ECOM Instruments exhibits explosion protection solutions for smart production at SPS 2021

ECOM Instruments exhibits explosion protection solutions for smart production at SPS 2021

Hazardous areas in many manufacturing processes remain blank on the map of Industry 4.0. These areas have high requirements for robustness and explosion protection, vary in terrain, and connectivity is often limited. But even in hazardous areas, intrinsically safe smart devices from ECOM Instruments, a brand of Pepperl+Fuchs, ensure a paradigm shift. At the Smart Production Solutions Show SPS - Smart Production Solutions (November 23-25, 2021), ECOM Instruments will demonstrate how to close the gap between safety requirements in hazardous areas and the need for data in smart factories in Hall 7A, Stand 330.

ECOM Instruments' Visor-Ex® 01 smart glasses will empower mobile workers in all tasks that require hands-free use and continuous communication.

By using smart mobile devices, the footprint of smart factories can be effortlessly extended to hazardous areas. To demonstrate this vision, ECOM Instruments, a Pepperl+Fuchs brand, will be showcasing smart solutions for industrial communication in harsh environments at the SPS -Smart Production Solutions (Smart Production Solutions) show in Nuremberg from November 23 to 25 this year (Hall 7A, Booth 330): safe, robust, and intelligently networked. Highlights include the Visor�Ex® 01, the lightest intrinsically safe smart glasses currently on the market, and the Tab-Ex® 03 DZ2, the latest model in the Tab-Ex® series of intrinsically safe tablet computers for harsh industrial environments.

Visitors will also learn how solutions from the ECOM Digital Products and Services product division improve equipment management and provide new insights into processes with the help of data analysis. After all, smart production cannot do without this networked information. Smart glasses for industry give mobile workers a keen eye. The Visor-Ex® 01 smart glasses from ECOM Instruments offer high camera quality and reliable communication combined with ergonomic design, thus providing a powerful support for mobile workers in all tasks that require hands-free use and continuous communication. Using the ECOM Smart-Ex® 02 smartphone for hazardous areas as computing unit and pocket-sized power supply unit, the system creates a smart ecosystem for a wide range of application scenarios in the industrial sector. Three integrated cameras give the smart wearable device a "bionic eye". Two 16-megapixel cameras are located in the center and are used to map the wearer's natural field of vision.

For example, remote support can see what’s happening from the same angle and perspective as the mobile worker. The secondary camera has 6x optical zoom, allowing for zooming and scanning barcodes and QR codes without sacrificing quality.

Versatile tablet for harsh environments

The intrinsically safe Tab-Ex® 03 DZ2 tablet offers Android 11, a large display, and more RAM and external storage than previous models. Samsung Knox Enterprise Edition ensures high data and device security. The tablet is based on the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active3 and can be easily operated with gloves or using the S Pen stylus. The installed 13-megapixel camera is used for taking photos and recording videos, and the front camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels.

Integrated Google ARCore makes the tablet suitable for augmented reality applications in Industry 4.0, such as plant management or predictive maintenance. At the same time, an individually programmable button enables fast and effective alarm, emergency call or "Push-to-Talk (PTT)" functions to ensure employee safety and accessibility at all times.

As a smart wearable device, Visor-Ex® 01 combines high camera quality and reliable communication in an ergonomic design that provides optimal user comfort - weighing only 180 grams. Two 16-megapixel cameras are centrally located to portray the wearer's natural field of view. The secondary camera provides 6x optical zoom without loss of quality and has scanning capabilities.

The Tab-Ex® 03 DZ2 Intrinsically Safe Tablet offers Android 11, a large display, and more RAM and external storage than previous models.

The tablet can be easily operated with gloves or using the S Pen stylus. The installed 13-megapixel camera is used for taking photos and videos, and the front camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels. The integrated Google ARCore makes the tablet suitable for augmented reality applications in Industry 4.0.