In food and beverage production, a failed seal or leaking component can mean product contamination, premature spoilage, or a recall. Whether testing the integrity of a plastic bottle before filling, verifying that a dispensing valve meets its leak specification, or confirming that a wine box valve will not allow ingress under storage conditions, leak testing is a critical production-line quality gate.
Furness Controls has supplied production line leak testers to food and beverage manufacturers for decades. Our instruments are designed for continuous production use, capable of testing at the pressures and leak rates specific to food and beverage packaging and dispensing applications, with the speed and repeatability that high-volume production lines demand.
Standards and Accreditation
Our instruments and calibration services are designed to support the quality and compliance requirements of food and beverage manufacturers and their packaging supply chains.
Furness Controls holds UKAS accreditation and operates in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 across our calibration laboratories in the UK, France, Germany, and the US. All calibrations are fully traceable to national standards.
Our instruments are suitable for use in programmes requiring compliance with:
• BRC Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials — packaging integrity requirements
Component |
Test Parameters |
Recommended Products |
|---|---|---|
Plastic Bottles |
Pressure decay leak test Typical 30 psi (2 bar) < 2 cc/min leak |
|
Soft Drinks Dispenser Valve |
Pressure decay leak test Typical 30 psi (2 bar) < 2 cc/min leak |
|
Syrup Dispensing Valve |
Pressure decay leak test Typical 250 mbar test pressure Leak rate less than 6 cc/min |
|
Wine Box Valve |
Pressure decay leak test 3.5 psi (240 mbar) test pressure 0.5 cc/min air leak allowable |
|
Point of sale beverage dispensing |
Pressure decay leak test of tube and valve assembly for post mix and bag in box dispensing solutions. Test pressures 250 mBar to 2 bar. Leak rates <2cc/min |
|
Bottle cap/top after filling |
Vacuum & 500 mbar 0.5 cc/min |
|
Spirt/bar optic |
50 to 100 mbar 2cc/min |
Looking for a more specialised solution?
We design, manufacture, and calibrate all instruments in-house at our headquarters in East Sussex. If your application falls outside standard parameters, our engineers can develop a bespoke instrument tailored to your exact test requirements – delivering a complete turnkey solution from specification through to calibration and commissioning.
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