Automation is key for all manufacturing companies to become or remain competitive. It is common practice to use automation in many industries for both: production and quality testing purposes.
However, in the HVAC/R industry, leak testing and leak detection are still often carried out manually. This type of test cannot provide a 100% repeatability and reliability since the test result always depends from the operator, his skills, his mood, his condition etc. 
In a consequence there is a risk to supply leaky products, compromising brand reputation and consumers satisfaction.
Using common integral leak test methods, which allows easy automatization to get rid of operator influence, is often not sufficient for many HVAC/R applications. Tests methods are either not se ...