Protect Your Product From the Elements With Ingress Protection (IP) Testing

PROTECT YOUR PRODUCT FROM THE ELEMENTS WITH INGRESS PROTECTION (IP) TESTING Ingress protection testing is used to determine if a product's exterior case or enclosure will protect the working parts from water, dust or intrusion. When foreign particles get inside a product, they can cause damage and poor performance. Ingress protection testing, or IP testing, should be performed at an accredited test laboratory. Selecting and testing to an IP Rating establishes the level of protection you want your products to feature. IP 2 3 IP Ratings are called out in the test standard known as IEC 60529 The protection rating is displayed by the letters "IP" followed by two numbers. The first digit indicates the level of protection from solid ingress and the second digit represents the level of protection from liquid ingress. Protection Ingress Solids Water IP (INGRESS PROTECTION) RATINGS GUIDE WATER SOLIDS 15 Protected against vertically falling drops of water. Limited ingress permitted. Protected against a solid object greater than 50 mm such as 50 mm a hand. 15°- Protected against a solid object greater than 12.5 mm such Protected against vertically falling drops of water with enclosure tilted up to 15 degrees from the vertical. Limited ingress permitted. 12 mm as a finger. Protected against a solid object greater than 2.5 mm such Protected against sprays of water up to 60 degrees from the vertical. Limited ingress permitted for three minutes. as a screwdriver. Protected against a solid object greater than 1 mm such as Protected against water splashed from all directions. Limited ingress permitted. a wire. Dust Protected, Limited ingress of dust permitted. Will not intefere with Protected against jets of water. Limited ingress permitted. operation of the equipment. Two to eight hours. Dust tight. No ingress of dust. Two to eight hours. Water from heavy seas or water projected in powerful jets shall not enter the enclosure in Protection against the TRY IT WITH DYE! effects of immersion in water between 15 cm and 1 m for 30 minutes. A UV sensitive dye allows easy Protection against the inspection in small and tight enclosures. effects of immersion in water under pressure for long eriods oc Protection against the effects of high pressure and temperature water jet. Which IP Test Is Best For My Product? Cascade TEK is accredited to perform IP testing and works with each customer to provide the appropriate test for each product. We have the tools needed to meet each industry standard. CALIBRATED NOZZLES IMMERSION TANKS SPECIFIC DUSTS AND FLUIDS CASCADE TEK Resource: bluesea.com www.cascadetek.com Photos courtesy of Seidio Infographic designed by Mad Fish SEO Copyright © 2014 Cascade TEK 23456N0 2345