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Cincinnati Test Systems, Inc.Cleves, OH 513-367-6699 At Cincinnati Test Systems, we are proud, experienced, innovative & dedicated to our mission, which involves manufacturing the best detection identification instruments, like helium leak detectors, in the industry. In this quest we support & encourage each other. Customers are the lifeline of our business & to them we pledge a continual investment in our people, quality & technology.
ATC, Inc.Indianapolis, IN 866-282-4621 At ATC, Inc., also known as Advanced Test Concepts, our products and systems incorporate many years of experience, professional integrity and the accountability of all ATC`s team members. We offer helium leak detectors, which is just one example of our many leak (micro-flow) and flow measurement solutions. ATC, Inc. can work with you to develop your specifications.
Furness ControlsIndian Trail, NC 800-898-5325 At Furness Controls, we have been offering low differential pressure instrumentation for industrial, pharmaceutical, building, climatic and research industries. We have been in business for the last 30 years because of our top-notch products, including items like our helium leak detectors. Today, many of the early units we have sold are still giving perfect service to their owners.
LACO Technologies, Inc.Salt Lake City, UT 800-465-1004 In addition to producing quality products and systems such as helium leak detectors, vacuum chambers and vacuum pumps, at LACO Technologies we also provide leak detecting system and equipment repair. Our service facilities also feature NIST-traceable and A2LA accredited calibration services for leak standards and vacuum gauges to ensure we provide you with the best service possible.
KWJ Engineering Inc.Newark, CA 510-794-4296 At KWJ Engineering Inc. we offer our customers a varied line of innovated standard instruments and systems in the leak detecting industry while also offering custom solutions for customers with particularly challenging problems. Regardless of the simplicity or complexity, our team will work hard to ensure you have a top notch solution, such as a custom helium leak detector.
Hi-Vac SpecialistsGreentown, PA 570-676-9417 Offering new, used and rebuilt equipment such as vacuum pumps, vacuum systems and helium leak detectors, Hi-Vac Specialists is a company that distributes popular leak detecting brands. They can also rebuild your unit to like-new condition at an excellent price. Leak testing services are also available, in shop or on-site for the aerospace, oil, power, medical and food industries.
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Helium is used as a gas detector because it provides excellent test sensitivity and is inexpensive, inert, and lightweight. It works by pumping helium gas into the suspect system and when the leak is found, the helium leak detector can measure the rate of the leak. Specifically, a helium mass spectrometer is able to release stored helium from a vacuum chamber within the detector mechanism, and then read the ion response as the helium collides with whatever is leaking into the air. The leak rate is displayed in numeric and bar graph data on a touch screen. The leak rate helps gauge how fast the leak is happening, how much of the substance it is leaking and what the substance is. It is a popular system. Helium leak detectors are available in automatic, semi-automatic, and manual testing systems. They are also available as portable mechanisms, particularly because leaks are often hard to access since they are among pipes, which can be underground, in the ceiling or in the walls.
Helium leak detectors are most often used in steam turbine and condenser air in leakage testing, chemical and plastics production, heat exchangers and underground pipelines. Helium leak detection is common in industries including aerospace, automotive, industrial, hydrogen energy, medical and packaging, RAC/HVAC, utilities and power. Many other leak detection devices and systems are used in these industries and more as well. Electronic leak detectors make use of heated diodes to sense a gas leak within an environment and set off an alarm. Such alarms can be targeted towards multiple senses: some emit the smell of rotten eggs to get human attention while others emit high pitched noises. Other leak detection products include the gas analyzers, which come in before the mass spectrometers to identify what the gas is, although they can not identify where the leak is occurring. After the Freon gas scare in the 1970's, which still has a Freon leak detector for older cooling system models today, the refrigerant industry has worked hard to ensure that no individual piece of equipment or the ozone layer are harmed by unheeded gas leaks.