What is this technology?
IP sealing is needed in various applications to make the products sealed against liquids, dust or humidity. Winmate is following the standard testing procedures to test the product design.
We provide various levels of mechanical IP dust & water resistant design and offer ruggedized industrial flat panel LCD displays. These Ruggedized LCD products are also designed for high reliability, shock and vibration tolerance, survival of high temperature, and corrosive environments. External materials like dust/ water can be very destructive to any type of equipment over time.
Table
of IP Sealing Ratings
First Number (Protection against
solid objects)
Definition
Second number (Protection against
liquids)
Definition
No protection
No protection
Protected against solids objects over 50 mm
(e.g. accidental touch by Hands)
Protected against vertically falling drops of
water
Protected against solids objects over 12 mm
(e.g. fingers)
Protected against directsprays up to 15
degree from the vertical
Protected against solids objects over 2.5 mm
(e.g. tools and wires)
Protected against direct sprays up to 60
degree from the vertical
Protected against solids objects over 1mm
(e.g.tools, wires and small wires
Protected against sprays from all directions,
limited ingress permitted
Protected against dust,limited ingress (no
harmful deposit)
Protected against low pressure jets if water
from all directions,limited ingress
permitted
Totally protected against dust
Protected against strong jets of water e.g.
for use on shipdecks - limited ingress
permitted
Protected against the effects of temporary
immersion between 15 cm and 1m. Duration of test
30 minutes
Protected against long periods of immersion
under
pressure
NEMA Enclosure
Rating and Comparison to IP
Code
NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) sets the industry standards in the USA for electrical equipment enclosures. In non-hazardous locations, there are several different NEMA ratings for specific enclosure types, their applications, and the environmental conditions they are designed to protect against when completely and properly installed.
The following provides an overview of the NEMA types. For complete definitions, descriptions, and test criteria, see the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Standards Publication No. 250. The European Standards are determined by the Institute of Petroleum and are sometimes referred to as Ingress Protection (IP) numbers. The standards are listed below.
Table
of NEMA Enclosure Rating and Comparison to IP
Code
NEMA Enclosure
Rating
Description
IP Classification
Code
1
NEMA 1 - Enclosures
constructed for indoor use to provide a degree
of protection to personnel against incidental
contact with the enclosed equipment and to
provide a degree of protection against falling
dirt.
IP20
2
NEMA 2 - Same as NEMA 1
including protection against dripping and light
splashing of liquids.
IP21
3
NEMA 3 - Enclosures
constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to
provide a degree of protection to personnel
against incidental contact with the enclosed
equipment; to provide a degree of protection
against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow, and
windblown dust; and that will be undamaged by
the external formation of ice on the
enclosure.
IP54
3R
NEMA 3R - Same as NEMA 3
excluding protection against windblown
dust
IP24
3S
NEMA 3S - Enclosures
constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to
provide a degree of protection to personnel
against incidental contact with the enclosed
equipment; to provide a degree of protection
against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow, and
windblown dust; and in which the external
mechanism(s) remain operable when ice
laden.
IP54
4, 4X
NEMA 4 - Enclosures
constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to
provide a degree of protection to personnel
against incidental contact with the enclosed
equipment; to provide a degree of protection
against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow,
windblown dust, splashing water, and
hose-directed water; and that will be undamaged
by the external information of ice on the
enclosure. NEMA 4X - Same as
NEMA 4 including protection against
corrosion.
IP56,IP65,IP66
5
NEMA 5 - Enclosures
constructed for indoor use to provide a degree
of protection to personnel against incidental
contact with the enclosed equipment; to provide
a degree of protection against falling dirt;
against settling airborne dust, lint, fibers,
and to provide a degree of protection against
dripping and light splashing of
liquids.
IP52
6,6P
NEMA 6 - Enclosures
constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to
provide a degree of protection to personnel
against incidental contact with the enclosed
equipment; toprovide a degree of protection
against falling dirt; against hose-directed
water and the entry of water during occasional
temporary submersion at a limited depth; and
that will be undamaged by the external formation
of ice on the enclosure. NEMA
6P - Same as NEMA 6 including
protection against the entry of water during
prolonged submersion at a limited
depth.
Ip67
12, 12K
NE1V1A 12 - Enclosures
constructed (without knockouts) for indoor use
to provide a degree of protection to personnel
against incidental contact with the enclosed
equipment; to provide a degree of protection
against falling dirt; against circulating dust,
lint, fibers, and against dripping and light
splashing of liquids. NEMA
12K - Same as NEMA 12 including
enclosures constructed with knockouts
IP52
13
NEVA 13 - Enclosures constructed for indoor
use to provide a degree of protection to
personnel against incidental contact with the
enclosed equipment; to provide a degree of
protection against falling dirt; against
circulating dust, lint, fibers, and against the
spraying, splashing, and seepage of water, oil,
and non-corrosive coolants.
IP54
Technology/
Function Diagrams
On a product there are many different possibilities of sealing. The most typical sealing is the front sealing. After mounting the product is sealed for dust and water (depend on the tested grade).
Besides the front side sealing, there are also other parts as the connectors, the back side, from the top and the full sealing, depending on the application.
We are doing related to the degree of the sealing the related tests with the products and check if there is any water, dust or dirt passing our sealing design.
1. IP6X Test----Test for protection against Dust
2. IPX6 Test ---- Test for protection against Water
3. IP65 Test---- Test for protection against Water&Dust
4. IP4X Test ---Test for protection against Dust
5. IPX4 Test--- Test for protection against Water
The Sealing concept of Winmate contains the following product sealings:
Glass or touchscreen to front bezel
Internal dust sealing from LCD to the glass or touchscreen
Prepared sealing for mounting to the equipment
Besides the sealing to water, also other liquids for cleaning, disinfection or saltwater are possible environments, witch influences the choice of the high tech sealing material and maybe the design concept how to seal.
Also the direct sunlight need to be considered in this choice, as UV-light can destroy the polymer structure of most sealing materials.
The right choice of the material is a core competence of Winmate’
s engineering and design capabilities.
Versatile IP grade mechanical design with full range from 6.4” to 20.1”
IP65 with 10 mm front bezel and tempered glass protection
Available for panel mount and rack mount type
Integration with thermal and anti-vibration system design capability
Applications
Industrial & factory automation
Heavy duty vehicles
Outdoor Kiosk
Swimming and SPA pool Kiosk
Toilet AD display
Medical Equipment
Products use
this technology
Our “Water-dust IP resistant ”
technology are now available for all LCD and Panel
PC product line solutions. Please contact
with sales for more detail
information.