How it works matters.
Every vacuum and compressed-air technology: what it is, where it fits, and what it costs to run and maintain.
Vacuum
Vacuum overviewDry Rotary Vane
Oil-free vanes in a cylinder. Clean, simple, common.
183 models · 10 manufacturers
Oil-Lubricated Rotary Vane
The workhorse of deeper rough vacuum.
622 models · 21 manufacturers
Claw
Contact-free, dry, efficient at rough vacuum.
347 models · 13 manufacturers
Dry Screw
Dry, deep, process-tolerant.
111 models · 11 manufacturers
Oil-Sealed Screw
Screw rotors with oil sealing. Rough vacuum at scale.
37 models · 5 manufacturers
Rotary Piston
Oil-sealed piston pumps. Rugged, deep rough vacuum.
17 models · 3 manufacturers
Liquid Ring
Water-sealed, vapour-tolerant, rugged.
269 models · 11 manufacturers
Roots / Booster
Multiplies the speed of a backing pump.
179 models · 16 manufacturers
Regenerative / Side Channel
High flow at low differential, very low maintenance.
406 models · 10 manufacturers
Scroll
Clean, quiet, laboratory to light process.
46 models · 4 manufacturers
Turbomolecular
High and ultra-high vacuum, behind a backing pump.
181 models · 4 manufacturers
Multi-stage Roots (Dry)
Dry lobe stages in series. Clean process vacuum.
39 models · 3 manufacturers
Diaphragm
Oil-free, sealed, compact. Lab and OEM workhorse.
232 models · 5 manufacturers
Linear Pump
Electromagnetic piston or diaphragm. Quiet, long-lived.
Central Vacuum Systems
Many pumps, one managed system.
366 models · 3 manufacturers
Compressed Air
Air overviewRotary Screw
The default for continuous plant air.
2,236 models · 33 manufacturers
Reciprocating
Pistons. Simple, robust, intermittent duty.
2,097 models · 25 manufacturers
Rotary Vane
Sliding vanes. Compact, quiet, direct drive.
141 models · 5 manufacturers
Scroll
Quiet, oil-free, small footprint.
523 models · 14 manufacturers
Centrifugal
Large-scale, oil-free base load.
54 models · 9 manufacturers
Oil-Free Screw
Class 0-capable air for sensitive processes.
489 models · 18 manufacturers
Blowers
High volume, low pressure.
758 models · 15 manufacturers
Dryers
Water out. Dew point under control.
2,010 models · 20 manufacturers
Filtration
Particles, aerosols and vapour out.
750 models · 14 manufacturers
Aftercoolers
Hot air in, cool air out, water condensed.
27 models · 1 manufacturers
Nitrogen Generators
Nitrogen on site, from compressed air.
45 models · 1 manufacturers
Oxygen Generators
Oxygen on site, from compressed air.
12 models · 1 manufacturers
Condensate Separators
Oily condensate cleaned before disposal.
25 models · 2 manufacturers
Condensate Drains
Water out, without losing air.
Air Treatment
Drains, separators, receivers, controls.