Explosion Protected Light Fittings
For more than a century SCHUCH has been considered a specialist for solving problems with particular reference to extreme environmental conditions. This point particularly relates to explosion-protected light fittings.
The results coming from the SCHUCH's own research and development work serve for continuously providing the market with new impulses. For instance SCHUCH has significantly influenced the development of the explosion-proof light fittings for fluorescent tubes which are on the market nowadays as well as of the relevant standards.
Impressive Innovation Force
| 1910 | The first mine-gas-protected light fittings illuminate the coal mines in the Saarland and in the "Ruhrgebiet". |
| 1929 | SCHUCH disposes of quite a considerable program of explosion-proof and mine gas explosion proof luminaires. The range of production of explosion-protected light fittings is a major sector within the whole manufacturing line. |
| 1952/53 | Launching the material „glass fibre reinforced polyester“ in the sector of the explosion-protected luminaires. |
| 1953 | First approval of an explosion-protected light fitting for single-pin fluorescent tubes. |
| 1985 | After quite a substantial development work SCHUCH makes an application to the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig for testing an electronic control gear with regard to its explosion protection acc. to EN 50014 and EN 50017. |
| 1986 | Successful certification by PTB. SCHUCH disposes of the first explosion-proof light fitting for fluorescent tubes with electronic control gear. |
| 1988 | SCHUCH got the world-wide first certification of an explosion-proof electronic control gear for 2-pin fluorescent lamps. |
| 1988 | SCHUCH launches the world-wide first explosion-protected lampholder for 2-pin fluorescent lamps in „increased safety“ protection. |
| 1989 | World innovation: First explosion-protected light fitting with ECG for standard 2-pin fluorescent tubes. A pioneering solution since from now on standard fluorescent tubes available everywhere could be used in explosion-proof light fittings, too. Thus, SCHUCH became the forerunner of modern explosion-protected light fittings for fluorescent tubes. |
| 1998 | Worldwide first explosion-proof light fitting for fluorescent tubes with ECG with „end-of-life“ cut-off system. |
| 2002 | Worldwide first explosion-proof light fitting for fluorescent tubes with ECG for ambient temperatures of +60°C. |
| 2003 | Radio interference suppression up to 300MHz. |
| 2005 |
Conformance to requirements of the overvoltage catagory III. First certification of an explosion-proof emergency light fitting with microprocessor controlled intelligent emergency light electronic system, integrated ECG, „end-of-life“ cut-off system and for an ambient temperature of +55°C max. By now, millions of SCHUCH explosion-proof light fittings for fluorescent tubes with ECG are in use wordwide, last but not least thanks to the reliable SCHUCH ECG with a life of up to 100,000 hours. |
| 2010 | First explosion-protected light fitting for fluorescent tubes of Zone 2 and Zone 22 for application of the energy saving T5 lamp technology. |
| 2012 | Certification of the first LED explosion-protected floodlight, of emergency fittings and of Zone 2/22 compact luminaires. |
Worldwide one of the most substantial manufacturing programs
On the whole area of explosion-protected light fittings SCHUCH again and again sets a mark for innovation like it is shown with the ex-proof light fittings for induction-type lamps. Worldwide SCHUCH disposes of one of the most versatile programs in the illumination technics for the gas as well as for the dust explosion protection.
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