A global supplier of automotive components required a small footprint leak test system with tooling to support a complex part shape and multiple types of tests, including an inner and outer tube leak test, pressure sensor functional test, and a flow/occlusion test.
LACO engineers provided a flexible solution using our FLEXSTATION helium leak test system along with several custom leak test chambers machined out of aluminum billet. With chambers featuring minimal test volume and hard interface tooling, the paths made in the aluminum precisely fit the complex shape of the part, reducing dead space and speeding test cycles. The system utilized the helium hard vacuum leak test method with airproof test, occlusion test and functional pressure sensor test.
| Application: | Leak testing A/C parts |
| Industry: | Automotive & Transportation |
| Production Volume: | Medium to high |
| Tracer gas: | Helium |
| Controller System: | FLEXSTATION |
| Leak Test Method: | Helium hard vacuum |
| Leak rate: | 0.01 cc/min at 3.0 MPa helium |
| Leak Rate Reject Limit | 1 x 10-4 atm-cc/sec |
| Throughput: | ~100 parts/hour |
| Cycle Time: | Less than 60 seconds |
| Configuration: | Portable cart |
| Chamber: | Two custom machine billeted chambers on carts |
| Leak Detector | LDS3000 |
| Pumping System: | Two W2V20 RVP’s (part evacuation), one W2V80 RVP (roughing pump) |
LACO’s unique standard platform single-use bag leak test systems include these key features:
Single-chamber or Dual-chamber systems
Choose between a single-chamber or dual-chamber system to meet your throughput requirements.
Allen Bradley or Siemens PLC
Choose which controller will be the best for your application.
Perform fast, safe, and easy automated testing with the Allen Bradley PLC & HMI and included controls:
