Explosion-Proof Forklift Guides
Technical notes for buyers specifying explosion-proof material handling equipment. All four are written from the specifications we quote against and the certificates behind them.
Why an Explosion-Proof Forklift Costs 50–200% More Than a Standard One
A 2-tonne electric truck is about USD 13,500. The explosion-proof build of the same truck is USD 24,000. Where the 78% goes, and the four decisions that move it.
Read the guide →How to Read an Explosion-Proof Forklift Nameplate
Ex db ib mb sb IIB T4 Gb, read left to right. Protection types, gas group, temperature class and EPL, and what an explosion-proof forklift plate leaves out.
Read the guide →ATEX, IECEx and Class I Division 1: Which One Does Your Site Need?
Three schemes cover the same hazard with different paperwork. What each one governs, how Division maps to Zone, and the four lines on a certificate that settle the answer.
Read the guide →When to Replace Explosion-Proof Forklift Parts
Two schedules run on the same truck. Consumables are counted in engine hours; explosion-protection parts are counted in condition. Which parts belong to which, and what puts a part out of service.
Read the guide →The cost, nameplate and maintenance guides refer to the CPDB series. The full parameter tables for CPDB15 to CPDB50 are on the product page, and the application notes show how these vehicles are configured for chemical, pharmaceutical and coating plants.
If you already have the area classification drawing, send it over and we will quote against the zone, gas group and temperature class it specifies.