Rink International
High-precision testing of components, pressure vessels and energetic devices
About the firm
Rink International is an independent engineering laboratory providing advanced testing services to government, military, and industrial clients needing engineering development, forensic analysis, and failure investigation. Operating out of Idaho, it tests technologies including microelectronic components, implantable medical devices, energetic components, advanced sensors, and micro-propulsion systems. The laboratory's capabilities include hermetic leak detection, pressure vessel testing, combustion and internal ballistics analysis, and technical consulting.
- Firm type
- Forensic Engineering · Materials Testing · Aerospace Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Combustion Engineering · Materials Engineering · Defense Engineering
Credentials
MIL-STD-750 Test Method 1071 (Conditions A, B, G1, G2) · MIL-STD-883 Test Method 1014 (Conditions B1, B2, B1/B2, B3)
People
Dr. Karl RinkFounder and Lead Engineer
Capabilities
Leak Detection and Seal Testing
Service websiteAdvanced and conventional hermetic leak testing services for microelectronics, implantable medical devices, and pressure vessels.
- Conventional Leak Detection
Krypton-85 radioisotope and helium mass spectrometry leak detection combined with Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometry.
- Advanced High-Pressure Leak Testing
High-sensitivity leak-rate testing for pressure vessels and advanced microelectronic technologies at pressures up to hundreds of atmospheres.
- Hermetic Testing
Hermetic seal testing for integrated circuits, discrete devices, micro-electromechanical systems, and implantables.
Energetic Device Testing and Analysis
Service websiteSpecialty performance analysis and combustion testing for mission-critical energetic components.
- Combustion and Propulsion Testing
Testing of gas generators, airbag inflators, initiation technologies, primers, detonators, and other propulsion systems.
- Internal Ballistics Analysis
Thermochemical process analysis using high-pressure calorimeters, strand burners, pyro-valve devices, and ballistic gas compressors.
Forensic Analysis and Failure Investigation
Service websiteObjective, technically sound engineering assessments and root-cause failure investigations for advanced technologies and electronic packages.
Consulting and Education
Service websiteProfessional consulting and short courses covering the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, gas dynamics, and thermochemistry.
- Hermeticity Testing Consulting
Technical consulting and advisory services focused on leak detection, hermeticity evaluation, and sealing reliability.
- Internal Ballistics Training
Short courses covering internal ballistics, combustion analysis, and their underlying physical and chemical principles.
Moisture Standards Development
Service websiteDevelopment of innovative, small-volume moisture standards to support the calibration and validation of residual gas analysis systems.
Industries
Defense · Government · Aerospace · Medical Devices · Electronics · Space · Semiconductors
Projects
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