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QUALITY TEST CERTIFICATE

Test report No. 12572.07 / 16
Client voestalpine SIGNALING Sainerholz GmbH
Oberahrer Str. 9
56244 Ötzingen-Sainerholz

Equipment under test Locking unit Unistar HR EM

Serial number M 60115279-02
Housing drawing number IT02041461
Control unit Unistar HR EM
Serial number M 60115279-01
Housing drawing number IT02051150
Quantity each 1 unit
Status November 2016

Purpose Tests for the certification of the degrees of protection IP67

Test program Protection against access

to hazardous parts IP6X according to the IEC 60529
Protection against solid
foreign objects IP6X according to the IEC 60529
Protection against
immersion (submersion) IPX7 according to the IEC 60529

Test period 14 December 2016 to 31 March 2017

Execution / results see pages 2 to 4

Total number of page 6 (inclusive 1 appendix)

Test results The tests were carried out according to the

specifications of the standards.
After the degree of protection IP67 no traces of dust or
water were detected inside of the specimens.
The test of the degree of protection IP67 has been
passed on the locking unit and control unit of the Unistar HR EM.
The further evaluation will be done by the client.

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ch. Kretschmer M.Eng. M. Sommerfeld

Head of the testing laboratory Test engineer
Berlin, 11. April 2017
AUCOTEAM GmbH Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin Berliner Volksbank eG
Storkower Str. 115a Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg HRB 38393 BIC BEVODEBB
10407 Berlin USt.-ID-Nr. DE 137 190 620 IBAN DE56 1009 0000 8301 8410 28
Tel. 030 42188-0 Commerzbank AG
Fax 030 4232709 Geschäftsführer: BIC DRESDEFF100
www.aucoteam.de Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Rhiemeier IBAN DE53 1008 0000 0400 4292 00
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1 Purpose
The certification of the degrees of protection IP67 for the Unistar HR EM was carried out
according to the specifications of the current standards and to the demands of the client.

2 Equipment under test

Locking unit Unistar HR EM
Serial number M 60115279-02
Housing drawing number IT02041461
Control unit Unistar HR EM
Serial number M 60115279-01
Housing drawing number IT02051150
Quantity each 1 unit
Status November 2016

3 Basics
3.1 Demands of the client
3.2 Used standards
IEC 60068-1:2013 DIN EN 60068-1; VDE 0468-1:2015-09
„Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance“
IEC 60529:1989 + A1:1999 + A2:2013 DIN EN 60529; VDE 0470-1:2014-09
„Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)“

4 Test program
4.1 Protection against access to hazardous parts IP6X
according to the IEC 60529 § 12.2
EUT non operating
Before the dust test, the protection against access to hazardous parts IP6X shall
be verified using a standardized wire. The access probe 1.0 mm (force 1 N)
must not penetrate the housing at any point.

4.2 Protection against solid foreign objects IP6X (dust tight)

according to the IEC 60529 § 13.4
EUT non operating
EUT position standing horizontal general purpose
The certification of the degree of protection IP6X is to be carried out in compliance
with the specifications of the standards.
The specimen will be placed inside the dust chamber within a whirling air flow with
finely distributed dust. For the test IP6X with vacuum, a suction hose must be led to the
inside of the samples.
Using vacuum a volume of 80X the volume of the specimen will be removed without exceeding
a flow-rate of 60 Volumes per hour. Under no circumstance may the vacuum exceed 2kPa.
Once a flow-rate of 40-60 Volumes/h has been achieved, the test will last at least 2h.
Talcum powder will be used as test dust (composition and grain size distribution in compliance
with the regulation).
Visual inspection
After the protection against solid foreign objects IP6X, the EUT will be examined for
external damage and any other alterations. Subsequently, the EUT will be opened
and checked for the presence of penetrated dust.
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4.3 Protection against temporary submersion IPX7 (immersion)
according to the IEC 60529 §14.2.7 and to the demands of the client
EUT non operating
EUT position standing horizontal general purpose
The test of the water protection IPX7 shall be carried out according to the standards.
The specimens shall be installed on a knob in operating position and tested according
to the following conditions:
test equipment dip tank
dip depth 0,8 m deviating from the standard
underneath the water surface
(bottom edge of the sample)
water temperature the temperature may not diverge more than 5 K
from the temperature of the specimen
test duration 30 min
Visual inspection
After the protection against temporary submersion IPX7 (immersion), the EUT will be
examined for external damage and any other alterations. Subsequently, the EUT will be
opened and checked for the presence of penetrated dust or water.

