Ex Equipment can be found at:
• Automotive refueling stations or gas stations;
• Oil refineries, platforms, and processing plants;
• Chemical processing facilities;
• Printing, paper, and textile industries;
• Surgical centers for hospitals;
• Refueling of aircraft and hangars;
• Surface coating industries;
• Underground coal mines;
• Sewage treatment plants;
• Gas pipelines and distribution centers;
• Grain handling and storage;
• Areas with work and handling of wood;
• Sugar refineries;
• Food processing;
• Grinding of metal surfaces, especially aluminum powder, and particles.
The IECEx system offers the following:
• reduced testing and certification costs for manufacturers;
• reduced time to market;
• international confidence in the product and conformity assessment process;
• an international database of certificates;
• confidence in equipment and services covered by IECEx certification worldwide.
IECEx in harmony with the Brazilian Certification System
• Both use international standards – IEC
• They establish the same consistent and adequate conformity assessment criteria
• Allows the use of test reports conducted within the IECEx System
• This means that the certification results of equipment, conducted by the IECEx System, can be used to issue a national certificate (Ordinance 179/2010)
To learn more, visit: https://www.nccgroup.com.br/atuacao/iecex/
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