Utilities & wastewater
Digesters, pump stations, biogas. An explosion-proof iPhone for every site on the estate.
The hazard
Where the hazard is
Sludge in a digester produces methane around the clock, and sewer gas collects under a wet well cover until someone lifts it. With a certified iPhone, an operator working alone has the camera, the permit and a way to call for help at every site.
Digesters and biogas
Biogas is mostly methane and rises from roof vents and relief valves, while hydrogen sulphide sinks. Zone 0 inside, Zone 1 at the roof.
Pumping stations and wet wells
Sewage held at low flow turns septic and gives off more gas, which turbulence at the inlet releases. Commonly Zone 1 below coping level.
Inlet works and sludge handling
Sludge keeps gassing in holding tanks, and covered channels need extraction to keep levels down. Zone 1 where it cannot be relied on.
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 building to the digester deck and out to a pumping station 40 minutes away, the classification changes at every door and every hatch. The device does not. Select an area to see what changes and what stays the same.
The work
What your team does with it
- Confined space entry at the chamber The permit, the gas readings and the sign-in where the entry happens, not transcribed back at the depot.
- Pumping station rounds Wet well condition, ragging, float and valve checks, photographed before and after, straight into the work order.
- Inspection photos in the dark Digester roof plates, gas membranes, corroded vents. 48 MP camera and LiDAR, inside the zone.
- Video call from the asset Show the fault to a process engineer or CHP vendor 90 minutes away. Teams, FaceTime or your own tool.
- GIS and work orders at an unmarked site The map, the asset history and the job, on the device you drove there with.
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.
- Esri ArcGIS Field Maps
- Cityworks
- IBM Maximo
- SAP PM
- SCADA (Ignition, AVEVA)
- 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.
Phone and enclosure certified together as one unit. Certificates and documentation ready for your HSE file.
iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 and iPad Pro 11". Same iOS, same apps, same MDM your IT already runs.
Arrives ready to hand out. No field assembly, no user-serviceable parts, certification intact.
Photo, video and LiDAR work through the enclosure. We test it and publish the results.
Apple Business Manager and your MDM. Lock it to camera-only or open it up fully.
Apple's long update cycle and our support keep devices in the field for years, not seasons.
Trusted by field teams at Aker BP, ConocoPhillips and Vår Energi. Read the Aker BP case study
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