With the increasing demand for security and safety in diverse application areas, more and more cameras are being deployed in outdoor locations that are exposed to corrosive conditions.

To ensure continuous operation in these environments without loss of functionality requires cameras with specially designed enclosures. Bosch Security Systems can provide various camera systems with highly ruggedised and corrosion-resistant mechanical designs. Corrosion is typically visible in metals but also occurs in other materials like polymers (plastic or rubber). If not treated and maintained properly, every metal will oxidise - resulting in rust formation or paint defects.

The new MIC family is assembled using specially coated stainless steel parts which prevent direct contact between the screws and the housing, thus reducing the possibility of galvanic corrosion.

Every aluminium part used in the MIC housing is first treated with a specially selected engineering coating. This makes the overall paint system less liable to damage during assembly or installation and prevents the possibility of direct contact between the aluminium parts and other type of metals.

According to Bosch the new MIC housings have been tested for corrosion resistance.  The test was conducted for a period of 2000 hours and the effect of the salt spray was measured at regular weekly intervals. The 2000 hours of the salt spray test has proved that the new metallurgy composition and the new protection system (coatings and paints) has resulted in what the company believes to be the most corrosion resistant product available.

The only product superior to this in the Bosch line up would be the stainless steel MIC which is recommended where cameras are exposed to a continuously harsh, extremely corrosive environment.