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Hazardous Area Fans
As FAN:gineers, we design and manufacture hazardous area fans for the most demanding environments. These fans operate safely where gases, vapours or dust create explosion risks. Our solutions keep your operations running reliably and cost effectively.
Why hazardous area fans are essential
Many industries handle combustible materials. These include chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and environmental applications. Sparks or heat can trigger serious incidents. Our fans prevent ignition and contain any internal events. They protect your people, your plant and your processes.
Our certified solutions
- High performance fans for chemical project – Two 36 inch centrifugal fans designed to withstand 15 barG internal explosion. Features include 2205 impeller, 316L case, gas tight seals, mono block bearing and full ATEXand CCCEx compliance. Read the full case study.
- Aerofoil fans for petrochemical market – Large 162 cm diameter fans with 304 stainless steel cases and 2205 impellers to handle corrosive gas streams. Built for reliable hazardous area operation. Read the full case study.
- ATEX Zone 1 fans for USA customers – UK made stainless steel fans fully tested to ATEX Zone 1, 2G IIB T4 standards with gas tight construction and extensive performance testing. Read the full case study.
- ATEX and CCCEx fans for animal food production in Shenzhen – Over 30 fans supplied for this project, most certified to ATEX and CCCEx standards. Read the full case study.
Global expertise with local support
With more than 60 years of specialist experience, we operate manufacturing sites in the UK, China and the USA.
This global network means fast local service wherever you are. Our multilingual and multicultural teams understand regional regulations. We provide full lifecycle support from initial design through to installation, spares, repairs and upgrades
Key benefits for your business
- Energy efficient designs that lower power use and operating costs
- High spec performance tailored to your exact application
- Strict safety compliance that meets your contractual needs
- Minimised downtime through reliable operation and fast support
Typical applications
Our hazardous area fans serve key sectors worldwide:
- Chemical processing
- Oil and gas
- Environmental abatement
- Power generation
- Pharmaceutical production
- And many more demanding uses
Why choose us?
ATEX fan FAQs
What does ATEX stand for?
ATEX is an acronym for ATmospheres EXplosible.
Why is ATEX approval required?
The ATEX Directive was developed within the EU, and from July 2003 it became law within the European community to meet its requirements. ATEX compliance applies to any hazardous or potentially explosive fan application in environments which can be gaseous – such as petrochemical or dusty such as flour and saw mills. The level of danger of an explosive condition is classified in Zones in Europe, and in Classes in the USA.
ATEX compliance obligations cover any equipment, electrical or mechanical which is to be used within an ATEX zone, and also details exactly how the product must be designed, constructed and tested to comply with the particular ATEX standard required.
What is ATEX compliance?
The presence of a spark or excessive heat to trigger an explosion can be created mechanically as easily as they can be via electricity, and industrial fans were identified as a major source of potential ignition across a wide variety of industries.
Because of this, an EU committee was set up to create a standard specifically for fans for use in explosive environments and the Halifax Fan engineering team were invited to form a part of this advisory group, which was instrumental in the formulation of the resulting ATEX regulations themselves, now ATEX 2014/34/EU 94/9/EC, BS EN 14986:2007.
The ATEX directive is only a legal requirement in Europe, however many outside of the EU use it as a good set of guidelines when installing equipment into a hazardous area location.
Why is ATEX certification so important?
Only companies with recognised quality certification are permitted to produce fans or other equipment for installations requiring ATEX certification. Halifax Fan holds ISO9001:2015 certification across all three fan factories covering design, manufacturing and servicing industrial fans.
Ready to discuss your project?
Contact our team today. We will advise, design, manufacture and support your hazardous area fans globally.
We look forward to helping you achieve safer, more efficient operations.