Vacuum Package Testing System Table Top

Vacuum Package Testing System Table Top
Vacuum Package Testing System Table Top
This is a fully assembled, table top vacuum package testing system. When you receive this, all you have to do is plug in the vacuum pump and the vacuum controller, and you are ready to vacuum test your packages. The Vacuum Chamber dimensions are 18 inch wide, 12 inch Deep, and 10-inch High. The vacuum chamber has a drain valve at the bottom wall of this tank. The lid is hinged and opens fully, beyond 90 degrees. The lid also has a gas support spring that will hold the lid open and prevent it from slamming back when the operator is loading up the vacuum chamber. As a standard, each lid come with two clamps and a lid handle.

On the lid, you see a digital vacuum gauge. And two solenoid vacuum valves. One valve is connected to the vacuum pump. The other solenoid valve is the vent valve. There is also a manual venting valve that is kept closed. The digital vacuum gauge and the two solenoid valves are connected to the vacuum controller. The chamber is fully operated by the vacuum controller which can operate in manual mode where each individual valve and vacuum pump is toggled on or off. It can also be run in manual mode where the user sets the target vacuum, or the equivalent altitude, and the hold/dwell time – press start to start the cycle. The controller will pump the chamber down to the target altitude, hold it there for the set dwell time, and went after the dwell time has elapsed. Below the vacuum chamber is the rotary vane vacuum pump capable of reaching about 2 Torr of absolute pressure. The vacuum pump is equipped with an oil mist eliminator exhaust filter. In addition, it is also equipped with a vacuum pump protection valve that will close if water is pulled in the vacuum line.

This system allows the user to perform two types of vacuum package tests: 1. Dry vacuum package test and 2. The wet or water submersing vacuum package test. During the dry vacuum package test, the test specimen is placed into a dry vacuum chamber and a vacuum is pulled in order to look for seal integrity failures. A water submersion package leak test is when the tank is filled with water, the test specimen is placed into the water bath, the lid is closed and the test specimen is pushed below the water line. Vacuum is pulled and the operator will look for air bubbles emitting from the test specimen indicating a leak. In this video, we performed an altitude simulation test where we brought the package to 35,000 feet of altitude, held it for 1 min, and vented the chamber. This was to determine if the package will survive an accidental depressurization at 35,000 feet. Fortunately, the package did not pop open during this test and we are happy to inform you that this is a PASS.

You may be interested in some of our other items

We are an Engineering Excellence Company. Check out some of our other items we carry that you can combine/integrate with your systems or projects.

Vacuum Decay Leak Testing Systems
Vacuum Decay Leak Testing Systems are Instruments that detect and quantify a leak by measuring the drop in vacuum (pressure) inside the specimen. During a vacuum decay leak test, the specimen is placed into a vacuum chamber, the vacuum is pulled to a specified setpoint, and the drop in vacuum is monitored and recorded over time. If a leak in the specimen exists, the air will travel from a higher pressure (inside the specimen) to a lower pressure (vacuum chamber). As a results of the additional air, the vacuum levels will drop whereas a leak can be detected and quantified.
D-SUB Vacuum Feedthroughs
D-Sub Vacuum Feedthroughs are universal connectors that enable you to connect from the outside towards the inside of your vacuum chamber. We carry a large list of D-subminiature connectors for your vacuum applications such as the 9 pin, 15 pin, 25 pin, 37 pin, and 50 pin or a combination of any described.
Our Work: Vacuum Testing of Lithium Ion Batteries, Thin Film, Fuel Cells, Supercapacitors, and Nano materials
This vacuum chamber is a modification to our basic acrylic vacuum chamber 12 inch, removable lid model; except that our customer requested additional ports and electrical feed-through for testing of electrical equipment under vacuum. You know, I wish we would have asked them for more details on what they were doing with this chamber; their short and concise answer was that they were using our chamber to perform scientific work on the subjects of: lithium ion batteries, thin films, fuel cells, super-capacitors, and nano-materials testing in a vacuum environment.
Related Articles: Vacuum Levels of Acrylic Vacuum Chambers
In this article we will discuss the vacuum levels of an acrylic vacuum chamber. This article also covers the leak rate or the leak tightness of the acrylic chamber. Additionally, we are going to recommend a rule of thumb used for vacuum pump selection based on the size of the vacuum chamber.