CEA, since 1997, the benchmark in the market for explosion-proof electrical equipment and products

CEA S.r.l. (Compagnia Elettrica Antideflagrante) is the official distributor for Eaton in Italy, offering certified equipment suitable for installation in areas with explosion hazards.

Our History

CEA was founded in March 1997 following the transfer of the CEAG Division from Cooper Industries Italia SpA, and since then, it has represented the German company CEAG Sicherheitstechnik GmbH, part of the multinational Eaton Crouse-Hinds group.

CEA's long-standing experience in the sector has enabled it to achieve high-quality standards in the sales and production of equipment that ensure maximum safety in facilities with high explosion risk.

Our Strengths

CEA operates in compliance with the strictest quality standards and offers fast delivery thanks to its ready-to-ship warehouse. The daily support from the Technical Office provides solutions across various sectors, adapting to customer needs. All CEA personnel are highly qualified to provide timely assistance based on a relationship of competence and trust with customers.

The ongoing preparation and constant updates on technical standards at the European and international level, including ATEX, UL/CSA certifications for North American standards, ECAS, and IECEx, combined with cutting-edge equipment, have positioned the company at a level that guarantees excellent results.



CEA and its personnel work to become even more reliable partners, able to provide state-of-the-art solutions, striving to meet customer needs. The quality of products and services, continuous improvement in professional growth, and ethics in work are the strengths of our company.

Our Activities

CEA supplies explosion-proof and intrinsically safe products for all types of applications, from the transport of dangerous goods to the supply of switches, sockets, certified enclosures, Plug&Play connectors, explosion-proof illuminated fixtures, control, command, and signaling systems, both explosion-proof and intrinsically safe with active/passive barriers, audible and visual signaling equipment, and fittings both ATEX and UL/CSA. We provide not only equipment but complete systems assembled according to customer standards.

Our Products

Our product line includes:

• LED Lighting Fixtures and Lamps
• Portable Lamps
• Connectors
• Motor Control Manipulators and Pushbutton Stations
• Distribution Boards in Modular Enclosures
• Wired and Certified Enclosures
• Sockets and Plugs, Safety Switches
• Cable Glands
• Fittings
• Intrinsic Safety Barriers
• Fieldbus Systems
• HART Firewall
• HMI Indicators
• Multiplexers
• Surge Protection Devices
• Alarm reporting units
• Acoustic and light signals
• Telephones
  

Applications and Sectors

• Industrial Automation
• Panel Builders
• System Integrators
• OEM
• EPC
• DCS and PLC Manufacturers
• Oil & Gas
• Chemical
• Petrochemical
• Refineries
• Pharmaceuticals
• Power
• Offshore Platforms
• Marine
• Drilling
• Mining
• Industrial Networks
• Water Treatment
• Telecommunications
• Food Industry
• Steel Industry
• Biogas
• Railway
• Industrial
  

Our Proposals

CEA s.r.l. (Compagnia Elettrica Antideflagrante) is the distributor for Eaton in Italy, offering certified equipment suitable for installation in explosive hazard areas.

EATON CROUSE-HINDS 

Portable Lamps are used for industrial applications such as safety checks, inspections, and repair work in the presence of explosive substances.

LED Lighting Fixtures and Lamps offer a wide variety based on the application, primarily determined by the type of lighting required and economic efficiency. The range includes products certified for use in the United States and Canada, certified according to UL and CSA standards.

Control Manipulators and Pushbutton Stations are standard and customized units for areas with explosion hazards.

The enclosures are made of GRP, light alloy, or stainless steel. The modular design allows combining distribution modules with snap-mounting. Safety switches are used to isolate power in electrical installations. Main current switches are used for drives, motor control, and other electrical equipment. The range includes solutions certified for use in the United States and Canada, certified according to UL and CSA standards.

Connectors: The Ex-Link series is a simple, manageable, and flexible connection system. The Plug&Play system connects and disconnects powered equipment in hazardous areas, and is particularly suitable for removable or portable equipment.

Sockets and Plugs: The new plugs and sockets provide reliable power delivery, even in the most challenging conditions. They are resistant to water and dirt ingress, as the plugs ensure an IP66 protection rating even when removed, with protection guaranteed during insertion and operation. Suitable for installation in Zones 1-2-21-22 with ATEX and IECEx certification, or with UL/CSA certification for North America.

EATON MTL

Zener Barriers: The MTL 7700 series barriers protect devices in explosive atmospheres, including flammable gas/air mixtures, powders, and fibers. Applications include protection for installations with unapproved devices (simple apparatus) like thermocouples, switches, and resistive sensors, or separately certified devices like sensors, transmitters, and pneumatic current-to-pressure converters (I/P).

Active Barriers for DIN Rail or Backplane Mounting: With over 40 years of experience in hazardous areas, MTL’s intrinsically safe barriers are reliable for installations in hazardous zones and use galvanic isolation to prevent transmission errors that may lead to interruptions in processing and monitoring control signals.

Intrinsic Safety Indicators: These digital indicators allow local display of process variables in hazardous areas and general use plants. For example, mass/flow calculations can be retransmitted from the safe area to the indicator in the hazardous area via an appropriate MTL IS interface.

