The Explosion-Proof Revolution in Everyday 'Plant' Life

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Discovering the Treasure Chest

The first to recognise the potential of the technology were global players in the oil and gas industry. No wonder, because their plant and equipment is spread over all seven continents and the cost of downtime is immense. With mobile video conferencing systems, for instance, an office on land can support a larger number of platforms at sea or several production sites. And a picture is often worth far more than 1000 words. The problem can be addressed precisely, without wasting valuable time with verbal explanations.

"Bartec Pixavi is the leading manufacturer of explosion-proof and Atex Zone 1-certified video conferencing equipment. Its flagship device is the tough, lightweight and user-friendly Xcaster EX5000," according to Zonderman. The high-end camera delivers superior audio and video quality — even at the very end of the world. It has a large touch screen and up to 32 GB of internal storage. With a single charge, the device can transmit for up to six hours at a time.

Wireless video conference systems open up new avenues of communicating with remote diagnostics, maintenance and repair, both in terms of documentation and troubleshooting. Mobile video conferencing saves time, money and there are no logistical feats required to fly an expert to a problem as quickly as possible. Even just one saved helicopter flight to an oil platform easily pays for the procurement costs.

One Step Ahead of Shut–Down

A further interesting maintenance solution from the company is the latest generation of explosion-proof computers combined with maintenance software. The combination for the strategic planning and organisation of plant tours detects weak points, can prevent undesirable downtime and improves general work flows. The instrument can also assess the consumption of auxiliary materials, wear parts and equipment, thereby optimising stock keeping.

With the aid of the information collected, it is even possible to assess the quality of similar components from different manufacturers over long periods of time. Wi-Fi is not absolutely necessary in the hazardous area for plant tours, simply makes the information available even faster. Explosion-proof mobile computers need to be extremely robust for industrial use.

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