A man sets a clear plastic bag on a piece of testing equipment. The bag has a seal in the middle, and the equipment is attached to the seal. When the technician turns the pressure leak test equipment on, it gradually fills the bag with air pressure. Special gauges measure the pressure inside the bag and continue to measure it as it slowly increases. Finally, the bag breaks and this tells the technician how much pressure it can hold without breaking. Testing like this can help you avoid a number of product related problems, and here are some examples.
Material Loss
Suppose you’re packaging bean sprout seeds. Your equipment weighs and packages one pound bags. It seals them and places 20 bags to a cardboard carton. What happens if a thoughtless warehouse worker or store employee stacks much heavier cartons on top of your seeds? The cartons may collapse and if the pressure is great enough, the bags rupture, ruining your products. In fact, there’s a good chance the crushed cartons get sent back to your company. However, with the right pressure leak test equipment, you can produce stronger bags (that withstand this kind of abuse), and you won’t have to deal with some losses.
Customer Complaints
No manufacturer wants too many customer complaints. Some problems will happen, but if you get customer complaints because your packing is breaking or products get contaminated, it could cause serious issues. In fact, it might not take long until the customer goes elsewhere.
Legal Action
One of the biggest problems pressure leak test equipment can prevent is legal action. Here is an example. Suppose product seals on your pharmaceuticals are flawed and easily compromised. This could lead to unscrupulous people deliberately sabotaging your goods to ruin your reputation. Because you can’t afford these problems, you need the best package testing methods in place.