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Hazardous Area Computing for Oil, Gas and Chemical Sites
Where Hazardous Area Computers Are Deployed
Hazardous area computing sits in four places: the operator station in the Zone 2 or C1D2 area, the control cabinet beside it, the remote wellhead or pumping station and the offshore or washdown deck. Each carries its own certification, sealing and connectivity demands, so the right platform differs from one to the next.
ATEX and UL C1D2 Panel PCs on the Plant Floor
An operator station in a Zone 2 or Class 1 Division 2 area needs a certified HMI, not an enclosure built around an ordinary one. ATEX and UL C1D2 panel PCs from 12.1 to 23.8 inches run the SCADA client and the batch screens at the point of use, and intrinsically safe HMIs deployed for wastewater management show the same hardware working in a hazardous plant.
DIN-Rail Computers Beside the Switchgear
The control cabinet takes the computing the hazardous area cannot: fanless DIN-rail PCs and industrial IoT controllers with wide-range DC input, serial and digital I/O and -40 to 70 degrees C operation, running data acquisition, protocol conversion and the local historian next to the PLC.
Cellular Gateways for Sites Without a Network
Wellheads, pumping stations and pipeline valves are hours from the nearest office. Industrial computers with integrated 4G, LTE and 5G modems and multi-SIM bonding collect the telemetry, run edge analytics and keep the site reporting, in outdoor enclosures designed for the temperature and weather of the location.
Stainless Steel and IP69K Computers for Corrosive Environments
Offshore platforms, terminals and chemical sites combine salt, spray and washdown. IP66 and IP69K stainless steel panel PCs and monitors in 316 grade, and ATEX certified stainless displays for Zone 2 decks, give operators a screen that survives the environment and the cleaning regime.
Built to the Certifications Hazardous Areas Require
Hazardous area hardware is specified against the certification of the area it is installed in. We select products whose certificates state the zone, gas group and temperature class, and say clearly where a product is designed for an area rather than certified for it.
Hazardous-Area-Ready Hardware
Intrinsically Safe Computers
ATEX, IECEx and UL C1D2 certified panel PCs from 12.1 to 23.8 inches, for operator stations in Zone 2 and Class 1 Division 2 areas.
Stainless Steel HMIs
IP66 and IP69K stainless steel panel PCs in 304 or 316 grade, for offshore decks, terminals and chemical plants where corrosion and washdown rule out painted steel.
DIN Rail PCs
Fanless DIN-rail computers and IoT controllers with wide-range DC input, serial and digital I/O, for control cabinets and instrument rooms beside the hazardous area.
Industrial IoT Gateways
Low-power fanless gateways and cellular computers with 4G, LTE and 5G, serial and CAN, for telemetry from wellheads, pipelines and remote plant.
Ranges in Intrinsically Safe Computers
ITWS-EX C1D2 Intrinsically Safe Panel PCs
Winmate 12.1 to 23.8-inch UL C1D2 intrinsically safe HMI panel PCs on Intel Core Tiger Lake processors, for operator stations in Class 1 Division 2 areas.
IHAT-66EX ATEX Panel PCs
Winmate 19-inch ATEX certified panel PCs on Intel Core i5 and i7, with a high-bright option for outdoor Zone 2 positions.
I*3S-65EX ATEX Celeron and Atom Panel PCs
Winmate 15-inch ATEX certified panel PCs on Intel Celeron and Atom processors, for lighter HMI duty in Zone 2 areas.
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Ranges in Stainless Steel HMIs
IE3S Stainless Steel Washdown Computers
Winmate 10.4 to 19-inch stainless steel panel PCs sealed to IP65, IP67 or IP69K, with PCAP or resistive touch for gloved operation.
Stainless Steel ATEX Displays
Winmate 15-inch IP65 stainless steel ATEX certified touchscreen display, for a Zone 2 screen driven by a computer in the safe area.
PPC-Z Stainless Steel Fanless Panel PCs
Arestech 10 to 23.8-inch IP66/IP69K stainless steel fanless panel PCs with M12 connectors and 316-grade options, for corrosive and washdown areas.
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Ranges in DIN Rail PCs
iEP-5000G Atom IoT Controllers
ASRock Industrial Intel Atom x6000RE industrial IoT controllers with DIN-rail mounting, for data acquisition and protocol conversion in the control cabinet.
iEP-7020E Rugged LTE Gateways
ASRock Industrial 13th Gen Intel Core rugged LTE gateways, for a cabinet computer that also carries the site's cellular link.
VBOX-3132 DIN-Rail PoE PCs
Sintrones Intel Atom x7000RE fanless DIN-rail PCs with PoE, for powering cameras and sensors from the cabinet.
UST210 Fanless Embedded Computers
Axiomtek Intel Atom fanless embedded computers with wide-range DC input, for pumping stations and pipeline cabinets.
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Ranges in Industrial IoT Gateways
POC-700 Ultra-Compact Fanless Computers
Neousys ultra-compact fanless computers, for small outdoor enclosures at a wellhead or valve station.
SPC-7000 Ultra-Compact Embedded Computers
Vecow Intel Core Tiger Lake ultra-compact wide-temperature computers, for gateways that run local analytics before uploading.
RSC101 Hailo-8 Edge AI Computers with 5G
Axiomtek industrial Hailo-8 edge AI computers with 5G connectivity, for camera analytics and telemetry at a remote site.
AIE100 Jetson Computers with 4G LTE
Axiomtek NVIDIA Jetson fanless computers with PoE and a 4G LTE option, for edge AI inspection at sites with no wired network.
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Oil and Gas Case Studies and Guides
See how we deploy certified hardware in hazardous and remote sites, and read our guides to enclosures, sealing and cellular connectivity.
An Extension of Your Engineering Team
Our engineers work as part of your team, not as a reseller. We check the area classification, sealing and connectivity against the site before you commit to a build.
Built, Imaged and Ready to Deploy
Modules, memory, storage and modems are fitted and the OS image loaded before shipping, so each unit is tested as a complete build and documented with its certificates for the site file.
Supported for the Life of the Asset
Repeatable builds, revision control and last-time-buy planning keep later units matching the first across an asset's operating life, with certificates tracked through every revision.
Intrinsically Safe Computing Keeps You in Control.
Tell us the area classification, where the screen or computer will be mounted and what it needs to connect to, and we will recommend certified hardware for the zone, then configure, image and test it before it ships.