One Camera, Two Solutions: How 2M Customizes Explosion-Proof Housings for Verkada Bullet Cameras

Industrial facilities operating in classified hazardous locations often face a frustrating dilemma when it comes to their physical security. Enterprise cloud ecosystems like Verkada offer the convenience of centralized management, yet their standard commercial-grade hardware cannot be used safely in environments containing flammable gases, vapors, or combustible dust. At 2M Technology, we believe organizations should never have to sacrifice their preferred camera ecosystem or compromise on performance just to satisfy hazardous-area compliance.

Every facility comes with unique environmental conditions, which is why we build each custom explosion-proof Verkada bullet camera housing to match the customer’s exact needs. Rather than forcing standard, off-the-shelf enclosures, we engineer solutions around your project specifications, ensuring compliance never comes at the cost of performance. To illustrate this philosophy in action, here is how we delivered two entirely different housing configurations for the Verkada CB62-E to solve site-specific optical and ambient lighting challenges.

The Challenge: Bringing the Verkada CB62-E Into Hazardous Environments

However, placing a precision bullet camera inside a heavy-duty, certified enclosure presents two primary technical hurdles:

1. Physical Clearance and Mechanical Fit: The CB62-E measures 254 mm (10 in) in length with a diameter of 85 mm (3.35 in). Finding a certified enclosure that can securely seat the unit while allowing sufficient internal volume for cable termination, power supply leads, and heat dissipation requires precise dimensional matching.
2. The Infrared Window Glare Phenomenon: This is the most common pitfall in hazardous-area video deployments. When a camera’s internal IR LEDs illuminate from behind a thick, tempered-glass explosion-proof front window, the light reflects directly off the inner glass surface and bounces back into the lens. In low-light conditions, the result is severe optical glare, ring washout, and blind video feeds that render edge analytics useless.

Solving these challenges requires moving beyond off-the-shelf retail enclosures and taking an engineering-first approach.

Our Custom Explosion-Proof Verkada Bullet Camera Housing Solutions

When two separate clients approached us wanting to deploy the Verkada CB62-E in classified zones, their operational environments could not have been more different. Rather than forcing a rigid catalog choice, we engineered two distinct configurations of our custom explosion-proof Verkada bullet camera housing to match their exact lighting and site conditions.

Client Solution 1: Active Night Vision with External IR (Model 2MEXH-2666)

Our first client needed to deploy the CB62-E along an exterior process perimeter classified as an explosive hazard zone. Crisp nighttime surveillance and round-the-clock analytics were strict operational requirements.

Placing the camera behind standard protective glass would immediately trigger internal reflection and blind the 4K sensor at night. Simply disabling the internal IR would eliminate the glare, but it would leave the site in total darkness after dusk.

To resolve this, our engineering team paired the CB62-E with our 2MEXH-2666 certified explosion-proof IR enclosure.

• Physical Fit: The 2MEXH-2666 provides an internal usable clearance of 269.5 mm (10.61 in) length by 66 mm (2.60 in) width by 83 mm (3.27 in) height. This provides a snug, secure fit for the 254 mm CB62-E body, using a custom internal mounting plate and bracket engineered to position the lens flush to the front viewing port without contact.
• Separating the Light Path: The 2MEXH-2666 features certified external explosion-proof IR illuminator pods mounted directly to the housing exterior. By physically isolating the illumination source from the optical viewing window, light travels unobstructed into the field of view without bouncing off the enclosure glass.
• Synchronized Night Vision: We pass the camera’s IR control cable through a dedicated internal terminal interface. When the CB62-E sensor senses low ambient light and switches to night mode, it triggers the exterior housing lights in tandem. The client retains the camera’s original 30-meter night vision and 4K clarity with zero reflection glare.

Client Solution 2: Lit Area Protection (Model 2MEXH-3213)

Shortly after, another client approached our team with an identical camera choice but a different operating environment. Like the first customer, they selected the Verkada CB62-E for its high-resolution imaging, but their deployment targeted a well-lit indoor chemical processing room where ambient lighting remains active 24/7.

Because ambient illumination was continuous, nighttime infrared capabilities were not needed. Adding exterior light pods would introduce unnecessary weight, bulk, and project expense.

For this deployment, we used our 2MEXH-3213 enclosure:

• Identical Footprint, Leaner Profile: The 2MEXH-3213 shares the exact internal dimensions of the 2MEXH-2666: 269.5 mm (10.61 in) × 66 mm (2.60 in) × 83 mm (3.27 in). It utilizes the same custom internal stabilization sled we engineered for the CB62-E body.
• Optimized Cost and Form Factor: With no need for external IR illuminators, this version offers a more compact, streamlined profile ideal for facilities operating under consistent lighting.
• Certified Protection: Like its sister model, it carries full ATEX and IECEx ratings, ensuring complete compliance with international and North American hazardous-area safety standards.

Side-by-Side Comparison: 2M Custom Explosion-Proof Verkada Bullet Camera Housings

Why Choose 2M for Custom Explosion-Proof Verkada Bullet Camera Housings?

Security system integrators often run into vendors who offer rigid, one-size-fits-all hardware catalogs. If a camera does not fit their stock shell, they suggest changing camera brands or abandoning cloud analytics altogether.

At 2M Technology, we take the opposite approach:

• Zero Hardware Compromise: You choose the camera make, form factor, and cloud platform that matches your enterprise IT architecture. We engineer the protective enclosure around your choice.
• In-House Engineering and Testing: From custom internal mounting plates to specialized cable pass-through harnesses, every custom explosion-proof Verkada bullet camera housing is assembled and quality-checked at our Dallas-Fort Worth facility.
• Rigorous International Compliance: Our enclosures adhere to strict ATEX and IECEx guidelines, giving environmental health and safety (EHS) officers complete peace of mind across petrochemical, grain handling, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical deployments.

Whether your deployment demands external synchronized IR illuminators, built-in sunshields, remote-controlled wipers, or specialized mounting brackets, our team builds the exact configuration your facility requires.

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