Ex e Terminal Boxes Stainless Steel | Zone 1 Zone 2 ATEX Certified | Pepperl+Fuchs SLS Series
Ex e Terminal Boxes stainless steel
The SLS series of hazardous area terminal boxes, manufactured by Pepperl+Fuchs can be equipped with various quantities and types of terminals, cable glands. Any custom configuration, including combinations of terminals and controls can be added to suit the needs of the end user – Contact us for details.
Enclosures are manufactured from electropolished, 316L grade stainless steel as standard. This is to provide excellent resistance to tarnishing and corrosion.
This surface finish on the durable stainless steel means that SLS terminal boxes are ideally suited to meet hygienic requirements valid in pharmaceutical and food processing plants.
These ATEX terminal boxes and enclosures are certified for operation in temperatures between –50 °C and +120 °C can be used in many different applications as a replacement for stainless steel.

Stainless Steel Terminal Boxes | SLS Series
ex e terminal boxes – Features
- Durable 316L grade stainless steel enclosure
- Can be used safely in Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21 and Zone 22
- Ex e, Ex ia and Ex tb certifications
- Customisable configuration of terminals, cable entries and cable gland types as per specification
- Degree of protection: IP66
- Withstands temperatures down to -50 °C
- Fully detachable enclosure cover
ex e Terminal boxes – Dimensions

SLS Terminal Box | Dimensions
Legend
A | Height |
B | Width |
C | Depth |
D | Internal height |
E | Internal width |
F | Internal depth to surface mounting plate |
H | Mounting holes distance, horizontal |
J | Mounting holes diameter |
K | Maximum external dimension with mounting brackets |
[A] – [D] | Cable entry faces |
âž¡ For full details of dimensional values see data sheet.
ex e terminal boxes – ordering information
This table shows how to put together the order code for your required Terminal Box.
For example, if you wish to order a Stainless Steel terminal box, size 3, for intrinsically safe circuits the correct order code would be as follows – SLS33.TY
SL | S | 3 | 3 | T | Yxxxxxx |
SL – metal enclosure | Material S – Stainless Steel |
Enclosure Size 1 – 6 for dimensions see data sheet |
Type of Explosion Protection 1 – Ex e, Ex tb 3 – Ex ia, Ex tb 5 – Ex ia / Ex e, Ex tb |
Type of Solution T – Terminal Box |
Variant number Cxxxxxx – configured variants Yxxxxxx – engineered variants |
Hazardous Area Certifications & COMPLIANCE
EU-Type Examination Certificate – CML 16 ATEX 3008X
ATEX
Ex II 2 GD
Ex eb IIC T* Gb, Ex db eb IIC T* Gb, Ex tb IIIC T** Db or Ex ia IIC T* Gb, Ex tb IIIC T** Db or
Ex eb IIC T* Gb, Ex ia IIC T* Gb, Ex tb IIIC T** Db
T6/T80 °C @ Ta +40 °C
T5/T95 °C @ Ta +55 °C
T4/T125 °C @ Ta +85 °C
T3/T160 °C @ Ta +120 °C
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Electrical Explosion Proof Equipment for Hazardous Areas | ATEX & IECEx Certified

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