ATEX is the conventional name of the Directive 94/9/EC for the equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. The name comes from the words ATmosphères and EXplosibles. It became compulsory in all the European Union from 1st March 1996, imposing the evaluation of the risk for all the equipment operating in such environments. It classifies several levels of "danger" (zones): to every zone it corresponds a different typology
of explosive atmosphere, according to its composition and to its probability and time of appearance. The client is responsible of the choice of the right motor based on the criteria described in the norm EN 61241-14.
Motive delphi Ex motors are designed to be used in the zone 22 (II 3 D T125°'a1C) and/or zone 2 (II 3 G T125°'a1C), according to the classification stated in the plate, and for the voltage and frequency field A described by the norm EN 60034 part 1 Cap. 6.3.
