Condition monitoring data collector offers ATEX

A new intrinsically safe condition-monitoring data collector allows fast and easy data collection from mechanical equipment operating in Class 1 Div 1 environments

A new intrinsically safe condition-monitoring data collector allows fast and easy data collection from mechanical equipment operating in Class 1 Div 1 environments - while helping manufacturers and industrial users meet ATEX Petrochemical Certification Requirements.

The Entek Enpac Ex from Rockwell Automation is specifically designed to meet ATEX Zone 0, an EU category designation for areas where an explosive atmosphere is continuously present or present for long periods.

Enpac is a family of Windows CE-based, high-performance, two-channel data collectors and signal analysers.

The units are designed to help ensure safe and efficient condition monitoring of equipment found in many process industries with large rotating equipment, including marine, power generation, water/wastewater, and petrochemical.

"The need for intrinsically safe components has become increasingly important in the refining and petrochemical processing industry," explains Ralph DeLisio, business manager, Integrated Condition Monitoring, Rockwell Automation.

"The Enpac Ex effectively meets this demand with a data collector that combines high-performance processing capabilities with a design that meets the intrinsic safety requirements for operation in hazardous locations".

The Enpac Ex data collector utilises the latest advances in analogue and digital electronics, including digital signal processing (DSP) and a powerful Sigma-Delta A/D converter to provide both speed and accuracy in the data collection process.

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