Purge/Pressurization System is user-configurable.
Press Release Summary:
Featuring programming screen and universal mounting options, Bebco EPS® 6000 Series Purge/Pressurization System can be used with enclosures up to 250 ft³. Purging system contains controller, pneumatic, electrical I/O, and programming interface with back-lit LCD in type 4X, IP66-rated housing. Suited for offshore, refinery, and pharmaceutical applications, IECEx, cULus, and ATEX directive certified system has exposed parts that are made of 316L stainless steel.
Original Press Release:
Pepperl+Fuchs Introduces Bebco EPS® 6000 Series Purge/Pressurization System
Satisfies global demands for 21st century purge/pressurization system that is easily configured in the field to satisfy specific application needs
TWINSBURG, OH - Pepperl+Fuchs introduces the 6000 Series Purge Pressurization System - the latest addition to the world renowned Pepperl+Fuchs Bebco EPS® family of purge/pressurization systems. The system comes with all Bebco family system features as standard, is user-configurable to satisfy particular applications, and can be used with enclosures up to 250 cu. ft. (7.1 cu.m.) of volume. It is also universal certified to all applicable updated standards for both Gas and Dust hazardous atmospheres. It is IECEx, cULus and ATEX directive certified, and complies with Safety Integrity Level IEC 61508 SIL 2.
"Unlike any previous purge/pressurization system ever available, this Type X / Ex px purge/pressurization system features an intuitive programming screen that allows the user to quickly and easily configure the system to meet their specific application needs, and to monitor the status of the system's pressure, flow, and operation. This eliminates the need for the user to specify all their application requirements at time of order," says Chris Romano, Product Portfolio Manager.
The 6000 series is a complete purging system that contains the controller, pneumatic, electrical I/O and programming interface housed in a durable type 4X, IP66-rated housing. Additionally, all exposed parts are 316L (UNS31603) stainless steel, making the 6000 series well suited for use in offshore, refinery and pharmaceutical applications where corrosive or potentially explosive environments exist. For users who wish to custom fit the new purge/pressurization system to their enclosure, the 6000 series is also available in a cost effective component-kit modular version.
Universal mounting options facilitate easy integration into existing or customized systems, and enable the unit to be mounted to the enclosure in any vertical or horizontal orientation. The unit's "smart vent" works on all enclosure sizes, and includes a gravity-free flapper and rotatable vent cap with spark arrestor that allows the vent to also be mounted in any orientation - even inside the enclosure.
A user-friendly interface with back-lit LCD and highly visible LEDs enables easy programming and operation to meet specific application requirements. This also eliminates the need for analog pressure gauges, as the screen displays information such as flow, pressure and system status, with pressure and flow feedback provided to the control unit by the vent. The interface also provides diagnostics for reviewing start-up and operating parameters, and can be rotated to any orientation required by the application. Additionally, the manifold has an automatic purging and pressurization feature that offers considerable cost savings on gas in applications using non-atmospheric air and allows the system to automatically purge and pressurize without an operator present.
Purge and pressurization protection is suitable for many applications, and is one of the most flexible Ex protection solutions. Bebco EPS systems from Pepperl+Fuchs provide the means to operate general purpose equipment in classified areas, or in environments that are highly corrosive or dusty. The principle behind purge and pressurization systems is to prevent a corrosive, dusty or potentially explosive atmosphere from penetrating a closed protective housing using a standard overpressure technology. These systems control and monitor compressed instrument air or inert gas through the protected enclosure(s) so as to remove and prevent the accumulation of flammable gas, vapors or dust, thus making the inside of the pressurized enclosure safe.
About Pepperl+Fuchs
Pepperl+Fuchs has nearly 4,000 employees in more than 30 countries and is a world leader in the design, manufacture, application and support of a broad range of automation solutions. Pepperl+Fuchs is the market leader for intrinsic safety interfaces and hazardous location equipment. Our FieldConnex® fieldbus installation system for Profibus and FOUNDATION fieldbus provides maximum flexibility to modern process automation applications.
Additionally, P+F's Bebco EPS purge & pressurization system provides rugged protection for any type of instrumentation. This comprehensive range of explosion protection systems and interface equipment is complemented by technologies such as EXTEC visualization & operation systems, as well as on-line corrosion monitoring transmitters and level sensing instruments.
Pepperl+Fuchs, 1600 Enterprise Parkway, Twinsburg, OH 44087; (330) 486-0002; fax: (330) 425-4607; pa-info@us.pepperl-fuchs.com; pepperl-fuchs.com.
