Dry screw pumps are increasingly popular as an alternative to oil-sealed rotary vane pumps for many medium and high vacuum applications. Vacuum furnaces end-users and designers must have a good understanding of how claw and screw pumps operate. This includes ...
Vacuum Furnace End-User Q&A Community Latest Articles
How do diffusion pumps work and what are their basic operating principles?
Diffusion pumps boil the oil fluid and then direct the hot oil vapor at very high speeds outwards and downwards through cone-shaped jets. Gas molecules entering the top of the pump are drawn in the vapor stream and redirected to ...
What are some of the basics of roughing pump operations in high-vacuum furnaces and advice to use them in a cost-effective way?
A “roughing pump” is a vacuum pump used to evacuate a vacuum system at the outset, as the first stage towards achieving a higher vacuum. The term originates from the “rough vacuum range” it works in, which is above 1×10−3 ...
What are the most important considerations when purchasing a new vacuum furnace system?
The purchase of a vacuum furnace represents a major investment in time and money and requires careful planning and considerable up-front research. The process begins by understanding your needs and requirements which will help you to determine what questions to ...
What are the most recent changes and implementations in AMS2750F?
Jason Schulze, Director of technical services at Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems, Inc., is a prolific writer about this topic. Here is his latest article on Heat Treat Today about the recent AMS2750F changes and their implementation. The AMS2750F specification covers ...