Each year manufacturers conduct more than a billion leak tests on critical components, but there are a number of factors in that process that can hamper successful outcomes
The smallest leak in a component or sub-assembly can compromise a product’s performance and ultimately your company’s reputation. Product integrity is important. Giving customers a quality product that they can trust for reliability and safety positively impacts a company’s bottom line.
“Industrial leak testing and leak detection are not simple issues,” notes Sandra Seitz, automotive market manager at INFICON. “An appropriate test method must be carefully selected, and choosing the correct method for a specific application depends on many factors. Sensitivity plays a role, as well as the marginal leak rate of the method used along with the cycle times that can be achieved on the production line.”