Perform Advance Quality Assurance of Bottles with the Vacuum Leak Tester

Reviewed by Anurag Mishra (Sr. Technical Consultant)

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The use of PET bottles for the storage & packaging process of fluids has been extremely prevalent in the modern age. Along with carrying consumable fluids, these fluids have explored a different industry of packaging fire-sensitive, reactive & flammable fluids like kerosene, petrol diesel, etc. into these bottles as they are equipped with durable material at an affordable price and these bottles also eradicate the external environment to contaminate the fluid packed inside.

This makes it extremely crucial for manufacturers from all across the globe to enhance the seal integrity of these plastic bottles and minimize the chances of contamination or hazards due to the exposure of the fluid packed inside to the external environment.

The bottles are prone to leakage from their closures and caps as they are equipped with different types of caps like screw caps, push-to-dispense caps, toggle caps, etc. However, there is no such cap that can ensure 100% integrity of these bottle closures as well as container caps.

Therefore, it becomes a lot more difficult for manufacturers to make a product that can withstand atmospheric pressure and ensure 100% insulation by eliminating the contact of flammable liquids or any other fluid packed inside it from the atmosphere as it can cause fire-related accidents as well as contamination of the consumable liquid which can cause serious stomach problems like food poisoning.

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To avoid such issues and to deliver a top-quality product, it becomes crucial for manufacturers to test these bottles before letting them out in the market for consumption by consumers. Therefore, manufacturers undertake vacuum leak testing as a measure to test the seal integrity of bottles. To ease the process of performing this test manually, Testronix has taken a step forward and designed the top-notch lab testing instrument called the vacuum leak tester for bottles.

The vacuum leak tester for bottles simply evaluates & indicates the leakages present in a bottle to make sure that the integrity is ensured and the insulation is not compromised due to any mistakes in the manufacturing process.

How to Find Vacuum Leakage in Bottles?

The vacuum leak tester is optimized with extreme precision to streamline the testing process by making the conduction of the test highly superficial and quick at the same time so that maximum samples of bottles can be tested in minimal time.

Vacuum Leakage in Bottles

To initiate the conduction of the vacuum leak test, the operator has to first make sure that the size of the bottle does not exceed the diameter of the base of the desiccator so that it can be kept in the testing zone without any hassle.

Afterwards, the operator can place the desiccator lid on top of the desiccator, eliminating the contact of the specimen with the external environment and enhancing the accuracy levels. It is important to consider that the desiccator is firmly closed and 100% insulation is ensured.

Before commencing the exertion of the air pressure into the desiccator there are two vital points that an operator must adhere to:

  • The bottle (sample) must be placed upside down
  • A tissue paper or bolting paper should be placed below the bottle to absorb the liquid in case of leakage.

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The operator can now move forward with the commencement of the air pressure inside the desiccator with the help of the pressure valve associated with the instrument. The pressure valve exerts the pressure that is forced into the testing chamber of the vacuum leak tester with the help of an inlet port.

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Due to the increase in the atmospheric pressure inside the desiccator and around the bottle filled with fluid, the vacuum pressure inside the bottle is elevated which results in the vacuum pressure exertion on the wall of the bottle. Therefore, in case of any leakage or opening the fluid inside the bottle leaks out due to the constant pressure exerted on the walls of the specimen from the inside.

The operator can adhere to the pressure gauge to assess the pressure getting exerted into the desiccator and around the sample to evaluate the peak levels of seal integrity that the bottle carries. The instrument is a simpler way to answer “how to find vacuum leakage in bottles”?

The vacuum leak tester for packaging bottles is equipped with the finest features ever imbibed within a testing instrument.

Features Instilled in the Vacuum Leak Tester for Bottles

The lab testing instrument is equipped with top-quality features that make the testing highly accurate and contribute to the superficiality of the vacuum leak test.

The prime feature of the vacuum leak tester for packaging bottles is the embodiment of the high-end dual-layer polished PMMA chamber that ensures 100 % insulation to avoid the leakage of atmospheric pressure exerted inside the desiccator with the help of a pressure valve through the inlet port.

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The use of plexiglass for the building of the desiccator allows the operator to keep a check on the specimen at all times during the course of testing and avoids the leakage of the air pressure formed inside at the same time.

Another high-end feature of the instrument is the measurement of the time of the conduction of the test which determines the seal integrity levels of the specimen being tested. The timings can be adjusted with the help of feather touch controls and can be recorded through the indicator screen i.e. the microprocessor-based digital display.

The instrument has a robust build with majorly mild steel running across its body to safeguard the instrument from corrosion & rusting and ensure a fulfilling experience for the operator of the instrument for a longer duration.

Buy the Vacuum Leak Tester For Bottles ASAP!

To assess the seal integration of bottles, you can place an order for the vacuum leak tester for bottles right away by reaching out to us at our phone: +91 9313140140 or at our e-mail: info@testronixinstruments.com.

You can get further details about the vacuum leak tester price & specifications on our website.

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