1958
Vacuum Instruments Corporation Founded
1963
US Patent No. 3,070,992 is Granted
1966
US Patent No. 3,227,872 is Granted
1967
First Portable Helium Leak Detector
1970
US Patent No. 3,548,188 is Granted
1972
First Direct Reading Leak Detector
US Patent No. 3,645,127 is Granted
US Patent No. 3,645,127 is Granted
1973
First in Setting Leak Test Standards Traceable to NBS
US Patent No. 3,768,300 is Granted
1974
Thermal Mass Flowmeter Patented for Air & Other Gases
US Patent No. 3,548,188 is Granted
1975
First Industrial Leak Detector
US Patent No. 3,891,391 is Granted
1977
First Leak Detector with Auto-Tuning, Auto-Ranging, Direct Reading
1978
First Fully Automatic Industrial Leak Detector
1983
First Gross-and-Fine Leak Detector
1984
First Microprocessor-Based Leak Detector
1986
First High-Speed Leak Detector
1990
First Dedicated Sniff-Only Leak Detector
1991
First Leak Detector with Full-Color CRT
1992
First Leak Detector with a 16-bit Microprocessor
1994
NCMS Selects VIC to Manufacture Next Generation Leak Detection Technology
1995
Air Leak Tester Auto-Fill Technique
US Patent No. 5,412,978
1997
VIC Acquires Phase 1 Instruments
2000
Introduces Vibra-Leak Probe with Auto-Zero Button
2000
VIC Acquires Veeco Instruments
2001
First Fully Automated Leak Test Solution for Opto-Electronics Industry
US Patent No. 6,196,056
2002
VIC Markets Have Proven USAS Technology Worldwide
2005
First Fully Automatic 55-Gallon Drum Leak-Test System
2006
Introduces Portable Leak-Tester with Industry’s Largest Internal Pump Capacity (MS-60)
2007
Releases Third-Generation Evacuation and Gas Backfill System – Smart Charge III
2008
Introduces a New Serie of Helium Mass Spectrometer Leak Detectors for Testing the Integrity of Vacuum Systems, and Parts Using Helium Leak Detections Techniques
2009
Introduces the New MS-60 Dry Series of Helium Mass Spectrometer
2010
Introduces a New Series of Helium Mass Spectrometer with Touch Screen GUIs
2013
First Portable, Switchable Helium/Hydrogen Mass Spectrometer
2014
Introduces the MS-50GT Console Helium Leak Detector with Sport Touch-Screen Display
2016
VIC Announces New Leadership and Name Change to Vacuum Instruments Corporation, LLC
2017
VIC Announces a Ramp-Up in the Production of the MD-490S DG to Meet Increase Demand for Hydrogen Leak Detection
2019
VIC Introduces the Integrated Leak Identification Station
Vacuum Instruments Corporation is a pioneer in providing state-of-the-art leak detection solutions for diverse applications and industries. Our systems have ensured the safety and performance of countless products that we use in our daily lives from the cars we drive to the air conditioners in our houses, the pacemakers in our bodies, and the satellites we launch into space.
