Thermal-Vac is proud to offer a substantial suite of support services to our customers. Some of these include:
Many advanced medical and industrial processes require their connections and pressure/vacuum vessels to be absolutely leak-tight. There are many ways to test for leaks, but the most sophisticated accomplish it by generating an extraordinarily high vacuum on one side of the boundary or joint to be tested, then pressurizing the other side with a tracer gas, such as Helium, whose presence may be readily detected if it finds a path into the vacuum chamber.
Thermal-Vac’s leak-detection services are among the best in the industry, capable of generating vacuums as high 10-8 Torr and detecting leak rates as low as 10-8 cc/sec small enough to take a pound of Freon at atmospheric pressure 270,00 years to bleed out! Call the experts at Thermal-Vac as early in the design process as possible to optimize the design and methods to test it. If you need specialized methods, tools or fixtures, we will work with you to design them. After all, the quality is designed-in, planned-in, and built-in … it is all part of the Thermal-Vac Advantage.
Thermal-Vac is proud to include nickel plating in our suite of services. Not only can we perform stand-alone nickel-plating of the highest quality, but given that nickel plating is a prerequisite for a number of advanced brazing techniques, we can seamlessly integrate plating, brazing, and finishing operations. That means reduced material handling, shorter cycle times, and superior quality control for our customers.
Thermal-Vac’s commitment to continual improvement has earned it NADCAP accreditation for its routinely upgraded and meticulously maintained facility, its on-going training of operators and technicians, and its rigorous process control. Not every nickel-plating vendor makes this kind of investment in its people, processes, and equipment, but we are Thermal-Vac, and we do things differently.
To guarantee the best brazing, heat treating, or finishing results, parts must be thoroughly cleaned and prepared for each step. Thermal-Vac possesses a wide range of cleaning technologies so that it can tailor to your specific needs. These include ultrasonic cleaning in a variety of media, acid cleaning, blasting, and passivation. Call your Thermal-Vac partner to formulate the cleaning/preparation program that is right for you.
Pressure testing is a standard method for verifying strength and leak-tightness, and Thermal-Vac offers a full range of services in this area. Depending on the requirements of the job, we can test with compressed air or such inert gasses as Molecular Hydrogen, Helium, or Nitrogen. We can test up to 150 psi with our in-house facilities, and out-source testing requiring higher pressures. We’ll work with you to design specialized tools, fixtures, and if necessary, a customized test facility (to be fabricated elsewhere). No matter what the standard or specification, Thermal-Vac will help you to find the best way to meet it.
