The industrial & automation world is shifting towards innovation and reliability, and HMI Panel system solution has become an essential part in various industries, especially smart factories, food & beverage manufacturing line, medical and hospital, automated product lines, harsh-environmental sites. With environments that require robust and water-resistant requirements, understanding the Full IP65 waterproof standard and testing for HMI Panel system is very important.
What is IP65 Waterproof?
IP65 is a common rating for electrical enclosures used indoors and outdoors. IP ratings are based on rules created by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The rating is made up of two digits, with the first digit referring to the device’s resistance to solids and the second digit referring to its resistance to liquids.
The first digit in an IP rating indicates a given enclosure’s level of protection against solid objects. This can include everything from fingers to small particles of dust or other airborne contaminants. In the case of IP65 rated enclosures, 6 is the highest rating against solid object ingress. That means that the product is “dust-tight”.
The second number in an IP rating represents the resistance of the enclosure to liquids. The number 5 in an IP65 enclosure indicates it is protected from light pressure water jets and other liquids sprayed or splashed, from any angle.
Front IP65 rating and Full IP65 rating?
Not all IP65 Panel PCs are created equal. Some HMI Panel systems may only request a rating on the front bezel IP65, because they are usually panel mounted into industrial cabinet. Proper mounting to protect from dust & liquid is often sufficient for many industrial applications.
However, we have to say, full IP65 rating are needed to protect from any angles. Those embedded Panel systems should withstand exposure to inclement weather without damage or function loss in some industries, such as food & beverage factories, healthcare environment, meat product lines.
To most industrial & automation projects, it will only request Front IP65 rating on HMI Panel system, as most industrial application don’t exposure to dust and liquid from lots of directions.
Where are Full IP65 Panel PC or Monitor Used?
Full IP65 HMI Panel systems, including Panel PC and touch monitor, are increasingly becoming the preferred choice in diverse applications, especially where environmental conditions are extreme harsh. Some common use cases include:
Manufacturing Plants: Some industrial manufacturing lines are always full of dust or powder, and some food & beverage lines are always full of oil contamination or greasy dirt;
Healthcare Environments: Some operating room and some other ensuring hygiene and robustness in various medical applications;
Outdoor Kiosks and POS Systems: Where exposure to dust and water is a common challenge, but it still need some external protection in case of furious storm and heavy rain.
What Taicenn can do for you?
TAICENN, is a leading global provider and manufacturer of industrial panel PC, industrial display and industrial& embedded PC products, which are designed specifically for systems and applications that require excellent performance, high-level reliability and stability, long supply period and supports. We are very technical skilled in R&D and design new industrial computing hardware solutions. We can say, once we can understand all technical requirement of customer’s site application, we can surely design an ideal solution for you. To us, to design a IP65 rated HMI panel PC system is very simple and easy under our strong technical background. We know how to support and create value for industrial projects.
If you need a full IP65 Panel PC or monitor solution for your industrial projects, taicenn can be a good choice for you.
