Drum Heaters – Hazardous Area Zone 1 & Zone 2 ATEX Certified

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Drum Heaters for hazardous areas

ATEX Drum Heaters

ATEX drum heaters are specialised heating devices designed for use in environments with a risk of explosive atmospheres. These hazardous area drum heaters are the most efficient way to quickly heat large quantities of substances stored in drums, gas bottles, or IBC containers.

They provide even and controlled heating, with precise temperature regulation to ensure optimal process control. With ATEX certification, these heaters comply with strict EU safety standards, making them ideal for industries such as chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical, where hazardous materials are handled.

Non-hazardous area drum heaters are available for “safe” industrial applications where drum contents require heating to prevent thickening, solidifying or crystallising – drum heating temperatures dependent upon minimum ambient temperature, working location, drum contents and drum size.

ATEX Drum Heaters Features & Benefits

• Robust, flexible and dissipative structure
• For indoor and outdoor use
• System approved
• EC type-examination certificate (Directive 2014/34/EU)
• Easy access to extensive documentation
• Protection class IP65
• Zones 1/2 (gas), 21/22 (dust)
• Suitable for applications with hydrogen

• Heating cable up to +200 °C
• Temperature class: T6, T5, T4, T3
• Temperature range from -40 °C to +200 °C
• Option: Insulating lid (WEXHID series)
• Special versions for drums with handles and recesses are possible

1 – Electrostatically conducting PTFE outer jacket 2 – QR-code and NFC to download relevant documents 3 – Robust adjustable tension snap closures 4 – Two temperature sensors – controller and limiter 5 – Terminal boxes for network and sensors

➡ See below for more information about Hazardous Area Drum Heaters to provide safe and reliable electrical heating in potentially explosive atmospheres – drum heaters with international ATEX and IECEx hazardous area certification are available.

• 205 Litre Standard Drum Heater Jackets
• 25, 50 & 100 (Up to 1000) Litre Drum Container Heater Jackets
• 120V & 240V Induction Drum Heating Jackets
• Base Drum Heaters
• ATEX Gas Bottle Cylinder Heaters

Drum heaters with ATEX certification are suitable for providing hazardous area heating to drums and IBC heaters in Zone 1 and Zone 2 locations (T2, T4, T6 Temperature Ratings) – the heaters maintain viscosity, heat-up and provide frost protection of the drum contents including water, oils, fats, waxes and fuels.

Thorne & Derrick have a wide range of electrical heating jackets from stock to heat up drums and IBC containers from 25L-1000L protecting the contents from freezing or solidifying.

Heating Up Drums In Hazardous Areas

Drum heaters are used to raise and heat-up critical process temperatures to prevent drum contents degrading – product heat up times can be controlled by thermostatically operated heaters reducing batch losses caused by sub-optimum temperature levels.

This type of heater is commonly referred to as a band heater, barrel heater, canister heater or container heater – is used to reduce viscosity and improve flow behaviour to ensure filling, pumping or bottling of the drum contents.

T&D – Hazardous Area Electrical Heating Specialists

Thorne & Derrick distribute both induction drum heaters to provide direct heating and flexible surface heating jackets for drums, IBC’s, containers and barrels of common sizes including 25L, 50L, 105L, 205L and 220L – custom drum heaters and silicone heaters are also available. Contact T&D to discuss your application.

Customer Specific Examples: Drum Heaters

Insulation lid with recesses for 200L drum (WEXHID20)	ATEX heating jacket for 30L drum (WEXHD030)	ATEX heating jacket with recesses 200L drum with lid heating (WEXH0080)
Hazardous area drum heater zone heating, customized size (WEXHD002)	ATEX drum heater for recovery drum with insulation lid (WEXH0006)	ATEX drum heater version for 100L barrel cut-out for handle (WEXH0003)