Mobexx announces that Aegex Technologies has added a mining certificate to its portfolio of global certifications of its Windows 10 Tablet PC for safe use in the world’s most hazardous industrial operations. 

It reports that “the Aegex10 Intrinsically Safe Tablet is the only Windows 10 tablet that is globally certified for the world’s most explosive industrial environments, where high concentrations of flammable gases, vapours, dusts or fibres are likely to occur in normal operation.” Specifically, the tablet is approved for ATEX and IECEx Class 1 Zone 1, UL913 Class I, II and III Division 1 a-g and CSA 22.2 part 157 areas of hazardous locations. The Aegex10 is intrinsically safe, meaning it is designed to be incapable of generating energy sufficient to ignite a spark.

The Aegex10 has achieved a new certificate for safety in mining, which was granted by a certification body according to IECEx 60079 requirements and the ATEX directive. ATEX is the European Regulatory Framework for Manufacture, Installation and Use of Equipment in Explosive Atmospheres. IECEx standards apply to the use of equipment in areas where a potential may exist of fire or explosion.

This mining certification approves the Aegex10 for use in mining operations where methane and coal dust may be present, specifically for I M2 Ex ib I Mb. Aegex10 tablets are now certified for mining operations throughout Europe, as well as international locations governed by IECEx, the International Electrotechnical Commission System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres.

“This additional certification for the Aegex10 Intrinsically Safe Tablet gives mining operators in Europe, Africa, Asia and elsewhere the ability to not only maintain real-time communications with their crews but to also access the data they need to make their operations safer and more efficient,” said Mark Dale-Lace, Director of Mobexx.

Mobexx is Distribibutor for Aegex products and other rugged and ATEX mobile computers.