Guide to Ingress Protection Rating

Element's guide to Ingress Protection (IP) testing infographic explains how the IEC 60529 standard classifies electrical equipment's resistance to solid particles and liquids. This essential testing determines your product's IP rating - establishing its protection level against dust and water intrusion - helping manufacturers ensure their enclosures meet international safety requirements for harsh environments.

Ingress protection testing (IP testing) helps to determine a product’s susceptibility to solid particle (including dust) ingress and liquid (water) ingress.

Within the IEC 60529 standard there is an international classification system to test the sealing effectiveness of enclosures of electrical equipment against the intrusion of solid particles and liquid. 

Selecting and testing to an ingress protection rating also known as IP Rating establishes your product's level of protection from water, dust or intrusion. Our guide to IP testing below explains Ingress Potection Rating.