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ATEC provide Certification solutions to a range of industries. Certification (or approval) usually refers to a process undertaken to verify product construction and manufacturing compliance with the relevant standards.
Once a client decides to contact us they can be assured fast access to ATEX Notified Body, IECEx Certification Body or Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (depending on the parameters of certification).
Understanding Certification and why it is important for users to ensure compliance with standards.
A very frequent enquiry to ATEC is about equipment certification with a large proportion on the topic of ‘X’ and ‘U’ certified equipment and if it is suitable for use in a specific application within a Classified Hazardous Area.
Note The symbol “X” is used to provide a means of identifying that essential information for the installation, use and maintenance of the equipment is contained within the certificate.
Only Ex “d” equipment having a complete certificate shall be installed. Ex “d” enclosures and components having only a component certificate, i.e. marked with a “U”, shall not be installed in the hazardous area unless as part of an assembly of components (now being referred to as equipment), when the components in the equipment are permitted by a full Ex certificate which may contain an “X” and the equipment label carries full Ex marking including temperature class.
Additional holes or modification to entries shall only be made into an Ex “d” enclosure by the manufacturer or an appropriately qualified certified service facility. Alteration of the internal components of the equipment is not permitted without re-evaluation of the equipment because conditions may be created inadvertently which lead to pressure piling, change in temperature class, or other such issues that may invalidate the certificate.
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We are pleased to officially announce the merger of EUTEX International and ATEC. Effective February 14th, 2022, both companies will operate as EUTEX International. This merger makes EUTEX the leading electrical supplier of hazardous area products and services around the globe.
The merger comes as a conjoint effort to offer the worldwide energy and renewable industry an integrated and boundary-pushing approach to working safely in hazardous areas. Our team acknowledges that our products and services impact other people’s lives, so minimizing safety risks for personnel and assets has always been our highest priority.