Ingress Protection
Helping you evaluate dust and water resistance of enclosures according to the Ingress Protection Code.

Ingress Protection

Ingress Protection testing evaluates the resistance to particle and liquid entry for an enclosed product. After testing has been performed, the product receives an IP rating, based on IEC 60529, according to the achieved resistance to solid particles and liquids.

We have the capability to evaluate your product for dust and water resistance according to the IEC 60529 standard for ingress protection. To achieve compliance to common standards or NEMA classifications, products must demonstrate an acceptable level of ingress protection. IP ratings are also often required by sellers or retailers before a product is purchased from manufacturers and resold to consumers, regardless of a product’s intent to protect against dust or water.

Whether verifying advertising claims, providing IP ratings for retailers, or testing ingress protection against industry requirements, MET can provide all relevant testing and evaluation from a single-source laboratory. As the world’s first NRTL, our stamp of approval gives customers, retailers and regulatory bodies confidence that the product in question meets advertised claims and performs as intended.

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Why Met?

We can provide a full range of dust ingress in dust circulation chambers and ingress tests with different foreign objects and different standardized access probes.

Eurofins E&E North America's environmental simulation labs can provide IP testing to specifications including RTCA-DO-160 (aerospace), MIL-STD’s (military), IEC 60259 & NEMA 250 (electronics), as well as DIN and SAE standards (automotive).

Eurofins has been dust and water certifying various products for manufacturers and enclosures for panel shops for ingress protection (IP Code) for over 30 years.

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Ratings for Solids (Dust and Foreign Objects)

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

Ratings for Liquids (Water)

IPX1 – Shields against water falling vertically
IPX2 – Shields against water falling vertically with component tilted up to 15 deg.
IPX3 – Shields against water falling vertically with component tilted up to 60 deg.
IPX4 – Shields against water splashing from all directions
IPX5 – Shields against jets of water with little water permitted
IPX6 – Shields against heavy seas of water projected with powerful jets
IPX7 – Protects against the effects of immersion in water between 15cm and 1m below surface from 30 minutes
IPX8 – Protects against the effects of immersion in water under pressure for long periods
IPX9 – Shields against the effects of high pressure temperature water jet

Most Requested or Required Ratings

IP65 Enclosures – Protects Against Water Jets
IP66 Enclosures – Protects Against Powerful Water Jets
IP67 Enclosures – Protects Against Immersion up to 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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Ingress Protection
Helping you evaluate dust and water resistance of enclosures according to the Ingress Protection Code.