Ingress Protection Testing（IPXX）

The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) has established a unified coding system known as the International Protection Marking (IP) system (#60529). IP codes are intended to reassure customers that the manufactured products they buy are tested with respect to ingress contamination, which is the infiltration of dust, water, or other contaminants.  

Applicable to both consumer and industrial products, this code includes a two-digit suffix that rates the product in question, based on how well it performs to ingress standards.  

The ingress protection table explains the specifications and requirements associated with each IPX rating. 

The IP67 waterproof test designation is applicable to all products that are tested for resistance to dust ingress contamination and water ingress or other fluid ingress contamination. IP testing is typically performed by using air pressure or vacuum to simulate the environmental conditions to which the product will be exposed in typical, everyday use.  

Implementing the IP67 test standard or other IPX test certifications into your manufacturing processes can help you determine how well your product performs and functions in relation to intended ingress standards, including:  

Water ingress contamination (waterproof) 

Dust ingress contamination 

Fluid ingress contamination  
The IP67 Testing Equipment Experts 

There are countless reasons why manufactured products, parts, and components may be defective. With IP67 test equipment from PTS, you can detect these defects quickly and easily, before they cause problems for you or your customer. See how IP67 leak testing works and what the most common leak test methods are.  

Our ingress protection testing technologies are the ideal way to ensure conformance to IPX water ingress (IP67, IP69, IP69K) contamination requirements and include testing capabilities to simulate exposure to dust, dirt, condensation, liquids, and pressure.  

What is the Process for Sealed Device Leak Testing? 
To meet an IP67 rating, sealed devices must resist dust exposure and withstand submersion in up to 40 inches of water for 30 minutes. Sealed devices cannot be tested using conventional pressure or vacuum decay testing because they are sealed and do not have ports to apply pressure or vacuum to test for leaks. At PTS we often use a volumetric fill test process, which is a form of pressure decay testing. 

To test a sealed device the part is placed inside a sealed chamber and the leak test is conducted on the air or space inside the chamber surrounding the outside of the part and tested for air being forced inside the part or for air to escape the part. The gross leak test stage of the volumetric fill test will make sure there are no gross leaks in the part prior to conducting the fine decay leak test.  

Without this approach, you could fill up the volume of a gross leaking part during the fill stage of the test and never be able to check for a small leak because there wouldn’t be an air pressure differential on the part chamber. 

IP67 & Ingress Protection Testing Solutions 

IPXX ratings set an expectation on how water and dust-proof a product is. IP67 is commonly used for sealed electronics, where penetration by dust or moisture can lead to corrosion, electrical shorts and shock, internal condensation, performance issues, and failure. If promising an IP rating, manufacturers need to test their parts to ensure they meet the standards.  

Other IP ratings extend beyond IP67 in the form of IP68 and IP69K, these specifications are all attribute testing requirements based around part design and how external factors affect the part to produce water ingress. Concentrating on IP67 no-water ingress is the first step to achieving a non-leaking product test procedure. Our team is well positioned to help you achieve your final IPXX rating through non-destructive production leak testing. 

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