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What is an Ex d Enclosure? Worker Safety

What is an Ex d Enclosure?

An Ex d enclosure is designed to contain an explosion and stop any flames, sparks, and hot gases…

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Case Study: Extronics Develops Large Ex d Enclosure for Secondary Communications Link on Offshore Petrochemical Platform Wireless Networking

Case Study: Extronics Develops Large Ex d Enclosure for Secondary Communications Link on Offshore Petrochemical Platform

Extronics’ trusted partner, MMX Communications needed a custom wireless network solution for a major petrochemical company. The client…

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Can NEMA 4X or Ex e Enclosures Be Used to Install Wireless Access Points in Hazardous Areas? Wireless Networking

Can NEMA 4X or Ex e Enclosures Be Used to Install Wireless Access Points in Hazardous Areas?

The standards surrounding the installation of a wireless access point in hazardous areas are often misinterpreted. It is…

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Personnel Tracking with a GPS Real Time Location System Worker Safety

Personnel Tracking with a GPS Real Time Location System

GPS is not a new technology, but its use across large industrial processing environments for worker safety is…

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Dispelling the Myth: Is Location Tracking Corporate Big Brother or Worker Safety? Worker Safety

Dispelling the Myth: Is Location Tracking Corporate Big Brother or Worker Safety?

When installing a real time location system (RTLS) for worker safety, it is not uncommon for personnel to…

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Contact Tracing and Social Distancing in Process Industries: What Are Your Options? Worker Safety

Contact Tracing and Social Distancing in Process Industries: What Are Your Options?

Covid-19 has forced every business to evaluate their working conditions. At Extronics, we have been asked a lot…

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