8000 I/O is designed for use in the harshest environments anywhere but what about areas where flammable gases are present. As you would expect, 8000 I/O has the widest range of hazardous area options. Our 8000 Intrinsically Safe I/O provides you with the solution to handle these extreme areas.
Division 2/Zone 2 approvals
8000 I/O is approved by Factory Mutual for Class I, Division 2 applications.
The standard product may be mounted, without modification, in Division 2 hazardous areas. Zone 2 applications are also satisfied by GE Intelligent Platforms’s flexible and innovative approvals. These give the highest possible savings in many field-mounted environments.
Affordable Intrinsic Safety
Our expertise is built into the front end of our Intrinsically Safe I/O modules for direct connection to hazardous area field wiring. This means no external barriers or isolators, no additional wiring and no extra cost. All you pay for is the integrated IS I/O module.
Oil and gas
8000 Process I/O is designed for the most remote places where oil and gas are found. Its -40°C to +70°C (-40°F to 160°F) temperature range means that it can be mounted outdoors on the plant anywhere in the world. System availability in these conditions can be increased further by using redundant power supplies and network cables. Also intrinsic safety is effectively free, because the protection components are designed into the module, so no external barriers or isolators are needed.
Chemical and Petrochemical processing
Chemical and hydrocarbon processing plants create corrosive flammable gases so field mounted I/O needs to be intrinsically safe as well as rugged. 8000 Process I/O is certified for use in hazardous areas all over the world. The modules are tropicalised to meet stringent ISA corrosion resistance requirements.
Natural gas pipelines
When I/O is installed in remote locations it needs to be reliable and simple to maintain. The 8000 I/O modules can be ‘hot-swapped’ under power without taking other modules out of service. The configuration is backed up locally so no re-configuration is necessary even if several modules are removed and replaced at the same time.
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