Vacuum pumps are essential for creating optimal low-pressure environments in various applications, such as industrial processes, scientific research, and electronics manufacturing. VSM Instruments partners with a range of vacuum pump suppliers, in particular Shimadzu via their European office in Germany. By working with Shimadzu and a range of other pump suppliers we are able bring you a range of different pumps focussed primarily on the high (HV) and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environment and targeted at customers in academia, national laboratories and industrial R&D.

Vacuum pumps are essential for creating optimal low-pressure environments in various applications, such as industrial processes, scientific research, and electronics manufacturing. VSM Instruments partners with a range of vacuum pump suppliers, in particular Shimadzu via their European office in Germany. By working with Shimadzu and a range of other pump suppliers we are able bring you a range of different pumps focussed primarily on the high (HV) and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environment and targeted at customers in academia, national laboratories and industrial R&D.

Key Features

Turbomolecular Pumps: Use high-speed (~60,000 RPM) rotating blades to direct gas molecules toward the exhaust. Ideal for high vacuum and ultra-high vacuum applications.

Backing pumps: Turbo pumps are not designed to pump down from atmospheric pressure alone, and require a backing dry scroll, rotary vane or roots pump connected to their outlet. Rotary pumps tend to be cheaper but the mechanism is filled with oil which can cause contamination at UHV and require regular maintenance like the oil change in a car. Scroll pumps operate without any oil by employing two interleaved spiral scrolls for compression, offering clean and quiet operation. They too require regular maintenance to exchange the tip seals. If budgets allow, VSM Instruments recommends Kashiyama backing pumps which use a dry roots mechanism which is maintenance free for 6 years of operation. These pumps are also incredibly quiet.

Ion Pumps: Use electrical fields to ionise gas and trap ions on a solid surface.  Ion pumps are the ultimate UHV pump for vibration-sensitive applications because their operation is completely silent, they do not employ any moving parts. This also means that they are maintenance-free for long periods. Ion pumps are however not designed for pumping large volumes of gas and the chamber must be pumped down first with a mechanical pump (usually a turbo pump) before they can be switched on.

Ion pumps are often supplemented by Titanium Sublimation Pumps (TSP). The titanium filament or cartridge is heated electrically or “fired” at regular intervals, and the resulting titanium vapour condenses on nearby surfaces. This titanium layer reacts with surrounding gases so that they become chemically bound to the titanium film, effectively removing them from the vacuum environment

Vacuum pumps are essential for creating optimal low-pressure environments in various applications, such as industrial processes, scientific research, and electronics manufacturing. VSM Instruments partners with a range of vacuum pump suppliers, in particular Shimadzu via their European office in Germany. By working with Shimadzu and a range of other pump suppliers we are able bring you a range of different pumps focussed primarily on the high (HV) and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environment and targeted at customers in academia, national laboratories and industrial R&D.

Key Features

Turbomolecular Pumps: Use high-speed (~60,000 RPM) rotating blades to direct gas molecules toward the exhaust. Ideal for high vacuum and ultra-high vacuum applications.

Backing pumps: Turbo pumps are not designed to pump down from atmospheric pressure alone, and require a backing dry scroll, rotary vane or roots pump connected to their outlet. Rotary pumps tend to be cheaper but the mechanism is filled with oil which can cause contamination at UHV and require regular maintenance like the oil change in a car. Scroll pumps operate without any oil by employing two interleaved spiral scrolls for compression, offering clean and quiet operation. They too require regular maintenance to exchange the tip seals. If budgets allow, VSM Instruments recommends Kashiyama backing pumps which use a dry roots mechanism which is maintenance free for 6 years of operation. These pumps are also incredibly quiet.

Ion Pumps: Use electrical fields to ionise gas and trap ions on a solid surface.  Ion pumps are the ultimate UHV pump for vibration-sensitive applications because their operation is completely silent, they do not employ any moving parts. This also means that they are maintenance-free for long periods. Ion pumps are however not designed for pumping large volumes of gas and the chamber must be pumped down first with a mechanical pump (usually a turbo pump) before they can be switched on.

Ion pumps are often supplemented by Titanium Sublimation Pumps (TSP). The titanium filament or cartridge is heated electrically or “fired” at regular intervals, and the resulting titanium vapour condenses on nearby surfaces. This titanium layer reacts with surrounding gases so that they become chemically bound to the titanium film, effectively removing them from the vacuum environment