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Pepperl+Fuchs, a globally leading company in explosion protection by intrinsic safety and in industrial sensors, announced the acquisition of ecom instruments GmbH, the world market leader for mobile industrial devices for hazardous areas. The company domiciled at Assamstadt/Germany achieved their position as technology leaders by developing explosion proof cell phones, 4G smartphones and tablets. With this, Pepperl+Fuchs complements the portfolio and the know-how in explosion protection with mobile solutions.
ecom instruments GmbH is an internationally leading name for complete solutions around mobile devices dedicated for the use in explosion hazardous areas in the chemical and petrochemical industry, in the pharmaceutical industry, in oil and gas exploration, in the mining industry, as well as in energy and environmental technologies. For 30 years, ecom has been setting standards in the technical field and holds significant know-how in explosion protection for the everyday use in explosion hazardous areas.
Harry Forbes, ARC Advisory Group, commented, "ecom has pioneered the work of adapting consumer handsets and IT devices to make them certifiable for hazardous industrial environments, such as in petrochemicals, oil and gas production, and refining. This is challenging work, because the consumer electronics space has vastly higher unit volumes and far shorter product lifecycles than the heavy industrial customers that ecom serves."
Keywords: Explosion Protection, Intrinsic Safety, Industrial Sensors, Mobile Industrial Devices, Hazardous Areas, ARC Advisory Group.