ATEX Certification is the product regulation that supports health and safety of persons working in or near to potentially explosive atmospheres such as those found in the petrochemical industries, underground mining or in food production. ATEX Certification enables you to distribute your hazardous location products within the European Union.

※ ATEX Directive Certification Services

Aftiex is a professional ATEX testing and certification agency,and can help with product testing and assessment, along with factory inspections (to ISO 80079-34) and storage of ATEX technical files. Aftiex can offer design reviews at each stage during a manufacturers R&D process which can prove invaluable for time to market (product launch).

※ ATEX and IECEx

IECEx certification is a voluntary scheme based on compliance with IEC standards whereas ATEX is a mandatory scheme based upon compliance with specified essential requirements. In many cases, the compliance route using IEC and EN standards provides a common path to ATEX and IECEx certification with little duplication of effort.

※ ATEX Certificate of Electrical Equipment

We can assist with the key standards for ATEX certification and testing of electrical equipment including: 

EN 60079-0 – General Requirements

EN 60079-1 - Flameproof equipment

EN 60079-2 - Pressurised equipment

EN 60079-6 - Liquid immersion

EN 60079-7 - Increased safety

EN 60079-11 -  Intrinsically safe equipment

EN 60079-13 - Pressurised room

EN 60079-15 - Non-incendive equipment

EN 60079-18 - Encapsulation

EN 60079-28 - Optical

EN 60079-31 - Dust protected equipment