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ATEX stands for atmosphères explosibles.

 

The ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU covers equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. The Directive defines the essential health and safety requirements and conformity assessment procedures, to be applied before products are placed on the EU market. It is applicable from 20 April 2016 and replacing the previous Directive 94/9/EC.

 

The Directive applies to electrical and/or mechanical equipment used on the surface, below the ground and on fixed offshore installations. Specifically, the Directive covers:

 

All equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and which are capable of causing an explosion through their own potential sources of ignition.

Protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Protective systems are defined as units which are intended to halt incipient explosions immediately and/or to limit the effective range of explosion flames and explosion pressures

Components, which are defined as any item essential to the safe functioning of equipment and protective systems but with no autonomous function.

 

AC cooling fan with ATEX compliance

EU announces the ATEX directives for the industrial equipment which may be used in the explosive environment and may cause the safety doubt. The ATEX directives defines the particles which can cause the explosion easily, such as powder dust in the air, flammable gas, flammable vapor or mist and so on, as potential dangerous or explosive environment. All mechanical machinery or electrical equipment, including the electronic components which will be installed in the potential explosive environment will need to be well protected.

 

Many customers use AC fan as the cooling device for the refrigerator system, however, due to the necessity of the refrigerant in the refrigerator, the users have to exclude the all possible explosive factors, to avoid the possible explosion. And it will be great help to eliminate the risk of the explosion of the machinery or equipment if the AC fan with ATEX compliance is chosen. Fulltech is developing the AC fan with ATEX compliance by 100% protection of the motor, to prevent the fan to interact with the possible explosive factor and make sure the refrigerator system can be used continually and safely.

 

Our EU ATEX certification in Fulltech AC cooling fan as below:

ATEX model	Description	Size	Safety Approval
T60B BPB0AM1D4A	Axial fan, 230Vac, ball bearing	60x60x25mm	UL.CUL.TUV, ATEX
T92A BPB0AM1D4A	Axial fan, 230Vac, ball bearing	92x92x38mm	UL.CUL.TUV, CE, ATEX
T12A BPB0AM1D4A	Axial fan, 230Vac, ball bearing	120x120x38mm	UL.CUL.TUV, CE, ATEX
T15P BPB23M1D4A	Axial fan, 230Vac, ball bearing	172x150x51mm	UL.CUL.TUV, ATEX

 

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