Leak detection system is low-cost option

Pack-Vac is a new low-cost leak detection system that will detect leaks in individual packages without the need for trace gases.

Available now from Witt Gas Techniques, Pack-Vac is a new low-cost leak detection system that will detect leaks in individual packages without the need for trace gases.

This new system uses only water and compressed air to detect any leaks.

It has been designed for use with most flexible and rigid packaging found in the food production and pharmaceutical industries as well as other industrial packaging.

It is very portable and is available with six different sizes of chamber, ranging from 203 x 280 x 203 to 508 x 813 x 660mm.

It is very easy to use - the package is placed in the chamber filled with water and compressed air is applied at between 5 and 8bar.

The immersed package inflates and any leak is detected by a stream of bubbles The benefits of using Pack-Vac include test times of around 30s, no calibration of the equipment is required, no special skills required to use the equipment, it is simple to maintain and has an easy to clean Perspex housing, no electrical connections are required nor is there a need for a vacuum pump.

Purpose built versions of Pack-Vac to suit individual requirements can be built to order and a range of accessories is also available.

Pack-Vac is an economical "beginners'" alternative to the company's more advanced Leak-Master, a micro-leak detection system for finding leaks based on CO2 detection technology.

It too is portable and only takes a couple of seconds to detect a leak, the test is nondestructive with the package being returned to the production line.

With Leak-Master administration and analysis of data is very simple through integration with quality management systems used in pharmaceutical and food production.

Leak-Master can be interfaced to a PC or PDA via Ethernet or wireless LAN, eliminating the need for manual data recording.

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