Recent News
15 Oct 2020
Approximately 182,000 people will go hungry on Long Island tonight - and 72,980 of those will be children...
That's why VIC has teamed up with Long Island Cares!
13 Apr 2020
Update from Vacuum Instruments Corporation CEO to valued business partners, customers, and suppliers
23 Mar 2020
Letter from Vacuum Instruments Corporation CEO to valued business partners, customers, and suppliers
16 Mar 2020
Letter from Vacuum Instruments Corporation CEO to valued business partners, customers, and suppliers
2 Jan 2018
VIC, LLC’s unique test methodology completely test the leak integrity of the entire Co-Axial sections in one testing sequence without removing the IHX parts from the chamber and exceeds all current industry leak testing requirements. The newly developed IHX test has been implemented as an option into our “Scepter” product line. This differentiated test is also afforded to standard refrigeration systems and components using IHX technology.
2 Oct 2017
Vacuum Instruments Corporation, LLC the leading provider of tracer gas leak detection solutions, continues its investment in new executive talent with the hiring of Dan Morley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Morley is a seasoned financial executive with extensive experience overseeing middle market sized organizations blended with experience in large companies, most recently serving as CFO for Scales Industrial Technologies.
1 Sep 2017
Vacuum Instruments Corporation, LLC announces it is ramping production of non-helium tracer gas Leak Detectors. In response to increased demand from it’s customer base, the company has significantly stepped up production of it’s Leak Detectors which use Hydrogen and Argon in lieu of Helium. These gases are used in multiple industries by VIC’s customers.
3 Jun 2016
Valero Capital Partners announces the acquisition of Vacuum Instrument Corporation, a leading provider of tracer gas and air leak detection products, systems and service. This acquisition is in concert with the President, Fritz Ewing and Executive Vice President, John Schreiner announcing their retirements following their remarkable 40 plus year careers building the company.
9 May 2016
The latest automotive systems require innovative leak test methods and fixturing.
15 Apr 2014
Vacuum Instrument Corp., a world leader in the leak detection industry, today introduced a console series of Helium and Argon mass spectrometer leak detectors with LCD touch-screen GUIs. The leak detectors are used for testing the integrity of semiconductors, electronics, aerospace, medical products, research and development as well as a host of other applications which require the mass spectrometer leak detection.
26 Feb 2013
Vacuum Instrument Corp., a world leader in the leak detection industry, today introduced their first portable, switchable helium/hydrogen mass spectrometer leak detectors for testing the integrity of components, systems, and parts using helium or hydrogen leak detection techniques.
2 Feb 2012
Vacuum Instrument Corporation, a world leader in the leak detection industry has developed a low cost, air leak test solution that’s fully customizable and is easily integratable with a variety of PLCs and HMIs.
22 Feb 2010
Vacuum Instrument Corp., a world leader in the leak detection industry, today introduced a new series of helium mass spectrometer leak detectors with touch-screen GUIs for testing the integrity of vacuum systems, and parts using helium leak detection techniques.
13 Jan 2010
Vacuum Instrument Corp., a world leader in the leak detection industry, today announced that it will be offering a variety of leak-testing services for helium/air leak detection requirements, as well as new support programs.
21 Sep 2009
The Air Leak Detection Division of Vacuum Instrument Corp., Ronkonkoma, NY a world leader in the leak detection industry, today introduced a new instrument for testing mass flow, pressure and vacuum decay. VIC-Torr is a high resolution test instrument that can be configured as a mass flow, pressure decay or vacuum decay leak tester and is available in single or multi-channel models.
18 Jun 2009
Vacuum Instrument Corp., a world leader in the leak detection industry, today introduced a new series of helium mass spectrometer leak detectors for testing the integrity of systems, containers and parts by using helium as a tracer gas. The new MS-60Dry is available with a standard 16 cfm Dry foreline/roughing pump for faster cycle times and clean room applications.
15 Jun 2009
VIC Leak Detection, a world-leading manufacturer in the leak detection industry, today announced its plan to distribute a new series of Hydrogen gas leak detectors.
10 Jun 2009
Vacuum Instrument Corp., a world leader in the leak detection industry, today announced a partnership with Whitehouse Analytical Laboratories, Whitehouse, NJ.
1 Dec 2008
Vacuum Instrument Corp., a world leader in the leak detection industry, today introduced a new series of helium mass spectrometer leak detectors for testing the integrity of vacuum systems, and parts using helium leak detection techniques. The new MS-60 is available with a standard 7cfm or an optional 10.6cfm rotary vane foreline/roughing pump for faster cycle times.
2 Jun 2008
Vacuum Instrument Corp., world leading manufacturer of leak detection equipment and leak test systems, releases a new addition to their established and reliable MS-50 high production console leak detector series. The MS-50 UFT is a fully automated high production helium leak detector for testing the hermeticity of sealed products such as semiconductors and microelectronics packaged devices. It features an integrated flush mount test cup, which initiates an automated test-cycle sequence when closed by the operator. Unique UFT recipes allow for specific configuration of the test parameters.
24 Sep 2007
“Helium prices are expected to spike by 10-15 percent,” according to Chuck Wilkinson, Director of Marketing for Vacuum Instrument Corporation, world’s largest independent manufacturer of leak detection equipment and leak-test systems, “but industrial users may be even more concerned about spot shortages that can delay their own production lines. This is a good time,” he added, “for industrial helium-users to look carefully at the cost/benefit ratio that VIC can deliver with our proven gas recovery and recycling systems.”
10 Sep 2007
Vacuum Instrument Corp., world leading manufacturer of leak detection equipment and leak test systems, releases third-generation evacuation and gas backfill system. The Smart Charge III™ is a fully automatic, custom-configurable gas evacuation and backfill system with built-in gross-leak test used to pre-charge products under test with gas for leak detection or for any gas charging application that requires evacuation and subsequent pressurization of the test product.
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.
