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In order to be used under explosion
proof environment item should be
design and certified to meet
ATEC and or IECEX standard. Industry
support variety of products that are
certified for the appropriate standard
already.
Heavy Duty connectors
To address challenging environments
and demanding applications and
markets such as industrial Automation,
Transportation, Robot, manufacturers
lately introduced solution which
provides flexibility to build “your
own solution”. Introducing variety of
bodies support flexible number of pins,
different housing shapes, implementing
locking mechanism and use of different
pins customer can build his own solution
to fit his environment, product.
The connectors housing, sealing
and locking mechanism protect the
connection from external influences
such as mechanical shocks, foreign
bodies, humidity, dust, water or
other fluids such as cleansing and
cooling agents , oils, etc. The degree
of protection the housing offers is
explained in the IEC 60 529, DIN EN
60 529, standards that categorize
enclosures according to foreign body
and water protection Code letters
Heavy Duty Connector Finished
product
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