Research and Development Vacuum Chamber

Research and Development Vacuum Chamber
Research and Development Vacuum Chamber
Vacuum Chambers are often utilized in research and development ranging from pharmaceuticals, product design, or aerospace. Many potential customers reach out to us asking us if this or that is doable with a vacuum chamber. The answer is usually yes, the vacuum systems industry is a mature one and what you may think is something that cannot be done or may be difficult to do, it may have already been done. Most of our builds are custom builds made specifically to customer requirements.

One example is the vacuum chamber you are looking at. This is a top loading, hinged top lid. It has this weirdly machined plate that is difficult to see, since the acrylic is crystal clear, inside the vacuum chamber. You will notice several holes of various patterns and different sizes. These holes are made to accommodate the part that our customer is researching and developing. Furthermore, you will notice two Coaxial Vacuum Feedthroughs on the Right wall. There are also two 0.25 inch NPT feedthroughs where the NPT thread is present on the inside and outside. You will also notice several wires of varying gauge sizes present inside the chamber. These wires are connected via a vacuum wire feedthrough. This means that you can run electrical signal, voltage, amperage, or power into the vacuum chamber during vacuum operations without compromising the vacuum.

As you can see, looking at the Digital Vacuum Gauge, the chamber is currently at 96 milliTorr of absolute pressure. This equals about 99.987% vacuum. We have pulled this much vacuum as our customer required this chamber go beyond 100 milliTorr. If you are looking for a high performance vacuum chamber for Research and Development, contact us to find out why were are the industry leading vacuum chamber manufacturer.

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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.

Altitude Simulation Systems
Altitude simulation systems are devices that simulate a certain altitude equivalent by controlling the vacuum inside a vacuum chamber. Altitude is a function of absolute pressure, therefore if a certain pressure is accomplished inside a vacuum chamber, a specific altitude can be simulated from the set pressure. Altitude simulation systems can be configured to not only hold a certain pressure, a complete pressure vs time profile can be programmed to be run. Furthermore, pressure vs time recipes can be loaded and run based on test requirements.
Wire Vacuum Feedthroughs
Wire Vacuum Feedthroughs are wires that are run from the outside of the chamber towards the inside of the vacuum chamber. We carry a wide variety of wires and wire gauges that can be used with any vacuum chamber.
Our Work: Altitude Testing in a Vacuum Chamber
It is not a secret that you can simulate a certain altitude in a vacuum chamber. The good thing about Acrylic Vacuum Chambers is not only that you can simulate an altitude of up to 250,000 feet, you can also fully view your test specimen during your testing operation.
Related Articles: Anatomy of the Pressure Decay, Vacuum Decay, and Force Decay Curve
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.