Supplier's Category: All Vacuum & Pressure Systems: Vacuum chambers, pumps, and compressors
Vacuum and pressure systems — vacuum chambers, pumps, compressors — provide the controlled low- or high-pressure environments certain manufacturing and testing processes require. Selection depends on the vacuum level or pressure range needed, and how quickly the system needs to reach it.
Vacuum and pressure system specification is defined almost entirely by your process’s required range and cycle time, so start there before comparing equipment brands.
- Confirm the vacuum level or pressure range matches your process requirement, not just “high vacuum” in general terms
- Check pump-down or pressurization cycle time against your production throughput needs
- Ask about chamber material compatibility with any process chemicals or outgassing materials involved
Related terms: vacuum chambers, vacuum pumps, industrial compressors, pressure vessel systems, vacuum level specification (rough, high, ultra-high), pump-down time, leak testing equipment
Where these systems are required
Vacuum and pressure equipment needs track closely to a handful of processes that specifically require them.
- Vacuum brazing and heat treatment: oxidation-free processing environments
- Composite manufacturing: vacuum bagging and autoclave curing
- Semiconductor and thin-film processing: high-vacuum deposition environments