Go-No-Go and Location Testing
The testing of components can be broken into two fundamental types, Go-No-Go and Location testing.
Go-No-Go tests evaluate the whole component or assembly for leaks and provide a Go-No-Go (Pass/Fail) measurement allowing a component to move on in the manufacturing process or be rejected pending further action. Pressure Decay, Inside-Out and Outside-In vacuum tests would be classed as Go-No-Go tests. These are relatively quick ways of testing the component but, they do not pinpoint a leak if there is one present. VTI addresses these needs with Custom Systems designed with specific component geometry and manufacturing through-put issues in mind.
Location testing is a much slower process than Go-No-Go testing, usually requires manual intervention but does pinpoint a leak on an assembly allowing corrective action to be taken saving the part or assembly from scrap. VTI produces Repair Stations for this purpose. Sniffing or Tracer testing are classed as Location tests. VTI addresses these needs with products such as the SMARTSTATION HS, SMARTSTATION RS, and Polaris.
You can find out more about each of these types of test from the links above.
