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The pharmaceutical packaging industry is becoming more global, with a dual emphasis on raising efficiency and quality standards through enhancing package integrity, reducing production costs and minimizing environmental impact. Leak testing package ensure s that the product reaches the market with the highest integrity possible. Continuous testing determines where packaging errors are occurring and immediately fix them, hence reducing product loss.    Many pharmaceutical manufacturers are improving their quality control systems by implementing a new generation of leak detection technologies that provide more accurate results. For leak testing , a common method used is helium leak detection technique. Helium leak detection technology provides verification of package integrity by confirming the presence of holes using helium as a tracer gas. The following reasons make helium as the ideal gas for testing.    Benefits of Using Helium as a Tracer Gas   It is iner...

There are several test techniques that may be used to challenge container closure integrity (CCI), although not all of them are equally successful in detecting package leaks. These techniques are classified as destructive and non-destructive techniques. Manufacturers always prefer non-destructive techniques , since they do not affect any of the products under test. Non-destructive testing (NDT) is a collection of different inspection methods used individually or in combination to ensure the quality and properties of a substance, component, or system without causing harm to it. There are several non-destructive medical and pharmaceutical package testing methods available today.   NON-DESTRUCTIVE PACKAGE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES   Vacuum Decay Technology     Vacuum Decay is a non-destructive method for container closure integrity testing ( CCIT ) that is primarily concerned with package integrity and leak path detection. Vacuum Decay provides quantitative, deterministic...