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Vacuum Pump Sizing – Selection Guide

Another question that we often hear from our customers is, what pump do I need?  The right answer depends upon a variety of factors - such as the nature of the process or application, the working pressure and/or flow rate…

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Cybersecurity Defense for Industrial Process-Control Systems

Security techniques widely used in information technology (IT) require special considerations to be useful in operational settings. Here are several that should get closer attention Industrial cybersecurity risks are widely appreciated. In April, the deputy director of the U.S. National…

Diaphragm Vacuum Pumps in Process Operations

Vacuum is a very widely used utility in the process industries – from pharmaceutical and chemical to food and biotechnology. While some applications require fairly deep vacuum – so-called “fine” vacuum – many other operations rely on vacuum in the…

Cost Savings with Process Vacuum – Part 2

In light of the operational concerns reviewed in Part 1, this chemical recycling firm decided to evaluate different pump technologies.  Fortunately, recent advances in vacuum pump technology make dry-running pumps a viable option for many of those currently using liquid…

Cost Savings with Process Vacuum Systems – Part 1

Summary:  A number of common industrial processes require vacuum, such as distillation or drying operations.  The necessary vacuum has historically been supplied using a variety of technologies that have high operating costs in terms of both consumables (e.g., oil, water)…

About VACUUBRAND

VACUUBRAND has specialized in vacuum pumps, gauges, and controllers for process, industrial, research, and OEM applications for over 50 years.  We have earned a loyal, global following for our dry, chemical-resistant pumps, long service intervals, and advanced controls.  Our oil-…

Hear how quiet a vacuum pump can be…

VACUUBRAND's chemical-resistant diaphragm pumps have been designed and manufactured to exacting standards not only in order to achieve the performance our customers count on, but also to run quietly.  

This handheld chemical analyzer connects to smartphones

A new smartphone-operated portable chemical analyzer provides a platform for chemical leak detection and other industrial applications, according to developer MyDx Inc. (San Diego, Calif.; www.cdxlife.com). The company designed the handheld analyzer for consumers, but the technology platform has origins…

Advances in Process Gas Analyzers

Advances in technology boost productivity and make today’s analyzers user-friendly Between process-control optimization initiatives and increased environmental monitoring requirements, the number of gas analyzers in chemical-process-industries (CPI) facilities is proliferating at a faster rate than plant analyzer budgets and manpower…

The value of modern two-wire technology

Process improvements to increase yield or cut manufacturing cost typically require enhanced process control, but the installed base of measurement instrumentation on a process plant may simply be unable to facilitate it, because of age, inadequate performance or unreliability. Maintenance…