Dye Penetrant Testing

DYE PENETRANT TESTING

Dye-Testing is our standard for locating cracks, pinholes, or failures. With proprietary red dye-penetrant saturating the plate surface, and white developer solution covering the other side, we are capable of detecting even miniscule imperfections.

Consider that 90% of plates tested have a 10% fail rate. Basically, random checking of 10-20% cannot eliminate all bad plates, ACME guarantees 100% inspection before leaving our factory.

Although Dye-Testing is the most time consuming and expensive method for leak detection, ACME chooses the process for its reliability and effectiveness. Early discovery of plate defects alleviates cross-contamination concerns, saving costly downtime in the future.

Other Non Destructive Testing Methods:

Ultraviolet Testing

The ultraviolet test is used upon request, usually specialty applications where fluid mediums can only be detected under UV light.

One side of the plate is sprayed with a unique dye-penetrant, then subsequently inspected under UV light to reveal cracks, pinholes, or failures.

Vacuum Testing

Vacuum testing of plates is used for welded and semi-welded heat exchangers plates. Dye-penetrant methods cannot be used with these plate types. This method will detect if a plate has a leak, however, it will not identify the location of the failure.