IP67 D-Sub Screw Cable, Sealed Cordset for Outdoor and Washdown Panels

Last updated: 13 September 2026

Overview

An IP67 D-Sub screw cable is not a standard cordset with a gasket pushed under the flange and a bigger jackscrew. Doing the screws up harder does not make a D-Sub waterproof: the water does not come through the joint you are tightening, it comes through the two paths you cannot see from the front. A genuinely sealed assembly closes the mating face, the panel interface and the cable exit, and it closes them in a way that survives a washdown at the end of every shift rather than only on the day it is fitted. We build these to the shell size, contact count, gland size and jacket you specify.

A screwed-down D-Sub is not a sealed D-Sub

This is the mistake that costs the most money. The jackscrews on a D-Sub compress whatever sits between the two shell faces; they do nothing at all about the back of the connector, and nothing about a panel joint that was never designed to be a seal. A standard connector on a sealed cordset is still an unsealed system. There are three leak paths, and a build that closes two of them is a build that leaks.

How each sealing method works

There is no single right answer, and the choice is usually driven by what happens to the cable after it leaves the connector.

On most of the cordsets we ship one end is overmolded, so the gland simply is not there to leak, and the other end carries a gland or a potted rear depending on whether you expect to re-terminate it. Tell us if the cable will be pulled during installation.

What IP67 covers, and what it does not

Ingress ratings are defined in IEC 60529 and the two digits mean two different things. The first is solid ingress: 6 is dust-tight. The second is liquid: 7 means no harmful ingress when the enclosure is immersed under the depth and duration conditions set out in the standard. It is a rating of an enclosure as tested, not a promise about a particular installation. Three practical consequences follow from that, and they are the ones that matter on a plant floor.

• A rating belongs to a mated pair. An IP67 plug on the end of a cable with nothing plugged into it is an open port. If the connector spends its life unmated, say so – some sealed ranges are rated mated only and others are rated both ways.
• The rating follows the weakest joint. A sealed plug mated into an ordinary IP20 receptacle is a sealed plug on one side of an unsealed joint.
• Installation is part of the rating. Correct gasket, a gland bored for the cable you are using, and jackscrews torqued down – none of which survive a rushed fit.

More detail on the digit definitions is in the IP code reference. Where a washdown uses high-pressure hot water, immersion ratings are the wrong target and IP69K to ISO 20653 is the one to ask for.

Key specifications

Typical applications for this IP67 D-Sub screw cable

• Outdoor telecom and traffic cabinets where the panel face sees rain and condensation
• Shipboard and offshore consoles exposed to salt fog and spray
• Railway trackside enclosures that are hosed rather than wiped
• Food and beverage plant panels washed down at the end of every shift
• Water treatment and pump station control panels

What to send us for a quote

1. Shell size and contact count, and the gender at each end.
2. Whether one end is a panel receptacle and how it is mounted.
3. The sealing method you want at the cable exit – gland, potted or overmolded.
4. Cable outer diameter, so the gland is bored to the cable you will actually use.
5. Washdown chemistry, if there is one – it decides the gasket material.
6. Length and quantity, and whether this is a prototype or production.

Workmanship and testing

Workmanship follows IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class 3 and the line runs under ISO 9001. Conductors from 32 to 12 AWG are in range. Continuity and pinout are verified on 100% of units before packing; if you specify an ingress rating, seal checking on the batch can be quoted.

Custom builds and ordering

Prototype quantity starts at 5 pcs with a 3 working day turnaround, and production starts at MOQ 500 pcs shipping 14 working days after approval. Where a new tool is needed, allow about 10 working days. We ship OEM and ODM builds under your part number and labeling, and can provide material certificates and first-article reports.

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