Industries
Vacuum in your industry
From woodworking to semiconductor manufacturing: every industry needs vacuum for different tasks. For each industry you can see what its vacuum is used for, which series the manufacturers themselves name for it and which models in our range fit.
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- 37Industries
- 1,168Models
- 148Series
- 7Manufacturers
Overview
All industries at a glance
Each page names the industry’s applications, the manufacturers’ series and all suitable models with a filter.
Waste management and recycling
Vacuum pumps for waste management and recycling: plastics and battery recycling, waste conveying, vacuum sewerage – with the manufacturers’ own series.
1 manufacturer · 55 series
Automotive and transport
Vacuum pumps in automotive manufacturing: leak testing, vacuum die casting, line filling, electron beam welding – series from Busch, Pfeiffer Vacuum and more.
4 manufacturers · 23 series
Construction
Vacuum pumps for vacuum lifters, screed drying, pneumatic conveying and blast air on construction sites – series that Becker and Atlas Copco name themselves.
2 manufacturers · 22 series
Mining
Vacuum pumps for filtration, dewatering, methane gas and flotation in mining – liquid ring pumps and blowers that Edwards, Busch and Atlas Copco name.
4 manufacturers · 11 series
Coating and thin film
Vacuum pumps for PVD, CVD, ALD and plasma treatment: backing pumps for wear protection, optics, glass and displays – Leybold, Pfeiffer, Busch and Edwards.
4 manufacturers · 29 series
Carbon capture (CCUS)
Vacuum pumps for carbon capture: amine scrubbing, pressure swing adsorption, membrane separation, direct air capture and CO₂ conditioning – 6 manufacturers.
6 manufacturers · 24 series
Chemicals
Vacuum pumps for distillation, drying, degassing, filtration and freeze drying in the chemical industry – with the series the manufacturers themselves name.
5 manufacturers · 69 series
Printing and paper
Vacuum pumps for print shops and paper mills: sheet feeding, vacuum clamping, vacuum lifters and dewatering – series from Becker, Elmo Rietschle, Edwards.
4 manufacturers · 40 series
Electrical industry (transformers, cables, switchgear)
Vacuum pumps for transformers, capacitors, transformer oil and SF6 switchgear: vacuum drying, impregnation, degassing. Leybold series at Ehrler & Beck.
1 manufacturer · 7 series
Energy
Vacuum pumps for energy technology: battery manufacturing, solar, hydrogen, power plants, rotor blades, biogas and transformers – series from 7 manufacturers.
7 manufacturers · 60 series
Fish farming and aquaculture
Vacuum pumps and blowers for aeration, fish transport, extraction, filleting and packaging in fish farming – series that Busch and Pfeiffer name themselves.
2 manufacturers · 10 series
Research, laboratory and analytics
Vacuum pumps for research and laboratories: backing pumps for mass spectrometers, electron microscopes, glove boxes and accelerators – with the makers’ series.
6 manufacturers · 43 series
Glass, ceramics and stone
Vacuum pumps for clay degassing, glass forming in IS machines and stone processing: the series that Atlas Copco, Elmo Rietschle and Edwards name themselves.
3 manufacturers · 22 series
Semiconductors, electronics and displays
Vacuum pumps for semiconductors and electronics: etching, CVD, ALD, load lock, pick & place – from Pfeiffer Vacuum, Busch, Becker, Atlas Copco and Edwards.
6 manufacturers · 63 series
Woodworking
Vacuum pumps for woodworking: vacuum clamping on CNC routers, lifting, veneer presses, drying – with the series the manufacturers themselves name for it.
5 manufacturers · 74 series
Plastics and recycling
Vacuum pumps for extruder degassing, calibration, thermoforming, conveying and recycling: the series that Busch, Leybold, Edwards and other manufacturers name.
7 manufacturers · 87 series
Refrigeration and air conditioning
Vacuum pumps for refrigeration and air conditioning: evacuating and filling, leak testing, vacuum die casting and drying – with the manufacturers’ series.
3 manufacturers · 16 series
Lasers and photonics
Vacuum pumps for lasers and photonics: gas circulation in CO₂ lasers, laser melting in 3D printing, backing pumps for high-power lasers – the makers’ series.
1 manufacturer · 31 series
Food and beverage
Vacuum pumps for packaging, freeze drying, tumbling, cooking and conveying in the food industry – series that Busch, Leybold and Edwards name themselves.
6 manufacturers · 71 series
Aerospace
Vacuum pumps for aerospace: TVAC testing, space and altitude simulation, coating, leak testing. Series from Edwards and Atlas Copco.
2 manufacturers · 16 series
Mechanical engineering and manufacturing
Vacuum pumps in mechanical engineering: clamping, lifting, extraction, conveying, parts cleaning – the series Becker, Leybold, Elmo Rietschle and Edwards name.
4 manufacturers · 67 series
Medical and healthcare
Vacuum pumps for medicine and hospitals: sterilisation, suction, anaesthetic gas, compressed air, diagnostics, medical devices – with the manufacturers' series.
7 manufacturers · 78 series
Metallurgy and heat treatment
Vacuum pumps for heat treatment, steel degassing, vacuum melting, brazing, sintering and die casting – the series Leybold, Edwards, Busch and Pfeiffer name.
6 manufacturers · 36 series
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
Vacuum pumps for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology: freeze drying, drying, distillation, filtration, sterile packaging and CCIT – the manufacturers' series.
5 manufacturers · 39 series
Industrial gases
Vacuum pumps for insulation vacuum, gas transport, liquefaction, hydrogen tanks and bottle filling – series that Busch and Pfeiffer Vacuum name themselves.
2 manufacturers · 9 series
Textiles
Vacuum pumps and side channel blowers for textile machines: dirt extraction on knitting machines, fabric cutting tables, carpet drying. Elmo Rietschle series.
1 manufacturer · 23 series
Environmental and wastewater
Vacuum pumps for environmental technology and wastewater: vacuum sewerage, aeration, biogas, vapour recovery, soil remediation – with the manufacturers’ series.
5 manufacturers · 59 series
Packaging
Vacuum pumps for chamber machines, thermoform packaging, MAP, carton erectors and filling – the series that Becker, Busch, Leybold and Elmo Rietschle name.
5 manufacturers · 74 series
Oil and gas
Vacuum pumps for oil and gas: crude oil distillation, vapour and flare gas recovery, glycol regeneration and seawater deaeration – the manufacturers' series.
3 manufacturers · 20 series
Frequently asked questions
Questions about the industry pages
Where does the information on the industry pages come from?
Every statement about a manufacturer, a series or a pressure comes from the manufacturer’s own website. The pages say which manufacturer names something and add nothing of their own.
Why are not all of a manufacturer’s models on an industry page?
The product list of an industry contains only the series the manufacturer itself names for this industry or its applications. You will find all models in the product overview.
My industry is missing – what now?
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