We are aware that in industrial processes there are no manufacturing technologies that are ideal in absolute terms. Each company adjusts the suitability of its production method according to the components to be manufactured. Recent trends tend to focus on shortening product manufacturing and delivery times. And in making high-value products that have a long shelf life.

Global competitiveness

The processes of digitalization and hyperconnectivity, towards which we are tending more and more, contribute to transform the structure of the different organizations but also to increase competitiveness at a global level. Keeping abreast of new technologies seems an absolute necessity for companies like ours. They are a fundamental part of the scientific-technical revolution that we are experiencing in the productive sphere.

Technological innovations in fields such as microelectronics lead to the creation of technological systems that favor production automation processes. The increasingly clear union of science and technology is leading to the emergence of advances in electronics, biotechnology, energy sources, space technologies and new materials.

The emergence of new materials

The emergence of new technologies has its origin in the search for solutions to various objectives, which focus on minimizing the sizes of some parts, finding cheaper forms of energy and more resistant and durable materials, etc. In practice, new technologies can be applied to the production of any type of good. No industry seems to be able to remain on the sidelines of this process.

The trend is towards advances in the production of products that save materials and energy through intensive information processing.

New materials are the post-World War II response to the need to produce materials with specialized properties. Science and engineering came together to modify the properties of matter. This led to the appearance of polymers, ceramics and, what affects us most directly: steels.

The trend to replace traditional materials with more resistant and durable ones has been growing since the last third of the last century. Research is focused on achieving specific properties in these materials. This is the case of resistance to high temperatures, mechanics, corrosion and increased energy efficiency, as well as reductions in density and weight, or increased conductive capabilities, textures, transparency, etc.

We have been able to obtain new metal alloys thanks to the combination of different minerals and the implementation of new processes. By controlling the cooling rate and solidification of the materials, it was possible to modify the microstructure of the materials and the properties associated with them, achieving, for example, high-strength steels.

In addition, weight is reduced, which has been especially important for the construction and automotive industries, as well as our own. We focus the production of our products, such as electrical enclosures, on materials such as stainless steel, aluminum and carbon steel.

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The regulation affects ATEX enclosures individually, but not only. The detailed guidelines result in the evaluation of all components as well. This is because of the seriousness of an explosion in the workplace. For this reason, special care is taken to ensure that they do not come into contact with particularly susceptible substances or materials.

Possibility of explosion

Explosive atmospheres are defined as those in which there is a mixture of flammable substances in the form of gases, vapors or dusts in the air. Under these conditions, when ignition of these substances occurs, the total propagation of combustion is triggered. They are present in a large number of industries, from agriculture and livestock to timber and chemicals, to give just a few examples.

For an explosion to occur, several conditions must be met simultaneously, such as the mixture of combustible substances with the oxygen present in the air in the precise proportion that creates an explosive atmosphere and that this is in contact with a source of ignition.

It is clear that in this type of atmosphere it is very important that arcing and sparks that may occur due to failures or perhaps misuse of the instrumentation be avoided. separated as far as possible from explosive atmospheresor minimize their contact to the point of avoiding ignition.

Protection in ATEX atmospheres

Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX 95), which came into force on April 20, 2016, defines the specifications for the equipment and use of electrical and non-electrical equipment in an explosive atmosphere. A classification scheme sets out the essential requirements on safety and health protection for equipment.

All equipment installed in an ATEX zone must be protected against the risk of explosion. The equipment in these zones, such as the ATEX cabinet, must be certified by an organization approved for this purpose in accordance with the aforementioned directive. The certification consists of a specific marking of the product category and the area and atmosphere in which it can be used.

ATEX cabinets are certified as components. They are combined with other ATEX components (electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, etc.) to form a final solution that must be ATEX certified.

All the ATEX cabinets that we manufacture at
Mecanizados Delinte
comply with the required standards of protection against the risk of explosion. We manufacture cabinets in galvanized sheet metal or stainless steel for the analysis of liquids or gases in ATEX zones. These products can be SAM enclosures, ATEX or pressurized enclosures. They can be heated or insulated with rock wool and meet IP or NEMA standards.

Our company has the technical capacity to create prototypes and industrial metal developments to achieve unique parts for any industrial sector, especially electrical metal cabinets. If you want to know what we can do to develop the product you need, do not hesitate to contact us by calling 91 677 03 64 or filling out the form so that we can contact you and provide you with a quote according to what you are looking for.

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