SEW-Eurodrive ATEX Explosion-proof Gearmotors
SEW-Eurodrive supplies explosion-proof gearmotors in accordance with ATEX directive 94/9/EC. Special measures are required for the operation of systems and machinery in areas with potentially explosive air/gas or air/dust mixtures. If mixture formation cannot be prevented, specially protected drives must be used. Applicable standards and regulations govern the use of equipment within existing hazard zones. They also stipulate the quality requirements that must be met by drive manufactures. Depending on their features these motors are suitable for zone 1 & 2 gas atmospheres and zone 21 & 22 dust atmospheres.