Aerospace Custom Vacuum Chamber

Aerospace Custom Vacuum Chamber
Aerospace Custom Vacuum Chamber
An aerospace company reached out to us because the needed someone to make a custom vacuum chamber for them. We are always happy to look at what we can do for them to make it happen. They did not tell us much about the details of their projects. This is sometimes the case because when work is done on proprietary technology, we do not expect to know every single detail.

They had a need for a vacuum chamber with inside dimensions of 42 inch Wide, 42 inch inch Deep, by 12 inch High. Furthermore, the vacuum chamber would need to have O-Rings on both sides of the large 42x42 wall openings. What we came up with was on O-Ring groove present inside the flange. Our O-Ring groove is precision routed and dove tailed. The Dovetail will hold the O-Ring in place even if it is flipped upside down. This is not something our competitors do which is why their O-Ring will fall out if the lid is either turned outside down or if the lid is shaken; sometimes the O-Ring will pop out randomly. This is why it is vital to have the dovetail O-Ring Groove. Another critical feature is precision routing. When routing an O-Ring used for vacuum applications, router bit, feed, speed, cooling, and vibration are of utmost importance. We have spent more than 14 years perfecting our process which is why our acrylic vacuum chambers yield superior vacuum performance rivaling our competitors chambers made from stainless steel. Our acrylic is stronger than their steel!

The Sidewalls are 12 inch High and were made from 2-inch Thick Acrylic. If you look to the Left of the chamber, you will notice a vacuum gauge and two valves. You will also notice that the top and bottom walls are flanged and slotted which will allow our customer to easily attach their top and bottom wall to our custom-made chamber. Do you need to make a custom vacuum chamber? Are you looking for great quality and robustness? Reach out to us to see what we can do for you.

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Our clients prefer to work with us because we are Experts in Custom Fabrication (especially Polymer Fabrication). There is a tremendous amount of valuable resources and information regarding vacuum systems and vacuum technology; check them out by clicking on the links below.

Acrylic Vacuum Chambers
Acrylic Vacuum Chambers are, as the name implies, vacuum chambers made from the Acrylic Polymer. There are several advantages to acrylic vacuum chambers the three main ones being 1. Fully Transparent, 2. Cost Effective, and 3. Versatile and Highly Customizable.
Altitude Simulation Controller Instruments
An Altitude simulation Controller is type of vacuum controller that simulates a certain altitude because altitude can be derived from vacuum levels. An altitude simulation controller will enable you to hold your vacuum level at a certain altitude equivalent of testing, run an altitude vs time profile, or rate of change of altitude vs. time. Further options include a vacuum pump relay that will control when the vacuum pump turns on and a vacuum valve.
Our Work: Custom Vacuum Chamber with Blank Plate
You are looking at our standard Acrylic Vacuum Chamber, Hinged Door with Clamps. There is only one difference; this vacuum chamber has a blank acrylic plate that is connected to and aluminum plate which in turn is anchored to the side wall of the acrylic vacuum chamber. This blank plate is there to enable our client to add vacuum feedthroughs to the side wall in the future
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How do you know that you have a good part during your leak test? In order to understand your leak test, you must first understand the Test Decay Curve and what it tells you about your test specimen. There is a certain way that a test specimen behaves during the leak test.