BARTEC Middle East proudly marked 50 years of global innovation and leadership in explosion protection and electrical safety at the Regional Partner Summit 2025, held in the iconic Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.
Industries worldwide continuously strive to understand and prevent dust explosions, recognizing the critical role of safety and compliance. A proactive approach is essential, as it safeguards lives, assets, and the environment. By staying informed, implementing best practices, and promoting a strong safety culture, organizations can significantly minimize explosion risks and create safer workplaces. In this blog you will learn why a dust explosion is hazardous, what are the requirements for a dust explosion, how to prevent dust explosions in hazardous areas, which industries are most affected with the possibility of dust explosions and lastly, what are the equipment sub-groups for combustible dusts and the ignition temperatures from dusts.
The annual China Sales Meeting for the BARTEC APAC Sales Region took place in Pinghu, China, where BARTEC's new factory, located in the Pinghu Economic and Technological Development Zone, was officially inaugurated earlier this year. The meeting provided all sales colleagues with the opportunity to tour the new facility and engage in discussions on how to further optimize production efficiency to meet the growing regional demand for BARTEC solutions.
Standard smartphones and mobile devices can generate heat, sparks, or static discharges, which may ignite flammable gases, dust, or vapors in hazardous environments. They are not intrinsically safe and they lack specialized technical features that are non-negotiable for safety in potentially hazardous areas. Most importantly, they have no hazardous area certification and, therefore, are unable to comply with safety standards like ATEX, IECEx, NEC 500, or CEC 505, which is a requirement for the use of electrical equipment in hazardous areas.
BARTEC Academy, international Ex learning arm of BARTEC, is proud to announce the launch of the Explosion Protection Professional (ExPP) Awareness Certificate — a new digital learning program designed to provide foundational knowledge on explosion protection for professionals working in hazardous environments, following IEC 60079 and ISO-IEC 80079 standards.
At the final event of the “Creative Minds” competition on May 19 in Bad Mergentheim, student teams mentored by BARTEC once again secured top placements. The initiative, now in its 22nd year, encourages young people aged 13 to 18 to pursue their interest in STEM subjects through hands-on innovation. BARTEC, a long-standing partner, supported three projects in this year’s competition.
