Ingress Protection / Environmental Testing

Ingress Protection(IP)

Our Ingress Protection (IP) testing facility has the ability to test the entire range of IP ratings and is equipped with of one of the largest walk-in dust chambers in India.

Standard Number Type of Equipment Range of Testing
Scope for Testing at Laboratory
IEC, EN & IS/IEC 60529, IS 12063 and equivalent Electrical equipment and enclosures IP 1X to 6 X and X 1 to X 8
IEC, EN & IS/IEC 60034 -5, IS 4691 and equivalent Rotating Machines IP 1X to 6 X and X 1 to X 8
IS 10322-4 and equivalent Luminaries IP 5X to 6 X and X 1 to X 8
IEC, EN & IS/IEC 60947-1 and equivalent Low voltage switchgear and control gear IP 5X to 6 X and X 1 to X 8
Scope for Testing at Site
IEC, EN & IS/IEC 60529, IS 12063 and equivalent Electrical equipment and enclosures IP 1X to 4 X and X 3 to X 6
IEC, EN & IS/IEC 60034 -5, IS 4691 and equivalent Rotating Machines IP 1X to 4 X and X 3 to X 6
IS 10322-4 and equivalent Luminaries X 3 to X 6
IEC, EN & IS/IEC 60947-1 and equivalent Low voltage switchgear and control gear IP 1X to 4 X and X 3 to X 6

Environmental Testing (Cold / Dry Heat / Damp Heat, Steady State and Cyclic/ Salt Mist)

Our laboratory also has a wide array of environmental chamber for conducting climatic tests such as Dry heat, Damp heat, Humidity, Dry cold, Dust, Salt Mist, Rain Simulation and high temperature and high humidity endurance tests.

Specific Tests Or Types Of Tests Performed Specification, Standard (Method) Or Technique Used
Cold ( Low Temperature) IS 9000 (Part II Sec 1 to 4 ,
IEC 60068-2-1 and Similar
Dry Heat
(High temperature )
IS 9000 Part III Sec 1 to 5,
IEC 60068-2-2 and Similar
Change of Temperature IS 9000: (Part 14)
IEC 60068-2-14
Damp Heat
steady state
IS 9000 Part IV,
IEC 60068-2-78 and Similar
Damp Heat
Cyclic
IS 9000 Part V,
IEC 60068-2-30 and Similar
Composite Temperature and Humidity Test IS 9000 Part VI and Similar
Salt Spray
(Corrosion )
IS 9000 Part XI, IEC 60068-2-11 and Similar
Temperature cycling
Test
IS 9000 Part XXIV and Similar

IK Testing

Impact Protection – IK Ratings are an international numeric classification to indicate the degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts. IK ratings are defined as IKXX, where “XX” is a number from 00 to 10 indicating the degrees of protection provided by electrical enclosures (including luminaires) against external mechanical impacts. The IK rating scale identifies the ability of an enclosure to resist impact energy levels measured in joules (J).

IK Rating IK 00 IK 01 IK 02 IK 03 IK 04 IK 05 IK 06 IK 07 IK 08 IK 09 IK 10
Impact Protection (Joules) Not Protected 0.15 0.2 0.35 0.5 0.7 1 2 5 10 20