Hawk IR has been certified for use in Zone 1 and Zone 2 Hazardous Areas
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Permanently installed into electrical equipment the Ex-PORT enables thermographers to assess and monitor live components located within an electrically hazardous area in a safe and reliable fashion without removing covers or doors.
Hawk IR has inflicted upon the Ex-PORT range an extensive series of rigorous tests, including impact and accelerated aging all in strict accordance with industry guidelines and regulatory specifications, and has come up with a device that is impressively robust whilst simply to use.
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ATEX, the defining authority on equipment and protective systems for use in potentially explosive environments, has certainly been impressed as well - enough to give certified approval to the Ex-PORT, making it a cost-efficient essential to electrical plant operations across the globe.
The Ex-PORT fully complies with the most recent ATEX Directives to ensure conformity with the recognised, harmonized standards of using electrical equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres.
The design of the product is neat and simple.
It has been specifically developed in line with a range of end-user workflows to suit a wealth of industry scenarios.
Ex-PORT revolutionises standard safety practices in a whole host of industries, but is particularly pertinent to the high-pressure demands and rigorous safety checks within the oil and gas, offshore and mining sectors.
The Ex-PORT devices are robust and simple to install, giving operators an essential tool that is quick and easy to use regardless of which IR camera is being deployed.
Heralding a new era for infrared technology, it is the first of its kind.
Right now, there is simply no product that can match its ATEX-certified status.
Hawk IR International sales director, Tony Holliday concludes: "The Ex-PORT product line is a logical extension from the current Hawk IR Sightglass range and is a true world-first, enabling the infrared thermographers to safely expand into hazardous areas without the need for permits or 'half-measures' previously available. Request a free brochure from Hawk IR International ...
When coupled with the Hawk Ex-CAM ATEX IR Camera system (due for its UK launch in March, 2006) there will be virtually no areas that an infrared programme cannot cover.".
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