Posted to News on 9th Mar 2008, 00:00
ATEX ratings for lamps and pushbuttons
For applications in hazardous areas where equipment may be exposed to explosive dust, Moeller Electric is now offering an extensive selection of pushbuttons, indicator lamps and other pilot devices from its RMQ-Titan range in ATEX approved versions.
Among the RMQ-Titan products that Moeller Electric can supply in accordance with the ATEX Directive 94/9 EC are flush and projecting pushbuttons, mushroom actuators, selector switches, illuminated pushbuttons, indicator lamps, joysticks, foot and palm switches, Emergency-stop pushbuttons and potentiometers. All products are approved for use in dust areas Zone 22, Category 3 and are approved for device group II, which covers all applications except those associated with mining.
Also available are surface mounting ATEX-compliant pushbutton enclosures which have an IP67/69K ingress protection rating and are particularly useful for applications in mills, grinding plants, wood processing, cement production, grain storage, food processing and similar areas where dust hazards may be present.
