By acquiring ecom—the market leader for intrinsically safe mobile devices such as feature phones, smartphones, and tablets for hazardous areas—Pepperl+Fuchs has expanded its portfolio to include a partner that has been a household name in the industry for decades.
From cell phones to smartphones and tablets—all mobile devices are available in versions for use in harsh (industrial) environments. Versions with global ATEX/IECEx certifications for Zone 1/21, Div. 1 and Zone 2/22, Div. 2, mining, country-specific, and radio approvals are also available.
Combined with various digital services and apps, these mobile devices unlock new potential and increase workflow safety, efficiency, and transparency—whether in conventional applications or for Industry 4.0 scenarios.
Intrinsically Safe Mobile Devices
Discover the portfolio of tablets and accessories for mobile use in the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The rugged tablet solutions support mobile workers during check-ups, inspections, maintenance measures, inventory, and material tracking through to augmented reality applications in harsh industrial environments and Zone 1/21, Div. 1 and Zone 2/22, Div. 2 hazardous areas.
The intrinsically safe Android 10 smartphone Ex-Cover Pro D2 has a large 6.3-inch Gorilla® Glass display. It offers an ergonomic design, a fingerprint sensor and two programmable buttons to support functionalities such as push-to-talk, scanning and other frequently used applications. It is MIL-STD-810G certified, IP68 rated and can withstand drops from 1.5 m. With its extended temperature range, the Ex-Cover Pro D2 is designed for the most demanding hazardous areas.
Whether for (hands-free) communication and collaboration in an industrial environment or in hazardous areas—the Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom offers a range of industrial and intrinsically safe mobile devices such as feature phones and smartphones. This helps make work processes safer and more efficient. A supplementary portfolio of accessories completes the range.
Peripherals such as intrinsically safe camera systems, remote speaker microphones, wireless headsets, barcode scanners, RFID readers, and Bluetooth beacons complete the diverse portfolio.
Measurement and calibration technology has always been an integral part of the portfolio for intrinsically safe and explosion-proof mobile devices from the Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom. These devices ensure that mobile workers can perform measurement and testing tasks faster and more efficiently directly on site.
Apps, Services and Solutions
AVEVA Mobile Operator Rounds brings the field operator into the automation loop by utilizing a combination of workforce management software, mobile handheld computers, monitoring devices and RFID tags or barcodes. ecom's mobile devices like the Smart-Ex 02, Tab-Ex 02/03 or Tab-Ex Pro offer an ideal hardware basis for this solution.
EcoStruxure™ Advisor solutions is a digital, cloud-based services platform for condition-based maintenance, monitoring of automation assets in real time and remote access to operating machines. ecom’s intrinsically safe tablets and smartphones can be utilized as a highly reliable hardware platform to enable access to the EcoStruxure™ Advisor solutions in hazardous locations.
eSENTINEL is designed to help operators to add basic measures of safety to their daily work. It’s the ideal tool for lone workers or tasks with higher risk and features several ways of initiating SMS or phone calls.
A Tab-Ex® 02 DZ2, Viator® Bluetooth® HART interface, and DevComDroid HART communicator app offer a fully-equipped HART communicator kit for Class I, Division 2 and/or Zone 2 hazardous areas.
The Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom offers its customers a predelivery configuration/staging service so mobile devices can be used immediately upon delivery. Customers must simply define default settings within Custom Service Load (eCSL), ecom’s online tool. Afterward, all necessary apps are installed on the devices and all settings are made based on the customer default.
The customized MDM solution by ecom is suitable for large and small companies alike. It is an instant-on solution that can be implemented without major effort from IT. This makes mobile device administration more efficient and secure. Devices can be set up, managed, tracked, and configured from a central platform with a single click.
The digital diagnostic and analysis tool from ecom enables real-time monitoring of company-owned mobile devices. The eDIAGNOSTICS app checks all relevant data, such as battery status, charging cycles, remaining runtime, and the power consumption of single apps. It even examines the status of the touch screen, speakers, sensors, and Wi-Fi receiver.
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