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Application Note: Speed Up Your Leak Testing!

As productivity and quality requirements for manufacturers continue to increase, high performance helium leak detectors become a key element of maintaining production throughput and keeping costs under control - as automated leak detection processes are often a production bottleneck. Production and testing teams must be able to respond to sudden peaks in utilization levels - without additional investment.

For helium leak testing applications, the standard leak testing method used today, INFICON offers two innovative systems - Modul1000 and LDS2010 - that are optimized for rapid leak test procedures and high uptime. In particular, the LDS2010 has industry-leading features for automated leak testing processes:

  • Helium pumping speed (a key measure for short signal response time and testing efficiency) of 5 liters/second makes the LDS2010 many times more efficient that most ‘multi-purpose’ leak detectors and the production leak detector with the highest pumping speed in the world
  • Modular design of the LDS2010 allows mounting of the mass spectrometer close to the vacuum test chamber to minimize flow rate loss due to long vacuum lines; the control electronics can also be integrated in the system control cabinet - up to 10 meters (33 feet) away
  • Two opposing performance attributes, maximum inlet pressure and maximum sensitivity, can be variably adjusted to the actual operating pressure

In addition to delivering quick results, the Modul1000 is an excellent solution for integration into small test benches, and functions as an overall system controller for smaller jobs. It can also be easily integrated into larger leak testing systems, thanks to several communication interfaces. The system also features a wide detection range: from 0.1 to <5 X 10 ^-12 mbar l/s and its compact outer dimensions enable installation into older test systems to maximize productivity levels.

Protecting Your Uptime
In helium leak detectors, the filament located in the ion source can burn up when it comes into contact with oxygen, caused by pressure bursts due to unclean chamber gaskets or broken components. This is why conventional ion sources are considered consumable parts that must be replaced regularly. To minimize costly unscheduled downtime and maintenance expenses, INFICON developed an extremely robust yttrium/iridium cathode that comes with a three-year replacement guarantee, regardless of the number of hours of operation.

 


 
 
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