Measuring the permeability of enclosures and containers

 

The Versaperm Permeability Laboratory can quickly and accurately measure the permeability of enclosures and containers from the smallest pill blisters through to large tanks.

In cases where a container is sealed on the production line, the most representative measurements are obtained from samples where a source of the gas, such as water for water vapour transmission rates, is sealed into the container on a production basis. This allows us to test the samples rapidly and accurately, without any interference or sample preparation. Where this is not possible, a range of alternative techniques are available.

We use a range of chamber sizes, from 100 ml to 3 litre, fitted inside the instruments. For large samples, external temperature controlled chambers are used. Our current limit is about twice the size of a 40 ft shipping container!

Some of the many sample types we can test in our permeability testing laboratory

Adhesives	Fuel Cells	Paper
Aerospace	Gravimetric	Packaging
Automotive	ISO15105	Pharmaceutical
Blister Packs	Laboratory	Plastics and Rubber
Building Materials	Leaks and Seals	Quality Control
Business waste	MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging)	Sachets an Powders
Edible films	Marine	Solvents
Electronics	Mastics and Adhesives	Textiles
Films	Medical	Vapour Permeability
Freezer Burn	O Rings

 

 

 

 

 

Please call to discuss your application needs before dispatching or preparing samples.