ATEX COMPLIANCE

Debem has filed with the TÜV NORD certification body the documentation certifying ATEX compliance pursuant to Directive 94/9/EC for its ranges of BOXER and CUBIC pneumatic diaphragm pumps and EQUAFLUX automatic pulsation dampeners, as described in the following table.
They are manufactured in a STANDARD, class 3/3 GD c IIB T 135°C version or - upon request - with special construction materials in a CONDUCT, class 2/2 GD c IIB T 135°C version.
The equipment user is responsible for classifying its area of use. On the other hand, the manufacturer shall identify and affix the certification class of the manufactured equipment.

Safety symbols in accordance with DIN 40012 Annex A

II 2/2 GD: Surface equipment for use in zones in which gases, vapours or mists and clouds of combustible dust in air occur in normal operation occasionally (EN 1127-1 subclause 6.3) in both the external and internal zone.

II 3/3 GD: Surface equipment for use in zones in which gases, vapours or mists and clouds of combustible dust in air are not likely to occur in normal operation or may occur rarely for a short period only in both the external and internal zone.

c: Equipment protected by constructional safety (EN 13463-5).

IIB: Exclusion of the following products: Hydrogen, acetylene, carbon disulphide.

T 135°: Allowed temperature class. The user shall process fluids in accordance with the corresponding temperature classification, bearing in mind the instructions in the manual and the provisions of current legislation. The user shall also consider the ignition temperatures of gases, vapours or mists and clouds of combustible dust in air in the area of use.