IP Protection

Lighting with higher IP protection

For many environmental conditions, the use of luminaires with Ingress Protection is required.

In some of our product groups, you will already find lighting with various degrees of protection against foreign objects and water. On customer request, the LED lighting can be manufactured up to protection class IP67.

IP Protection Ratings according to DIN EN 65029
First digit	Protection against solid foreign objects	Second digit	Protection against water
0	No protection against contact, no protection against solid foreign objects	0	No water protection
1	Protection against large surface contact with the hand, protection against foreign objects with Ø > 50 mm	1	Protection against vertically falling water droplets
2	Protection against finger contact, protection against foreign objects with Ø > 12 mm	2	Protection against oblique falling water droplets from any angle up to 15° from the vertical
3	Protection against contact with tools, wires, or similar objects with a diameter > 2.5 mm, Protection against foreign bodies with a diameter > 2.5 mm	3	Protection against falling water droplets up to an angle of 60° from the vertical
4	Protection against contact with tools, wires, or similar objects with a diameter > 1 mm, Protection against foreign bodies with a diameter > 1 mm	4	Protection against splashing water from all directions
5	Protection against contact, Protection against dust deposits inside	5	Protection against water jets (nozzle) from any angle
6	Complete protection against contact, Protection against ingress of dust	6	Protection against strong water jets (nozzle) from any angle
		7	Protection against water ingress during temporary immersion (30 minutes)
		8	Protection against water ingress during continuous immersion, Requirement to be agreed between manufacturer and user
		9k	Protection against water ingress under high pressure (8,000-10,000 kPa) from a nozzle or steam jet cleaning from any direction