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Welcome to the homepage of Source IEC, your source for IEC products for both hazardous and non-hazardous locations to relevant ATEX, IECEx, GOST-R and other International requirements.  We welcome you to browse thru our range of products and also review our technical articles on various topics involving Ex equipment. Please let us know how we can help you find a solution to your Ex needs with our vast array of resources from around the world!

Thanks for visiting Source IEC at OTC!

May 11th - Thanks to all of you who came by our booth at the OTC show this past week.  We had over 130 folks come by and say hello and review some of the new and exciting products we have here at Source IEC.  Some of the key products exhibited was the Govan range of Ex d flameproof enclosures, the New Hadar LED floodlight, and the Oglaend System Multi-Grid cube unit incorporating pipe & cable supports in both 316SS and GRP materials.  Also, a great big thanks to our friends at CPC here in Houston hosting our ATEX presentation in their booth at OTC.  Last, but certainly not least, we'd also like to thank our valued business partners including Saftronics (William McMeeking), GM International (Giorgio Landrini), Govan (Steve Wittingham) & Oglaend System (Tor Jan Oglaend) for helping man the stand this year.  We look forward to seeing you all again in 2011!

 

1st Annual Source IEC/Roxtec Crawfish Boil a big success!!

April 12th - Many thanks to all of your who came out on a beautiful Friday afternoon to enjoy mudbugs with us and the guys from Roxtec.  We polished off about 475 lbs. of crawfish and washed them down with ice cold beer and margaritas.  We had over 100 festive customers come on by and we look forward to seeing even more of you next year!

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Source IEC Welcomes Govan Industries Pty. Ltd.

March 5th - Source IEC is pleased to represent Govan Industries based out of Melbourne Australia here in the US market. Govan has been a leading supplier of EX equipment in the Australian market since 1949 and has grown substancially over the years with manufacturing operations in the Middle East and India.  With the advent of IECEx requirements and Australian content for the large LNG projects scheduled to be built in the west coast of Australia over the next 20 years, Source IEC and Govan are positioned to help US engineering firms and manufacturers comply with these regulations and requirements.  We invite you to review the Govan product range at the link here

 

 

Saftronics IEC 60439-1 Distribution Panelboards

IEC 60439 Distribution Boards, Switchboards, RCD, MCCB

September 30th - Introducing the newest range of products from Saftronics, the Safpan range of custom IEC Distribution panelboards for your industrial applications.  Fully IEC compliant to the latest IEC 60439 standards and CE marked, built to your specifications.  We can include RCD, MCB & and various MCCB configurations including both indoor and outdoor industrial locations.  Contact Source IEC on your next requirement for ordinary location IEC panelboards today. To download a data sheet on the Safpan range, please click here

IEC Distribution Board, 60439-1

Source IEC Blog online!

September 23rd - Check us out for the latest thoughts and share questions and answers on anything related to EX products, standards, requirements or anything else you find relevant.  Click here to access our blog

Hadar Lighting introduces LED Zone 1 Lighting Systems

September 17th - Introducing two new products from Hadar Lighting using innovative LED technology, the HDL106 Floodlighting System and HDL103 Obstruction Lighting unit.

The HDL103 series is a Zone 1 luminaire utilizing 6 - 1.2 watt LED's in green, red or white depending on the application.  The HDL103 conforms to ICAO Annex 14 vol. II and CAP 437 standards for helideck lighting systems.  It is of low profile, rugged marine grade aluminum with stainless steel hardware and provides a full 360 degree light output.

LED Obstruction Lighting, Zone 1, Zone 2, EX, ATEX, IECEx

The HDL106 series of Floodlights contains 48 - 1.2 watt LEDs that can provide 60% less weight and 50% less power consumption than the equivalent Ex d floodlighting system.  Easy enough for a single man installation and trouble free estimated life of 10 years plus.

Contact Source IEC today for more information on these revolutionary products for your next lighting project!

LED Floodlight, IECEx, ATEX, GOST, Zone 1, Zone 2

Oglaend System FRP ladder obtain ABS approvals

September 8th - Just announced that the FOE glass reinforced polyester products have received ABS approvals for offshore marine applications.  Produced in a new Olstar resin system, the ABS approved range meets or exceeds the most stringent low flame, smoke & toxicity standards including the new requirement for earthing requirements for FRP cable trays. Other products within the Oglaend System portfolio also have now received approvals from ABS including the OE & RZE (shipboard) metallic ladder ranges, and SPBE & SPB-RF metallic cable tray ranges. Contact Source IEC for more details and information.

Oglaend System Multi-Grid System

June 18th - Introducing the revolutionary Multi-Grid support system from Oglaend Systems.  The Multi-Grid system is designed for support of cable trays, ladder, piping, structural members, tubing and HVAC systems in one elegant, integrated system that eliminates the need for welding/hot work, which is key for offshore clients during operational phase.  The Multi-Grid also has the ability for design engineers to move components in multiple axis during the design phase to help reduce conflicts of various disciplines equipment at the early stages of design.  We also have many of the Multi-Grid components available in a PDMS and PDS software format for use with third party software design systems.  Contact Source IEC for more details on this revolutionary product.

Multigrid, Oglaend System, Support SystemMultigird, HVAC, Piping, Electrical SupportGRP, Fiberglass, Support, FRP, ABS, Offshore

 

OTC recap

May 13th - Thanks for coming out to visit us at the Offshore Technology Conference held earlier this month.  And a great big thanks to all of our principals visiting from overseas in helping out.  We had a tremendous turnout and a great time during the week. We look forward to seeing you at OTC in 2010!

We've Moved!!!

