IP Ratings
Ingress Protection
- IP ratings give protection from solid objects (IP6X) and water (IPX6).
- The minimum IP rating for Ex e is IP54.
- indEx enclosures are IP66 as standard.
- IP66 most onerous test - dust tightness and protection from powerful water jets.
- IP67 and IP68 on request.
N.B. All indEx enclosures are TIG welded for strength & rigidity allowing for enhanced performance under extremes of temperature and pressure.
Ingress Protection Classification
| First Number | Second Number | ||
| IP | Protection Provided | IP | Protection Provided |
| 0 | No Protection | 0 | No Protection |
| 1 | Protection against solid objects - 50mm | 1 | Protection against drops of water |
| 2 | Protection against solid objects - 12mm | 2 | Protection of up to 15 deg vertical direct sprays of water |
| 3 | Protection against solid objects - 2.5mm | 3 | Protection of up to 60 deg vertical direct sprays of water |
| 4 | Protection against solid objects - 1mm | 4 | Protection from water sprayed in all directions |
| 5 | Limited Protection against dust | 5 | Protection from low pressure jets of water in all directions |
| 6 | Complete protection against dust | 6 | Protection from strong jets of water |
| 7 | Protection from temporary immersion of up to 1m for 30 mins | ||
| 8 | Protection from Complete immersion for specified depth and unlimited time | ||
IP68 Enclosures
Intended for use in areas which are subject to flood risk for a specified depth and time or in areas with a continuous known depth of water.
A test enclosure must be built and subjected to rigorous tests over the defined periods of time and specified depth.
This is an example of one we have just supplied to a world leader in cable design, construction and installation.
Built to withstand 3m for 2 weeks, and including a viewing window for intermittent internal apparatus inspection, this enclosure passed all the necessary tests by a third party EN body.
Questions, enquiries?
Call us on +44 (0)1233 801890 or email sales@indexenclosures.com
