A Beginner’s Guide to Leak Testing Projects CONTACT AN ENGINEER   Does your company manufacture a product that you know will require leak testing but you're not sure where to start? Rather than guessing how to test the component, what the testing specifications might be, or what tester is best suited, contact ATEQ right from the start of your project. ATEQ has decades of experience leak testing thousands of various applications in all manufacturing industries: Medical Leak Testing Automotive Leak Testing Packaging Leak Testing Appliance Leak Testing Consumer Electronics Leak Testing Battery Leak Testing Electric Vehicle Leak Testing ATEQ Application Engineers can serve as a guide throughout the entire process from teaching the basic principles of leak testing, developing testing specifications, designing fixtures, and integrating testers into production lines. Leak Testing Intake Questions: Below are some topics that will be reviewed during your initial discussion with an ATEQ Application Engineer: Application Description [...]

ATEQ’s New DNC Technology: Leak Testing Large Flexible Parts When leak testing a large, flexible component in a 'noisy' factory environment, use ATEQ's new Differential Noise Canceling (DNC) leak testing technology to produce faster, more accurate leak readings that are not influenced by fluctuating background disturbances. A factory is “noisy” and full of fluctuations which can affect a leak reading and cause the leak tester to incorrectly pass or fail a part. Factory Disturbances: Temperature Variations: Opening Doors or Windows, Fans, HVAC SystemsPressure Variations: Time of Day, Weather, Sound LevelVibrations: Machine Movement, Wind, Forklifts, Music An EV battery housing is a great application for ATEQ’s new DNC leak testing technology since it is a large, flexible component that is easily affected by variations in background noise. ATEQ’s DNC function provides a more stable leak reading by compensating for background disturbances so they don’t influence the leak sensor. By using ATEQ’s F620 Large Volume Differential [...]

ATEQ and VIC Join Forces in Strategic Partnership Ronkonkoma, NY and Livonia, MI October 20, 2020 — Vacuum Instruments Corporation and ATEQ Corp. North America, both pioneers in providing state-of-the-art leak detection solutions for diverse applications andindustries are proud to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership. VIC's 60+ years of experience producing the most reliable and lowest total cost of ownership tracer gas leak detection instruments and manufacturing custom systems combined with ATEQ's decades of experience producing industry-leading air leak test machines offer customers the benefit of nearly 100 years of cumulative company experience. "Our partnership offers the world's largest leak testing product range and the best experts in leak testing technologies. ATEQ and VIC are happy to combine our experiences with keyapplications, like electric vehicle batteries and fuel cells, in order to provide comprehensive and reliable solutions," says Davy Leboucher, CEO of ATEQ North America. “This partnership represents the combination of the [...]

From Model Ts to EVs: The Evolution of Automotive Leak Testing Read the full article in the magazine here Learn more about the evolution of automotive leak testing and ATEQ's new methods of leak testing electric vehicle battery cell pouches!

Introducing the ATEQ EVB 5100: High-Precision Battery Module Balancer for EV & HEV Production ATEQ introduces its new EV/HEV battery module balancer, the EVB 5100. The unit is ideal for rework stations in battery manufacturing or electric vehicle production plants. The EVB 5100 uses the most efficient and precise technologies to equalize voltage differences between modules to maximize battery performance. Automotive assembly plants cannot just assume the batteries they put in their electric vehicles are perfect. If electric vehicle batteries are underperforming, it is likely due to electric cell imbalance. Slight differences in the modules’ capacity, temperature, state of charge, self-discharge rate and impedance can lead to a deviation in voltage. When an EV battery is diagnosed as being defective on the production line, the faulty module needs to be replaced. The EVB5100 Module Balancer charges or discharges the new replacement module to the same state of charge as the other modules. Performing the [...]

Monthly Leak Testing Training with ATEQ ExpertsATEQ will be hosting monthly one-day Introduction to Leak Testing training sessions. The class is open to anyone and is geared towards engineers in the manufacturing industry who want to learn more about leak testing. Classes will also be offered at ATEQ's other locations in Livonia, MI, Arlington, IL, Los Angeles, CA, Ronkonkoma, NY and Chattanooga, TN.The course will be taught by engineers with more than 20 years of experience in industrial leak testing. Students will start by learning about the history of leak testing leading up to the physics principles of the latest leak testing methods and the process of integrating leak testing into the production line. The small class size will allow students to be able to actively engage with the instructor’s presentation and ask specific questions regarding their company’s manufactured components that require leak testing. Students will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.The class [...]

ATEQ Welcomes Two New International InternsAs summer comes to a close and students are beginning to go back to school, ATEQ will have to say goodbye to its summer interns. This summer, ATEQ was honored to host two international interns.“ATEQ has always prided itself on being a global company, having more than forty locations around the world. But you don’t have to leave ATEQ USA to meet employees from other countries. Dozens of countries are represented by our diverse staff right here in our Michigan office,” said Heidi Franklin, Marketing Coordinator.Wladimir Sarmiento Gonzalez is an economics major at the University of Chicago and has been working closely with ATEQ’s financial controller and the TPMS team for 10 weeks this summer. Wladimir was born in Venezuela and is a native Spanish-speaker. He grew up in Buffalo, New York before his family relocated to San Francisco, California. In his spare time, he enjoys playing the guitar, building [...]

Why Should I Use Leak Testing? There are several steps to evaluate before selecting a leak testing instrument. When a Quality Engineer is tasked with determining a new component’s specifications, production process, and testing procedures, he or she should first consider the costs and benefits of leak testing to determine if it is necessary for the test part. If the part is a disposable plastic straw, it may not be worth taking the time and money to test for a crack in each drinking straw. If a consumer gets a broken straw from a package, they’ll probably just throw it away and get a new usable straw without batting an eye. The only consequences being a slight inconvenience and minor customer dissatisfaction. However, if a company is manufacturing a medical pacemaker device, the consequences of a device that is not properly leak tested could be lethal. If leak testing is determined to be necessary for [...]

ATEQ Establishes Office in Chattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga, TN. announces a new location has opened in the Chattanooga community. This office is at 5959 Shallowford Road, Suite 513, Chattanooga, TN 37421. It will serve as a facility for leak testing sales, service, training and repairs for customers in the southeastern region of the United States.This office will be a new home base for longtime ATEQ Territory Manager, John Platt. The Chattanooga office will serve as the primary sales and service location for new and existing customers in the following states: Tennessee, Kentucky, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. With the addition of this new southeastern office, ATEQ seeks to improve customer satisfaction by reducing sales lead time and service turnaround time.“We have wanted to open an office in Tennessee for a long time since we have many customers in this territory. It will be nice to have a local facility [...]

ATEQ Adds Ninth ISO/IEC 17025 Certified Lab to Its NetworkATEQ announces the ISO 17025 accreditation of the calibration lab in their Spain office. The accreditation of this office gives ATEQ a total of nine global offices that have an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited lab; USA, France, Canada, China, Korea, India, Japan and Italy also have accredited labs.ISO 17025 specifies quality management requirements for the competence and consistent operation of laboratories to produce precise and accurate test and calibration data. The certification is renewed every two years by a qualified accreditation body and is often required by customers to make sure the company performing their calibrations is following the proper industry testing standards."Having ISO 17025 accredited labs worldwide is essential for ATEQ in order to reassure customers that our calibrations are performed and recorded with the highest quality procedures in a controlled environment," said Kyle Krist, ATEQ USA Service Manager.Each lab has a list of calibrations that [...]