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Safety and Performance in Explosive Areas For more information, watch our webinar on Ignition Protection Methods www.mt.com/ind-hazweb-protection } Selecting the right protection method for weighing applications in hazardous areas ensures process safety and delivers the highest performance. Intrinsic Safety allows you to replicate weighing applications from safe areas into classified hazardous areas without limiting functionality and productivity. Eliminate possible ignition sources to prevent explosion Different methods for ignition protection Avoid sparks (mechanical, electrical, static) Avoid flames, hot gases or hot surfaces Avoid other ignition sources (electromagnetic or ultrasonic) Triangle of Fire Intrinsic Safety is the ignition protection method of choice for weighing systems. Increased Safety Pressurized Enclosures Flameproof Encapsulation Intrinsic Safety Oil Immersion Non-Sparking Protection by Enclosure Safest Protection Method Compact Design and Easy to Use Same Functionality as in the Safe Area Fast and Easy Maintenance Flammable Substance Ignition source Oxygen (O 2 )

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Safety and Performance in Explosive Areas

For more information, watch our webinar on Ignition Protection Methods

www.mt.com/ind-hazweb-protection}

Selecting the right protection method for weighing applications in hazardous areas ensures process safety and delivers the highest performance.

Intrinsic Safety allows you to replicate weighing applications from safe areas into classified hazardous areas without limiting functionality and productivity.

Eliminate possible ignition sources to prevent explosion

Different methods for ignition protection

Avoid sparks (mechanical, electrical, static)

Avoid flames, hot gases or hot surfaces

Avoid other ignition sources (electromagnetic or ultrasonic)

Triangle of Fire

Intrinsic Safety is the ignition protection method of choice for weighing systems.

Increased Safety Pressurized Enclosures Flameproof Encapsulation

Intrinsic Safety Oil Immersion Non-Sparking Protection by Enclosure

Safest Protection Method

Compact Design and Easy to Use

Same Functionality as in the Safe Area

Fast and Easy Maintenance

Flammable Substance

Ignition source

Oxygen (O2)