INTRINSICALLY SAFE SENSORS Monitran’s Group I intrinsically safe sensors are awarded ANZEx for use in mining applications in Australia and New Zealand
Certified for use
DOWN UNDER All of Monitran’s Group I intrinsically safe accelerometers and velocity transducers have been approved by certification body Simtars to ANZEx for use in mining applications throughout Australia and New Zealand. This certification is in addition to the (EU) ATEX and (International) IECEx approvals Monitran’s Group I sensors already possess. Andy Anthony, Monitran’s Operations Director, comments: “Many countries, whilst acknowledging international standards like IECEx, still impose their own standards for certain applications. We sought ANZEx in response to requests from end-users based in Australia
and New Zealand, and companies based elsewhere wishing to supply machinery into these countries.” Eight products have been certified to ANZEx. Of these, four are from the MTN/1100 family of general purpose accelerometers with isolated AC outputs, which are ideal for vibration analysis. Included within the family, and certified to ANZEx, are the MTN/M1100I and MTN/M1100IC which are topentry devices with integral cables and connectors respectively. Both have a temperature range of -55 to 140°C and are sealed to IP67. Also included are the side-entry equivalent devices,
the MTN/M1100IS and MTN/M1100ISC. Two ANZEx-certified sensors come from Monitran’s MTN/1185 family of general purpose accelerometers with DC outputs, which are ideal for machine protection. These are the MTN/M1185IC and its waterproof variant, the MTN/M1185IWC, which are both top-entry devices with integral cables and which have an operating temperature range of -25 to 90°C. The remaining two sensors come from Monitran’s MTN/1187 family. Again, the sensors have DC outputs but this time proportional to RMS acceleration. The ANZEx-certified
devices are the MTN/M1187IC and its waterproof variant the MTN/M1187IWC. Anthony concludes: “Our ANZEx-approved sensors can be used for vibration analysis with intrinsically safe data loggers or integrated directly in machine control circuitry (such as PLCs) to afford machine protection – and therefore mine safety.” Monitran Ltd Monitor House, Hazelmere Road Penn, Bucks HP10 8AD T: +44 (0) 1494 816569 F: +44 (0) 1494 812256 E: info@monitran.com www.monitran.com
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