Gas Leak Detection for the Chemical Industry
Detect any gas or vacuum leak faster — from a safe distance, in hazardous areas, without disrupting production.
Leak detection built for chemical plant realities
Chemical plants handle a wide range of pressurized and vacuum systems — hydrogen, acetylene, ammonia, nitrogen, compressed air, and more. Leaks in these environments put worker safety at risk, degrade product quality, cause unplanned shutdowns, and trigger regulatory scrutiny.
Distran acoustic cameras detect gas and vacuum leaks by imaging the ultrasound they emit. Operators locate leaks from 0.3 to 100 m away, without contact with the gas, in noisy environments, and in ATEX Zone 1/2 areas — without scaffolding or specialist training.
Inspect from a safe distance — no contact with hazardous gases, no scaffolding, fully compatible with ATEX and IECEx Zone 1/2 environments.
Vacuum leaks cause pressure failures and batch defects. Distran cameras find them up to 10× faster than soap spray or sniffers, protecting production runs.
Real-time leak rate estimation lets maintenance teams prioritize repairs by cost and severity, and demonstrate savings to management.
Inspect under normal operating conditions and confirm the absence of leaks post-maintenance — before restarting production.
After a 15-minute introduction, any operator produces reliable results. No interpretation skills needed — the acoustic image speaks for itself.
The Ultra Pro X is intrinsically safe and certified for use in hazardous locations — ATEX, IECEx, and UL standards.
Arkema — 5 days of hydrogen inspection reduced to 3 hours
Arkema Mont operates complex production units for specialty chemicals and advanced materials. Hydrogen leak inspections on carbon nanotube reactors used to take up to five days — with soap spray, scaffolding, and a large crew.
Since deploying the Distran Ultra Pro X, the same inspection takes three hours. The device is also used for vacuum and steam leak detection across the site, with quantification enabling the team to schedule repairs by priority.
"We have significantly improved our performance using the Distran camera. The Ultra Pro X has become an indispensable tool." — Bernard Favard, Technical Operations Manager ATE, Arkema Mont
Bostik — Vacuum leak found where no one was looking
Bostik's production site in Ribécourt manufactures polyester adhesives under high-vacuum conditions. A pressure test failure before a production run pointed to an air leak — but a single-microphone acoustic detector found nothing.
Using the Ultra Pro camera across the full system, a vacuum pump coupling was immediately identified as the source. This part had not been considered a likely location for a leak.
The inspection time dropped from 8–10 hours to 1–2 hours. One person replaced a team of three.
"A leak was clearly visible through the Ultra Pro camera at a vacuum pump coupling. This leakage point would have gone unnoticed without this device." — Thomas R., Process Engineer, Bostik Ribécourt
What chemical plant teams say about Distran
"An entire site can be surveyed up to 3 times faster with the Ultra Pro than with soap spray. Comprehensive, proactive leak inspections are now performed every 4 months." — Chemical plant R&D team
"The Ultra Pro allows us to detect the presence of leaks — and to validate the absence of leaks. We save a ton of time by avoiding unnecessary dismantling." — Thomas R., Process Engineer, Bostik Ribécourt