| The Importance of Leak Testing for Food and Pharmaceutical Packaging |
Leak detection is crucial for food and pharmaceutical packaging industry to preserve the integrity of the products within the package. Any kind of physical breach such as a leak, spoils the quality of the product making it unfit for consumption.
By using high-quality leak detection instruments, it is possible to detect leaks in a timely manner and ensure that the quality of food and pharmaceutical products is not compromised.
Non-Destructive Leak Testing is Crucial
As important as leak testing is, it is equally important to perform the testing without causing any damage to the product within the package. Non-destructive leak testing technologies are currently being used for package testing. Non-destructive testing ensures effective testing of the package without changing the nature of the product within or spoiling its usefulness.
Non-Destructive Leak Testing Saves Substantial Time and Money
Packaging validation is crucial to bring high-quality food and pharmaceutical products into the market for consumers. Testing a package includes checking for quality packaging material and sealing.
In the manual leak testing method, an operator tests the package manually by squeezing and holding it under water to check for the presence of bubbles. This method is highly destructive because rough handling can damage the contents within the package. It is also prone to errors as there is manual intervention. In addition, the package cannot be directly introduced into the production line immediately after testing. Thus, the entire process is time and cost consuming.
With non-destructive leak testing such as the vacuum decay method offered by SealTick, testing is easier and highly reliable. In this method, the test specimen is introduced into a vacuum atmosphere and then isolated. Presence of leaks causes the package to retain atmospheric pressure.
With SealTick testers, the additional advantage is that the specimen stays clean, dry and ready to be introduced into the production line immediately.
As the quality of the packaging material can also be assessed, it enables the company to ensure that the product, as well as the packaging, are in accordance with its brand image.
Non-Destructive Leak Testing Delivers Reliable Results through Automation
The risk of human errors present in manual leak testing is prevented with non-destructive leak testing methods as the process is automated. SealTick’s underwater leak tester, for example, uses automation for specimen testing and result display– the entire process takes just 5 to 20 seconds (depending on the specimen size and the testing environment)!
Non-Destructive Leak Testing Facilitates Sound Decision-Making
With manual leak testing, often the data is harder to interpret, especially if the specimen has been damaged. This drawback makes it extremely difficult to assess the quality of the product accurately or suggest remedial actions, which delays sound decision-making.
With non-destructive leak testing, companies can deliver on their promise of offering only high-quality products to their customers. It is important to choose the right testing equipment though.
With SealTick, you get the best in non-destructive leak testers. We have over 15 years of experience in non-destructive leak testing. All our testers are designed in Australia and available for purchase locally and globally.
Our non-destructive leak testers work on vacuum decay principle. They are preferred for testing pharmaceutical and medical products as well as a range of food products including snacks, salads, sandwich packets, sausage skins, milk powder, animal foods, beverage packages including cans and bottle caps, among others.
Call us on 03 9540 5100 for more information.
