Water and Dust Resistant Rating - IP Scale
Water and Dust Resistant Rating - IP Scale
IP Ratings Defined
When is "Rugged" tough enough? You may hear about IP ratings from computer equipment manufactures or systems integrators. For example, what does an IP rating of IP34 really mean? Will that be enough for your facility? if you are using a barcode scanner in an office environment, IP34 will probably work for you, but if you bring that same unit into a warehouse or a light industrial environment, that equipment probably won’t last through one shift.
Before investing in a hardware device, make sure it can satisfy the requirements of your facility. While a IP67 rating won’t protect your unit from being run over by a forklift, it will guarantee reliable performance in a dusty warehouse environment or in an outdoor environment with all types of weather conditions.
When Rugged is Rugged enough for your environment? The more rugged a device the higher in cost it is going to be, so in order to stay within budget you will want to make sure you don't buy too much ruggedness for what your environment calls for.
What is an IP rating?
IP stands for Ingress Protection. This IP rating is used to specify the strength of the enclosure that surrounds electronic equipment and is determined by specific tests. Each IP rating consists of using two separate measures. The first is protection against solids; the second number is protection against liquids.
| Rating | = | Protection from Solids | Protection from Liquids |
| IP00 | = | No protection | No protection |
| IP01 | = | No protection | condensation |
| IP02 | = | No protection | water spray < 15 degrees from vertical |
| IP03 | = | No protection | water spray < 60 degrees from vertical |
| IP04 | = | No protection | water spray from any direction |
| IP05 | = | No protection | low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP06 | = | No protection | high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP07 | = | No protection | immersion between 15cm and 1m depth |
| IP08 | = | No protection | long term immersion to a specified pressure |
| IP10 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | No protection |
| IP11 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | condensation |
| IP12 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | water spray < 15 degrees from vertical |
| IP13 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | water spray < 60 degrees from vertical |
| IP14 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | water spray from any direction |
| IP15 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP16 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP17 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | immersion between 15cm and 1m depth |
| IP18 | = | touch by hands (>50mm) | long term immersion to a specified pressure |
| IP20 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | No protection |
| IP21 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | condensation |
| IP22 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | water spray < 15 degrees from vertical |
| IP23 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | water spray < 60 degrees from vertical |
| IP24 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | water spray from any direction |
| IP25 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP26 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP27 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | immersion between 15cm and 1m depth |
| IP28 | = | touch by fingers (>12mm) | long term immersion to a specified pressure |
| IP30 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | No protection |
| IP31 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | condensation |
| IP32 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | water spray < 15 degrees from vertical |
| IP33 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | water spray < 60 degrees from vertical |
| IP34 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | water spray from any direction |
| IP35 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP36 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP37 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | immersion between 15cm and 1m depth |
| IP38 | = | tools & wires (>2.5mm) | long term immersion to a specified pressure |
| IP40 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | No protection |
| IP41 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | condensation |
| IP42 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | water spray < 15 degrees from vertical |
| IP43 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | water spray < 60 degrees from vertical |
| IP44 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | water spray from any direction |
| IP45 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP46 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP47 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | immersion between 15cm and 1m depth |
| IP48 | = | tools & small wires (>1mm) | long term immersion to a specified pressure |
| IP50 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | No protection |
| IP51 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | condensation |
| IP52 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | water spray < 15 degrees from vertical |
| IP53 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | water spray < 60 degrees from vertical |
| IP54 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | water spray from any direction |
| IP55 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP56 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP57 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | immersion between 15cm and 1m depth |
| IP58 | = | Limited dust ingress protection | long term immersion to a specified pressure |
| IP60 | = | Total dust ingress protection | No protection |
| IP61 | = | Total dust ingress protection | condensation |
| IP62 | = | Total dust ingress protection | water spray < 15 degrees from vertical |
| IP63 | = | Total dust ingress protection | water spray < 60 degrees from vertical |
| IP64 | = | Total dust ingress protection | water spray from any direction |
| IP65 | = | Total dust ingress protection | low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP66 | = | Total dust ingress protection | high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP67 | = | Total dust ingress protection | immersion between 15cm and 1m depth |
| IP68 | = | Total dust ingress protection | long term immersion to a specified pressure |
| IP69K | = | Total dust ingress protection | steam jet cleaning |
