One of the main barriers to mechanical performance is the complex task of preventing water or hydrocarbons seeping into the wrong places. Although well known for their ubiquitous ability to seep through seals, they can permeate through the molecular structure of most materials, sometimes in embarrassingly large volumes.
Not only can this be dangerous it can cause anything from the jamming of a photocopier to the failure of missiles, electronics or power systems. Versaperm’s instrumental technique allows you to measure this to identify materials and arrangements to overcome problems in your specific application.
The system is fast, accurate and gives highly consistent results, enabling it to replace conventional tests which take days, weeks or even months – and even then they are often neither accurate nor consistent. Versaperm’s latest range of vapour permeability measurement equipment with its industry-leading sensor range can be used across an enormous range of temperatures, pressures and applications.
The system is simple to use, fast and precise and requires minimal training and recalibration. Some results can be produced in as little as 30 minutes and accuracy is in the PPM range for most commonly used materials and gasses (PPB in some cases).
This highly automated equipment can be configured to measure permeability for a variety of gasses including hydrocarbons, solvents, oxygen, carbon dioxide, helium and water vapour.
Versaperm offers a laboratory testing service and technical consultancy for companies that test too few samples to make the purchase of equipment viable.
