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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Portable Vacuum Chamber and Pump Systems
We carry a wide range of portable vacuum chamber and pump systems. A Portable Vacuum Chamber and Pump system is placed onto a frame structure and lockable swivel casters which enable you to move your vacuum chamber and pump system around your facility. Our portable vacuum systems are very popular among businesses that are constantly growing, evolving, or sharing. Our portable vacuum systems are moved with ease from location to location.
Liquid and Gas Vacuum Feedthroughs
A Liquid and Gas Vacuum Feedthroughs are tubes that will allow you to run liquid or gas into your vacuum chamber without contaminating the vacuum levels or vacuum chamber in general. Say you are looking to run a coolant into the vacuum chamber and cool a component you are testing. You can simply install a liquid and gas vacuum feedthrough are run your coolant towards your test specimen.
Our Work: Research, Development, and Testing of Weather Balloons inside a Clear Vacuum Chamber
A wonderful company (more like one of the best companies in the world) which is currently involved with the research, development, and testing of high-altitude weather balloons, had a need for a vacuum chamber capable of achieving about 100 micro Torr (Micron) of ultimate Pressure for their testing environment. Fortunately, acrylic vacuum chambers are the perfect choice when it comes to Low, Rough, and Medium Vacuum.
Related Articles: Vacuum Levels of Acrylic Vacuum Chambers
In this article we will discuss the vacuum levels of an acrylic vacuum chamber. This article also covers the leak rate or the leak tightness of the acrylic chamber. Additionally, we are going to recommend a rule of thumb used for vacuum pump selection based on the size of the vacuum chamber.