Ingress protection

Contents

• Our Ingress Protection (IP Testing) Abilities »
  • Ratings for Solids (Dust and Foreign Objects)
• Our Ingress Protection (IP Testing) Abilities »
  • Ratings for Solids (Dust and Foreign Objects)
• What is IP Rating? (Ingress Protection Rating)

Our Ingress Protection (IP Testing) Abilities »

Ratings for Solids (Dust and Foreign Objects)

• IP5X – Protects object from limited dust
• IP6X – Object is dust tight

Our Ingress Protection (IP Testing) Abilities »

Ratings for Solids (Dust and Foreign Objects)

• IP5X – Protects object from limited dust
• IP6X – Object is dust tight

Ratings for Fluids (Water)

• IPX1 – Shields against water falling vertically
• IPX2 – Shields against water falling vertically with component tilted as much as 15 deg.
• IPX3 – Shields against water falling vertically with component tilted as much as 60 deg.
• IPX4 – Shields against water splashing every which way
• IPX5 – Shields against jets water with little water allowed
• IPX6 – Shields against heavy seas water forecasted with effective jets
• IPX7 – Protects from the results of immersion in water between 15cm and 1m below surface from half an hour
• IPX8 – Protects from the results of immersion in water pressurized for lengthy periods
• IPX9 – Shields from the results of ruthless temperature water jet

Most Requested or Needed Ratings

• IP65 Enclosures – Protects Against Water Jets
• IP66 Enclosures – Protects Against Effective Water Jets
• IP67 Enclosures – Protects Against Immersion as much as 1 m

Related Standards

• IEC 60529
• IEC 60068-2-68
• ISO 20653
• GR-20
• GR-326
• GR-409
• GR-487
• GR-771
• GR-1081
• NEMA 250
• EN 60945
• FOTP-12
• FOTP-82
• RTCA DO-160
• MIL-STD 810
• ETS 300-019-2-1 through -8

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• Ecological Simulation Testing
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• Aerospace Testing
• Automotive Testing
• Military Testing
• Saw Testing
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• Appliance Testing

Resourse: https://metlabs.com/services/ecological-simulation-testing/ingress-protection/

What is IP Rating? (Ingress Protection Rating)