Explosion proof product OEMs seek benefits of outsourcing Ex d enclosure wiring
25 March 2025
An increasing number of businesses that make explosion proof products are outsourcing the population of their Ex d enclosures to help free up skilled resources, improve quality and save money.
“Manufacturers have traditionally purchased Ex d enclosures and managed the wiring themselves, connecting cables to circuit boards and other components,” says Laurent Thomassin, General Manager of Ex-tech Solution based in France. “This mindset is changing as businesses look to reduce production overheads and become more agile and efficient on small to medium sized production batches.”
Ex-tech Solution specialises in manufacturing Ex d explosion-proof enclosures, the robust metal boxes designed to house electrical components securely and safely when used in hazardous areas.
“We make high quality, robust explosion proof boxes suitable for IIB and IIC gas hazards, which are used by companies packaging and integrating machinery and systems used in hazardous areas,” says Laurent. “However, a growing number of our customers are contract electrical manufacturers and we have experienced a surge in demand for our optional subcontract assembly services.”
For many years the electronics industry has worked with subcontract manufacturers, but the explosion protection industry has taken a while to wake up to the benefits, until now.
Ex-tech Solution, which is a member of the UK based Pioneer Safety Group, provides a comprehensive wiring service as an option, that fulfils specialised Ex d and intrinsically safe wiring according to pre-approved customer designs. A growing number of its distribution network is also able to offer the service.
“By populating our flameproof enclosures, Ex-tech Solution and our distribution network can help save valuable time, money, and resources,” he says, explaining that the protection of customer IP and professional integrity is at the heart of the process. “We have seen growth in this optional service as clients look to focus on more critical aspects of their business, safe in the knowledge that electrical Ex d enclosures are expertly wired and ready to go by an explosion proof expert.”
Ex-tech Solution’s Ex d enclosures and wiring services are subject to rigorous quality control checks to ensure safety and compliance to industry standards. The explosion proof enclosure wiring service ensures ATEX and/or IECEx certification (component level), or to local standards, for safe and compliant use in hazardous areas.
“As part of our custom wiring solutions, technical design experts first help to determine the correct Ex d enclosure configuration to support operational needs, including ancillary equipment,” says Laurent. “The production teams then pre-populate the enclosures with all donor and sourced parts, ready for on-site installation.”
Ex-tech Solution is a member of the Pioneer Safety Group that specialises in explosion protection and hazardous area safety across a wide range of industries. Other group members include Pyroban, Pyropress, Ex-tech Signalling, Petrel and EXSolutions.
For further information visit www.ex-tech.fr.
