♦♦MICE♦♦
How do you know where to begin when selecting a solution that will thrive in your unique environment ? 👌
♦MICE classifications are a good place to start. Developed as a team effort by IEC and TIA, MICE classifies four environmental elements across three categories of severity.
♦The four environmental elements, which make up the “MICE” acronym, include:
M: mechanical (shock, vibration, crush, impact, tensile force, flexing, etc.)
I: ingress (such as water and dust in forms of liquid and particulates)
C: climatic/chemical (temperature, UV exposure, humidity, exposure to contaminants such as oil or gas, etc.)
E: electromagnetic (surges, EMI/RFI interference, magnetic fields, transients, etc.)
♦In a MICE classification, a number appears after each of the four letters. The number represents the “severity” of exposure to the environmental factor:
1: low severity (typically found in commercial office )
2: medium severity (typically found in light industrial )
3: high severity (typically found in heavy industrial )
♦Basically, the higher the number, the harsher the environment. When any of the four elements is rated at 2 or above, the environment is considered an industrial environment.