MAY 2008

PYROBAN® BRINGS EX PRODUCTS TO MARKET QUICKLY

The saying goes “if you want something done properly you should do it yourself”. In some cases however, it is best to leave things to the experts. When a regular manufacturer or component supplier is required to provide a component for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere, the company is faced with significant legal and engineering hurdles. Ex-Solutions, a Division of the Pyroban Group, an expert provider of explosion protection solutions, offers the engineering expertise to assist companies with a fast service that helps to bring an EX product to market quickly and cost effectively.

To operate safely in potentially explosive atmospheres, all equipment should be suitably protected and certified to ensure it complies with legislation such as ATEX 94/9/EC in Europe and NEC 500 and 505 in the US . This usually means assessing or re-engineering either electrical or mechanical aspects of products to eliminate all potential sources of ignition such as heat or sparks by using explosion protection methods including explosion proof or restricted breathing enclosures or intrinsically safe circuits.

Regular manufacturers or component suppliers can carry out explosion protection modifications to their products internally and then seek certification, but development onsite can become a lengthy and costly process and the end result will usually be non aesthetically pleasing, large and in most cases more expensive. Without the expertise of an experienced team, the legislation can also be nothing more than an inconvenient, difficult obstacle.

With 35 years of experience in explosion protection, Pyroban minimises the inconvenience, offering a total solution that includes risk assessment, development, modification and product certification.

Mark Jackson of Pyroban's Ex-Solutions business explains “Outsourcing for such a specialist area of expertise is often a highly beneficial investment. It not only ensures a more professional, efficient and cost effective process, but more importantly it allows a company the opportunity to free up resources (both human and material) to continue focusing their efforts on what they do best, relying on the expertise of Pyroban EX-Solutions to bring their certified products to market right first time, saving time and money”

The Pyroban Ex-solutions team can be utilised as an efficient additional resource as and when a company requires explosion protection expertise in order to streamline the process of risk assessing or re-engineering the product and certifying it. Pyroban Ex-Solutions' comprehensive understanding of the process of product certification and paperwork requirements means that the company can confidently self certify or, approach a 3 rd party certification body with all design and development stages of the product completed, ready to get the product certified and into the market quickly.

Common problems that can delay the certification process include the lack of time and engineering resources to commit to specific problem solving, the general understanding of explosion protection and collating and presenting information in the technical construction file in a format that is accepted by the certification authority. With the experts at Ex-Solutions dedicating their time to a project on behalf of a manufacturing company, the process is sped up significantly and carried out to a high, thorough standard. The company has a significant understanding of the legal standards, and will provide the quickest, safest, most cost effective way to risk assess or re-engineer a product so that it is safe for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

In addition, outsourcing to Ex-Solutions takes the liability away from the less experienced companies in order to meet stringent legislation. Pyroban factories are authorised (notified) within the framework of the ATEX 94/9/EC Directive to facilitate Category 2 and 3 equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, notifications which are supported with ISO 9001:2000 Quality Assurance systems.

Modifying components for Product Certification can be a lengthy process but with the support of sufficient resources, skills and experience that Pyroban Ex-Solutions offers, each stage is streamlined, bringing the best solution to market quickly and cost effectively.

Further information is available at www.ex-solutions.co.uk

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* ATEX 94/9/EC – European Directive

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