IEC EN 60721-3-2 Classification of Environmental Conditions - Classification of Environmental Parameter Groups

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IEC EN 60721-3-2 Classification of Environmental Conditions - Classification of Environmental Parameter Groups

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, offers precise and rapid testing services within the scope of IEC EN 60721-3-2 testing. IEC EN 60721-3-2 classifies groups of environmental parameters and their severity to which a product is exposed during transport and handling. The most frequently used methods of transport and transportation are considered, including:

IEC EN 60721-3-2 Classification of Environmental Conditions - Classification of Environmental Parameter Groups

  • Road transport: cars, trucks;
  • Rail transport: trains, trams;
  • Water transport, inland and sea: ships;
  • Air transportation: airplane, jet, propeller, helicopter;
  • Transport equipment: cranes, lifts, cable cars, persons;
  • Conveyors;
  • Wheelbarrows.

The environmental conditions specified in this standard are the conditions to which the product may be exposed during transport and handling. If the product is packaged, environmental conditions apply to the packaging in which the product is located. If the product is unpackaged, environmental conditions apply for the product.

A product may be exposed to a variety of environmental conditions throughout its lifetime. These conditions are divided into classes described in IEC EN 60721-3-0. The given classes can be used to define the maximum short-term environmental stresses on a product. However, they do not provide information regarding the long-term or total lifetime environmental stresses a product may experience. This means that no assessment of reliability or lifespan is possible based on these classes alone.

A product may be exposed to many environmental parameters simultaneously. For example, solar radiation and temperature, temperature and humidity, as well as vibration and temperature change. Combinations of given environmental parameters can increase the stress effect on the product. Therefore, combined conditions must be taken into account in the design and evaluation of a product.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with IEC EN 60721-3-2 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.

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