Medium temperatures of -60 °C don't even make the designers of electrical thermometers shrug their shoulders – but when one speaks of ambient temperatures of -60 °C, then one often hears a sharp intake of (cold) breath. It quickly becomes clear that one cannot …
Ingress protection
Hygienic M12 coupler connector for thermometer connection head
| Jochen Gries | TemperatureThe use of an M12 coupler connector at the connection head of a thermometer, rather than a standard cable outlet, enables quick and safe connection. In the hygienic, food and pharmaceutical industries such a design is also being demanded ever more frequently. …
Angular connector form A leaking/ loss of IP ingress protection
| Michèle Beyer | GeneralWhat are the rules that must be observed when assembling the angular connector EN 175301-803 A, to ensure that the IP rating is maintained, that is, connector and device remain really leak-tight? Unfortunately, a lot of things can go wrong when using the angular …
Ingress Protection for Pressure Sensors – Definition of IP protection types
| Dominik Lorenz | PressureA frequently recurring question is about the definition of the so-called IP protection types or sometimes referred to as “IP rating”. The IP ingress protection types provide a system that describes how the housing of electrical equipment is protected against the …
Definition of the IP68 rating in theory and practice
| Michèle Beyer | GeneralUnfortunately, we are asked too rarely regarding the specification of the IP68 rating for our pressure sensors and submersible pressure transmitters, i.e. how deep such an instrument may be submersed. However, this is not only a very meaningful question but also a …