Mechanical industry equipment and protective systems for potentially explosive atmospheres - ATEX
A potentially explosive atmosphere is composed of air mixtures of gases, vapors, mists or dusts, which can catch fire under certain operating conditions.
Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres cover a very wide range of products, including equipment used for fixed offshore platforms, in petrochemical plants, mines, mills and other areas where a potentially explosive atmosphere may be present.
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