

Switchgear products in potentially explosive environments have to fulfil special requirements. steute has been at home in this field for many years and has acquired comprehensive expertise about explosion protection. Our product range was quick to adhere to the EC guideline 94/9/EG (ATEX), since when it has continually expanded – with the result that today steute offers the most comprehensive range of switchgear products for the field of explosion protection worldwide.
Our explosion protection portfolio includes position switches, footswitches, pull-wire switches, magnetic switches and other switchgear for dust and gas-explosive areas classed as zone 1 & 2 or 21 & 22. Another extensive part of our range comprises Ex safety switches in various versions.

13.11.2009
Command and Indicator Switches for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
12.11.2009
It is immediately obvious that this new switchgear has been designed specifically for rough environmental conditions and heavy-duty applications: the emergency pull-wire switch EEx ZS 90 S made by steute is equipped with a...
10.11.2009
The data bus standard »Dupline« was developed especially for rough applications and long distances. It is well suited to fields such as mining, extraction operation and tunnel advance – and has the added advantage of being able...
09.06.2009
At the Hanover Fair, steute's business area Explosion Protection will be presenting two new footswitches developed for industrial environments where it is not feasible or not desirable to operate machines by hand. The first of...
12.05.2009
Belt-alignment switches are integrated in many bulk goods conveyors as important and easy-to-install monitoring systems. A roller connected to a switch sweeps the conveyor belt. If the conveyor belt is off-track, the roller will...
18.04.2008
»Wireless Ex«: self-sufficient command device
The new Ex command device EExF 95 RS SW from steute turns its operator into a source of energy. Inside the EExF 95 switch insert is a miniaturised electrodynamic energy generator....