Pfeiffer Vacuum Announces the Release of "The Vacuum Technology Book"

Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world's leading producers of vacuum products and services, announces the release of its new catalog, "The Vacuum Technology Book." The 800-page, four-color, hardcover reference book and catalog covers the complete range of vacuum technology, including equipment for generating, controlling and measuring vacuum, as well as accessories and components. In addition, there is a 150-page vacuum technology reference section. For each product, the catalog contains information on the field of application, features, technical data and part numbers. An online version of the catalog is available on the company website.

The products covered in "The Vacuum Technology Book" include turbomolecular, rotary vane, roots and dry pumps, vacuum gauges and controllers, mass spectrometers, helium leak detectors, flanges, feedthroughs and valves. New to the catalog are a complete line of HiPace™ turbopumps, HiPace™ MC magnetically levitated turbopumps, PentaLine™ two-stage rotary vane pumps, HenaLine™ single-stage rotary vane pumps, OktaLine™ roots pumps, HeptaDry™ dry screw pumps, PrismaPlus™ mass spectrometers, HiQuad™ high-end mass spectrometers and electromagnetically, electropneumatically and manually actuated valves.

The Vacuum Technology reference section provides an introduction to vacuum technology with basic vacuum fundamentals, pump operating principles and designs, the fundamentals of pressure measurement, operating principles of mass spectrometers, leak detection test methods and useful information on valves and components. There is also a section that helps with dimensioning questions such as "How big of a pump do I need? What is the correct backing pump? Should I be concerned about pumping high gas loads? How does the piping influence the volume flow rate?"