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The What, Why, and How of Production Leak Testing: Helium Leak Testing Methods and More

WHY LEAK TEST?Production leak testing is implemented to verify the integrity of a manufactured part. It can involve 100% testing or sample inspecti...

How To Verify Your Leak Test System Can Find Leaks

In leak testing of any kind, it is necessary to regularly verify the leak test system to ensure its proper operation. A convenient way to accomplis...

Automotive Safety: Helium Leak Testing Airbag Inflators with a Helium Leak Detector

An airbag inflator is a device which fills airbag cushions with gas during a car crash. They exist everywhere there is an airbag in your vehicle, a...

The OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer (OTES) – Our Heat Sensor and Mineral Mapper

dslaurettaGuest Blogger: Vicky Hamilton, OTES Deputy Instrument ScientistTo help characterize the asteroid Bennu and aid in the selection of a scie...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission Will Use LACO Vacuum System for Testing Spacecraft Instruments

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will send a spacecraft in September 2016 to the asteroid Bennu in order to extract a sample and bring it back to earth. B...

Novel Helium Leak Test Method for Industrial Manufacturing

In some leak test applications production part contamination cannot be avoided due to harsh manufacturing environments, especially in industrial pr...

Leak Testing Pharmaceutical Packaging and Medical Devices

Preface: Leak testing of pharmaceutical packaging such as blister packs, bio process containers for serum and other biologicals, liquid-filled syri...

Vacuum Degassing System Used by NONA Composites to Create Part for NASA

LACO Technologies has provided a vacuum degassing system used by NONA Composites to create a part for NASA’s space program reports this blog postin...

Related Industry News For January 4 – 10, 2015

2015 started out with some exciting new developments and discoveries from NASA, Brookhaven National Laboratory, NIST, and SNOLAB including new infl...

Helium Leak Testing of Small Sealed Parts (Bombing)

Preface: Production helium leak testing of small sealed devices such as electronic components can be challenging. Often, small sealed electronics a...

Helium Leak Testing of Helium Permeable Parts

In this article, we cover production helium leak testing of products, typically constructed of plastic and/or plastic films that have relatively hi...

Helium Leak Testing and Proof Testing of Pressurized Parts

Proof Testing of Pressurized PartsSome products, including refrigeration compressors and coils, require a high pressure gas proof test in addition ...