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Technologies explained
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Industries mapped
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Applications covered
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4 of 19 models meet 180 CFM at 150 mbar

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1020501002005001,0000.010.11101001,000Pumping speed, CFMOperating pressure, mbar(a), deeper vacuum lowerR5 RA 0400 BSOGEVAC SV 470 BC-VLR 5002BE1 203Your requirement: 180 CFM @ 150 mbar
Dry Rotary VaneOil-Lubricated Rotary VaneClawDry ScrewLiquid RingRegenerative / Side ChannelScrollWithin 15%

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The brands you already know. And the ones you should.

Ownership changes often. Here is who makes, owns and supports each brand today, checked against public sources.

Busch vacuum pumpsBusch Group
Atlas Copco vacuum pumpsAtlas Copco Group
Leybold vacuum pumpsAtlas Copco Group
Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions vacuum pumpsBusch Group
Edwards vacuum pumpsAtlas Copco Group
Becker vacuum pumpsIndependent
Dekker Vacuum Technologies vacuum pumpsAtlas Copco Group
Gast vacuum pumpsIDEX Corporation
Ingersoll RandElmo Rietschle, Nash, Welch, Thomas, MD-Kinney, Robuschi, Roots, Everest Blowers, Hibon, Hoffman & Lamson and 2 more
Busch GroupTMS Vacuum
Independent manufacturersEbara, ULVAC, Osaka Vacuum, Kashiyama, Anest Iwata, Orion Machinery, VACUUBRAND, KNF, DVP Vacuum Technology and 11 more
Part of other groupsAgilent Vacuum Technologies, Shimadzu (Turbomolecular Pumps), AMETEK Rotron, Flowserve SIHI, Vooner FloGard, Spencer

Brand names, logos and product photos are the manufacturers’ own and are shown for identification. Vac & Air is independent and implies no endorsement or partnership.

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Dry Rotary Vane

Dry rotary vane pumps use self-lubricating carbon-graphite vanes that slide in slots of an off-centre rotor. Because no oil is in the compression chamber, the exhaust is oil-free and maintenance is mostly vane and filter replacement.

Typical range: Rough vacuum, typically down to roughly 100-150 mbar(a) ultimate

Dry Rotary VaneOil-free vanes in a cylinder. Clean, simple, common.Oil-Lubricated Rotary VaneThe workhorse of deeper rough vacuum.ClawContact-free, dry, efficient at rough vacuum.Dry ScrewDry, deep, process-tolerant.Oil-Sealed ScrewScrew rotors with oil sealing. Rough vacuum at scale.Rotary PistonOil-sealed piston pumps. Rugged, deep rough vacuum.Liquid RingWater-sealed, vapour-tolerant, rugged.Roots / BoosterMultiplies the speed of a backing pump.Regenerative / Side ChannelHigh flow at low differential, very low maintenance.ScrollClean, quiet, laboratory to light process.TurbomolecularHigh and ultra-high vacuum, behind a backing pump.Multi-stage Roots (Dry)Dry lobe stages in series. Clean process vacuum.DiaphragmOil-free, sealed, compact. Lab and OEM workhorse.Linear PumpElectromagnetic piston or diaphragm. Quiet, long-lived.Central Vacuum SystemsMany pumps, one managed system.

Built for the plants that run on it.

The industries that use the most vacuum, largest first. Each connects to its applications, requirements, technologies, equipment and manufacturers.

Stainless gas manifold lines on a clean-room wall

Semiconductor

Dry vacuum from load-lock to process chamber, the largest vacuum market.

Process plant piping, pumps and valves

Chemical

Oil refinery towers and piping at dusk

Oil + Gas

Food sorting conveyor in a processing plant

Food + Beverage

Machine printing a circuit board, close up

Electronics

Stainless process vessel and valves in a clean production room

Pharmaceutical

Automated can packaging line in a modern factory

Packaging

Sealing, thermoforming and pick-and-place on every line.

Sized by approximate share of global demand for vacuum pumps (Fortune Business Insights, Mordor Intelligence, Persistence Market Research, 2025-26).

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Vacuum Hold-DownCNC RoutingPick + PlaceVacuum FormingPackagingDegassingCentral VacuumPneumatic ConveyingDryingMaterial HandlingMedical SuctionProcess VacuumLeak Testing

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