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Enclosures
Electronic enclosures designed for outdoor and damp environments, reaching IP65-IP67 protection thanks to gasket sealing. They guard field-mounted equipment against dust, moisture, water spray and weather; UV-stable material options support long-term outdoor service. Common picks for industrial sensors, IoT devices and outdoor lighting.
Digit-by-digit explanations and the NEMA equivalents:
IP protection class selection guide
A single uninterrupted gasket line, in a clean, undamaged groove.
Enough screws, tightened to an even torque in the right order.
Glands at the same class; unused holes closed with a sealed plug.
ABS indoors, UV-stable grades where the box sits in direct sun.
The class you need is set by the environment, not by the enclosure. Pick where it will run and see the recommended class, its limits, and the product groups that match it.
Recommended protection class
IP67
Fully dust-tight and rated for 30 minutes at 1 m depth. Continuous underwater operation is outside this class and calls for IP68.
Buried junction boxes, field sensor housings, irrigation and infrastructure boxes, marine equipment.
Recommended protection class
IP68
IP68 is used for continuous immersion under the depth and duration stated by the manufacturer. Cable entries, gasket design and material choice must be confirmed product by product.
Underwater sensor housings, drainage and infrastructure systems, measurement equipment that remains in water.
Recommended protection class
IP69 / IP69K
IP69 and IP69K indicate resistance to high-pressure, high-temperature water jets. This is different from ordinary rain protection and should be validated for the application.
Food production lines, hygienic washdown areas, vehicle-mounted equipment and machines cleaned aggressively.
Recommended protection class
IP66
Fully dust-tight, and powerful jets from a 12.5 mm nozzle cannot enter the body. Where cleaning involves chemicals, assess the material's chemical resistance separately.
Food and dairy plants, pharmaceutical production, open deck equipment, washdown lines.
Recommended protection class
IP65 – IP66
Fully dust-tight and resistant to low pressure water jets - the de facto standard for outdoor enclosures. Choose a UV-stable material where the box sits in direct sun.
Outdoor electrical panels, solar junction boxes, telecom and field automation, EV charging units.
Recommended protection class
IP54 – IP65
Dust ingress does not affect operation and splashing water from any direction is kept out. Enough for most indoor control and distribution work.
Indoor control panels, machine tool electronics, assembly line control boxes.
An IP class is capped by the weakest point on the enclosure. Cable entries, lid screws and holes cut after the fact have to seal to the same class - otherwise the body's rating does not survive contact with the field.
Technical selection notes
An IP rating is not a guarantee on its own; it is the result of a defined test. Choosing the right enclosure means weighing what the rating measures, how mounting affects it and where site conditions depart from the test.
The first digit covers solid objects and dust, the second covers water. They are measured independently; a high water digit does not imply better dust protection. IP67's immersion test and IP65's water-jet test examine different things, and neither substitutes for the other.
IP tests run for a defined time, at a defined pressure, with clean water. Where the site brings hot water, steam, chemical cleaning or continuous pressure, the rating alone is not enough; the resistance of the material and the gasket to those effects has to be assessed separately.
In an enclosure that warms by day and cools by night the internal volume expands and contracts, and humid air condenses into water. That water does not get in from outside; it forms inside. For outdoor applications a pressure-equalising element breaks the cycle without breaking the seal.
An enclosure mounted with its cable entries facing down does not collect water; with entries facing up, drops gather on top of the gland. Giving the cable a drip loop before the entry also stops water running down the surface from reaching the gasket line.
IP protection class selection guide
Both are fully dust-tight; the difference is in the second digit. IP65 withstands low pressure water jets from any direction, while IP67 withstands immersion at 1 metre for 30 minutes. Without a risk of standing water or flooding, IP65 covers most outdoor applications.
No. IP67 defines temporary immersion: 30 minutes at 1 metre. Continuous underwater operation falls under IP68, where depth and duration are stated separately by the manufacturer. Talk to us for applications that require continuous immersion.
Heat, UV and chemicals can harden a gasket over time. Keeping the groove clean whenever the lid is opened, never reusing a crushed or cut gasket, and tightening screws to an even torque extend its life considerably. A visual gasket check belongs in periodic maintenance.
It does if it is chosen badly. The enclosure's class is capped by its weakest entry. Use glands rated at or above the class, match the gland to the cable diameter, and close unused holes with a sealed plug. Models that ship with glands fitted remove most of this risk.
Where the box sits in direct sun, choose a UV-stable material: ASA or UV-stabilised polycarbonate. Standard ABS can lose colour and surface strength under prolonged sun. If mechanical impact or EMI shielding is also a factor, diecast aluminium bodies are the better fit.
It will, when it is done properly. Use sealed components for connector and button cut-outs, hold the cut-out to the component's tolerance, and clear the swarf. We can carry out CNC machining, UV printing and assembly in production, which is far more reliable than holes drilled by hand on site.
Digit-by-digit IP explanations, the full class list and the NEMA equivalents live on a page of their own.
Send us the environment, the number of cable entries and your dimensions, and we will suggest the IP class, body type and machining options that fit.
