'Pack-Vac' leak detection system

The 'Pack-Vac' low cost system for detecting leaks in individual packages without any trace gases is now fitted with a flexible seal to provide improved sealing properties when drawing a vacuum

The 'Pack-Vac' low cost, leak detection system from Witt Gas Techniques , the Warrington, Cheshire based gas safety, control, mixing and analysis equipment supplier, for detecting leaks in individual packages without the need for any trace gases is now fitted with a new flexible seal to provide improved sealing properties when drawing a Vacuum.

Using only water and compressed air to detect leaks, Pack-Vac can be used with most flexible and rigid packaging used in food production and any other industry, where the product has to be delivered in air tight packaging.

It is portable and available with 6 different size chambers ranging from height 203mm x width 280mm x depth 203mm to height 508mm x width 813mm x depth 660mm.

It is easy to use - the package is placed in the water filled chamber and compressed air is applied at between 5 - 8 bar.

The immersed package inflates and any leak is detected by a stream of bubbles The benefits of 'Pack-Vac' include test times of around 30 seconds, no equipment calibration is required, no special skills required to use the equipment, it is simple to maintain and has an easy to clean Perspex housing plus no electrical connections are required with no need for a vacuum pump.

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