IP Testing to Protect Your Product from Dust & Water
Ensure your product performs reliably in any environment. Our ISO 17025 accredited lab provides certified Ingress Protection (IP) testing to prove your product's resistance to environmental hazards and meet global quality standards.
- Guarantee Product Durability: Validate your enclosures and seals against dust, moisture, and high-pressure water jets.
- Meet Global Standards: Certified testing to IEC 60529, NEMA 250, and other international standards.
- Avoid Costly Field Failures: Identify and correct potential weaknesses before they lead to warranty claims and reputational damage.
- Expert Engineering Support: Our team helps you understand the results and provides guidance for improving your product's design.
*A 15-minute introductory call to scope your testing needs. No obligation.
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Why Ingress Protection Testing is Critical
From a factory floor covered in dust to a driving rainstorm, your product’s success depends on the integrity of its enclosure. An Ingress Protection (IP) rating is a globally recognized standard that proves your product’s ability to resist intrusion from solids and liquids. Achieving the correct IP rating is essential for ensuring product reliability, meeting customer expectations, and unlocking access to industrial and consumer markets.
Understanding the IP Rating System
Our testing processes are designed to meet a wide range of demanding standards required for market access across the aerospace, defense, automotive, and telecommunications industries. We provide the certified testing data you need to prove compliance and fulfill your contractual obligations.
First Digit: Protection Against Solids
This number (0-6) indicates the level of protection against foreign objects, from large body parts down to microscopic dust. A rating of IP0X offers no special protection, while the highest rating of IP6X means the enclosure is completely dust-tight.
Second Digit: Protection Against Liquids
This number (0-9) indicates the level of protection against moisture, from simple drips to full underwater submersion. A rating of IPX0 means no protection against liquids, while the highest rating of IPX9 protects against powerful, high-temperature water jets.
- IP0X - Not Protected
- IP1X - Protected Against Objects Greater Than 50mm
- IP2X - Protected Against Objects Greater Than 12mm
- IP3X - Protected Against Objects Greater Than 2.5mm
- IP4X - Protected Against Objects Greater Than 1.0mm
- IP5X - Dust Protected
- IP6X - Dust Tight
- IPX0 - Not Protected
- IPX1 - Protected Against Dripping Water
- IPX2 - Protected Against Dripping Water When Tilted Up To 15°
- IPX3 - Protected Against Spraying Water
- IPX4 - Protected Against Splashing Water
- IPX5 - Protected Against Water Jets
- IPX6 - Protected Against Powerful Water Jets
- IPX7 - Protected Against The Effects of Immersion
- IPX8 - Protection Against The Effects of Submersion
- IPX9 - Protection Against High Pressure & Temperature Water Jets
- IPX9K - High Pressure/Steam-Jet Cleaning
- NEMA 250, Section 5; UL50; UL50E
- CSA C22.2 No. 94.1, 94.2
- EN50436-1
- EIA/ECA-364-10E
- EIA-364-50B, Fine Sand
- RTCA/DO-160G Sec12.0
- MIL-STD-810, M521, Icing & Freezing Rain
- IEC/EN 60068-2-18
- IEC/EN 60068-2-68
- IEC/EN 60950-22
- MIL-STD-202, M106
- MIL-STD-810, M506.1
- MIL-STD-810, M510.5
- MIL-STD-810, M512.5
- MIL-STD-883, M1002
- RTCA/DO-160 Sec10.0
- RTCA/DO-160, Section 24.0;
- MIL-STD-810, Section 521