Environmental testing is designed to show your product can withstand extreme conditions that it may encounter.
Cranage EMC and Safety have an extensive suite of environmental test chambers at our premises, and are therefore able to offer a complete range of UKAS accredited testing for your product in one location. This means your item is not moved around and our engineers know the history of the product.
We have climatic chambers to cover the below testing:
- Humidity. 20% to 98%
- RH damp heat
- Solar radiation- irradiation capability 280 to 3000nm to verify fatigue in enclosures
- Temperature cycling and temperature
- Salt spray
Our Ingress Protection testing, commonly known as IP Testing, is used to test the resistance of a product to water and dust infiltration, as well as solid objects. Many products have to be able to withstand being exposed to the elements and IP testing is used to ascertain whether a product will operate as intended in its environment.
Cranage is UKAS accredited for EN 60529, which covers
1) IP1X Protected against solid objects greater than 50mm diameter
2) IP2X Protected against solid objects greater than 12mm diameter
3) IP3X Protected against solid objects greater than 2.5mm diameter
4) IP4X Protected against solid objects greater than 1.0mm diameter
5) IP5X Dust Protected Excluding: Objects greater than 1000 x 1000 x 1000mm
6) IP6X Dust Tight Excluding: Objects greater than 1000 x 1000 x 1000mm
7) IPX1 Protected against dropping water
8) IPX2 Protected against dripping water when tilted up to 15°
9) IPX3 Protected against spraying water
10) IPX4 Protected against splashing water
11) IPX5 Protected against water jests
12) IPX6 Protected against heavy seas
13) IPX7 Protected against the effects of immersions
14) IPX8 Protected against submersion
