Which iPhone models do you support?

Xshielder currently supports the iPhone 16 Pro Max, with plans to support additional models in the future.

Can I use my iPhone's features when it's inside the enclosure?

Yes. Our enclosures are designed to maintain full usability, including the camera, touchscreen, Face ID, and buttons. The phone can be charged wirelessly while inside the enclosure.

Is the enclosure permanently attached to the phone?

No, the device can be returned and the iPhone extracted for resale or re-use outside hazardous areas

Is it possible to make phone calls while using the enclosure?

Yes. The design allows sound transmission, and you can use Bluetooth headsets or speakerphone functionality as needed.

What certification does the enclosure have?

Our enclosures are certified according to ATEX and IECEx Zone 1/21 standards. They are also IP65/IP66 rated and compliant with ISO 9001:2015.

Where can I purchase or get a quote?

You can request a quote via a partner or our website at https://xshielder.com/get-a-quote or contact us at apb@xshielder.com.

Chemical & petrochemical

Solvents, reactors and tank farms. ATEX Zone 1 iPhones from intake to loading bay.

The hazard

Where the hazard is

Solvent vapour is released every time a reactor is charged, a sample is drawn or a tank vents during filling, putting the reactor hall and tank farm in Zone 1. With one certified iPhone or iPad, operators carry the same device from the control room to the loading bay, with no swap at the door.

Reactors and solvent handling

Most solvent vapour is heavier than air and settles in trenches, pits and floor drains. Zone 1 at manways and sampling points.

Tank farms and loading

Tanks vent most on warm days and while filling, and splash loading builds static. Zone 1 in the bund and at the loading bay.

Powder handling

Fine powders stay airborne at charging and bagging, and dust on ledges can be lifted into a second cloud. Zone 21, Zone 22 beyond.

The cost today

What the two-device routine costs

Most sites solve the zone boundary with a second device: a legacy Ex phone with a small screen, a weak camera and its own app catalogue. The cost rarely shows up on an invoice. It shows up as photos that get retaken, readings written down and typed in later, and calls that wait until someone is back in the safe area.

Two devices, two loginsOne for the office, one for the zone. Neither talks to the other.
Paper between zone and deskReadings and checklists re-typed after the round, with the errors that brings.
Grainy photos, no videoLegacy cameras cannot show the problem well enough for onshore or the vendor to help.
Apps that do not existYour MES, CMMS or Teams have no version for the rugged handset.

The shift

One device. Every zone on the site.

From the control room to the tank farm the classification changes with every door and every fence line. The device does not. Select an area to see what changes and what stays the same.

Zone 1Zone 2Non-hazardous

The work

What your team does with it

Operator rounds and readings Log gauge readings, sample IDs and abnormal conditions where you see them. Straight into the DCS or CMMS app.
Maintenance with SAP PM in hand Open the work order at the pump, attach the photo, close it there.
Sampling and lab handover Scan the sample label, timestamp it, hand over to LIMS without paper.
Video support from the vendor Let the equipment supplier see the fault inside the zone. No site visit for a first diagnosis.
Training and SOPs at the unit The current procedure, on the device, where the work happens.

Your systems

Works with what you already run

It is a standard iPhone or iPad. Your existing systems run as they are. No ruggedised OS, no separate app store, no retraining.

SAP PM
LIMS
Microsoft Teams
Honeywell
Siemens
AVEVA

The offer

What Xshielder provides

Not a rugged phone with a small app store. A certified enclosure around the iPhone and iPad your people already know, delivered ready for Zone 1.

Xshielder enclosure for iPhone 17 Pro Max, front and back

ATEX and IECEx Zone 1/21

Phone and enclosure certified together as one unit. Certificates and documentation ready for your HSE file.

Standard Apple devices

iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 and iPad Pro 11". Same iOS, same apps, same MDM your IT already runs.

Delivered assembled

Arrives ready to hand out. No field assembly, no user-serviceable parts, certification intact.

Camera and LiDAR intact

Photo, video and LiDAR work through the enclosure. We test it and publish the results.

Enterprise ready

Apple Business Manager and your MDM. Lock it to camera-only or open it up fully.

Built to stay in service

Apple's long update cycle and our support keep devices in the field for years, not seasons.

iPhone 17 Pro MaxThe Zone 1 smartphone for prosView product iPhone 17The lightest, slimmest smartphone for Zone 1View product iPad Pro 11"The most powerful iPad for Zone 1View product

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Related industries

Oil & gas

Offshore platforms, refineries, terminals. Where the explosion-proof iPhone started.

Pharma & life sciences

GMP floors, API synthesis, solvents. Batch records on an ATEX iPhone at the point of work.

Energy & hydrogen

Electrolysers, gas storage, dispensers. IIC explosion-proof iPhones for the new fuels.

Mining

Reagent stores, SX plants, charging bays. ATEX Zone 1 iPhone and iPad for the mine site.

Food & beverage

Flour, sugar, grain, spirits. Explosion-proof iPhones for zones most people never think of.

Paint & coatings

Spray booths, mixing rooms, solvents. Explosion-proof iPhones from dissolver to final coat.

Utilities & wastewater

Digesters, pump stations, biogas. An explosion-proof iPhone for every site on the estate.

Manufacturing & logistics

Warehouses, filling lines, tank cleaning. Scan, log and call on an ATEX iPhone in Zone 1.

Planning to digitise operator rounds?

Send us a zone drawing of the units you want covered. We will tell you what works and what does not.