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Leak Detection on Vacuum Systems

The participants will learn the fundamentals of helium leak detection and its practical application.

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Course details

Duration:
2 days
Language:
German or English
Course fee:
€1,120 per participant
Target audience:
Users, operating and maintenance staff
Prior knowledge:
Fundamental knowledge of vacuum technology
Course hours per day:
9 am – 4 pm
Number of participants:
3 – 8
Registration deadline:
Two weeks prior to the start of the course

Course includes lunch, drinks and a certificate

Course content

The participants will learn how to systematically check vacuum systems or vacuum units for leaks and acquire both theoretical and practical skills necessary for the operation of systems in serial testing.

Fundamentals

  • Terms and definitions in the field of leak detection technology
  • Why helium is used as a tracer gas
  • How detectors and devices work
  • Methods of leak testing:
    a) At atmospheric pressure (sniffing, accumulation method)
    b) Under vacuum (helium spraying, integral and partial vacuum method)
  • Exemplary calculations of leakage rates as a function of flow through the leak, operating and test medium, pressure, temperature
  • Practical application of helium leak detection tasks in different areas (coating systems, large-scale research, heat exchanger)
  • Use of different test gases in leak detection

Practical application

  • Presentation of selected test methods according to DIN EN 1779
  • Practical exercises of common test methods
  • Influence of environmental parameters: materials, temperature, humidity, conductance, outgassing, etc.
  • Application examples of test methods learned
  • Real-time graphs of signals from a leak detector and their interpretation
  • Testing of components of the seminar participants (by prior arrangement)

Course dates

Date
Article number
Language
Type
Location
Price
 
 
09/09/2025 - 09/10/2025
PA T11 311
German
open
Training center Asslar
€1,120
11/18/2025 - 11/19/2025
PA T11 311
German
open
Training center Asslar
€1,120
free choice
PA T20 311
 
customer-specific
Inhouse training at customer site
€1,900*
free choice
PA T00 311
 
customer-specific
Asslar
€2,200*
* For customized courses, we invoice the course fee per day.