Is the helium shortage affecting your leak testing?
Don't let scarcity and rising costs compromise your quality testing—INFICON offers proven alternatives to keep your operations running.
Industrial manufacturers are facing growing pressure from helium scarcity and cost volatility. The solution isn't to wait—it's to adapt.
Helium spot prices are rising dramatically in 2026. Leak testing budgets and cost-per-part targets are under real pressure.
Geopolitical tensions and plant outages are disrupting the main helium corridors—with Qatar's Ras Laffan halted indefinitely.
Allocation constraints slow down quality testing, create backlogs, and threaten on-time delivery in high-throughput manufacturing.
Our leak detection portfolio is built around choice. Whether you need an established hydrogen tracer gas solution or the latest air/argon technology, we match the right tool to your application.
Our newest technology removes tracer gas dependency entirely—leak detection using ambient air or argon as the process medium.
- Zero tracer gas costs—no helium, no forming gas supply chain
- Ideal where gases already exist in the process (inert atmospheres, weld chambers)
- Lower total cost of ownership across the product lifecycle
- Great option for HVACR, automotive, battery, and high‑volume industrial markets
A safe, cost-effective forming gas alternative (95% N₂ / 5% H₂) for a wide range of manufacturing applications.
- Non-flammable forming gas—safe to use in production environments
- High sensitivity that is comparable to helium for most applications
- Abundant, stable supply—independent of helium market swings
- Ideal for automotive and HVACR applications, including heat exchangers, and vehicle and stationary climate control systems
Operates with helium or hydrogen as tracer gas, with EcoBoost technology that significantly reduces helium consumption.
- Tracer gas flexibility—move from helium to hydrogen reducing your supply dependency
- Standard EcoBoost technology cuts helium consumption by up to 90% and lowers running costs
- Unmatched sensitivity that detects leak rates down to 1 × 10⁻¹¹ mbar l/s
- Compact modular design built for production integration
Rethink Your Leak Detection Strategy
Decades of leak detection expertise—engineered for the realities of modern manufacturing.
Deep application expertise across industries.
Helium, hydrogen, air/argon, refrigerants, as well as fuels and electrolytes.
Local teams that know your industry.
Automotive, battery, semicon, HVACR.