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.

Pharma & life sciences

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

The hazard

Where the hazard is

Ethanol and IPA give off flammable vapour in wet granulation, and fine powders form dust clouds at charging and milling, putting the suites in Zone 1 or Zone 21. On a certified iPad, operators sign the batch record at the step itself, with an iPhone for photos, deviations and calls.

Solvent handling

Ethanol and IPA flash below room temperature, so every open vessel and fluid bed dryer exhaust carries flammable vapour. Zone 1.

Powders and dust

Many fine APIs ignite with very little energy, powder transfer builds static, and cleaning lifts settled dust back into the air. Zone 21.

Storage and loading

Every drum decant, tanker delivery and waste solvent transfer releases vapour at the connection point. Zone 1, indoors and out.

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 QA office to the granulation suite and out to the solvent tank farm, the classification changes with every airlock. 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

Electronic batch records at the point of work Sign the step where it happens, not at a terminal in the corridor.
Deviations with a photo attached Straight into the QMS, timestamped, from inside the room.
Line clearance and inspection rounds Checklists, barcode scanning, equipment status. One device.
Video call to QA or maintenance Show the problem instead of describing it. No walk to the gowning area.
SOPs and training on the floor The current version, always, where the work is done.

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.

MES (PAS-X, Tulip)
QMS (Veeva, MasterControl)
LIMS
SAP
Microsoft Teams

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.

Chemical & petrochemical

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

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 a digital batch record rollout?

Tell us which systems you run and which rooms are zoned. We will come back with a device count and a price.