Helium Leak Detection

We offer helium leak detection as a service, with a fixed start-up fee followed by billing based on an hourly rate, helium consumption, and travel expenses. For larger projects, it is also possible to rent a helium leak detector, including delivery, installation, training, helium supply, and return transport after the job is completed.

As an authorized distributor of Agilent vacuum equipment, we use their oil-free helium leak detector, model Agilent PD03, for all leak detection tasks. The unit is equipped with both scroll and turbopumps, achieving a final pressure of 5×10⁻¹² mbar, and can detect leaks in both pressurized systems and under vacuum.

A leak rate of 10⁻⁵ mbar L/s corresponds to a hole approximately Ø 0.006 mm through 2 mm of material, while 10⁻⁴ mbar L/s is equivalent to forming an air bubble in about two minutes during an underwater pressure test.

APPLICATIONS FOR HELIUM LEAK DETECTION

Include accelerators, mass spectrometers, NMR systems, cooling systems, electron microscopes, evaporators/coaters, freeze dryers, impregnation stands, vacuum fittings, piping installations, gas lines, tanks and pressure vessels, furnaces, and vacuum filling systems.