Solvents plus powders in one room
A milling or drying area can have both vapour and powder. The IS-04Z1 is designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 together, so a technician does not carry separate devices for the two.
Italy · Chemicals, Pharma and Biorefining
Explosion proof mobile phone for Chemicals, Pharma and Biorefining in Italy
Explosion proof mobile phone for chemicals, pharma and biorefining in Italy: specialty producers, active-ingredient plants and refineries converted to renewable fuel. This page is for the HSE, engineering and quality teams who must decide what a handset can do in a solvent bay or a powder suite. The IS-04Z1 is designed around intrinsic safety rather than a flameproof enclosure.
Launching Q4 2026 · certification programme in progress
Local approvalATEXATEX 2014/34/EU · D.Lgs. 85/2016 · in progress
AvailabilityQ4 2026via authorised distributors
Sector · chemicals, pharma and biorefining
What makes these Italian plants different
This sector is a mix with one thing in common: batch and campaign operation. Italy’s biorefineries are the conspicuous example. Eni converted the Porto Marghera refinery at Venice into a biorefinery that opened in June 2014, with an Ecofining process turning vegetable oils into green diesel, and the former Gela refinery has a biorefinery of around 750 kt/y processing capacity. A Livorno conversion has been announced, and a new biorefinery at Priolo has been reported, so check current status before planning. See the page on explosion proof phone for Eni for the site detail. Alongside them are specialty chemical works such as those at Ferrara, Mantova and Ravenna, and a pharmaceutical industry strong in Lombardy and Lazio, with many plants making active ingredients and intermediates. These handle solvents, hydrogen and fine powders in small rooms. The consequence is a mixture of Zone 1 gas and Zone 21 dust inside one building, cleanroom rules on top, and a tighter record-keeping culture than a refinery has.
Sites and plant types
- Porto Marghera biorefinery
- Venice site converted from refining, with a second-phase expansion contracted.
- Gela biorefinery
- Former refinery site in Sicily, now processing renewable feedstock.
- Livorno
- Tuscan refinery with a conversion to biorefining announced.
- Ferrara, Mantova and Ravenna
- Chemical and polymer sites in the Po valley and Romagna, as set out on the explosion proof phone for Versalis page.
- Active-ingredient plants
- Pharma intermediates and APIs made in solvents, mainly in Lombardy and Lazio.
- Fine and specialty chemical works
- Batch reactors and dryers in smaller plants across northern Italy.
Hazards by process
- Hydrotreating of fats and oils
- Hydrogen under pressure, brings gas group IIC.
- Methanol and alcohols
- Flammable liquid vapour in transesterification and washing, gas group IIA or IIB.
- Solvent recovery
- Acetone, toluene and tetrahydrofuran stills with vapour at vents and pumps.
- Hydrogenation in pharma
- Hydrogen with catalyst, often in a small bay.
- Milling, drying and blending
- Fine powder with low ignition energy, a Zone 21 case.
- Waste solvent storage
- Drum and tank areas with mixed vapour.
Built for local conditions
What these plants do to a handset
The classification matters, but so does the quality regime. A handset in a pharmaceutical suite has to meet photography and data rules as well as Ex rules.
IP ratingIP68
Battery4,000 mAh
Camera50 MP
OSAndroid 16
Photography is controlled
Pharma sites often restrict cameras for product confidentiality and quality reasons. A camera your own console can switch off, per area, is more useful than a device with no camera.
Hydrogen next to everything
Biorefinery and hydrogenation duties put hydrogen into otherwise ordinary process buildings. A device targeted at gas group IIC covers it, rather than needing a separate selection.
Short campaigns, many visitors
A campaign brings auditors, validation staff and contractors in for days. Enrolment, application control and remote wipe allow a handset to be issued, tracked and recovered.
Use cases · chemicals, pharma and biorefining
Where an explosion proof mobile phone works in Italian chemicals and pharma.
Biorefining01
Feedstock changeover and hydrogen checks
Operators change feedstock and check hydrogen systems. A handset records readings, photographs a flange and calls the control room from inside the permit.
Pharma02
Solvent bay and powder suite rounds
Rounds through solvent charging and milling areas need records tied to batch and location. Position fix, timestamped photographs and managed apps support that.
Contractors03
Maintenance and validation crews
Outside engineers working on dryers and reactors need a controlled device that is wiped at the end of the job.
Questions · Chemicals, Pharma and Biorefining
Frequently asked questions
Is a solvent bay Zone 1?
It often is around charging points, vents and open transfers, but the classification is set by the employer’s explosion protection document and not by this page. The handset is designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21.
Can the camera be disabled in cleanrooms?
Through Android Enterprise policy from your own console, yes in design. Test the exact policy during an evaluation.
Do biorefineries need IIC equipment?
Where hydrogen is in the process area, yes, and the IS-04Z1 is being certified to IIC. The site’s classification confirms.
When can a plant evaluate it?
It is pre-launch for Q4 2026 and certification is in progress. Evaluation units are offered under a trial agreement; use in a classified area waits for the certificate.
Enquiry · Chemicals, Pharma and Biorefining
Ask about the IS-04Z1 for Chemicals, Pharma and Biorefining, Italy
Tell us the site, the zone and gas group, and roughly how many handsets. The SAMS team replies by email with the datasheet and the certification schedule for Italy. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and certification is in progress, so there is no list price yet; indicative pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Enquiry · Chemicals, Pharma and Biorefining
Launching Q4 2026
Evaluating the IS-04Z1 for this site?
Tell us the zone, gas group and operator. We will send the datasheet and the certification schedule for your market.