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This section provides an overview for vacuum gate valves as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 17 vacuum gate valve manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked vacuum gate valve companies as of December, 2024: 1.Denton Vacuum, Inc., 2.Kurt J. Lesker Company, 3.Huntington Vacuum Products.
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A vacuum gate valve is a valve element that separates two or more vacuum chambers or the vacuum chamber and the atmospheric environment. They are mainly found in vacuum facilities and semiconductor manufacturing facilities. There are various types of gate valves, such as open/close types, open/close motors, and valve plug structures.
The selection is based on factors such as the pressure difference across the valve plug, the opening/closing speed, the level of dust and dirt generated during opening and closing, heat resistance, chemical resistance, and so on. From small-sized products with a few tens of millimeters in diameter to flat panel display production equipment to large valves several meters wide.
Vacuum gate valves are used to separate multiple vacuum chambers or to partition a vacuum chamber from the atmosphere. In this case, the vacuum gate valves are used for transferring materials to another vacuum chamber while maintaining a vacuum in one vacuum chamber at all times.
In this case, the vacuum chamber is always kept in a vacuum state while the materials to be processed are transferred to the other vacuum chamber, and the vacuum chamber is partitioned from the atmosphere. The valve is also used to control the flow rate of the gas exhausted from the vacuum chamber by adjusting the valve opening rate.
When used as a flow control valve, a butterfly type valve with a fast opening/closing speed is used.
There are many variations of the vacuum gate valve, depending on the valve plug and the open/close structure.
The valve plug has an airtight vacuum chamber. The valve plug is equipped with an O-ring and sealing material to maintain the airtightness of the vacuum chamber, and some products have a built-in heater to maintain the same temperature as the vacuum chamber, which is controlled at high temperatures.
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MicroStrain is based in Williston, Vermont, and is an American manufacturer of inertial and wireless sensors originally established in 1987 before being acquired by HBK in 2019. The company produces various industrial and tactical-grade sensors, wireless sensor network devices, and data analysis software. Its products include battery powered wireless 3-axis accelerometers with a rugged and weather-proofed shell, cloud-based platforms for sensor data management or analysis, and software for wireless sensor network control purposes. The company's products are mainly used by clients in the aerospace, automation, and construction industries.
Huntington Vacuum Products, established in 1969, is an OEM manufacturer of metal components primarily used in high and ultra-high vacuum apparatus for the research and development disciplines. The company is based in California, USA, but initially located in Silicon Valley, Huntington Mechanical Labs. Their products include flanges, fittings, adapters, manipulators, and multi-axis. Their products are used in semiconductors, aerospace, and practical applications. Huntington is also a contract manufacturer of thermal products, vacuum pumps, and accessories. They have partnered with Pfeiffer Vacuum to offer vacuum pumping stations, BriskHeat to supply thermal products, and DIGIVAC to supply digital vacuum controllers.
Vacuum Research Corporation was founded in 1953 in northern California and moved to its current home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1987. The company is a researcher and manufacturer of vacuum components including valves and gates. The company offers individual catalogs for its valve product lines including vacuum valves, conflat valves, vacuum gauges, vacuum fittings, and vane pumps. The company also offers an extensive range of fittings, flanges, & adaptors as both replacement and standalone components.
Spring Manufacturing Corp., established in 1979 with headquarters in the USA, is a custom manufacturer of precision springs and metal components for the aerospace, military, and medical industries. The company's products include numerous flat-form springs, compression springs, extension springs, torsion springs, and wire forms. Spring Manufacturing Corp. also provides customers with custom design, engineering, and manufacturing of components to meet specific requirements. For example, they provided design assistance during the design phase of a latch slide spring clip part used in a heart pump battery pack.
MDC Precision is a manufacturer of precision components since 1975 and is headquartered in Hayward, California with additional Pflugerville, TX, Sarasota Florida, Lyon, France, Milton Keynes, UK, and Vietnam. Its product portfolio includes viewports & glass components, electrical feedthroughs, vacuum flanges, roughing components, and vacuum valves such as hybrid adapters, elbows, watercooled clamps, flexible couplings, and crosses. They have fulfilled the ISO 9001:2015 certification and their products are used in life science & medical, semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, food processing, and research sectors.
MKS Instruments, founded in 1961 and based in Massachusetts, USA, is a manufacturer and distributor of instruments and process control solutions for advanced manufacturing processes. Its solutions are critical to addressing the challenges of miniaturization and complexity in advanced device manufacturing by enabling increased power, feature enhancement, and optimized connectivity. Its offerings include compact pressure transducers, mass flow meters, and microwave generators, used in advanced manufacturing and metrology applications. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2015, and has received an Innovators Award for its ESI CapStone system.
