Intrinsically Safe Mobile Devices

Developed completely in-house, the intrinsically safe Android 9 smartphone Smart-Ex® 02 has a large 5-inch display made of scratch-resistant Gorilla® Glass, an ergonomic design, advanced features, and optimized accessories. With an extended temperature range, the Smart-Ex® 02 is designed for the most demanding Zone 1/21 and Div. 1 environments.

As a 4G/LTE capable Android smartphone and mobile computer, the SmartEx® 01 for Zone 1/21 and Div. 1 efficiently modernizes communication and collaboration between mobile workers, control side, and backend systems. This new level of online connectivity and coverage leads to improved work processes and reduced costs. The Smart Ex®01 supports a wide range of industrial applications such as the “man down alarm” that sends warning messages including position information. It can also be used to access online documents, digital photos, and videos.

The Ex-Handy 10 for Zone 1/21 and Div. 1 is optimized for future industrial applications and covers a wide range of applications from pure communication to push-to-talk. As a complete proprietary development, the new feature phone generation is based on a sophisticated technology and offers suitable accessories from a single source. Due to Pepperl+Fuchs’ global presence, users benefit from quick and direct support on-site.

For users who need a more advanced mobile phone but not a smartphone, the Ex-Handy 09 featurephone for Zone 1/21 and Div. 1 (successor product to the well-known Ex-Handy 08) is designed to meet this need. It provides both push-button and touchscreen mobile phone capabilities plus the performance and connectivity to support simple and more intensive Android applications such as lone worker protection, push-to-talk, and other industrial apps.

The Android-based tablet Tab-Ex® 02 for explosion-hazardous areas offers the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries new customer-oriented mobile solutions for location-independent access to company data. Compact, lightweight, and certified for Zones 1/21 and 2/22, as well as Div 1. and Div.2, this tablet supports the “Mobile Worker” in handling various tasks and applications (asset surveys, material tracking, operator rounds, inspection and maintenance).

Just like the previous model, the Tab-Ex® 02 for Zone 2/22 and Div. 2 has been developed in close cooperation with Samsung Electronics, the market leader for tablet PCs. The tablet computer is based on the latest Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2 that is equipped with a faster processor and the latest Android N operating system. Besides tried-and-tested functions, the Tab-Ex® 02 also comes with innovative features like a gyroscope for augmented reality scenarios that make Industry 4.0 applications easy to implement.

In addition to its large display, the explosion-proof tablet PC Pad-Ex® 01 for Zone 2/22 and Div. 2 features speedy fifth generation Intel®-Core™ i5/i7 CPUs and supports Windows® 10/Pro. Battery life lasts up to seven hours. The combination of robust usability and computing power suits this mobile device for outdoor use in any environment: It complements or even substitutes for desktop PCs, laptops, or wall-mounted displays.

The CUBE 800 dual-camera system with HD optics and thermal imaging technology delivers videos, images, and indications based on hot spots. They can be displayed and saved on mobile devices, and even shared via the Onsight Connect platform. CUBE 800 is suitable for attaching to hard hats, headbands, or monopods that enable visuals to be captured in hard-to-reach places.

The rugged, powerful Smart-Ex® Watch 01 introduces a new type of hands-free communication and navigation via advanced voice control and wrist gestures. A rotating bezel allows for intuitive, quick, and easy scrolling through apps and instructions—even with gloves. This enables greater protection for employees.

The intrinsically safe barcode scanner/RFID reader Ident-Ex® for Zone 1/21 and Div. 1 is an efficient solution for challenging scan operations in explosion-hazardous areas. Due to its modular design, this robust handheld can be adapted to the requirements of different scan tasks. Different read head modules are available and can be easily changed. The Ident-Ex 01 uses Bluetooth for pairing with ecom base devices or any other mobile device.

BLE beacons are small Bluetooth beacons for Zone 1/21 and Div. 1 that emit a signal at periodic intervals. With Bluetooth 4.0 support, these beacons are compatible with popular smartphones and tablets and can be recognized by these devices over a distance of up to 200 m. This enables solutions for lone worker protection, physical access control, guard control systems, visitor guidance systems, and even indoor localization.

The i.roc® Ci70–Ex for Zone 1/21 and Div. 1 is the latest product from the well-known i-roc® range. This intrinsically safe handheld computer combines state-of-the-art technology with a flexible, modular head concept for diverse identification systems like LF, HF, and UHF RFID, or 1-D barcode laser scanners and 2-D multi-range barcode imagers. It offers many global approvals for use in explosion-hazardous areas—from ATEX and ATEX mining, through IECEx, to NEC and MSHA mining.