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AEDNews - Construction Equipment Industry NewsCaterpillar to Offer Complete Hazardous Location SolutionsCaterpillar Inc. announced the availability of comprehensive, complete hazardous location solutions for the oil and gas industry. Offerings range from components to complete power solutions and generator sets for a broad spectrum of applications. Varied explosion proof solutions are available today for most of the petroleum product line. "We’re pleased to provide our global customers with a broad set of hazardous location solutions for their onshore and offshore applications," said Mark Helgren, Caterpillar integration manager. "We understand our customers needs for integrated safety solutions and are glad we can support their efforts to increase the safety of their operations." Cat hazardous location solutions are fully customizable and designed to integrate with complex equipment. The power packs have all required protective equipment installed and are fully tested for conformity before they are delivered to the customer. Having a completely designed, tested and certified package from Caterpillar allows the customer to reduce project complexity and decrease certification-related risks. ATEX, NEC and IEC certifications are available. "The hazardous location solutions are ideal for customers who build equipment for complex locations and would like to focus their resources on the driven machinery while we handle the design and certification work for the engine and ancillary components. We can save them considerable time and effort by doing that work for them," said Isaac Fox, Caterpillar application engineer. "Another benefit of selecting a Cat power pack is that it is supported in its entirety by our global dealer network, so the customer knows who to turn to when in need for service and parts." To learn more about the Cat hazardous location solutions, please visit the Caterpillar booth at the 2012 OTC event, #3341. For more information on the complete hazardous area product line, visit catoilandgasinfo.com. For more information on the C15 engine, please visit the C15 ACERT hazardous location website. About Caterpillar Global Petroleum Caterpillar Global Petroleum, Caterpillar Inc.’s oil and gas division with headquarters in Houston, Texas, groups all the sales and service activities for Cat oil and gas power solutions. Since the 1930s, Caterpillar has manufactured engines for the oilfield and today provides premier power solutions with outputs from 31 to 16,000 kW. The sales and service network includes more than 2,100 dealer locations world-wide dedicated to support customers in the drilling, production, well service and gas compression segments. More information is available at: http://www.catoilandgasinfo.com About Caterpillar For more than 85 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making progress possible and driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. With 2011 sales and revenues of $60.1 billion, Caterpillar is a technology leader and the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, clean diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. More information is available at www.cat.com. Article Date: 2012-05-14 Source: Caterpillar Inc. Copyright(C) 2012 Associated Equipment Distributors. All Rights Reserved. | ||||||
