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Looking for leaks

By Paul Dvorak | February 15, 2012

The Optima vT is said to configure to a wide range of testing specs.

Alternative energy technology developers looking for leak detection equipment that can be custom configured to their particular test-application requirements without added costs, can obtain a competitively priced and first-of-a-kind leak and flow tester from uson — the Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester. The device includes one or two test channels with four sensors each, totally customizable pneumatics, multiple built-in automated calculators, myriad data handling and storage options and other features that combine to make the Optima best-match test technology for the most leak and flow-test applications.

R&D for the multi-function single or dual channel leak and flow tester began in 2009 and incorporates uson’s knowledgebase of the wide ranging requirements for leak detection and flow testing.

If a situation calls for production speed on the order of a million parts a year including highly accurate and multiple tests, the company says its Optima can be configured to do so. If a variety of tests must be done in sequence, such as a pressure decay followed by a series of flow tests in different ranges, that is doable too.

The unit is said to configure to widely varied testing specifications. The company has helped design test equipment when it first developed dry-air leak testers for NASA.

A few features of the Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester include:

  • Capabilities for vacuum decay tests, pressure decay leak testing, differential pressure decay leak tests, mass flow leak detection (including back pressure and differential), upstream and downstream cracking pressure, pressure rise tests, burst tests, laminar flow tests, force decay testing, and occlusion testing
  • State-of-the-art microcontrollers comparable to those used in the most demanding consumer electronics applications
  • 2 channels with up to 4 sensors/channel, for up to 8 sensor inputs
  • Simultaneous testing on all sensor inputs
  • Built-in automated calculators to speed testing and data handling
  • Fully customizable pneumatic controls
  • Large easy-to-read full color touch screen display with intuitive user interface

Uson
www.uson.com


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