Gresik
Gresik lies about 25 kilometres north-west of Surabaya, and its two largest factories are Semen Gresik and Petrokimia Gresik.
Surabaya is the capital of East Java and Indonesia's second-largest city, on the Madura Strait, and its metropolitan area of about 6,309 sq km has an estimated 10.08 million people. The Surabaya Industrial Estate Rungkut and neighbouring Gresik, with a fertiliser plant and cement works, hold the chemical, fuel and process areas where Zone 1 and Zone 21 equipment applies. This page explains what to look for in an Ex-proof smartphone for Surabaya and the Gresik industrial area, and where the IS-04Z1 stands against that list today.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. The SAMS IS-04Z1 is the intrinsically safe smartphone covered here for Surabaya and the Gresik industrial area: pre-launch, designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 (marking target Ex ib IIC T4), with certification in progress and no certificate issued.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. An operator's own vendor approval is a separate step. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Ex marking | Group, category, protection concept, gas group, temperature class | II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 (target) |
| Gas group | IIA, IIB or IIC matched to the area drawing | IIC (target) |
| Temperature class | T-class below the ignition temperature of the gas | T4, 135 °C (target) |
| Where it applies | Surabaya and the Gresik industrial area: Port fuel and chemical handling, Fertiliser and chemical plants, Cement plant dust areas | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Surabaya. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
Who operates there and which kinds of classified area a handset would meet, from the SAMS site research.
Gresik lies about 25 kilometres north-west of Surabaya, and its two largest factories are Semen Gresik and Petrokimia Gresik.
Tanjung Perak is the main port for eastern Java, so imported equipment normally arrives by sea.
Satellite cities of Mojokerto, Gresik, Sidoarjo, Bangkalan and Lamongan form the wider metropolitan area, which is where much heavier industry and port-side plants are found around the city.
The Port of Tanjung Perak in north Surabaya is Indonesia's second-busiest seaport, on a site where a modern port facility was first built in 1910, giving contractors a major sea gateway to eastern Indonesia.
The city hosts a large shipyard and several naval schools, and in the Dutch colonial era hosted the most extensive naval base in the colony, so marine and ship-repair work is a core local activity.
Surabaya has a tropical wet and dry climate with a wet season from October to May, steady average highs near 31 degrees Celsius and lows near 23 degrees all year.
“Ex-proof” is shorthand for equipment carrying an explosion-protection marking (the Ex mark) that matches the area it enters. The marking states the protection concept, gas or dust group and temperature class, and it must be backed by a certificate issued by a recognised body, so a phone described as Ex-proof should come with a certificate number you can check.
The IS-04Z1 is designed to carry the marking II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4. That is a target: certification is in progress, no certificate has been issued, and SAMS will publish the certificate numbers when they exist.
In Surabaya and the Gresik industrial area. A marking check around Surabaya would separate gas areas, such as port fuel and chemical plants, from dust areas, such as the cement plant, listed as Zone 21 in the sheet. The IS-04Z1 target marking, II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4, is gas only and unapproved.
A short checklist for anyone writing or reviewing the specification, with the IS-04Z1 status against each point.
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
The marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4. It becomes a marking only when the certificate is issued; until then it is a design target.
Likely candidates are port fuel and chemical handling, fertiliser and chemical plants, cement plant dust areas, industrial estate chemical plants. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Not exactly. Explosion proof is a broad everyday term; intrinsic safety is one protection concept, which limits energy so ignition cannot occur. Flameproof (Ex d) is a different concept that contains an explosion. The IS-04Z1 is intrinsically safe by design.
The Suramadu Bridge links Surabaya and Madura by road, and Tanjung Perak serves sea freight to eastern Indonesia. Allow time for customs clearance and for any site gate checks on electronic devices at plants and terminals.
It has Indonesia's second-busiest seaport, a large shipyard and naval facilities, plus freight forwarders and customs brokers. Marine work typically involves tank entry and hot work, so confirm each yard's permit rules for portable electronic devices.
Not necessarily. Chemical and fuel areas are gas hazards, while cement works are dust areas, and each needs a suitable marking. The IS-04Z1 target marking covers gas only. Check each area's classification with the operator.
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Share the site details and quantity. You will get the datasheet and the certification schedule back by email; pricing is indicative only until launch.
Name the site and the operator and we will send what is available before launch.