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Green hydrogen as a key element of the energy transition offers a multitude of possibilities and opportunities in the automotive and transport sector as well as in energy storage and sector coupling.

Leak testing in hydrogen technology

Hydrogen is an important part of the energy transition. Electrolysers and fuel cells as well as the storage of green hydrogen will play a decisive role in achieving the climate goals. We already offer innovative and reliable equipment for leak testing of bipolar plates for fuel cells. The leak testing of hydrogen pressure vessels and cryogenic hydrogen tanks is only one part of our product portfolio in hydrogen solutions.

From practice

Helium leak test – Bipolar plate

Technical specifications

  • Effective cycle time: 12 s
  • Capacity: 300 parts / h
  • Test gas: 10% helium / 90% air
  • Leak rate: 4.8 ⋅ 10−5 mbar ⋅ l/s

Semi-automatic leak test of metallic or graphite bipolar plates with and without seals on the bipolar plate.

Leak testing of bipolar plates –
your reliable testing service for samples, prototypes and small series

The leak tightness of bipolar plates is crucial for the performance, durability and safety of fuel cells and electrolyzers. To ensure this, we offer you a specialized testing service that saves you having to set up your own testing facilities during the development process.

Why our testing service?

When developing new products or manufacturing small batches, setting up your own leak testing system is often uneconomical and time-consuming. Our service allows you to concentrate fully on your core competencies while we reliably take over the leak testing of your bipolar plates.

What we offer:

  • Testing of samples and prototypes: We test your first prototypes for leak tightness and help you to identify and rectify design or manufacturing weaknesses at an early stage.
  • Leak testing for small series: Even when producing smaller quantities, we ensure that every bipolar plate meets the high requirements for tightness and reliability.
  • State-of-the-art testing methods: We use the latest testing methods to simulate real operating conditions in order to detect and rule out even the smallest leaks.

Your benefits:

  • Cost efficiency: Save yourself the investment in expensive testing equipment for the time being and use our service to respond flexibly and cost-effectively to your testing requirements.
  • Fast results: We provide you with fast and accurate test results so you can continue your development and production processes without delays.
  • Expert knowledge: Benefit from our many years of experience and specialized know-how in the field of bipolar plate leak testing.

Rely on our expertise and take the next step towards safe and efficient production. Contact us for a customized test offer or more information about our service.

Areas of application

Fuel cells and the use of hydrogen as an emission-free fuel will play a major role in tomorrow’s mobility. In the passenger car sector, but especially in heavy-duty traffic, in commercial vehicles, in shipping, in the aviation sector, but also in local passenger transport and in special vehicles, the fuel cell drive is a real alternative.
During the development process it is, for example, important to gather some insights to the evacuation behaviour of a cryogenic tank. With our newly developed test device for cryogenic tanks, it is possible to leak test tanks as well as making tests to check the evacuation behaviour.
An important part of the fuel cells are the bipolar plates. It is necessary for the process that the bipolar plates are leak free and no gas can bypass the intended process because of leakages. We have developed a helium leak test to check the bipolar plates.

Explainer video: Bipolar plate leak test

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MACEAS systems on Hyfindr

Hyfindr is a new B2B marketplace for technical components, systems and services for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. MACEAS is represented with various systems on the platform.

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