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Wireless Technology Used in Hazardous Areas Wireless Networking

Wireless Technology Used in Hazardous Areas

Often when we talk about wireless technology in the process industries, it is said in the context of…

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What Are the Standards Governing Hazardous Area Wireless Installations? Wireless Networking

What Are the Standards Governing Hazardous Area Wireless Installations?

The main standards for hazardous area equipment globally are ATEX, IECEx and North American NEC 500/505. For ATEX…

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Defining Hazardous Area Wireless Wireless Networking

Defining Hazardous Area Wireless

There are various reasons for deploying wireless technology into a hazardous area. In almost all cases, the goal…

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A BLE Gateway for Hazardous Areas Wireless Networking

A BLE Gateway for Hazardous Areas

Extronics CEO, John Hartley had the pleasure of joining Howard Doherty, VP of sales at Cassia Networks recently to…

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Intrinsically Safe Isolators: Connecting Safely in Hazardous Areas Wireless Networking

Intrinsically Safe Isolators: Connecting Safely in Hazardous Areas

Connectivity is increasingly central to modern processing workflows as the trend towards digitalisation continues across the board. Many…

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Collecting Smart Sensor Data at Scale With BLE Hazardous Area

Collecting Smart Sensor Data at Scale With BLE

Many hazardous process industry environments suffer from data loss or data silos. Assets such as, traditional motors, pumps,…

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