Aegex Technologies Aegex10 IECEx certified tablet

APC Technology is now offering an IECEx certified Windows 10 enterprise tablet to the Australian and New Zealand markets.

The intrinsically safe, Windows 10, Intel-based tablet has gained certification for ATEX and IECEx Zone 1 areas internationally throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The device is also certified for UL 913 Class 1 Division 1 explosive areas of hazardous locations in the United States and CSA 22.2 in Canada.

Manufactured by Aegex Technologies, the Aegex10 intrinsically safe tablet is said to be the first Windows 10 enterprise device to hold global intrinsic safety certifications for HazLoc operations worldwide, where high concentrations of flammable gases, vapours or dusts are likely to occur in normal operation.

The intrinsically safe tablet brings Windows 10 capabilities into industries such as oil and gas, chemical, mining and pharmaceuticals, which operate in highly explosive environments. While most mobile devices are not permitted in highly volatile zones of hazardous locations because they could cause a spark, Aegex’s 10.1″ tablet is certified intrinsically safe, or incapable of igniting an explosion.