5 Execution
The tests for the degrees of protection IP67 for the Unistar HR EM were carried out according
to the test program (section 4.1 to 4.3), in compliance with the specifications of the current standards
and with the demands of the client.
Visual inspection
After the individual tests the EUT was examined for the presence of external damage and any other
alterations. Subsequently, the housing of the EUT were opened and examined for the presence of
penetrated dust or water.
Acceptance criteria
The protection against access to hazardous parts IP6X is proven when a test wire
(Ø 1 mm, force 1 N) cannot penetrate the housing of the specimen.
The protection against solid foreign objects IP6X (dust tight) is satisfactory, if at the
end of the test no visible dust deposits are detected inside the housing of the specimen.
The protection against immersion IPX7 is considered proven if after the completion
of the test no water has penetrated into the sample, or if it has it is in a quantity such
that the proper operation of the equipment or its safety are compromised.
Measurement and test devices
Name Type Serial-No. Maker Remarks
IEC steel wire Ø1mm P 10.27 5130337 PTL
Dust chamber 63 SK 63 3063 AUCOTEAM IP6X
Talcum dust Talkum 270415 KSL
Dip tank TB 1200L - AUCOTEAM
IPX7
IR Thermometer Fluke 561 14950036 Fluke
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6 Results
The certification of the degrees of protection IP67 for the Unistar HR EM with
- Protection against access to hazardous parts IP6X
- Protection against solid foreign objects IP6X
- Protection against immersion IPX7
was carried out according to the test program (sections 4.1 to 4.3).

6.1 Protection against access to hazardous parts IP6X

according to the IEC 60529 § 12.4
The standardized test wire (Ø 1 mm, force 1 N) could not penetrate the EUT.

6.2 Protection against solid foreign objects IP6X (dust tight)

according to the IEC 60529 § 13.4
After the protection against solid foreign objects test IP6X no external damage
or any other alterations were detected in the EUT.
No visible dust was detected inside the opened housing of the EUT.
The test of the degree of protection IP6X has been passed on the Unistar HR EM.

6.3 Protection against temporary submersion IPX7 (immersion)

according to the IEC 60529 §14.2.7 and to the demands of the client
After the protection against temporary submersion IPX7 no external damage
or any other alterations were detected in the EUT.
No visible water was detected inside the opened housings of the EUT.
The test of the degree of protection IPX7 has been passed on the Unistar HR EM.

The tests were carried out according to the

specifications of the standards.
After the degree of protection IP67 no traces of dust or
water were detected inside the specimens.
The test of the degree of protection IP67 has been
passed on the locking unit and control unit of the Unistar HR EM.
The further evaluation will be done by the client.

The results of the tests refer only to the above mentioned equipment under test. This report,
or individual pages of this test report, may only be copied following the written consent of the
testing laboratory. This test report No. 12572.07 / 16 includes 4 pages and 1 appendix – Pictures.
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Pictures

Picture 1 Picture 2
Unistar HR EM (control unit and locking unit) Unistar HR EM (locking unit)
delivery status with IEC-steel wire with IEC-steel wire Ø 1 mm / 1 N
before the access to hazardous parts test IP6X during the access to hazardous parts test IP6X

Picture 3 Picture 4
Unistar HR EM (control unit) Unistar HR EM (control unit and locking unit)
with IEC-steel wire Ø 1 mm / 1 N in the dust chamber SK 63
during the access to hazardous parts test IP6X after the solid foreign objects test IP6X

picture 5 picture 6
Unistar HR EM (control unit) Unistar HR EM (control unit)
in the dip tank at 0,8 m water depth without visible dust or water inside
during the immersion test IPX7 after the immersion test IPX7
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Picture 7 Picture 8
Unistar HR EM (control unit) Unistar HR EM (control unit)
without visible dust or water inside without visible dust or water inside
after the immersion test IPX7 after the immersion test IPX7

Picture 9 Picture 10
Unistar HR EM (locking unit) Unistar HR EM (locking unit)
in the dip tank at 0,8 m water depth without visible dust or water inside
during the immersion test IPX7 after the immersion test IPX7

Picture 11 Picture 12
Unistar HR EM (locking unit) Unistar HR EM (locking unit)
without visible dust or water inside without visible dust or water inside
after the immersion test IPX7 after the immersion test IPX7