April 2nd - Please note that we have moved into our new premises effective April 2nd. Our new address is 19998 Hickory Twig Way, Spring Texas, 77388.  Telephone is (281) 882-8300, Fax is (281) 882-8305. Our old phone numbers will be discontinued here in the near future so please take a note of our new numbers.  We invite you to come visit us anytime when you are in the North Houston area.

Home of Source IEC, Spring, TX, Texas, EX, IECEx, ATEX, GOST-R, GOST-K

New Employee

March 4th - We are pleased to announce that Josh Yezak has joined Source IEC effective immediately.  Josh is a recent graduate Texas A&M in Corpus Christi and will be in outside sales based here in Spring.  Josh can be reached at josh.yezak@sourceiec.com and we are very excited in bringing Josh on board. Say hello to Josh!!

 

November 3rd - We are excited to announce that Source IEC has been appointed the sales agency for Walther Electric products for the South Texas market.  Walther, a world leader in IEC309 pin & sleeve devices is a great complement to the other IEC components we represent and distribute here in Texas and are excited about our new alliance and look forward to helping you with your next connector challenge... Click the Walther logo below to go to the Walther information page...

Welcome to the Home page of Source IEC, your Source for IECEx, ATEX approved Hazardous Location Electrical Engineered Products including Cable Glands, EX Lighting, EX Enclosures, Zone rated Distribution Equipment, Purge Controllers and Accessories suitable for Zone 1 & 2 locations, and Non EX products like IEC Motor Control products, Switchgear, Cable Tray and Accessories.  Many of these products meet international approvals such as ATEX, IEC, IECEx, GOST-R, CEPEL, Inmetro, CCC, ANZ, DNV, Lloyds and some have domestic approvals through UL, CSA & ABS for North American applications.  Products are designed to Ex 'e', Ex 'd', Ex 'ia' and many different EX standards for various Zone/Catagory hazardous locations.  We carry local stock of many of these products available for immediate delivery from Houston.  Give us a call or drop an e-mail to inquire to the latest approvals for your particular product need. Our products are installed around the world in some of the most arduous environments you will ever find, including the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Russia, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. 

Let Source IEC help you with your next international electrical installation project...

Shown below are some of our key products from our business partners that we invite you to check out...

Walther 309, IEC Plugs, Sockets

Walther Distribution Panels

Peppers Cable Glands ATEX IEC Ex

Peppers CR-1 Glands Ex d & e

Thorlux CE Fluorescent Lighting

Thorlux Mini 8 Fluorescent Fitting

ABTECH BPG ATEX Enclosures

ABTECH BPG Ex e Enclosures

Break Glass Station, EX, Zone 1, ATEX, IECEx, GOST-R

C&S EX Fire Station

Elpress Dual Crimp System IEC Lugs

Elpress Dual Crimp Lugs

IEC Disconnect Switches

Socomec IEC Switches

Hadar, Lighting, EX, Zone 1, Zone 2, ATEX, ABS, IECEx

Hadar Ex ed Fluorescent

ABTECH EX BPG Control Stations

ABTECH Ex ed BPGC Controls

Clifford & Snell, EX, Yodalex, Sounder, Beacon, EX, IECEx, GOST-R, UL, ATEX, Zone 1, Zone 2

C&S Ex d EX beacons/sounder combination

Vertec Cabins A60, Zone 2

Vertec offshore cabins

FSC Global IEC Cables

Intrinsically Safe Barriers GM

GM International Ex ia I.S. Products

Oglaend System GRP FRP Cable Tray

Oglaend System GRP Cable Tray

Roxtec Cabinet Seals

Roxtec Cable Seals

Oglaend System SPB Stainless Steel Cable Trays, 316SS

Oglaend System SPB cable tray

Z Purge Indicator

Purge Solutions Cyclops Ex nL YZ purge

IEC Motor Control Centers, Saftronics, 60439-1

Saftronics IEC MCC

Earthing Cable, Grounding, Furse

Furse Grounding Equipment

Zone 2 Lighting, Hadar ATEX, IECEx

Hadar Ex nR Zone 2 Floodlights

Walther IEC309 Plugs & Sockets

Request a free copy of the latest Source IEC CD Rom including our EX Presentation...

ABTECH Software

ABTECH Entry Calculator Software 2008

Download for free from ABTECH at www.abtech-inc.com

EX Presentation, ATEX, IECEx, GOST-R Explosion Fundamentals

 

We are pleased to offer our clients a copy of our presentation free of charge on EX installation details including information on the ATEX Directive, CE marking, EX protection concepts, IP codes, wiring methods with cable glands, cable tray and ladder installation guidelines and much more. Over 300 pages of detailed information that is a useful tool for designing electrical installations to international standards.  The CD also contains catalog information on all of the products we represent as well as the latest software from ABTECH on EX enclosure entries.  Contact Source IEC for your copy today!

You can also view the EX presentation in Chapter format by visiting IEC EX Fundamentals page by clicking here

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Company Profile

Source IEC started in 2002 focusing on the needs of clients in the oil & gas industry for high quality, engineered IEC products ranging from sophisticated powerhouse control buildings, to simple products like thread adapters. Based in Houston Texas, the world Headquarters for the Oil & Gas industry, the market for solutions to IEC installations around the world is commonplace.

For over 24 years, Robert Johnson, the founder of Source IEC has had extensive experience in the oil & gas industry helping clients in the selection and application of both NEC and IEC components.  Mr. Johnson's complete resume and work history are in the news section. 

Contact Information

Telephone
+001 281-882-8300
FAX
+001 281-882-8305
Postal address
19998 Hickory Twig Way, Spring Texas USA 77388
Electronic mail
General Information: rick.fritz@sourceiec.com
Sales: rick.fritz@sourceiec.com
Customer Support: rick.fritz@sourceiec.com
Webmaster: webmaster@sourceiec.com

 

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