Vacuum Pump Buying and Maintenance Tips
Lab Manager Magazine has published a quick reference to help in the purchase and maintenance of vacuum pumps. Cascade TEK's Vacuum ovens come complete with vacuum pumps designed to meet your specific requirement. If you have any additional questions on vacuum pumps or vacuum ovens, ask our expert Jeremy....
Catastrophic Moments In High Vacuum
Cascade TEK’s hi-vac ovens utilize a turbo pump to get into vacuum levels in the 10-7torr range. The interior of a turbo pump is loaded with blades that spin as fast as 20,000 rpm to achieve those hi-vacuum levels. The catch is…. turbo pumps cannot pump at atmospheric pressure. Turbo pumps should only be activated once the 1st stage “rough” vacuum pump has already pumped the system down to a pressure level that is low enough for the turbo to work.Good vacuum practice means having the turbo pump’s operation interlocked. ...
Vacuum Ovens Dry Heat Sensitive Product
Dan Mallery, Cascade TEK’s Vacuum Oven Expert recently paid a visit to medical device manufacturer BARD in Puerto Rico. Vacuum ovens are an ideal method to dry temperature sensitive items rapidly. Especially production level drying requirements. For BARD, Cascade TEK automated the vacuum drying process to reduce operator error and produce consistent results with each batch. Pictured with Dan are the Cascade TEK SVO-9 Vacuum Ovens. If you need to dry large quantities of a product that is heat sensitive - and do it quickly – contact our Vacuum Oven experts:...
Cascade TEK Customer SpaceX Becomes First Private Spacecraft to Visit International Space Station
We watched in awe alongside the rest of the world as Cascade TEK customer SpaceX made history this Memorial Day Weekend when it launched the Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The launch signals a new era in spaceflight history, marking the first attempt made by a commercial company to send a spacecraft where only government agencies have gone before. The vehicle's first mission was set up primarily as a demonstration mission designed to provide valuable information for both NASA and SpaceX to be used to...
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