CertifiGroup has one of the only full service ingress protection laboratories in the western hemisphere. Our lab can meet all your ingress protection testing needs: protection against immersion, moisture, foreign objects, dust, including the most extreme ratings, such as IP 67.
Ingress protection is the degree of protection provided by the product enclosure. In many cases, the level of protection provided by the enclosure is marked on the product in the form of an "IP" code. For example, IP 55 would indicate a dust protected (first digit 5) piece of equipment which is protected against water jets (second digit 5). IP Code Chart
| 1st Digit | Protection Against Foreign Objects | 2nd Digit | Protection Against Moisture |
| 0 | Not protected | 0 | Not protected |
| 1 | Protected against objects > 50 mm | 1 | Protected against dripping water |
| 2 | Protected against objects > 12 mm | 2 | Protected against dripping water tilted 15° N |
| 3 | Protected against objects > 2.5 mm | 3 | Protected against spraying water |
| 4 | Protected against objects > 1.0 mm | 4 | Protected against splashing water |
| 5 | Dust protected | 5 | Protected against water jets |
| 6 | Dust tight | 6 | Protected against heavy seas |
| 7 | Not applicable | 7 | Protected against the effects of immersion |
| 8 | Not applicable | 8 | Protected against submersion |
The Certifigroup ingress protection laboratory has the latest equipment and expert staff to meet all your IP testing needs. For photos and specifications of our equipment, contact us. Our clients have reported that even some nationally recognized testing labs are using inferior test equipment and sub-standard methods. With Certifigroup you can be assured your products will withstand the environment they are intended for. Ingress Protection Testing Resources
http://www.productsafet.com/products/prod_index.html
To order ingress protection testing equipment, click on the Product Safety link above and then click on IP Code Testing on the left side of the page.
http://www.certifigroup.com/CEArtIPTestBB.pdf
Article on ingress protection testing from Compliance Engineering Magazine.
http://www.certifigroup.com/NEMAvsIP.pdf
Comparison chart for ingress protection and NEMA ratings.
http://www.nema.org/prod/be/enclosures/
For more information on NEMA Enclosure ratings, go the the NEMA Enclosure page.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/tools.html
Outdoor products recalled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).