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It’s not all about materials handling! Hazardous areas also need to be kept clean without risking the safety of staff and the supply chain. To ensure that brands operating with potentially explosive atmospheres (Zone 2) use an ATEX compliant scrubber drier,...

During our 50 years of continuous trading, Pyroban has been asked to convert compressors or other industrial process equipment for certified use in zone 2 hazardous area applications. While many of our projects have been for well testing and fabric maintenance and...

Between 6 – 9 May 2019, Pyroban will exhibit at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, an exhibition devoted to the advancement of scientific and technical knowledge for offshore resources. During OTC, Pyroban experts will speak directly to...

Between 19 – 21 February 2019, Pyroban experts were on hand at LogiMAT in Stuttgart, Germany to talk about all things ATEX. LogiMAT 2019 pulled in a record attendance of over 60,000 industry professionals from across the globe and was a success for the Pyroban team,...

Pyroban is inviting LogiMAT attendees in Stuttgart, Germany to join in celebrating 50 years of Project “Pyroban” by offering attendees the chance to win an exciting prize. Pyroban experts will be on-hand to talk all things ATEX on stand A55 in Hall 9 at LogiMAT...

Brian Quarendon joined Pyroban as CEO back in November 2017. We asked Brian a few questions about the past year at Pyroban. Editor: Pyroban has been under the new ownership of the Longacre Group for about a year now, tell us about the divestment from Caterpillar....

If you have ever bought or specified explosion proof equipment from Pyroban, you will have a been asked about the Temperature Class. But why is Temperature Class important and how does it affect Pyroban equipment? Temperature classifications are referred to throughout...

Safety company Pyroban has warned that lift truck drivers are being left “blind” to the presence of an explosive atmosphere in Zone 2 areas as some operations are specifying passive rather than active explosion protection technology. “Gas detection on a lift truck is...

Due to developing technologies and the updated European Standard EN1755:2015, there are now new requirements for the testing and approval of the enclosures which house motors, wiring, switches and more on explosion protected lift trucks. This affects motor design and...

In 2019, explosion protection company Pyroban will celebrate 50 years of Project "Pyroban" which helped to keep people safe in potentially explosive atmospheres. At LogiMAT, from 19 – 21 February 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany, Pyroban will be inviting manufacturers and...

Pyroban has won in the ‘Manufacturing & Engineering’ category for the prestigious 2018 Adur & Worthing Business Awards. The exciting win comes just one year after Pyroban, an expert in providing explosion protection (ATEX) solutions came under the new...

Distilleries have been affected by the update to the EN1755:2015 standard, which has changed how ATEX compliant lift trucks are built and managed. “The storage of high volumes of casks of maturing scotch whisky presents explosion risks classified in the same league as...