Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps are Vital to Industry

Liquid Ring VacuumLiquid ring vacuum pump image courtesy of Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems.

Liquid ring vacuum pumps are also commonly referred to as water seal vacuum pumps. These vacuum pumps utilize a rotating positive displacement pump to perform its main function. With a low friction design, the liquid ring pump has only one moving part: the rotor. Therefore, sliding friction only happens to Continue reading

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Rotary Vane Vacuum Pumps can Start Your Day

Rotary Vane Vacuum Pump

Rotary Vane image courtesy of Dekker Vacuum Technologies, Inc.

Two of my favorite things to drink (besides water) in the whole world are fountain soda pop and espresso drinks.  Nothing tastes better to me on a cold, tired morning than a nice, warm vanilla latte. The mixture of caffeine and milk makes me feel Continue reading

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Industrial Vacuum Pumps Help Make Everyday Items

When I was eight years old I was called to the school office for a sight test. At the time I believed my sight to be perfectly fine. After the test the lady administering it asked me, “Can you even see?” I replied, “Yes, of course I can.” She gave me a Continue reading

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Small Vaccum Pumps Used in Aircraft Cockpits

One of my favorite things to do is fly. I like the experience and excitement that an airplane brings. As the pilot comes on over the intercom system and makes announcements as to how long we will be in the air, at what altitude we will be flying and what the weather is like Continue reading

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High Vacuum Pumps Have Multiple Uses

It is difficult to imagine what it would be like inside a vacuum. I imagine it to be a desolate place where no benign organisms can live. It is almost like my worst nightmare. Even though I know that it would be impossible, it makes me feel extremely claustrophobic at the thought of being placed inside a vacuum. A contained space in which no matter Continue reading

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Air Pumps are Used in Vacuum Systems

One summer when I was eight or so I remember waking up morning after morning to a jackhammer breaking and splitting the black surface of the road in front of my house one summer. The noise was nearly unbearable and shook me to the core; needless to say, I could never get back to sleep. What makes that awful noise and Continue reading

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