Comparison between Sealtick 6086b Leak Tester with Underwater Leak Tester

A packaging leak test is conducted in the production line as a final quality control stage to check the integrity of the seal. Industrial water bath leak tester has been widely used due to their simplicity. It involves submerging the packages underwater and determining the location of leaks by observing the formation of bubbles. The sample has to be disposed of after each test as the test method stress and destroys the packages.

Underwater leak tester is effective in locating leaks in packaging, but they produce additional production waste. There are alternative cost-effective technologies for package leak testing that do not stress and destroy the package such as a pressure decay leak tester.

Bestech Australia supplies non-destructive package leak testers for testing the seal integrity of food and pharmaceutical packaging. The Sealtick 6086b operates based on the vacuum decay principle to test for defects in packaging. We have upgraded all our Sealtick machines with the new touch-screen HMI for ease of use and accessibility.

Our Sealtick machines have been used for seal quality checking in food manufacturing companies. For example, they manufacture dried goods with limited shelf-life such as milk powders, biscuits, potato chips, etc. Therefore, package leak testing is conducted during quality control to ensure their products can last in the supermarket.

Sealtick machines offer a reliable, accurate reading of leak rate due to their design. The testing chamber minimizes the airflow surrounding the package to achieve the highest reading sensitivity. As food packaging comes in various sizes and shapes, Sealtick leak testers are also available with different models to test a wide range of packaging from trays, flexible packaging, small packaging, tins and cans.

Manufacturers can benefit from significant cost-saving by incorporating a vacuum decay leak tester instead of a water bath leak tester in the manufacturing line. The supposedly discarded packages can be returned to the packing line if they do not leak. This means that significant waste can be avoided, which positively impacts the company, environmentally and financially.

However, Sealtick vacuum leak testers can also be used together with water bath leak testers. Often, operators need to perform maintenance on the sealing equipment if leaks are detected in the packaging. Operators can test the leaking package with the water bath tester to locate the leak locations, and determining the faulty equipment.

Sealtick leak testing machines are assembled locally in Australia in our manufacturing facility in Melbourne. Our team consists of engineers and experts with extensive industrial experience in testing and measurement. Contact Bestech Australia to discuss your package leak testing needs.