Denton Vacuum, Inc. is a supplier of Ion energy and plasma control process equipment. The company was founded in 1964 by Richard A. Denton with headquarters in Moorestown, New Jersey USA. The company provides process equipment for manufacturing semiconductor and optoelectronic devices. Denton Vacuum supplies thin film technology to global innovators and research facilities including ASML, Intel, Micron, Samsung, IBM, Apple, and many more. The products and services of the company are applied in the semiconductor, medical, aerospace, and tech industries.
Shanghai EVP Vacuum Technology Co. Ltd., is a manufacturer and supplier of vacuum solutions, headquartered in Shanghai, China. Its product offerings include liquid ring vacuum pumps, vacuum valves, and oil diffusion vacuum pumps. These products have diverse applications in industries such as coal mining, papermaking, sugar production, pharmaceuticals, and the chemical industry. Its manufacturing facility is well-equipped with CNC machining centers and testing and analysis equipment. All its products adhere to the DIN and ISO 9000:2008 standards and are CE certified. The company has supplied vacuum solutions to customers in over 80 countries and regions worldwide.
SMC corporation was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. SMC Corporation manufactures and sells automatic control equipment and filtration equipment. SMC has production facilities in 30 countries, technical development centers in Japan, the United States, Europe, and China, and sales offices, globally. SMC product lines divided by them include filter replacements, condensation prevention, heat resistance, thermos-chilling, and others. SMC provides a video library as well as product selection guide to assist customers in finding solutions and optimizing product efficiency.
Highlight Tech. Corporation, established in Tainan City, in 1977 is a manufacturer engaged in vacuum valves, gate vales and vacuum components for ultra-high vacuum environment process engineers. The company's product range includes LED, Touch flat panel display, semiconductor, optoelectronics technology and film vacuum coating. The company has service locations in Taiwan, China and worldwide representatives in Europe, Asia, The USA and Australia. In 2022 the company entered the Chinese market by selling the equipment of Thin-film Photovoltaic, developed by HTC.
VAT, Inc., established in 1965 and headquartered in Switzerland, is a developer and manufacturer company of vacuum valves, multi-valve units, vacuum modules and edge-welded metal bellows. Its product portfolio encompasses Vacuum Gate Valves, Vacuum Cylinder Valves, Vacuum All-Metal Valves, Vacuum Pendulum Valves, Vacuum Butterfly Valves, among others. It has three sites around the world: Haag in Switzerland, California in United States and Penang in Malaysia. It serves to industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, research and aerospace.
KITZ SCT Corporation, established in 1951 and based in Japan, is a manufacturer of fluid control devices and equipment. The company produces products such as ultra-high purity gas valves, vacuum exhaust valves, fittings, and thermoplastic valves and supplies to semiconductor manufacturing processes. With 12 companies in Asia, America, and Europe, the company manufactures products used in different phases of semiconductor and FPD manufacturing. All its products are designed according to the ISO 9001 quality standards.
Founded in 1890 and is currently holding the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 certification, Pfeiffer Vacuum, Inc. is a supplier and manufacturer of standard and custom leak, flow testing instruments and devices. Their extensive product line includes flow calibration equipment, non-destructive leak testing software, pressure or vacuum-based instruments, and test stations and stands. Pfeiffer Vacuum Inc. offers all types of vacuum applications and serves various industries, including automotive, aerospace, electronics, military, pharmaceutical, medical, oil and gas, and HVAC.
Kurt J. Lesker Company was founded in 1954 and is a manufacturer and distributor of vacuum equipments based in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, United States. The company manufactures various vacuum products such as vacuum chambers, vacuum pumps, pressure measuring devices, polymer coatings, and thin film deposition systems. The products are used in various fields such as decorative coatings, aerospace, electronics, optics, and LED. The company has obtained the ISO 9001 standard certificate.
M.Watanabe Co., Ltd., founded in 1953 with headquarters in Koga City, Japan, is a manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment and materials. The company's extensive product line includes semiconductor manufacturing systems, semiconductors, and industrial components made from various materials, including silicone, carbon, quartz, and precision machined parts. Its services include the repair and maintenance of its semiconductor manufacturing systems. The company serves the semiconductor, electronics manufacturing, consumer product manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries, among others.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Denton Vacuum, Inc. |
16.7%
|
2 | Kurt J. Lesker Company |
10.0%
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3 | Huntington Vacuum Products |
8.3%
|
4 | MKS Instruments |
8.3%
|
5 | Spring Manufacturing Corporation |
8.3%
|
6 | Vacuum Research Corporation |
8.3%
|
7 | Pfeiffer Vacuum, Inc. |
8.3%
|
8 | MDC Precision |
6.7%
|
9 | Highlight Tech. Corporation |
5.0%
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10 | M.WATANABE & CO.,LTD. |
5.0%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the vacuum gate valve page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 7 | 50.0% |
Japan | 5 | 35.7% |
China | 1 | 7.1% |
Taiwan | 1 | 7.1% |
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