Vacuum Pumps: Range of Applications for Vacuum Engineering is Growing Constantly

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Where Pumps Produce Empty Chambers Vacuum Pumps: Range of Applications for Vacuum Engineering is Growing Constantly

2008-05-19Editor: Dr. Jörg Kempf

What’s happening in terms of vacuum pumps? PROCESS has tracked down the current trends and latest developments. And one thing’s for sure: Producing “empty spaces” is and remains attractive.

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Using vacuums ranks as one of the traditional interface technologies. Vacuums are used in industry and commerce for packaging, drying, suction and pick-and-place. Some process engineering operations are carried out in a vacuum because low pressure is an advantage on temperature-sensitive products. And in a vacuum column, it is even possible to split azeotropic mixes.

But first, you have to create the vacuum: And this is where the vacuum pumps come in. However, it’s worth clearing up a few key questions right at the outset. What volume of what end-pressure needs to be achieved, and in what time? Are there application-specific parameters which need to be taken into account? And what compression principle is best suited for a specific application? Answering these questions requires a wide variety of solutions. Rapidity and performance capability, speed and quality of processes are decisively determined by the sources used in creating the vacuum, i.e. by the manner in which the vacuum is created and controlled. That is good news for those manufacturers offering the broadest possible product range.

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