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Case Study: Extronics Develops Large Ex d Enclosure for Secondary Communications Link on Offshore Petrochemical Platform Wireless Networking

Case Study: Extronics Develops Large Ex d Enclosure for Secondary Communications Link on Offshore Petrochemical Platform

Extronics’ trusted partner, MMX Communications needed a custom wireless network solution for a major petrochemical company. The client…

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Can NEMA 4X or Ex e Enclosures Be Used to Install Wireless Access Points in Hazardous Areas? Wireless Networking

Can NEMA 4X or Ex e Enclosures Be Used to Install Wireless Access Points in Hazardous Areas?

The standards surrounding the installation of a wireless access point in hazardous areas are often misinterpreted. It is…

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Personnel Tracking with a GPS Real Time Location System Worker Safety

Personnel Tracking with a GPS Real Time Location System

GPS is not a new technology, but its use across large industrial processing environments for worker safety is…

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Dispelling the Myth: Is Location Tracking Corporate Big Brother or Worker Safety? Worker Safety

Dispelling the Myth: Is Location Tracking Corporate Big Brother or Worker Safety?

When installing a real time location system (RTLS) for worker safety, it is not uncommon for personnel to…

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Contact Tracing and Social Distancing in Process Industries: What Are Your Options? Worker Safety

Contact Tracing and Social Distancing in Process Industries: What Are Your Options?

Covid-19 has forced every business to evaluate their working conditions. At Extronics, we have been asked a lot…

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Why Does the RSSI Location Principle Require More Infrastructure to Maintain Accuracy? Worker Safety

Why Does the RSSI Location Principle Require More Infrastructure to Maintain Accuracy?

Received signal strength indication (RSSI) location principle uses received signal strength to determine the location of the transmitting…

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