Leak Tester Comparison

Uson Leak Testers

This leak tester comparison will compares all Uson leak testers and will  help you identify the best tester for your application.  Compare all of Uson’s electronic air leak and flow testing equipment by specification, channel operating modes, sensor types and more.  

DOWNLOAD FULL
SPECIFICATION MATRIX
(304K PDF)

Uson manufactures a variety of leak testing equipment for industries including Medical, Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Industrial and Packaging.  Compare all USON’s Leak Testers below to determine the right model for your application.  

Not sure which leak tester is right for your application?  We can help! Give us a call at 281-671-2000 or click here to email us and one of our leak testing experts will contact you.

Uson Leak Tester Specifications

​

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Product
Industries Best Suited for Use							Industrial Packaging Medical Automotive
Max Channels-Design	1	4	1	4	2	10

Channel Operating Modes

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Synchronous
Independent
Coordinated

Inputs/Outputs

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Max Decision Sensors / tester	1	4	3	4	8	20	0 to 5 VDC max
Max Sensors / channel	1	1	2	2	4	2+1
A/D resolution (bits)	24	24	24	24	24	24
Max Analog Outputs / tester		1	1	1	2	10	0 to 10 VDC
Max Analog Outputs / channel		1	1	1	1	1
Analog Output bits		PWM (~12)	PWM (~12)	12	16	12	Pulse width modulation (PWM)
Maximum 24V DC discrete digital inputs / tester		11*	11	11	64	72	* requires PLC interface option
Valve Control signals / tester		18 (Internal)	16 (Internal)	16 (Internal)	12 / channel	8 / channel	Vector requires additional relays to drive valves (0.7A per output - 8A Maximum for Optima vT)
Maximum discrete digital outputs / tester	7	11 (not standard)	5	14	48	112
Discrete digital outputs / channel	8	2	5	12	12	8
Standard configurable digital I/O
Digital I/O Expansion option		N/A	8 in/16 out requires relays for valves	8 in/16 out (valve drive capable)	Additional 16 in 12 (valve drive capable) out (per TCU)	16 in/16 out 32 in/32 out and requires relays for valves	QmR requires additional PCB, vT requires Expanded I/O TCU2 Vector requires 1 or 2 addisional cPCI cards.
Two-handed start support (software based)
Digital I/O Voltage Level	24 vdc	24 vdc	24 vdc	24 vdc	24 vdc	24 vdc

Leak Test Media

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Compressed Air
Nitrogen
Helium

Communication Interfaces

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
RS-232 ports / tester	1	1	1	2	4	12	vT and Vector have 2 on main CPU, vT and Vector have one per channel. Channel ports currently not firmware implemented.
Host USB 2.0 ports	1	2	2	2	5	3
Device USB ports		1	1	‐	‐	‐
Profibus
Modbus Serial
Modbus Ethernet
Ethernet IP
DeviceNet

Local Area Network Support

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
RJ 45 Ethernet ports		1	1	1	2	2
Logging to a networked disk							iQ via FTP
Emailed alerts

Physical Characteristics

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Size (H*W*D) Inches	5.3" X 12.6" X 13.2"	11 x 9 x 15	7 x 10.75 x 12	10.5" x 10" x 12"	*10 x 14 x 5	*14x22x20.5	* HMI Only
Weight lbs	22	18	24	15 - 22	15	65
Color Display size	4.3"	5.8"	8.5"	8.5"	15"	12.1"
Color Display pixels		320 x 240	640 x 480	800 x 600	1024 x 768	800 x 600
Touch screen display
Touch scroll control pad
Front-panel membrane buttons	7	6	5	0	5	29
Front-panel run / program key
Front panel start/abort buttons					*		*vT uses touch screen
NEMA 12
Integrated pneumatics
Expandable pneumatics chassis
Remote pneumatics chassis
Test Ports	1	4	1	4	Custom	Custom
Calibration Ports	1	Combined with Test Ports	1	Combined with Test Ports	Custom	Custom
Test port style	-	1/8 NPT Female	1/8 NPT Female	1/8 NPT Female or 1/8 BSPP	Per Design	Per Design
Built-in AC or DC power supply
Pendant Style Remote Control

Sensor Types

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Pressure
Mass flow
Differential pressure
Load cell
Laminar flow
LVDT
Electrical current
Electrical volts
Temperature							For the QMR the temperature input is exclusively for temperature compensation.

Test Techniques / Step Types

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Measure
Pressure Decay with optional comp & optional cal from 0 to 1 500 psi				0 - 750 PSI
Mass Flow with optional comp & optional cal from 0 to 560 slpm							iQ limited to 20 slm, QmR limited to 20 slpm, vT/Vector limited to practicality
Laminar flow
Vacuum decay
Pressure Increase Chamber Test
Sealed component test (a.k.a., Metered Chamber Test)
Occlusion Test
Burst under Pressure
Burst under Vacuum
Crack, upstream
Crack, downstream
Auto Zero
Wait for input
Coarse Flow
Vacuum force decay
Differential Vacuum
Differential Pressure decay; 0 to 15 bar	With Comp & cal standard

Operational Features

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Real time clock
Program select via Digital Inputs
Start / Abort via Digital inputs
Bar code input & control							No tester control for Sprint iQ
Auto Comp & Auto Cal
Temp Comp (Pressure change)
Temp Comp (Temp change)
Q-DAS interface						Limited
Regulator – closed loop control		Fixed Algorithm based	*	PID with advanced options setup
In-field configuration
Configurable Pressure Units: psig, mbar, inH2O, mmH2O, inHg, mmHg, Kpa or Kg/cm2
Parts Grading
Auto Run Mode
Conditional Program Jumps
Accept/ Reject Step Markers – Continuous with timeout
Accept/ Reject Step Markers - Pulsed

Data: Statistics and Graphical Displays

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Accept/ Reject / Total Counts
Min/Max Test Result
Average Pass/Reject Result
Standard Deviation of all test results
Range of test results
Pressure versus time plot

Software

	628	Sprint iQ	Qualitek mR	Sprint mD	Optima vT	Vector	Notes
Operating System Software	Embedded Unix Based	Quadros RTOS	Unix Based	Unix Based	Unix Based	Windows XP
Run/Program security key				Password
Password protection
Hard Disk
R/W DVD (CD) option
Programs	30	99	99	127	199	TBD
Internal Test Result storage (test cycles)	500	250	1000	100,000+	100,000+	100,000+
Sequence		Program link. Stop control, Vent control, Delay time option, Step control	Program link. Stop control, Vent control, Delay time option, Step control	Program link. Stop control, Vent control, Delay time option, Step control	Jumps within a test, optional jumping and grading within a channel, conditional wait on input, math steps	Jumps within a test, optional jumping and grading within a channel, conditional wait on input
Sensor Calibration	Software zero & span.	Software zero & span with option of multi-point linearization per analog input.	Software zero & span with option of multi-point linearization per analog input.	Software zero & span with option of multi-point linearization per analog input.	Software zero & span with option of multi-point linearization per analog input.	Software zero & span.
Step Editing
Math Steps