Multiplexers: The analog multiplexer system with Modbus outputs provides a cost-effective alternative to single-loop isolation via barriers. It reduces installation and wiring costs by up to 50%, transmitting data from multiple sensors in hazardous areas over a single twisted pair.

Intrinsically Safe Ethernet: For applications requiring access to hazardous areas in Zone 1 and Zone 0, including wireless solutions, the 9460-ET series offers Power over Ethernet (PoEx) with a single cable, enabling real-time connection and disconnection of devices in Zone 0 or Zone 1.

HART Interface Multiplexers: These provide reliable connections between field devices and plant control systems, enhancing predictive maintenance diagnostics in plant asset management.

Fieldbus: MTL provides an open, non-proprietary fieldbus network for process control systems and field devices, supporting a wide range of applications in both hazardous and safe areas.

Firewalls for Acquisition Systems: Tofino's industrial security solution revolutionized cybersecurity for control systems, introducing Enforcer and Conduit modules for enhanced protection.

Network Cameras: Designed for use in Group I mining applications, they connect directly to compatible IS Ethernet systems via wired LAN or Wi-Fi, offering compact, robust, and cost-effective solutions.

HMI for Zones 1/2/21/22: The GECMA Work Station range provides reliable visualization in hazardous areas, with options for Remote Terminals, Thin Clients, and Personal Computers.

Surge Protection: MTL offers a full range of surge protection devices and suppressors for both residential and industrial applications.

Alarm Systems: The RTK alarm annunciators provide the ideal solution for all alarm system requirements. The modular design allows configuration from single to 256 channels, with customizable features for hazardous areas.

Manual Call Points: Designed to trigger an alarm in an emergency in a hazardous area, made from materials like GRP or stainless steel, with IP66 and IP67 protection ratings and ATEX/IECEx certifications.

Xenon Beacons: Flashing indicators that provide solutions for potentially explosive environments, available in fixed and rotating units for warning or state indication of plant elements.

Explosion-Proof Speakers: Designed for industrial and commercial use, these speakers meet the requirements for public information, voice alarms, and evacuation procedures in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Combined Acoustic and Visual Units: These devices alert both acoustically and visually in emergency situations, built for use in harsh environmental conditions in sectors like oil, gas, and petrochemical.

EATON CAPRì'

Caprì provides a solution of terminals for every type of cable used in hazardous and industrial environments, both onshore and offshore, above and below ground. The cable glands and accessories are designed to strictly adhere to global wiring standards such as IEC and NEC, meeting international and North American certification requirements, including ATEX, IECEx, UL, and regional certifications. They are also certified for use in dusty and mining applications.



Caprì’s cable glands, threaded conversion products, and cable installation accessories are used in industrial and commercial applications worldwide, improving safety and productivity in the harshest environmental conditions. Caprì cable glands are the simplest and safest solution for installation and maintenance needs, providing a reliable and secure way to transfer power and signals in even the most challenging environments.

EATON REDAPT

Redapt provides adapters, reducers, plugs, drains, swivel adapters, Y and T adapters, and additional products used to support installations in hazardous areas, improving safety and productivity in the harshest environmental conditions.

These products are designed in accordance with global specifications, meeting international approvals, including North American Ex approvals for both methods of hazardous area classification, Zones (NEC505) and Divisions (NEC500), as well as ATEX and IECEx approvals. Redapt products are also suitable for industries made hazardous by the presence of dust.

EATON RAXTON

Redapt provides adapters, reducers, plugs, drains, swivel adapters, Y and T adapters, and additional products used to support installations in hazardous areas, enhancing safety and productivity in the harshest environmental conditions.



These products are designed in accordance with global specifications, meeting international approvals, including North American Ex approvals for both hazardous area classification methods, Zones (NEC505) and Divisions (NEC500), as well as ATEX and IECEx approvals. Redapt products are also suitable for industries made hazardous by the presence of dust.

EATON FHF

Redapt provides adapters, reducers, plugs, drains, swivel adapters, Y and T adapters, and additional products used to support installations in hazardous areas, improving safety and productivity in the most severe environmental conditions.



These products are designed in accordance with global specifications, meeting international approvals including North American Ex approvals for both hazardous area classification methods, Zones (NEC505) and Divisions (NEC500), as well as ATEX and IECEx approvals. Redapt products are also suitable for industries made hazardous by the presence of dust.

LOCAL ASSEMBLY

As a Certified Assembly Partner, CEA has its own equipped workshop capable of providing, thanks to its many years of experience, solutions tailored to the most varied customer needs, both for installations in Zones 1, 2, 21, 22, and Safe Areas, as well as for industrial installations. We are able to engineer, wire, and produce electro-instrumental enclosures, distribution panels, modular pushbutton stations, control, monitoring, and signaling units, motor starters, and distribution panels with MCB-RCB protections. The materials used include GRP, Stainless Steel, and Aluminum. Solutions are available with Ex-d, Ex-e, Ex-de, Ex-n, ATEX, IECEx, UL/CSA certification.

CEA s.r.l. is pleased to offer its technical staff not only to present the product lines but also to provide collaboration and expertise in selecting the best solutions to address potential installation issues. Our Technical Department is also capable of developing detailed engineering in a short time.