Webinar @ INFICON

INFICON will offer two new webinars on automotive leak testing this fall:

Leak Testing of Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs)

The automotive industry is currently in the midst of a major technological change. Fuel saving technology such as fuel cell vehicles are currently being discussed as one alternative for passenger cars, but also especially for heavy vehicles with a need for large driving range, like trucks. The INFICON ACADEMY will offer a webinar in which all aspects of leak testing for fuel cells will be discussed by our INFICON experts. Our market manager, Sandra Seitz, and our application engineer, Marc Blaufuss, will cover the following topics :

• Components in a fuel cell vehicle that need leak testing
• When to test throughout the value chain
• Standard operating procedures for leak testing of the different components of a fuel cell vehicle
• Fuel cell components
• Fuel cell stacks
• Hydrogen tanks
• Buffer batteries
• Electric motors
• How fuel cell leak testing can be implemented into modern production processes
• Pitfalls to avoid in fuel cell leak testing

The webinar will be offered in English on October 7th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm CEST (8:00 - 9:00 am ET) and in German on October 8th from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST.

A New Approach to Integrity Testing of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells – the New ELT3000 Battery Leak Detector

Millions of lithium-ion battery cells are produced every year for use in mobile devices as well as in traction batteries for EV, HEV and FCV vehicles. Especially for the new drive technology, high quality standards are needed as automotive drive batteries are expected to last up to 10 years. INFICON has developed a new leak detector which identifies leaks in prismatic as well as round cells. The new ELT3000 uses a new approach to integrity testing by directly detecting electrolyte solvent leaking from battery cells.

• The INFICON ACADEMY will offer a webinar in which all aspects of integrity testing for battery cells will be discussed by our INFICON experts. Our market manager, Sandra Seitz, and our application engineer, Yessica Brachthäuser, will cover the following topics: How to determine the correct reject leak rate limits for your battery cells
• How to test battery cells for leaks of a few micrometers in diameter
• Why the direct detection of leaking electrolyte solvent is far more reliable than conventional methods, such as pressure measurement or helium bombing
• For which applications the ELT3000 is best-suited
• How battery cell leak testing can be implemented into modern production processes
• Pitfalls to avoid in battery cell testing

The webinar will be offered in English on October 28th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm CEST (8:00 - 9:00 am ET) and in German on October 29th from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST.

All webinars are free-of-charge and will provide you with expert knowledge about the importance of selecting the right application to optimize your leak testing process.

For more details on Webinars @ INFICON and for registration, please visit our leak detection Webinar page.