At Achema 2006, 15 May 2006 – 19 May 2006, Frankfurt Germany, Parker Lucifer will publicly demonstrate a new generation of coils for controlling solenoid valves in hazardous environments with the use of encapsulation technologies. To achieve flameproof protection, the new coils replace the more usual metal housing with a plastic design. This housing features a small internal space to ensure that any spark does not have enough oxygen to ignite and cause an explosion – and integrates an interchangeable safety fuse. The new explosion-proof coils meet ATEX standards, providing EEx dm IIC T4, T5 and T6 or EEx ia IIC T6 level protection. Parker Lucifer can equip a large proportion of its solenoid valve designs with the new electrical parts, in particular for the low power (2.5W) and intrinsic safety types.