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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...

January 22nd - Source IEC is please to announce our affiliation with two new companies, Rose Ex Enclosures and AN Wallis Earthing and Grounding products.  Both Rose and Wallis are established firms with extensive product depth and breadth in their fields of expertise.  We are delighted to become their representatives here in Texas and we invite you to visit their product pages to review their ranges of products and download the latest catalogs.

September 23rd - Introducing two new innovative products from Roxtec and Hadar Lighting.  The new Roxtec BG module is designed to take the place of cable glands for installation of armoured cable into cabinets and building penetrations.  The BG module has been tested to UL 514B and CSA 22.2 standards and has both North American and International approvals for hazardous locations.  Contact Source IEC today for more details on this revolutionary product.

Hadar Lighting has introduced an expansion of the range of LED lighting for use in Zone 1 areas, the HDL 106E Emergency Battery Backup unit that has both ATEX & IECEx approvals.  For critical lighting on offshore oil rigs, the HDL 106E provides standby power that can be programmed from 30 minutes to as long as 6 hours providing critical lighting during emergency situations.  Contact Source IEC for more details on this exciting new product.

Roxtec BG Module for Bonding Grounding Applications

Hadar Lighting HDL106E Emergency Zone 1 Fixture

Crawfish Boil recap...

May 23rd - Thanks to everyone who stopped to enjoy some mudbugs and cold beer on a wonderful Friday afternoon.  We had over 200 folks stop by and want to thank you all for coming out and look forward to seeing you next year!  A great big thanks for our co-sponsors as well, Roxtec and Oglaend-System USA. 

Team Roxtec/Source IEC complete the MS150

April 20th - Riders from both Roxtec and Source IEC completed the BS MS150 ride from Houston to Austin this past weekend, helping to raise money for research and treatment of our friends with MS.  The 2011 ride is expected to raise over 16 million dollars this year alone to help defeat this disease, and we encourage you to donate to the cause by visiting www.ms150.org and make a tax deductible donation.  And to all of our friends who contributed, thanks a bunch for your support and well wishes!

 

Stock of Ex products!

December 1st - Tired of waiting for your supplier to get you the right products at the right time?  Waiting 4, 6 or even 10 weeks for Ex products?  We stock a wide range of products here in Spring ready for immediate delivery including:
bulletEx e enclosures
bulletEx d conduit fittings
bulletEx e lighting
bulletEx accessories
bulletEx purge indicators
bulletIEC Cable trays and much more....

Give us a call the next time you are in a hurry.  We can help you out and get you on your way quickly and not break the bank!

CompEX Certified

 

 

November 15th - Bob Johnson the founder of Source IEC has now been certified as a CompEx certified installer & inspector of Ex equipment.  The CompEx program started in the UK after the Piper Alpha explosion in the North Sea and is now a manditory requirement for all electrical service personnel working on Ex equipment in the offshore markets overseas.  The five day course is now offered here in Houston by our friends at Offshore Commissioning Solutions and we would highly recommend this training program for electrical engineers and technicians working & specifying Ex equipment to better understand the rules and requirements involving IEC & EN 60079 series of standards.  CompEx is the only accredited program recognized by the Health and Safety Executive in the UK and we invite you to visit the CompEx website at www.compex.org.uk to find out more.  You can also sign up for the next available course here in Houston by visiting OCS at www.ocsgroup.com

 

 

Source IEC Welcomes Govan Industries Pty. Ltd.

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

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

Hadar Lighting introduces LED Zone 1 Lighting Systems

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 Multi-Grid System

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

 

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

Zantek IEC/AS approved Custom 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 Ex e Enclosures

FHF EX Telephones

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

FHF Ex d EX beacons/sounder combination

Govan Zone 2 Wellglass

FSC Global IEC Cables

Intrinsically Safe Barriers GM

GM International Ex ia I.S. Products

Oglaend System GRP Cable Tray

Roxtec Cabinet Seals

Roxtec Cable Seals

Oglaend System SPB Stainless Steel Cable Trays, 316SS

Oglaend System SPB cable tray

Purge Solutions Cyclops Ex nL YZ purge

Saftronics IEC MCC

Wallis Grounding Equipment

Zone 2 Lighting, Hadar ATEX, IECEx

Hadar Ex nR Zone 2 Floodlights

Rose Custom Ex Enclosures

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 25 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. 

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