Best practices: Electric Vehicle (EV) battery pack leak testing
In this article, Sciemetric's Rob Plumridge identifies the factors that companies can use to determine how to test for quality flaws in lithium-ion battery enclosures.
Dear John: What's the difference between pressure decay leak and flow-based leak test?
Question: Dear John, What’s the difference between a pressure decay leak test and a flow-based leak test? How do I know which one I should use? Answer: Leak testing is one of those things that is more complicated than it seems on the surface. The differences b…
Effective Leak Testing: Are you testing the part or the seal?
A poor seal between the part to be tested and the leak test station can skew test results, allowing faulty parts to pass and perfectly good ones to be failed. In this feature published by Automation.com, Sciemetric leak test specialist Robert Plumridge explores how quality engineers can address the common issues with achieving a consistently reliable seal to ensure a reliable test.
The Latest on Leak Detection
Sciemetric’s sigPOD is featured by the editors of Assembly Magazine as part of a roundup on the latest leak test systems on the market from a number of competing vendors.
Temperature Effects on Reported Leak Rate
Sciemetric product launch manager Robert Ouellette shares with Quality Magazine how quality engineers can measure and compensate for the sometimes dramatic effects of temperature variations on the accuracy and repeatability of a leak test.
Data Leads to Good Leak Test Decisions
Through the adoption of new leak testing approaches that provide comprehensive data about the entire leak test cycle, manufacturers can get more out of their leak test. Use of process signature technology that provides comprehensive data about the leak test offers manufacturers significant benefits that impact the bottom line. Investment in modern leak test technology delivers a quick ROI, supports compliance initiatives, improves productivity and ultimately, improves product quality.
Smart Leak Tester Grades on Curve
Richard Brine, Sciemetric’s CTO, talks to the editors of New Equipment Digest about the 3520 Series Leak Test and how its use of smart sensors, precision electronics and digital process signature analysis delivers a new level of repeatability and reliability to the often frustrating process of leak testing.
3675 Turnkey Leak Test Station
The editors of Design Engineering profile Sciemetric’s Model 3675, a turnkey station to boost the speed and accuracy of leak testing. The 3675 can combine up to three of Sciemetric’s 3520 Series Leak Test units in one stand, controlled by a single sigPOD controller.
Top 5 Sciemetric blog posts of 2017
We recap our five blog posts that captured the most attention in 2017, from getting your leak test right and containing warranty costs with data to how the repair bay can contribute to a more effective defect data management strategy.
New Technologies Impress at the Assembly Show
The ASSEMBLY Show 2018 announces the inaugural Product of the Year winner, QualityWorX DataHub from Cincinnati Test Systems and Sciemetric. The DataHub is a simple, cost-effective tool for analyzing leak test data and performing test-to-test comparisons. The product aggregates data from multiple leak test instruments into an analytics database for real-time usage. Learn more in this article.