Panasonic designs professional tablets with Atex certification for hazardous work environments

Atex certified, Panasonic's new FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 professional models are designed to improve productivity and information security in potentially hazardous industries and even withstand explosions.

The new models of professional tablets FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 of Panasonic virtually withstand everything thanks to their Atex certification to improve productivity in hazardous work environments, such as the oil and gas industry, mining, chemical sector and pharmaceutical manufacturing, among others.

These professional systems with Atex certification, with 5 inches and versions for Windows and Android, can be used with one hand and offer the best features of a smartphone, a tablet and a handheld device certified for use in Workspace Zone 2 (above ground) in potentially explosive gas environments (acetaldehyde, fasolin, ethylene).Among other design features designed to ensure safety, such as the addition of a leather cover and an anti-static screen protective film, allow you to make voice calls, have a built-in 1D/2D barcode reader, as well as a distinctive yellow bezel so users can easily distinguish Atex certified models from Standard Panasonic Toughpad 5" tablets.

In this sense, the device can be used to establish communications from anywhere the user is located, either by email or voice communication; you can enter the data you need or consult information about manufacturing or industrial processes. Barcode reader can be used for inventory and product registration, while built-in camera capabilities allow for fast image and video capture, For example, in emergency situations.

Jan Kaempfer, European Marketing Manager, Panasonic Computer Product Solutions, underlines that these Atex-certified systems "allow mobile workers in hazardous environments to benefit from the same advances in technology and increased productivity as other colleagues who do not perform their work in these environments.. We have maintained the functionality, usability and durability for companies to equip their mobile workers with a single device that can be used both inside and outside hazardous areas".

Toughpad FZ-E1 Atex models (Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld update 2) and FZ-X1 ATEX (Android 4.2.2) are powerful enough to cope with all mobile industrial applications, since they have a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor^T Quad-core, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of flash storage.

These tablets feature a readable HD display under sunlight, anti-reflective (1.280x720p), capacitive and multi-touch (with ten points of contact), and at the same time hardened, so it works also when used with thick gloves on. They also incorporate a rain sensor function that allows its use even under adverse weather situations.

Both models are available with voice and data in 4G LTE/3G; integrated micro USB port, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, Bluetooth v4.0 (Class 1) and standalone GPS. This last function is ideal for field workers who require the use of navigation in vehicles, as well as pointiform localization capacity, with an accuracy of between 2 And 4 Meters. The devices are also equipped with a rear camera of 8 Megapixels with autofocus and Led light, as well as a front camera of 1,3 Mp, for both photographs and video capture.

Secure and clear voice communications

To ensure clear and intelligible voice communication in an industrial noise environment, the devices are equipped with three microphones with intelligent noise filter and dual front speakers that reach a maximum volume of 100 Db, ensuring that the voice is heard clearly even in complicated environments.

To this is added the performance of the battery, of 6200 Mah, providing up to fourteen hours of continuous use based on Panasonic test conditions, with a fast charging of the 50% in one hour, Approximately, and complete in three hours. In standby mode, the battery lasts a few 1.000 hours and provides twenty-three hours in voice talk time.

Systems, available at the end of this month of September, they are also IP54 rated to operate smoothly in temperatures from -20C to + 40C and resist falls of up to one meter, to which is added a three-year warranty.

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